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Brothers by Design: Alfa MiTo joins 8C for family portraits

 


Click above to view the Alfa Romeo brothers in hi-res

When I was a little kid I wanted to be like my big brother. I would dress the same as him, go to the same places as him, do the same things as him… Continue reading ‘Brothers by Design: Alfa MiTo joins 8C for family portraits’ »

Dollar Thrifty Automotive reports Q1 2008 results

TULSA, Okla. - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. The net loss for the 2008 first quarter was $297.9 million, or $14.07 loss per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.2 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the comparable 2007 quarter. The decrease in first quarter net income year over year included a $12.52 loss per diluted share related to the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets and a $0.78 decrease in fair value of derivatives. Continue reading ‘Dollar Thrifty Automotive reports Q1 2008 results’ »

Hyundai intros 28mpg full-size diesel i800 van in Europe


Hyundai i800

PRESS RELEASE

Hyundai goes one better - a people carrier with room for eight

  • All new eight-seater with space for luggage too
  • New 170PS, 2.5-litre turbodiesel and rear-wheel-drive
  • On sale 20th June priced at £19,495

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Bajaj Auto & Renault-Nissan alliance to build car code-named ULC

PARIS/PUNE/TOKYO – Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj and Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and President and CEO of Nissan, today announced they will form a joint-venture company to develop, produce and market the car code-named ULC with a wholesale price range starting from 2500 USD . The new joint-venture company will be 50% owned by Bajaj Auto, 25% by Renault and 25% by Nissan.

Targeting the growing Indian new vehicle market, this ULC will be made at an all-new plant to be constructed in Chakan (Maharashtra state) in India. Initial planned capacity will be 400,000 units per year. Sales will start in early 2011 in India, as a primary market, with growth potential in other emerging markets around the world. Continue reading ‘Bajaj Auto & Renault-Nissan alliance to build car code-named ULC’ »