Luxury auto maker Audi AG (NSU.XE) plans to almost double sales in Russia by 2015 despite the current steep market downturn, highlighting the trend among auto makers to tap emerging markets for future growth.
Sales in Russia are expected to come in around 30,000 cars in 2015 after about 16,500 this year, Audi executive board member responsible for sales and marketing, Peter Schwarzenbauer, said in an interview.
Audi is the premium brand of Volkswagen AG (VLKAY,VOW.XE), Europe’s largest auto maker by sales. It was the group’s biggest earnings contributor in the first nine months of 2009.
Russia appeared on track to surpass Germany as Europe’s largest single car market, but demand for cars contracted sharply when credit markets turned sour amid the financial crisis.
According to Russia’s Association of European Businesses, domestic car and light commercial vehicle sales slumped 51% on the year in the January-to-September period to 1.11 million units. Audi posted a 13% decline compared to the same period last year–to 11,464 cars in Russia.
PHOENIXVILLE - Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories and maintenance items, today announced it will open its first store in Phoenixville at 323 Schuylkill Road on November 5th.
Company officials said they chose this location for the store because it’s convenient to where their customers live and shop as well as the garages where they take their vehicles for repair.
Fenton Hanchett is the new General Manager and works with nine other Team Members there. A three-year veteran of the automotive and retail sales industries, Mr. Hanchett has been with the Advance Auto Parts Team for three years.
Maybach 62S MSRP
American magazine Forbes has ranked the top most expensive cars to be sold in 2010. There is a rating of their criteria: the car must be made known global brand and cost more than $ 100 thousand
In addition, the number of cars produced in the year of this model should not exceed 50 pieces. And the last condition. Excluded from the ranking sports cars Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Bugatti from the fact that they are associated primarily with the races.
10 place. Jaguar XJL Supersport. Under the hood of this handsome set engine V8, summing up a herd of 500 horses. Up to 100 km / h Jaguar dispersed for 4,7 to. In the car, there are a panoramic sunroof, 20-inch wheels, as well as xenon and LED headlamps. The driver and front passenger can get a massage – this function is equipped with front seats. They also mounted displays for rear passengers can have fun during the trip. The buyer can choose to your taste any of the 5 possible color and 6 ways to interior design. Vehicle price $ 115 thousand
The artistic passion and flair of Kia Motors designers are on display at Kia Design Artworks at the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale
The theme of the Gwangju Design Biennale 2009 is ‘The Clue.’ The event will showcase 1,951 pieces of art by 519 designers and 376 companies from 48 countries. The biennale features exhibitions based on the five themes of clothing, eating, living, enlightenment and enjoyment. It also includes project exhibitions themed ‘Design to Save’, ‘Design to Care’ and ‘Design to Share. Under the direction of Kia’s new-concept art project, Kia designers expressed their ideas based on a wide range of themes.
The 41st Tokyo Motor Show officially opens to the public from October 24 to November 4 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, near Tokyo. It provides a feast of innovative concepts and new production cars from world famous automobile manufacturers.
The Tokyo Motor Show is one of the most well-known auto shows in the world. It began in 1954 and is held every two years with an outstanding success.
Among the participants of Tokyo Motor Show there are such companies as Honda, Suzuki, Toyota, Mazda, Daihatsu, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Yamaha, Harley Davidson, Lotus and others. 109 car and motorcycle manufacturers participate in the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, and 270 passenger cars, electro vehicles and motorcycles are showcased. 39 cars and motorcycles make their world premieres at the show. Main events include test ride programs for passenger cars, motorcycles, and electricity-assisted bicycles.
The wide exposure, colorful design, a full program of exhibitions, a huge number of companies-participants and visitors – all this makes the Tokyo Motor Show 2009 one of the most significant events in the automotive industry.
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is a new-generation concept car under the theme of “The EV: its dawn and future”. This is the brand new Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV, a new car which will be showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009.
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV new hybrid-electric system can operate in several modes including pure electro vehicle, series hybrid, parallel hybrid, charging, regenerative, and power supply mode.
At the Tokyo Motor Show 2009, Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of its advanced next-generation engine line-up and automatic transmissions – The Mazda Kiyora concept – providing driving pleasure and environmental and safety features for all customers.
The Mazda Kiyora is a compact concept car that is both extremely eco-friendly and fun-to-drive due to the combination of Mazda’s next-generation direct injection Mazda SKY-G 1.3 engine and new compact and lightweight six-speed Mazda SKY-Drive automatic transmission.
At the Tokyo Motor Show 2009, Toyota Motor Co will show the FT-EV II Concept, a battery-powered microcar that is more radical than the first version of the concept model that was announced at Detroit Show 2009 in January.
The FT-EV II is a compact EV (electric vehicle) designed for short distance travel. What’s amazing about the FT-EV II is that it is “more compact than ultra-compact “iQ” (just 107 inches long), but still with seating for four passengers.
Tokyo Motor Show 2009 will be held for a period of 13 days from October 23 to November 4, 2009. It opens to public from Saturday, October 24. It’s announced that the show theme will be “Fun Driving for Us, Eco Driving for Earth.”
Subaru’s latest prototype model will be displayed to the public for the first time at the upcoming show. Billed as an environmentally-friendly grand touring car, the Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept is a four-passenger hybrid vehicle equipped with gullwing doors.
Nanotechnology is a branch of engineering that deals with design using very small particles and with the manipulation of individual molecules.
Scientists at Rice University have designed the world’s smallest car. The nanocar has a length of 3 nanometers and a width of 2 nanometers. A human hair, by comparison, is about 80,000 nanometers in diameter. The wheels are buckyballs, which consist of 60 atoms pure carbon formed like a sphere.