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| In spite of fall that registered in May |
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(Left) Alan Mulally and Bill Ford, president and executive director of Ford Motor, respectively, point out that the above mentioned manufacturer takes possession of the market in decline of his rivals.
Photo: AP.
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Kimberly S. Johnson and Dan Strumpf
Detroit / AP
General Motors Corp announced on Tuesday, the 2nd that his sales in May in the nation lowered 30 per cent with regard to those of one year ago. Nevertheless, the sales improved 11 per cent from April after the consumers ignored the bankruptcy clouds on the above mentioned corporation.
Ford Motor Co. had even better results, on having kept on empowering of the market before the financial problems of his rivals. Ford told that his sales in May in the country lowered 24 per cent from 2008, but they increased 20 per cent with regard to April, and his market share of the country increased at his best level from 2006.
The analysts of the automotive industry said that, on having improved the confidence of the consumer, more buyers came to his exhibition lounges in May. Although the sales remained low with regard to last year – and probably the rest of 2009-will continue this way, the self-propelled manufacturers suspect that they already touched fund.
" We feel brave because the consumers begin to return to the lounges of sale of motorcars and that the sector keeps on showing signs of stabilization", stood out Don Esmond, vice-president of the company Toyota Motor You go out USA, in a declaration.
Other self-propelled companies brought the same day an improvement in the sales of May, 24 hours after GM requested in New York governmental protection for bankruptcy. Chrysler LLC, which initiated his reorganization in April, prepares to go out of the protection for bankruptcy under an operation agreement with the Italian manufacturer Fiat SpA.
General Motors, an emblematic company of the American industry, requested protection in a court of bankruptcy on Monday, the 1st of June in New York in an effort to be restructured and to turn into a smaller and efficient company.
The Japanese
Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. announced that his sales went down in 40 per cent with regard to one year ago, but they raised 21 per cent from April.
Sling Engine Co. informed that his sales volume compared to that of last year diminished in 41 per cent.
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| Turn into an expert self-propelled |
| How to differentiate a coupé of a sedan |
Los Angeles / Special
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All the existing marks on the market are provided with a model car coupé, as in case of this Nissan Altima.
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Of course he has listened often to his friends to discuss what a better model is, if the coupé or the sedan. Do you know what characteristics each one has and in what do they differ?
Before choosing the model to be acquired, it is better to have a notion to be able to discuss with the manager of sales of the self-propelled distributor.
A. - The model coupé. - It is related to the sports cars of two side doors. Almost always it has minimal capacity for two persons and maxim for four. It is a motorcar that has only 2 volumes (one forward and another bottom). Practically all the existing marks on the market are provided with a model car coupé. Also the hatchbacks of 3 doors (2 wings and a rear) are called in some occasions coupé.
B. - The model sedan. - It is a type of typical bodywork of three volumes. In this case the porter is separated from the cabin. Normally a sedan is provided with four doors. In contrast to the hatchbak, the porter of the sedan has a major largeness. In some places, the sedan models are linked to expensive and elegant motorcars.
C. - Also the confusion comes: There exist also coupés four doors and sedans of only two doors. For it often, and it is understandable, is not known how to distinguish between one and other. But in fact the basic definitions are based as for size and interior space. The doors are a question clearly of design.
Other details
Since we had moved forward previous lines, the coupé contains two interior volumes that occupy less than 33 cubic feet, while the sedan contains three volumes that overcome 33 cubic feet. Then, summarizing, a car of two doors with a volume and internal space of more than 33 feet will be a sedan of two doors. Very well: you learned the lesson! And a car of four doors with less than 33 cubic feet of volume? Clear it is that it will be a coupé of four doors.
Nevertheless, many manufacturers call to a car "coupé" for the alone fact to evoke the concept of sports car. Moreover, it will be able to meet some seller of cars who will say to him: look at what nice coupé, and it is at a really accessible price: Why does not it take it?
Now when you already know the technical difference he will be able to correct him adding: this car takes an interior space of more than 33 feet as what is not a coupé but a sedan four doors: It already will see how the seller will treat it with more respect on having realized that you know on cars.
A completely false belief exists. Some persons believe that they can differentiate a coupé of a sedan counting the number of seats. Although it is true that some coupé have only front seats and possibly a rear seat desprendible, the same does not always happen. Also there are other coupé models with two front seats and a rear line of seats.
| They present the BMW Z4 2009 |
| A new shark in the tracks |
Camilo Alfaro / Special of Autoproyecto.com
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The impressive and controversial design of the BMW Z4 looks alike to a shark ready to attack.
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The new one Z4 of BMW comes with a hard convertible roof eliminating completely the convertible ones of soft roof of his scale. The Z4 produces in only one model to itself and the buyers will have the option of two engines in line of six cylinders: one with natural aspiration (sDrive30i) and another turbocargado (sDrive35i).
Some of them love his controversial design and it dislikes others, but in what concerns me I think that the design looks alike to a shark ready to attack.
The lights and lines of the fender look alike to the piece of news series 7. One of the forms of distinguishing the model of his two engines is that the model with the engine 3.0 has the dark parilla while 3.5 it comes with the chrome parilla.
Also the model 3.0 comes with two pipes of leakage but of only one side while 3.5 it brings tailpipes in both sides.
The BMW designers put special attention to the interior using better materials that the previous model. The Z4 comes with seats of leather and a board designed for the driver.
There is sufficiently space and compartments inside to keep what it is necessary to have, something that is very necessary in a convertible one of two passengers. The BMW engineers make sure us that two golf baggage can fit in the trunk while the bonnet is put.
Now when the Z4 has a hard bonnet gives the option to the driver to have the best of two worlds: a convertible car of hard roof. When I saw for the first time the new roof I thought that it would remove him to the dynamics of the handling of the Z4 especially with the almost 500 pounds aggregate weight. It is not like that, and the Z4 manages as if it was a careers car and supports a perfect balance of bodywork of 50/50.
The 3.0 liters engine has more than enough power for this only 1470 pounds sports car. While the 3.5 liters engine takes the Z4 at other power levels, so much that BMW does not see the reason to have a version M of high yield of this vehicle (but although they deny it now we know that they will do it).
The new one Z4 is a spectacle of car but meeting the expensive price (to see box), especially when the competition in sports luxurious cars is still increased.
TWO ENGINES OF THE Z4
Powerful both and of good yield
1. - The engine of 3.0 liters of six cylinders (sDrive30i) produces 255 horsepowers and 220 libras/torque. This engine takes the Z4 of 0-60 MPH in only 5.6 seconds (manual transmission of six speeds). The interested parties will have the option of an automatic transmission of six or seven speeds. This engine produces 19 MPG in the city and 28 MPG in the freeway (19/29 MPG automatic transmission).
2. - The 3.5 liters engine double turbocargado (sDrive35i) produces 300 horsepowers and 300 torque pounds sterling / feet and accelerates 0-60 MPH in 5.1 seconds (5.0 seconds with the automatic transmission of seven speeds only available in the version sDrive35 for $ 1,525). This engine produces 18 MPG in the city and 25 MPG in the freeway (17/24 MPG automatic transmission)
| It achieves sixth victory and it is increasingly close to the crown in the Formula 1 |
| Button: big jump to the glory |
Paul Logothetis
Istanbul, Turkey
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To the rudder of his racing car Brawn, the pilot British Jenson Button celebrates his victory in the circuit of Istanbul (Turkey), continued by the Australian driver Mark Webber, of Network Bull.
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In another dictatorial deployment, Jenson Button awarded on Sunday the Big Award of Turkey and reached his sixth victory in seven careers of what goes of the Formula one world cup.
The Briton of the team Brawn GP exceeded the German Sebastian Vettel, who had chattered in the 'pole' in the same first return through the fault of an error of the pilot of Network Bull.
Button crossed the goal in the Circuit of Istanbul with a difference of 6.7 seconds on the Australian Mark Webber, pilot of other Network Bull.
Vettel, the first pilot who does not achieve to triumph in five careers in Istanbul on having chattered first, completed the podium.
Button became alienated moreover at the head of the general classification on having come to 61 points. His Brazilian partner Rubens Barrichello, who had to leave the career after going out third, represents second in the table with 35 points. Vettel is third with 29 and Webber accumulates 27.5.
Button demonstrated captivated by the performance of his single-seater.
" This was the first career in which it was absolutely perfect", he declared Button. "This single-seater is simply monstrous. Really he believed before the career that they had hunted the Network Bulls to us, but today we were a step passes".
" Every career has been very emotive, always bringing the old memories", added Button, who last year got accustomed to appearing in the last positions.
The career was defined early when Vettel left for the gramilla in the tenth curve, opening the space to him so that Button was exceeding him.
" It was my error", admitted Vettel. "But I do not believe that it had marked the big difference, since Jenson was flying", it added.
Webber displaced Vettel after the last refueling stop and overcame his compatriot for seven hundredths, managing to appear as escort for the second time in the period.
The Italian Jarno Trulli revirtió the villains resulted from Toyota in Barcelona and Monaco fourth remains. The German Nico Rosberg (Williams) came I conscript, forward of the Brazilian Felipe Massa, Ferrari's pilot that had gone out triumphantly in Istanbul in last three years.
The Pole Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) caught his first points of the championship on having entered seventh. The German Rip-off Glock (Toyota) was eighth and the last point took.
Without giving recovery tints, Lewis Hamilton could not even add points. The British current champion entered 13ero. His racing team McLaren takes eight careers continued without obtaining podia.
The same has happened with the Spanish bichampion Fernando Alonso. The Renault pilot did not also add units on Sunday on having appeared tenth.
IN THE PRIVILEGED GROUP
Briton Jenson Button achieves a milestone in his career like pilot.
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The gust of four victories of Button, most prolonged of a Briton in 17 years, places it like scarcely the fifth pilot who more rapid manages to obtain six victories in a period.
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The previous four went out champion. It is a question of a select group shaped by the Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Jim Clark and Michael Schumacher.
How did they come to the goal in Turkey
(The ten first ones)
1. Jenson Button, England, Brawn, 58 returns, 1:26:24.848.
2. Mark Webber, Australia, Network Bull, 58, 6.714 seconds behind.
3. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Network Bull, 58, 7.461.
4. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 58, 27.843.
5. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 58, 31.539.
6. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 58, 39.996.
7. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 58, 46.247.
8. Rip-off Glock, Germany, Toyota, 58, 46.959.
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 58, 50.246.
10. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 58, 1:02.420.
This way the World cup of F-1 goes
Pilots
(After 7 of 17 careers)
1. Jenson Button, England, Brawn, 61 points.
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Brawn, 35.
3. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Network Bull, 29.
4. Mark Webber, Australia, Network Bull, 27.5.
5. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 19.5.
6. Rip-off Glock, Germany, Toyota, 13.
7. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 11.5.
8. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 11.
9. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 11.
10. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 9.
11. Lewis Hamilton, England, McLaren Mercedes, 9.
12. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW Sauber, 6.
13. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren Mercedes, 4.
14. Sebastien Buemi, Switzerland, Bull Rosso, 3.
15. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 2.
16. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Bull Rosso, 2.
Manufacturers
1. Brawn, 96 points.
2. Network Bull, 56.5.
3. Toyota, 32.5.
4. Ferrari, 20.
5. McLaren Mercedes, 13.
6. Williams, 11.5.
7. Renault, 11.
8. BMW Sauber, 8.
9. Bull Rosso, 5.
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