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| Obama puts hard hand to save the automotive industry |
| To push the car |
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Workers of General Motors (GM) push the completely new Pontiac G3 hatchback in the central head office of GM (photo box) in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, the 30th, I joust when the president Obama was announcing measurements without precedents to restructure the motor-car industry. Photo: Carlos Osorio / AP
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Steven R. Hurst
AP
The president Barack Obama, declared on Monday, the 30th that the plans of restructuring of General Motors and of Chrysler were very small and came too much late, for what it turned out to be forced to press so that they were dismissing the general manager of GM and to give one month of term to Chrysler so that it fuses with the Italian Fiat.
Obama also called into question the possibility of a bankruptcy controlled in order to help both companies to a “rapid restructuring and to a more vigorous merger”.
The White House intervened in the self-propelled sector of the United States with a force not seen in several generations.
In moments in which the recession is deepened in the United States, the worst from the Big Depression of the decade of 1930, Obama has expressed his dissatisfaction with the automotive industry and demands big reforms, in exchange for delivering more money of the taxpayers.
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Plant of assembly Mirafiori of the Italian giant Fiat, with that the president Obama urges the manufacturer Chrysler to fuse in the course of 30 days. Foto:Massimo Pinca / AP
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In exchange for the dismissal of the director of GM, Rick Wagoner and of other members of the directorate of GM, the government will provide to the company money to operate for 60 days.
As for Chrysler, it will receive approximately 6.000 million dollars and an ultimatum so that in 30 days it concludes his association with Fiat.
Pro and against. - Wagoner began to be employed at GM in 1977, getting out of debt in several areas of the company in the United States, Brazil and Europe, and from 2003 it reached the position of president and general manager.
The analysts of the automotive industry have recognized it like the executive who has done more to restructure the gigantic and bureaucratic company, but as it has been in the direction therefore time, many of his detractors indicate that it reacted too slowly to face to the Trade union of Close Workpeople of the Automotive industry and to reduce the company when his market was collapsing.
In an interview in the program “Face the Nation” of the chain CBS transmitted on Sunday, the 29th, Obama indicated that the companies GM and Chrysler must do more to receive more financial aid of the government.
“ They still have not achieved it”, it supported.
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| According to statistics of the NHTSA |
| Air bags still dangerous for the children |
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Latin context
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The children who sit down close to the side safety bags and are not fastened appropriately run the risk of suffering serious injuries. Photo: Latin context
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The air bags (airbag) in the motorcars can save lives, undoubtedly. The safety National government of the Transit in the Highways (NHTSA, for his initials in English) thinks that only in the year 2006 the above mentioned devices saved from the death more than 20.000 drivers and passengers.
Nevertheless, his negative aspect resides in his inherent danger. In effect, since the NHTSA began to compile statistics of injuries and deaths related to these safety devices, the air bags they have provoked the death of 264 persons.
Numerous experts warn as well as the combination of air bags and children is completely incompatible. Therefore, it is important that the drivers know how to be protected against the injuries when children go in the vehicle.
To bear it in mind. - The American Academy of Paediatrics and the NHTSA they offer a series of important instructions of safety for passing young people. Between they appear:
The surest place where there must be placed all the infantes and children younger than 13 years is the later seat.
The children must travel appropriately subjects in his safety seats, seats raised with belt, or with the correct belts of shoulders and lap for his size.
The air bags wings they increase the safety of the adults in impacts sideways, but the children who sit down close to one of these bags and are not fastened appropriately run the risk of serious injuries.
The “advanced bags of air” propitiate a surer trip for the adults, but the impact of the same ones is still not known in the safety of the children. Even although these new air bags could be surer, the later seat is the place adapted for the children younger than 13 years.
Do not go in the rear seat of his vehicle any more children than those who can travel subjects with the safety belts.
The switches of activation - defusing of the air bags must only be used if the pediatrician advises it because of a specific health disorder.
| Kia Soul 2010 |
| Distinction, without compromising the wallet |
Camilo Alfaro
From Miami, Florida
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In the presentation of the Beetle “Malibu Barbie“ of Volkswagen, the hostess has truly seemed with the famous doll.
Photo: Volkswagen.
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With the sights put in the Scion and Nissan Cube, his direct competitors, Kia it found the opportunity to introduce a compact and efficient car. From his introduction in the Edict Show of Detroit (NAIAS) of 2008 and his début on the market, we think that Kia burned stages to introduce this new model in only three years since it was designed in the south of California up to his production. The new Soul 2010 will come in four models: Soul (basic model), Soul +, Soul! and Sport.
What more attracts attention of me on the Soul is his design, although at first sight there reminds me new Nissan Cube a little to without being so square. The Soul has modern beautiful lines especially in the fender where the lights and broiler (we will see the same design of the parilla in the scale Kia) stand out offering a youth appearance in a completely new and radical design for the manufacturer surcoreano.
The basic model (Soul) will come with 15 inches wheels while the Soul! and the Sport they will have 18 inches wheels.
The simplicity of the interior design of the Soul, without any complication, is refreshing. It has a sufficiently wide space as for four occupants, although Kia makes sure that it is for five passengers. The seats are comfortable, especially for long trips.
The buyers will have the option of a team of sound improved with 8 horns including a central horn and a subwoofer. The system has 315 watts of power with a price of $ 400 (standard in the model Soul! and Sport). The auxiliary USB connections and of iPod they come standard as well as the system Bluetooth.
Slightly very interesting it is that the horns have lights integrated LED that change according to the rhythm of the music with the system of improved optional sound. The Soul does not come with team of navigation and Kia tells to us that it is due to the fact that they hope that the buyers should use systems of navigation like Garmin. The rear seats lean back 60/40 to accommodate more load with a space of 53.4 square feet.
The Soul manages both in the city and in the freeway. Who see the car for the first time of quedan amazed by the ingenious design of the vehicle. Proving the car in Miami for the first time, I could not verify the skills of the vehicle in the curves, but I realized on the other hand that the Soul is the perfect car for a person who wants to come to his destination with style without compromising the wallet.
The buyers will have the option of two engines: 1.6 liters or 2.0 liters, both of four cylinders. The first one, of four cylinders, produces 122 horsepowers and 115 torque pounds sterling / feet using a manual transmission of five speeds; also, it produces 26 miles per gallon in the city and 31 MPG in the freeway. The second engine produces 142 horsepowers and 137 torque pounds sterling / feet. This engine transfers his power to the front wheels route a manual transmission of five speeds or an optional automatic transmission of five speeds ($ 950). This 2.0 liters engine produces 24 MPG in the city and 30 MPG in the freeway.
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