Publisher to the Frill

SINCE WE MAKE TO NOTICE in the same edition, the sales of motorcars have stayed relatively strong and encouraging in spite of his drastic descent throughout 2008, first because of the mortgage crisis that it affected to the country and then for the impact of the economic disaster registered on a global scale. And although the sales of motorcars diminished in a 30 per cent average in the last months, thirteen million new transport units will come to hands of his owners in the whole nation in 2009. There are many buying potentials that they have had planned or want to acquire a new vehicle in these months. Nevertheless, the economic situation that impresses to many families, especially for the unemployment and the wave of sequestrations of housings, all this joined the hardest conditions established to obtain a credit for the buy of a car, they have determined a "long wait" in the sales. The analysts hope that this situation will improve in the second semester of this year, when the confidence of the consumers recovers. Let's hope that they should have the reason.
IN a SIMULTANEOUS WAY, which was a buoyant Japanese economy I finish infected by the global crisis. On Tuesday, the 6th, the powerful corporation Toyota Motor announced the entire suspension of the production of motorcars of his 12 factories in Japan for 11 days of February and March. It talks each other of “an unheard-of technical unemployment for the biggest manufacturer of motorcars of Japan, which like his competitors faces a more and more limited world demand”, it informed the same day the news agency AP. At the end of last year, Toyota announced that it would suspend the production in his 12 Japanese plants for three days of January, but finally he decided the additional closings due to the contraction of the demand. “Toyota will detain his production for six days in February and five days in March, added AP, after remembering that the last time that Toyota detained his production completely in all his plants in Japan was in August, 1993.
THE PUBLIC OPINION already knows that the biggest manufacturers of motorcars of the country (General Motors, Ford Motor y Chrysler) were at the edge of the bankruptcy in the middle of December, until they received a governmental lifebelt calculated in 17.400 million dollars. But the current phase of global economic contraction beats to the car industry of the whole world and the manufacturers are turning out to be forced to dismiss
used, to reduce production and to delay the throwing of new models. In spite of this descent, the Asian manufacturers Toyota and Sling – and a little further Sling and Hyundai - are supported in expectant situation on the American market. The expectation centers now on the Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit (Michigan), which opened his doors on Sunday, the 11th. The captains of the industry are in expectation that the news improves in the next months and that the sector self-propelled is the engine of the economy of the nation again, as it it has always been for more than one century.
Up to the next one,

Víctor Caycho,

Publisher of Autoguía/WashingtonHispanic
E-mail: victor@hwc-md.org

 

According to numbers of 2008, Ford stays third with 1,98 millions

GM sells 2,95 million cars and Toyota 2,22 millions in the USA

Washington Hispanic / AP
Detroit, Michigan

Drivers cross the Interstate congested one 75 in Detroit, Michigan, city that prepares to inaugurate 101 version of his famous Edict Show next Sunday, the 11th.

The industry continues with increasing interest the aftermath of the spectacular “war of the sales” that versus untied in 2008 between the big manufacturers of American cars those of Asian origin.
In this battle without truce for the self-propelled conquest of the longed market of the United States, three big rivals stand out especially: General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor and Ford Motor. Chrysler has turned out to be removed from this privileged group by the collapse of his sales, which only in December, 2008 reduced 50 per cent in relation to the same month of the previous year.
And in spite of his inocultables financial problems, GM is supported at considerable distance in the first place of the American sales, with nearly three million units (2,95 millions to be more exact), while Toyota reached the place number two for the second year in a row, with 2,22 million sold vehicles. Ford was enough nearly 2 millions, with 1,98 million new units sold last year.
Other results
In the last month of 2008, the sales of Chrysler LLC fell down more than 50 per cent and the company sold 30 per cent of vehicles less in the whole year.
Chrysler indicated on Monday, the 5th that his sales in December, 2008 lowered 53 per cent due to the recession and to a descent in the sale of flotillas, while Toyota Motor Corp. brought a fall of 37 per cent and Sling Engine Co. confirmed that it had a descent of 35 per cent in the vehicles laying between the consumers.
In spite of the descent, Toyota keeps on retaining the biggest selling title of second of cars in the United States, although still distant of General Motors, who is supported to the command.
For his part, Ford Motor Co. informed that on the same Monday, the 5th as his sales in the United States they fell down 32 per cent in December due to the bad situation of many consumers. The sales of this company during 2008 lowered 21 per cent in relation to 2007 to continue in the third place on having stayed below of Toyota for the second year in a row.
Motive general Motors Corp y Nissan Co. they informed from his part a 31 per cent similar reduction.
Chrysler admitted that in December it sold 89.813 vehicles, against the 191.423 of the same previous month. Nevertheless, the new number represents a 5 per cent increase on the November information.
Toyota informed that it had sold 141.949 vehicles in December, much underneath of the 224.399 that it sold in December, 2007.

 

007 leads movie of the Agent along with “girl Bond” Olga Kurylenko

New Ford Ka is a movie car

New York
Special

In the deifying throwing of new Ford Ka, in Valencia (Spain), the cinematographic star Olga Kurylenko was in charge of the presentation.

From Madrid, Spain
Special for Autoguide

The arrival of the first units of new Ford Ka to the European concessionaires took place to beginnings of the year and from now on one speaks already about his next arrival to the United States, where his success can be assured by his high yield in fuel economy.

Next to new Ford Ka 2009, there poses the beautiful model and actress Olga Kurylenko.

Also, the youngest child of the scale Ford counts with an infinity of possibilities of personalización, since the target of his designers is that there is a Ka for every taste.
If it was small, a few weeks ago, in the Spanish city of Valencia, new Ford Ka made debut like protagonist of "Quantum of Solace", the new cinematographic delivery of the popular secret agent 007 James Bond, who is provided between his protagonists with the new girl Bond, Olga Kurylenko. The most beautiful star precisely appears to the rudder of the flaming model Ford Ka in this movie of action, intrigue and spying.
The celebration of the premier realized in “Palau of them Arts queen Sophia”, located in the City of the Arts and the Sciences of Valencia, where 1.300 guests gave themselves appointment.
In a previous meeting that took place with Olga Kurylenko, who interprets the personage of Camille, the actress and model affirmed "to be loved of having had the opportunity to take part in the shooting of this new saga, to be the new girl Bond is a little that I never believed possibly and now it is a reality. It has been the most exciting and exciting adventure through that I have lived till now. I have interpreted the action scenes myself, it has been a hard work but I have enjoyed very much. The pursuits to the frill of Ford Ka have been very exciting. Precisely it is in the Ka where my personage meets for the first time James Bond, in a sequence in which I have to escape driving".
The beautiful and combative feminine protagonist of "Quantum of Solace" leads in the movie the only edition of new Ford Ka with bodywork of golden color and exclusive interior.
Avant-garde design
The design of new Ford Ka, bold and avant-garde, fits to the perfection with the spirit and the character of the new girl Bond, who is independent, adventurous, courageous and with style.
After the participation of the Mondeo in 2006 in the movie "Casino Royal", the appearance of the Ka in "Quantum of Solace" supposes the continuation of Ford's collaboration with the movies of James Bond.
Directed by Marc Forster, "Quantum of Solace" is a production of EON Productions for Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and it is distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

 

 

 

 

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