Vesti iz auto-industrije

[Floyd]

Polestar seli fokus na proizvodnju miksera :/

[trojanac]

Nisam neki poseban ljubitelj Volvoa niti se nešto razumem, ali znam šta je Polestar i ovo je tužna vest, ali očigledno menadžment Volvoa misli drugačije.

[Dani]

Kinezi izgubili kompas.

[Markoni]

U to ime.



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[starac vujadin]

Kako će im skočiti cena u dogledno vreme...biće to odličan klasik. Lepo je što je naš grad bogatiji za ovakav jedan auto u moru preskupe konfekcije.

[Geza]

Opel will switch to PSA engines, putting German jobs at risk
http://europe.autonews.com/article/2017 ... bs-at-risk

FRANKFURT -- A large portion of Opel's engine development and production could come to an end in the course of the automaker's restructuring following its purchase by PSA Group. The move may affect thousands of assembly workers and development engineers.

"We will gradually start using PSA platforms and engines for the Opel model lineup," PSA development chief Gilles Le Borgne told Automobilwoche a sister publication of Automotive News Europe. "This won't happen overnight. It will take a few years."

The withdrawal of some Opel engines could begin soon. Just a few days after PSA bought Opel from General Motors on Aug. 12, experts from PSA and Opel met for the first time to discuss the status of engine development, Le Borgne said. "All of our PSA engines to this point meet the legal requirements in all the markets where we do business," he said. "And we will ensure that this is also the case for Opel engines."

He left open whether and to what extent PSA would continue to use current Opel engines in the future. "Nothing has been decided." But It is clear that Opel must achieve substantial increases in efficiency in all areas, he said. "Opel will draw on experiences from our own restructuring, so we expect synergies to be gained with every model replacement."

At the same time, payments to Opel's former owner, GM, for rights and patents are a key issue. "We want to dispense with any payments for licensing fees as quickly as possible."

Peter Fintl is the director of technology and innovation at the German subsidiary of the French development services provider Altran, which works closely with PSA. He has a precise understanding of PSA's technology strategy.

"PSA doesn’t need Opel’s conventional technology,” Fintl said. “Since both manufacturers are active in the same class, it is likely that the Opel platforms will be gradually decommissioned and PSA technologies introduced."

But there are also new opportunities for Opel. "It will be interesting to see how PSA and GM come to agreement on the use of GM's electric and fuel cell knowledge," Fintl said.

Test center

An end to engine development and production would affect the Ruesselsheim development center, a component plant in Kaiserslautern, both in Germany, and plants in Tychy, Poland, Szentgotthard, Hungary, and Aspern, Austria.

Opel has just invested 210 million euros in a new development and test center for engines and transmissions in Ruesselsheim. The center, which went into operation last October, employs 800 engineers.

Asked whether PSA still needs the center, CEO Carlos Tavares said the decision is not up to him. "If the government bans internal combustion engines, then it is my job as company president to obey the regulation."

It is also uncertain whether PSA will continue to need the 3,000 Opel engineers that have mainly worked on GM projects until now. A PSA spokesman said that every future Opel model equipped with PSA components would have to be adapted and tested. That would require many development engineers, he said.

"All Opel models are being developed in Ruesselsheim," Le Borgne said, but there won't be any duplicate development work. "We will create competency centers that have clear responsibilities." But there has been no decision on the competencies that will continue to be based in Ruesselsheim, he said.

[Geza]

2017 - Polestar Coupé
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/1012 ... 17-october

[HKS]

S90 postade Polestar coupe. Oce Polestar biti u sklopu Volvo trgovina?

Послато са m2 уз помоћ Тапатока

[speedy stikis]

http://www.index.hr/auto/clanak/-ovo-su ... 99073.aspx


Poredak auto brendova u Top 100 najvrednijih brendova

7. Toyota
9. Mercedes-Benz
13. BMW
20. Honda
33. Ford
35. Hyundai
38. Audi
39. Nissan
40. Volkswagen
48. Porsche
69. KIA
73. Land Rover
87. MINI
88. Ferrari
98. Tesla

[Geza]

Lamborghini plans all-new four-door model for 2021
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... model-2021



Concept work on an all-new Lamborghini for launch around 2021 is understood to have begun. It is part of Lamborghini boss Stefano Domenicali’s plan to set out a roadmap for sustainable growth after the Urus SUV is launched later this year.

A fourth line – beyond the Huracán and Aventador supercars, as well as the Urus – has long been the subject of debate at the firm. Discussions have centred on how Lamborghini could take advantage of platform developments at the Volkswagen Group to make profitable cars despite its relatively low volumes.

Asked about the possibility of a new model line, Federico Foschini, Lamborghini’s commercial director, said: “We must be humble. The Urus is only at the pre-production phase and, while the goal is to double sales volumes over a few years, we have yet to earn that accolade.

“But of course we should always be looking to grow. If we can take this first step with Urus – a huge step – then there are possibilities.”

Making sure the brand’s future direction is in line with its heritage “is crucial to everything we do”, according to Foschini. “That’s why we look to LM002 for the Urus, and there are other possibilities in our heritage too,” he said.

In order to accommodate production of the Urus, which will launch in December, Lamborghini has already doubled the size of its production site in Sant’Agata Bolognese, including building a state-of-the-art production facility with the capacity for further expansion.

Autocar understands that the frontrunning model for production is currently a front-engined, four-door four-seater. This layout was evaluated with the Estoque concept that was revealed in 2008, but development of that car was eventually put on hold in favour of the Urus due to the global economic crisis, surging global sales of SUVs and the financial benefits of sharing the VW Group’s MLB Evo platform.

Now, however, the four-door, four-seat concept is seen by some senior figures at Lamborghini as the ideal layout to bridge the gap between the Urus and its other two models.

The Urus is expected to double Lamborghini sales and generate the profits required to justify further investment. Crucially, it should also change Lamborghini’s traditional customer demographic and attract more family-oriented buyers. Such a car would share its MSB-derived underpinnings with the new Porsche Panamera and Bentley Continental GT, which is due to launch later this year.

“The Urus will change the dimensions of Lamborghini’s customer base completely,” said Foschini. “We require completely new standards and we have worked hard to achieve them. The Urus is a game-changer, not just in what it will do for volumes and profits but also in terms of how it will change our customer base. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for change that we must grasp fully. It is a car for Lamborghini customers of the past, most of whom have an SUV in the garage among their collection, and for the future, for customers who love Lamborghini but have always wanted a car they can use every day.”

A car in the mould of the Estoque would offer customers a still practical alternative to the Urus as their families grow up. Fears that such a car could cannibalise Urus sales are said to have been eased by the fact that most Lamborghini buyers today own multiple cars (an average of four for Huracán owners and seven for Aventador owners).

Lamborghini previously built the Espada in the late 1960s, a two-door four-seater that was converted (without factory backing) to the one-off four-seater Frua Faena, created by Pietro Frua. In the same era, it sold the Islero in the US, which became the Jarama – both cars were created with the goal of offering supercar performance in a more practical bodystyle.

However, the Estoque-style car has yet to be signed off because a faction at Lamborghini remains keen to investigate the possibilities of developing a bespoke, carbonfibre-intensive platform structure that could underpin a three-strong supercar family. Such a move would either position the next-generation Huracán at a lower price level and move the Aventador further up, to create a gap in-between, or allow for an even more extreme model above the Aventador. Either way, the third model is being internally referred to as the new Miura, in the hope that its styling and performance would capture the imagination as the iconic 1960s sports car did.

However, this strategy would require the costly development of the platform technology. This in turn would need to fit with Audi’s plans for the R8 and leave Lamborghini’s fortunes tied to the supercar market - a strategy that the brand has tried to move away from with the Urus.

Last year, Lamborghini sold 3457 cars – the first time it topped 3400 units and a rise of 7% year on year.

[aviator]

http://www.b92.net/automobili/vesti.php ... id=1312647

[Delija]

Pa za ovo je Fiat Multipla lepotan

[Kabal]

B92: Koji je model najpopularniji među fudbalerima Bajerna http://www.b92.net/automobili/razno.php ... id=1313302

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[Geza]

2018 Ford EcoSport, početak proizvodnje u Rumuniji.

[snork]

Nisam ni znao da Ford ima fabriku u Rumuniji... Eee, koliko su svi bolji od nas...