China Duplicate MINI Cars

There have been many who proclaim that there is no doubt the expertise of Chinese manufacturers who can imitate a car design. There seems to be a car they could not duplicate the design. Consider just Geely cars Emgrand EC6-RV, so precise with the output of the BMW MINI.

As reported by China Car Times, Thursday (14/04/2011), this car will be exhibited at the Shanghai New International Expo Center next week. So the eyes of visitors likely will be focused on this Chinese version of the MINI.

This car is similar to the MINI Cooper but with the addition of another style so similar also with Citroen DS3.

Even so, its size is reported to have a longer length of 3845 m of 100 mm from the MINI. Wheelbasenya was 6 mm longer that is 2467 m.

While the machine using a 1300 cc engine with a turbocharger. Transmission options include dual-clutch and manual 6-speed.

For suspension Geely will use a semi-independent torsion beam in the rear, but McPherson also likely to be used Geely.

Volvo to Cut Down its U.S. Lineup, V50 Among the First to go

With its U.S. sales steadily declining for 7 years now, Volvo has no choice but to radically rethink its strategy. The Swedish automaker is currently offering nine models in the States or about as many as Volkswagen does, but it sold almost five times fewer cars than the Germans in 2010.

Consequently, the Swedish brand, which is now owned by China's Geely, has decided to significantly reduce the number of models in its North American lineup and concentrate on best-selling vehicles in an effort to increase sales.

�Five or six is probably a good number�, said Doug Speck, head of Volvo�s operations in the U.S., in a telephone interview for Bloomberg. �We have to focus on the key segments with significant volume potential�.

Mr. Speck confirmed that the V50 estate is sure to go, although didn�t specify exactly when, saying that dealers will be notified first. The manufacturer hasn�t decided yet which other models will be phased out, but it will definitely keep the S60 sedan and the XC60 and XC90 crossovers, he added.

Volvo will also try to boost sales with more advertising and expects �double-digit� percentage growth in the U.S in 2011.

As for the near future, Mr. Speck said that Volvo will introduce hybrids and all-electric cars, but declined to say if it will bring diesels to America.

 

SPESIFIKASI MPV Geely

SPESIFIKASI MPV Geely

China carmaker Geely will present the family car or MPV variant in the years ahead. Geely to make sure cars are cheaper than a million people of Toyota Avanza.

Placement of low prices of course taken Geely to its MPV's MPV market is more competitive in the homeland. Geely own new MPV will be releasing it early in 2011.

"The price will be below the price of the Toyota Avanza, in order to be competitive, the early launch in 2011," said President Director of PT Indonesia A. Geely Cars Budi Pramono the sidelines of a media test drive of the Geely MK in the Bandung, Thursday (08/05/2010).

Although the claim is still under development, but Geely Car PT Indonesia (GMI) 515 GV ensure Geely MPV will be launched in the country later this year.

Thus disclosed GMI President Director Budi Pramod while talking with Legal. According to him, currently the GMI is still waiting for the production of the GV 515 that use the right wheel. "Because in China alone is currently still use the steering wheel left," he said.

The process of change from the wheel left to right it said he had spent approximately 6-8 months. "If the process of changing from left to right is not long, but once altered it also needs a process of testing," he said.

The process of testing, he said, among others, the road test phase, the synchronization between the position of pedals, levers transmission with steering wheel that is now changing its position to the right, and also how will motorists will be familiar with a bunch of these positions.

That's why, said Budi, if in the near future in their home countries GV 515 will begin production using the steering wheel right, then no longer Affairs Panda MPV was ready to go in Indonesia. "Probably around the end of this year was," he said.

As a newcomer, Geely did not want to peg the price too expensive. "If we put a high price later on baseball even get anything, let alone the new MPV," said Budi.

MPV variant that will be sold Geely named Englon SV5. This new own car face had displayed beautifully in Beijing Auto Show last April.

Englon SV5 itself is a 7 seater MPV which carry two options ie, 1299 cc engine and 1498 cc. With his performance, look no less Englon SV5 with parbikan Japanese have long dominated this class.

"The door is a sliding passenger door, we ask that it be made so the electric sliding door, and they agreed, so this car will be more modern but with a more affordable price of the bag," said one owner of Geely dealers in Indonesia who were in Beijing Auto Show.

Toyota Avanza variants priced lowest price is Rp 130 million on the road of Jakarta. Can Geely MPV his Price below Rp 100 million? Next year he replied.