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Revealed: 2007 Ford Mondeo sedan (production version?) (#)

„I suspect that I'd find most of them underpowered, but would appreciate their superior gas mileage, given the expensive fuel I'd be burning. Europeans like to slam Americans for their huge, wasteful cars, but y'all have to understand that this country was built with the automobile, and the distances that we have to cover are MUCH longer than what most Europeans drive, so we build cars that are powerful and comfortable for driving those long distances ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/23/.../ - Cached

Aluminum Use in new European Cars up 2.6x since 1990; Weight Reduction Yields Fuel Savings of 1 Billion Liters (#)

„A new study determines that the amount of aluminum used in new European cars has risen from 50 kg in 1990 to 132 kg in 2005 and is predicted to grow by another 25 kg by 2010. In 2005 two million tonnes of aluminum components were put on European roads in new passenger cars. The achieved weight savings will lead to an annual fuel saving of 1 billion litres and will save roughly 40 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the lifespan of the vehicles, according to the study.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ aluminum_use_in.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/15

Ford’s best midsizer isn’t sold here—yet - AutoWeek (#)

„The main challenge for the new Mondeo is to claw back sales in a market segment shrinking as Europeans shift allegiance to upmarket models like the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. As an illustration of this fundamental shift in European tastes, just look at the comparative sales figures: Last year (admittedly the last year of production for the second-gen model), Mondeo sold 142,800 cars in Europe; the 3 Series 287,704 ...“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070214/free/.../ 1061 - Cached

PM.Zone 2004 Geneva International Motor Show - New Cars - Popular Mechanics (#)

„And on the occasion of the world premier of the compact 5-door Cerato, Kia announced plans to build a major new manufacturing facility for the production of high-volume models. The plant will be located in Slovakia in eastern Europe and will build up to 200,000 cars annually. The facility will be owned and operated by Kia, and represents an investment of $850 million. Kia plans to sell 500,000 vehicles in Europe by 2008, generating a 3 percent market share.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/ 1270741.html?page=9 - Cached

Hummer GeigerCars H2 Police Vehicle - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Even a Texas sheriff can sometimes use a little help from Germany. Unusual customer requests are the norm at GeigerCars.de, Europe's leading tuner of American automobiles. But the request from a Texas sheriff to turn his new emergency vehicle into the world's fastest police Hummer, represented a special challenge even for the specialists from GeigerCars.de. After the conversion to the GeigerCars.de 7 ...“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ police_hummer.asp - Cached

Aston Martin DBR9 - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Aston Martin Racing will run two cars at Sebring and then move to Europe to prepare for the Le Mans 24 hours in June 2005. This will mark Aston Martin’s return to the race which was won outright in 1959 with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. In recognition of this, the DBR9 will follow the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and Works DB3S and carry the same green and yellow livery as the cars which dominated sports car racing in the late 1950s.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ astonmartin_dbr9.asp - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„This evening Audi released its official press release heralding the arrival of its new A5 and S5 coupes. The cars will be available to order presumably in Europe only at first on March 6 with deliveries scheduled to begin in June. The boys and girls from Ingolstadt point to the Nuvolari Concept as the source of inspriation for the A5 / S5 ...“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/ - Cached

2007 Lexus LS460 - Car Reviews & Road Tests - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Most of us drive at speeds a little more than half of those limits, and in that more realistic regime, the new Lexus excels. Precise steering, high levels of grip, and powerful braking mean that the car can be pushed hard on the kind of Alpine roads that have contributed so much to the development of Europe's best cars ...“

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/ 0610_2007_lexus_ls460 - Cached

IZoom.com - the online home for auto enthusiasts (#)

„Mercedes-Benz' program has been providing European delivery of its cars to U.S. customers for more than 40 years. Volvo's overseas delivery offer is among the most generous, as this Swedish manufacturer includes free roundtrip air for two and a night's stay at the Radisson in Gothenburg, Sweden.“

http://www.izoom.com/ auto.aspx?article=2007_volvo_s60.htm - Cached

2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Q4 - Previews - Car and Driver September 2006 (#)

„The Brera and the Spider are based on a shortened version of the 159 sedan platform [Upfront, C/D, September 2005]. In Europe, the cars have a variety of gasoline and diesel engines, but U.S. models will have only the 3.2-liter V-6 gas engine ...“

http://www.caranddriver.com/previews/11345/ 2009-alfa-romeo-brera-q4.html - Cached

Europe-only Corvette Victory Edition arriving in March - Autoblog (#)

„It's hard to believe based on the driving habits of so many Americans that drive European cars, but turn signals are both required and used by Europeans in Europe.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/14/.../ - Cached

Foreign Invaders - AutoWeek (#)

„All these cars have been running around Europe or Australia for a while now. When will the automakers learn that Americans like to drive and offer the global cars here right off the bat?“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070208/blog11/ 70208001 - Cached

'Ford Individual' customization begins in Europe - Autoblog (#)

„Here we are in a small-car era, Ford is one of the biggest companies in the world and we get a Focus like this. Get the hell back to Europe if you are going to try to sell cars like this to US.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/16/.../ - Cached

Morgan Aeromax - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The exhaust exits through the car wings and adds character to the V8 tone. The low unladen weight makes the Morgan Aeromax Coupe one of the fastest accelerating sports cars in Europe.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ morgan_aeromax.asp - Cached

Chevrolet Europe Unwraps its First Diesel Compact Car: 49 MPG Lacetti TCDi (#)

„3) To extend the effectiveness of this type of import restrictions, make the standards stricker just before European cars manage to meet them and so on.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/ chevrolet_europ.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/11/28

north america (#)

„[General.Motors]   [Ford.Motor]   [DaimlerChrysler]   [BMW]   “

http://www.autointell.com/nao_companies/ american.htm - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:42 PM