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2008 Paris Auto Show: Nissan Nuvu Concept
Nissan Nuvu Concept
Nissan's Nuvu concept (think "New View") is Nissan's vision for the type of car we'll be driving in cities by the middle of next decade. Although it is an electric car, Nissan says the Nuvu is not the electric car the company recently announced it will sell in the U.S. and Japan in 2010. The Nuvu does carry some technology destined for the production vehicle.
As befitting a proper city car, the Nuvu is small: about a foot longer than a Smart Fortwo. A unique 2+1 seating arrangement allows for a third passenger when needed, or the seat can be folded down. Unlike many city cars, the Nuvu has enough luggage capacity for a proper supermarket run.
Of note, the Nuvu's roof has 12 small leaf-shaped solar panels, which charge the battery via a "tree-trunk" within the car. And to further emphasize the Nuvu's "green-ness," the cabin makes use of natural, organic and recycled materials.
"Nuvu is a concept car, for sure, but it is an entirely credible vehicle," says Francois Bancon, the general manager of Nissan's Exploratory and Advanced Planning Department.
source: http://autos.yahoo.com
Favorite Car : "2008 BMW 3 Series Sports Wagon 328i "
Pricing Information
MSRP $34,500
Estimated Market Price
$32,937
National Average
Invoice $31,740
Total Cost to Own $65,831
5 Year National Average
Standard Engine:
3.0L I6, 24 valve, 230 hp @ 6500 rpm
* 6 speed manual (standard) or 6 speed automatic transmission
* 18 mpg city / 27 mpg hwy more info
* Green Rating: 60
source: http://autos.yahoo.com
Luxurious Car : "2008 BMW 3 Series Sports Wagon"
The 2008 3 Series Sports Wagon is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury wagon, available in two trims, the 328i and the 328xi.
Upon introduction, the 328i is equipped with a standard 3.0-liter, I6, 230-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 27-mpg on the highway. The 328xi is equipped with a standard 3.0-liter, I6, 230-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 25-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims, and a 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional.
The 2008 3 Series Sports Wagon is a carryover from 2007.
source: http://autos.yahoo.com
2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid 4-Door Sedan
Standard Features:
* Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags
* Electronic Brake Assistance
* Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna
Options:
* Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Moonroof
more information
2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid Touring HEV 2WD
Standard Features:
* Front Side Airbags
* Brake Assistance
* AM/FM Radio With 100-Watts and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player
Options:
* (PIO) Wheel Locks
* (PIO) DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System
* (PIO) Carpeted Cargo Mat
more information
2008 Toyota Prius Base
Standard Features:
* Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags
* Electronic Brake Assistance
* AM/FM Radio With 6 Speakers Total; CD Player
Options:
* Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Camera
* Vehicle Stability Control System
* AM/FM Radio With 6 Speakers; CD Player; MP3 Player
More information here
2008 Collector Car Price Guide
Car values are big business - as a restorer, buyer, seller or insurance agent you can't help but be on the look out for reliable pricing.
This reference is for the hard-core car market watcher and the everyman car guy who wants to know what the beater car in the drive way is worth, if he ever decides to sell it.
Prices in this must-have reference reflect the latest values, in up to six grades of condition, from the esteemed Old Cars Price Guide database. With 250,000 listings for domestic cars and light trucks, and various import vehicles manufactured between 1901 and 2000, this is the most thorough price guide on the market.
Keith Martin's Guide to Car Collecting (Keith Martin)
With his magazine Sports Car Market, columns in Autoweek and Automobile, and appearances on television and at major auctions, Keith Martin has established himself as one of our most trusted experts on car collecting. Now, for the first time, Martin brings all his expertise to bear in a complete, single-volume reference work tailor-made for car collectors.
In this handy compendium, beginning and experienced collectors---as well as enthusiasts---will find everything they need to know to make wise purchases or get the most out of the collector cars they already own. In his signature wry style, Martin offers clear and candid guidance on every aspect of car collecting from clubs and museums to prices, auction results, and ratings, with invaluable advice on getting started and making the most of resources on the web and off. Whether searching for a prewar classic or coddling a "future classic," the car collector need look no further than this exhaustive, indispensable guide.
The reviews of cars : The Lightning Lap, 2007: Part III of IV - Car and Driver
This is the review of various cars. If you want to know about various kinds of car you can see in this video.
The Schedule of Car Show of Goodguys Rod & Custom 2008
DATE : Mar 15-16
VENUE : Orange County Fair
LOCATION : Costa Mesa, CA
DATE : Mar 29-30
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Apr 4-6
VENUE : Del Mar Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Del Mar, CA
DATE : May 30-31, Jun 1
VENUE : Larimer County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Loveland, CO
DATE : May 31, Jun 1
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Jun 6-8
VENUE : O'Reilly Raceway Park
LOCATION : Indianapolis, IN
DATE : Jun 13-15
VENUE : Atlanta Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Atlanta, GA
DATE : Jun 27-29
VENUE : Tennessee Titan Stadium
LOCATION : Nashville, TN
DATE : Jul 4-6
VENUE : Iowa State Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Des Moines, IA
DATE : Jul 11-13
VENUE : Ohio Expo Center
LOCATION : Columbus, OH
DATE : Jul 25-27
VENUE : West Washington Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Puyallup, WA
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Alliant Energy Center
LOCATION : Madison, WI
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Alliant Energy Center
LOCATION : Madison, WI
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Spokane Fair & Expo Center
LOCATION : Spokane, WA
DATE : Aug 22-24
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Aug 29-31
VENUE : Kansas Speedway
LOCATION : Kansas City, KS
DATE : Sep 5-7
VENUE : Summit Motorsports Park
LOCATION : Norwalk, OH
DATE : Sep 12-14
VENUE : Dutchess County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Rhinebeck, NY
DATE : Sep 19-21
VENUE : Chicagoland Speedway
LOCATION : Joliet, IL
DATE : Sep 26-28
VENUE : Pocono Raceway
LOCATION : Pocono, PA
DATE : Oct 3-5
VENUE : Texas Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Ft. Worth, TX
DATE : Oct 17-19
VENUE : Beech Bend Raceway Park
LOCATION : Bowling Green, KY
DATE : Oct 24-26
VENUE : Lowe’s Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Charlotte, NC
DATE : Nov 8-9
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Nov 14-16
VENUE : West World of Scottsdale
LOCATION : Scottsdale, AZ
*Dates & Venues are tentative and subject to change. Please check out good-guys.com before you g
VENUE : Orange County Fair
LOCATION : Costa Mesa, CA
DATE : Mar 29-30
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Apr 4-6
VENUE : Del Mar Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Del Mar, CA
DATE : May 30-31, Jun 1
VENUE : Larimer County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Loveland, CO
DATE : May 31, Jun 1
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Jun 6-8
VENUE : O'Reilly Raceway Park
LOCATION : Indianapolis, IN
DATE : Jun 13-15
VENUE : Atlanta Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Atlanta, GA
DATE : Jun 27-29
VENUE : Tennessee Titan Stadium
LOCATION : Nashville, TN
DATE : Jul 4-6
VENUE : Iowa State Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Des Moines, IA
DATE : Jul 11-13
VENUE : Ohio Expo Center
LOCATION : Columbus, OH
DATE : Jul 25-27
VENUE : West Washington Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Puyallup, WA
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Alliant Energy Center
LOCATION : Madison, WI
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Alliant Energy Center
LOCATION : Madison, WI
DATE : Aug 15-17
VENUE : Spokane Fair & Expo Center
LOCATION : Spokane, WA
DATE : Aug 22-24
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Aug 29-31
VENUE : Kansas Speedway
LOCATION : Kansas City, KS
DATE : Sep 5-7
VENUE : Summit Motorsports Park
LOCATION : Norwalk, OH
DATE : Sep 12-14
VENUE : Dutchess County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Rhinebeck, NY
DATE : Sep 19-21
VENUE : Chicagoland Speedway
LOCATION : Joliet, IL
DATE : Sep 26-28
VENUE : Pocono Raceway
LOCATION : Pocono, PA
DATE : Oct 3-5
VENUE : Texas Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Ft. Worth, TX
DATE : Oct 17-19
VENUE : Beech Bend Raceway Park
LOCATION : Bowling Green, KY
DATE : Oct 24-26
VENUE : Lowe’s Motor Speedway
LOCATION : Charlotte, NC
DATE : Nov 8-9
VENUE : Alameda County Fairgrounds
LOCATION : Pleasanton, CA
DATE : Nov 14-16
VENUE : West World of Scottsdale
LOCATION : Scottsdale, AZ
*Dates & Venues are tentative and subject to change. Please check out good-guys.com before you g
Toyota's net falls 28% on stronger yen, sales slump
By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a 28.1% decline in net income for the April to June quarter, owing to a stronger yen, higher raw material prices and slumping North American and European sales.
Toyota's (TM:85,90, -0.55, -0.6%)(JP:7203: news, chart, profile) net profit totaled 353.66 billion yen ($3.23 billion), compared to a record 491.5 billion yen in the year-earlier period. Net revenue fell 4.7% to 6.22 trillion yen. Operating profit, or the revenue from sales once the cost of making and marketing those goods are deducted, fell 39% to 412.6 billion yen.
The automaker kept its fiscal year forecast for net income and operating profit unchanged at 1.25 trillion yen and 1.60 trillion yen respectively.
"The financial results for this quarter were severe, due to our rapidly changing business environment, including exchange rates fluctuation such as the rise of the yen against the U.S. dollar and soaring raw material prices," said Toyota Executive Vice President Mitsuo Kinoshita, in a statement.
Toyota said it plans to offset the declines by launching new vehicle models and stepping up production of popular models.
Toyota said quarterly North American vehicle sales were down 33,000 units year-on-year, European sales fell 32,000 units and Japanese sales were off 12,000 units. Vehicle sales in Asia, excluding Japan, rose 40,000 units. Vehicle sales in Central and South America, including Oceania and Africa, were another bright spot, rising 37,000 units.
Toyota said it plans to buy back up to 15 million shares, spending up to 70 billion yen.
Shares of Toyota fell 1.3% ahead of the after-hours results release. End of Story
Chris Oliver is MarketWatch's Asia bureau chief, based in Hong Kong.
Source:www.marketwatch.com
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a 28.1% decline in net income for the April to June quarter, owing to a stronger yen, higher raw material prices and slumping North American and European sales.
Toyota's (TM:85,90, -0.55, -0.6%)(JP:7203: news, chart, profile) net profit totaled 353.66 billion yen ($3.23 billion), compared to a record 491.5 billion yen in the year-earlier period. Net revenue fell 4.7% to 6.22 trillion yen. Operating profit, or the revenue from sales once the cost of making and marketing those goods are deducted, fell 39% to 412.6 billion yen.
The automaker kept its fiscal year forecast for net income and operating profit unchanged at 1.25 trillion yen and 1.60 trillion yen respectively.
"The financial results for this quarter were severe, due to our rapidly changing business environment, including exchange rates fluctuation such as the rise of the yen against the U.S. dollar and soaring raw material prices," said Toyota Executive Vice President Mitsuo Kinoshita, in a statement.
Toyota said it plans to offset the declines by launching new vehicle models and stepping up production of popular models.
Toyota said quarterly North American vehicle sales were down 33,000 units year-on-year, European sales fell 32,000 units and Japanese sales were off 12,000 units. Vehicle sales in Asia, excluding Japan, rose 40,000 units. Vehicle sales in Central and South America, including Oceania and Africa, were another bright spot, rising 37,000 units.
Toyota said it plans to buy back up to 15 million shares, spending up to 70 billion yen.
Shares of Toyota fell 1.3% ahead of the after-hours results release. End of Story
Chris Oliver is MarketWatch's Asia bureau chief, based in Hong Kong.
Source:www.marketwatch.com
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