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Land Rover Freelander 2 celebrates hundred-thousandth anniversary

Recently it is impossible to name a life of employees Land Rover boring. Especially it concerns employees of factory in English (Halewood). While they got used to new owners and discussed forthcoming reconstruction of the enterprise, the holiday has imperceptibly crept. On April, 3rd factory gate has left hundred-thousandth Freelander 2.

In the company rejoice and present anniversary as one more certificate of prosperity of mark. Really, demand on Freelander now such, that Englishmen even have reconsidered the plan of manufacture towards increase.

The bright red car with the 2,2-litre diesel engine has appeared an anniversary copy. It is remarkable, that it will go to Russia, in the nice city of Surgut where it with impatience is waited by the future owner. In Land Rover in every possible way underline this fact. The general director of the Russian representation Dmitry Kolchanov has declared: on sales volumes the Russian market takes now the third place. It is more Land than Rovers is on sale only to the Great Britain and the USA.

Citroen has made happy Chineses with new model

Kомпания Citroen very interestingly behaves in the Chinese market. Frenchmen not only suggest inhabitants of the Peoples Republic of China to get all known models, but also develop the special. Under Citroen C2 Chineses understand not so European version, and new Peugeot 206. Is still unusual while sedan C-Triomphe, and also Fukang and Elysee. About last model speech also will go.

Citroen Elysee - it is final, the strange car. A such mix old Citroen ZX, fresher Xsara and the Chinese design traditions in motor industry. The car in Celestial is made for a long time and is perfectly familiar to the population. But Frenchmen have solved: appearance Elysee has become outdated, not bad it to freshen.

Having got down to business, Citroen were dispersed outright. As a result have brought in a design about 300 improvements. Now buyers can choose from set of variants of equipment and will by all means reflect, whether such things, as Bluetooth, an audiosystem with a hard disk and socket USB are necessary to them. Alive the car will show very soon, within the limits of the Peking motor show which starts on April, 20th.

SEAT has let out limited cup version Leon

German representation SEAT this year spends ring monocup Leon Supercopa in which take part specially prepared Leon Cupra. The first race will take place on a well-known line in Hockenheimring). To underline the importance of event, on the German market have let out the limited series especial Leon.

The modified car will receive prefix Copa. It seriously differs from the base version. Two-litre TurboEngine forced to 285 h.p., and the twisting moment has grown to 360 Newton-metres (it, by the way, even more than on a fighting variant which gives out 340 Newtons). The car has received a sports styling corresponding to the status from SEAT Sport and black 18-inch wheels. A suspension bracket have finished by means of springs from Eibach. And in brake system there were new disks.

Dynamics does this Leon by one of the fastest representatives of a segment “charged” hatcbacheck. The car is dispersed to hundred all for 5,9 seconds and types 254 km/h. In total plan to let out 55 copies Copa. Everyone will cost 38 500 euros.

Volkswagen confirms intentions about release opened Veyron

Positive news to money-bags and it is simple judges of all fine automobile have come from camp Volkswagen. Representatives of concern in conversation with correspondent Autonews.com have confirmed - opened Veyron will be issued. In naturally, limited circulation.

In a case with such difficult technical device as this Bugatti, to speak about high-grade open updating (with any collapsible top), alas, is not necessary. The Power structure of a body with the least losses for actually rigidity will allow developers to build from closed Veyron only the version  - when the roof on heads of horsemen “comes unfastened”.

Any more a compartment, but still not a high-grade cabriolet. Nevertheless, according to officials, body strengthening is required. Hearings go, that all will be let out 80 opened Veyron. It is More than details about the new car yet do not inform.

American Ford Focus will cease to be unique

Inhabitants of the North America can sympathise only. While Europeans and Russians dissect some years on high-grade second generation Ford Focus, to poor creatures continue sells old, full of grace of a two-chamber refrigerator and Chaka Norris’s emotions. But already in the near future to this vicious practice there will come the end.

Think, management Ford has decided to regret the Yankee and to sell it normal Focus? Yes, has decided to regret. Only not them, and the money. To build two cars on one platform is cheaper, than under everyone to develop the. Therefore from the third generation Focus “American” and Focus “European” will receive the general base.

By the way, one platform promises to Americans and such delights, as “charged” versions Focus ST (on a photo) and future Focus RS. If, of course, «the blue oval» dares at release «RS» and in the third generation of the car.

However, to expect something radical it would be naive. For needs of future Focus modernise available and not bad proved platform C1. On which, by the way, besides Focus, are constructed still Volvo C30/S40/V50, Mazda3 and Ford C-MAX. There Will be this holiday on the North American earth somewhere in 2010-2011.

Seat is renewed.
It is not the way we would have liked to none but the car industry is more complicated that in the next 10 years is intended to take on the market 40 new models and to seek profitability aims to reduce its 1900 workers.
For 2018 CEO Seat expects to have sales of around 800,000 units annually.
The maximum bet is based on its launch sports models, with the quality of finished Audi and Seat prices. Too good to be true?.