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The Things you didn't know about folding sack trucks

2014-07-23T14:05:00.001+07:00

A folding sack truck is basically a sack truck that is foldable. This fold ability provides an extra bonus to the already useful sack truck. Folding sack trucks are used to transport large or bulky items without difficulty or injury while having the luxury of small space storing. Folding sack trucks are commonly used in industrial facilities and most types of transportation trades.

Two pneumatic wheels can be found at a folding sack trucks base that provides greater stability on uneven ground, with telescopic handles at its top. A small platform- commonly known as a toe plate- is also located at the very base and folds up to minimize storage space requirements. When foldable sack trucks are in their upright position their toe plate is laid flat against the ground so that goods can be placed on top of the sack trucks platform with ease. Once it's loaded, the folding sack trucks are tilted back in order to move goods by balancing on its two wheels.

You might be a bit confused by having heard alternate names in reference to the foldable sack trucks but they are often used interchangeably and the most common names are; dollies, two-wheel dollies, hand trucks, stack trucks, hand carts and bag barrows.

Foldable Sack trucks are a key piece of equipment for the workplace or home. So often we find tools and other equipment to be too heavy to carry freely, a foldable sack truck is perfect for those times. In commercial use, foldable sack trucks can help move heavy or awkward shaped goods with ease. These trucks can save time, injury and money from the lack of manually carrying such items.

Some places where you may have seen foldable sack trucks used would be as follows:

1. Furniture stores

2. Large warehouse wholesale clubs

3. Any form of transportation of goods - like beverages to bars and retail stores, etc.

4. Train stations and airports utilize foldable sack trucks for assisting customers with their luggage & other items.

5. Storage facilities

Lots of different materials are used to make foldable sack trucks. This includes polystyrene, tube steel, aluminum steel, and aluminum excursion. A powder-coated steel construction also can help improve the quality of the frame, making it less susceptible to wear and tear.

It's hard picture a moving and transport company without the use of foldable sack trucks; how would the movers get all the furniture into the buildings and houses?

Picture a huge warehouse without the use of foldable sack trucks; perhaps the goods could be pushed around on skateboards.

What about the Coca Cola man trying to make his deliveries without his foldable sack truck; would he use a wheelbarrow?

As you can see there are a number of reasons to own a foldable sack truck and once you own one, you won't be able to live without it.

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2008-07-20T11:26:00.002+07:00

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2008 BMW 135i Cabriolet Test Drive: Top-Down Fun With 300 hp power

2008-03-03T12:50:00.000+07:00

MONTEREY, Calif. - The people of BMW keep hammering their new Series 1 as the spiritual successor of the company flagship 2002 model. You remember that one, is it not? It was manufactured between 1968 and 1976 and helped set the small Bavarian company on the map here in the United States.

For us, Series 1 looks more like a second generation 3 Series, which, unlike 2002, originated from a factory convertible. Well, regardless of the model of the Series 1 convertible owes its lineage is Stateside and we are pleased to note that this was pretty good.

Power comes from either a 230-hp 3.0-liter inline Six for the 128i or the 300-hp twin-turbo version of the same engine for the 135i. And as a seducer BMW offers the flavor that so many buyers lust after. The great son is there, as is the control damped feel more Bimmer brand chassis amp feedback from subtle signals at low speed at full intensity that the rate increases.

Despite the small size of the Series 1, there is room for drivers and passengers through the high seat tracks that enable front seats and encroach on the back seat of space. Hey, they are only occasional rear seats, right? Unless you need to pass rear-seat passengers every day, this is the BMW you need, and all the doors that you could want.

A powered soft-top was chosen because it consumes less space than the baggage retractable hardtop. And, of course, it is cheaper to produce. The mechanism is said to erect or himself on the sly about 22 seconds, the vehicle up to 30 mph. We checked, and, of course, it does. BMW claims the trunk is large enough to swallow two golf bags and can be extended when the upper part of the folding up by the storage space out of the way. A password-sac or snowboards for skies are on the list of options.

Availability of the 128i model has been limited to the introduction of the car here, so we conducted manual and automatic versions of the 135i. And the performance of this model is scintillating. After all, he has proven twin-turbo silken sledgehammer under the hood.

BMW 135i says will hit 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, while the 128i needs 6.1 for the same job. From experience, we know that the company estimates are conservative. Appropriately, our two 135is standard equipment supplied with some performers, like six-piston brake calipers at the front and a body-kit aerodynamics. The optional sport package adds 18-in. Wheels with low-profile, high-performance tires (up to 17-in. Wheels standard), with modernized spring, shock and bar calibrations.

In conjunction with the new double-pivot aluminum before and five link rear suspension designs, sport allows the vehicle dynamics package on an equal footing with many of the best sports cars. The 135i's balance is particularly good during transitions from one direction to another. We understand some stretches of road near Skyline Boulevard outside San Francisco, at a rate that would have made a rally navigator nauseous. And not just once the 135i Cabriolet must use its control system dynamic stability to save our buttocks.

The penalty is a strong enough race, which produces a little more thrill terrain frame of the windshield and the steering wheel. It is not enough to disturb, but you noticed the small lateral moves, and especially since the mirror. If this is a problem, consider removing the package for a gentler sport that configuration does not need to use the body as a reservoir secondary spring. Or, you can simply buy the cup.

But while you miss something special: Sun-protected optional leather upholstery is unique to the ragtop 1 Series car, which is specially adapted to the climate control system. As usual with BMW, there is an exhaustive list of optional equipment. And did we mention that the Series 1 convertible deploying automatic rollbars that pop up behind the rear seats when the car detects an incident of reversal? Well, it's done. And no, we have not tested these.

2008 Pontiac G8 GT Test Drive: poncho takes its V8 Muscle Car-Mojo Back

2008-03-03T10:06:00.000+07:00

It's been more than 20 years since GM's excitement division, Pontiac, last offered a rear-drive sedan with a V8. And it has been even longer since any Poncho with more than two doors was really exciting to drive. Instead, we have had two solid decades of front-wheel-drive sedans and V6 engine and a handful of years with a rather uninspired, before drive, V8-powered Grand Prix GXP. This is hardly the stuff of our dreams muscle car.

Well, with next G8, Pontiac appears to have my son back.

The 196 ,1-inch long G8 rides on a 114.8-in wheelbase and is produced in Adelaide, Australia, at a plant already churning out market-Aussie Holden Commodore sedan. Both Holdens and Pontiacs use GM's new rear-drive architecture Zeta-the same as you find in the next Camaro 2009. The Commodore has been a huge success Down Under, and after having spent a week with our G8 Ignition Orange GT test car, we can see why.

The GT model is a solid 6.0-litre L76 V8 with 361 horsepower and 385 lb.-ft. of torque coupled to a six-speed automatic. Base cars get the GM 3.6 liter V6 with 256 horsepower and 248 lb.-ft. of torque, coupled to a five-speed automatic. Unfortunately, no manual transmission will be offered. The V8 is similar to the largest production V8s can be found under the hood of some GM trucks, even though it does not have variable valve timing, as those engines truck. Regardless, it is a Gen IV small-block V8 with pieces from several sources rather prestigious as the intake manifold of the engine Corvette LS3. And it has the Active Fuel Management (AFM), so the big engine can shut down half the cylinders and conserve fuel. The system can run in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth gear, in the past, the MFA has only worked at the speed overdrive. And that helps to track the GT 15 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway. (Six-cylinder models are rated at 17/25).

Pontiac says the 3995-pound G8 GT will reach 60 mph in 5.3 seconds and run through the 0.25-mile in 13.8 seconds at 101 mph. These numbers are solid, rivaling expensive 425-hp Dodge Charger SRT8 sedan and blasting the 340-hp Charger R / T in the weeds. In the street, the G8 feels even faster than these figures suggest. The V8 pulls strong from the lowest point on the tachometer all the way up to the top of the gauge. And the transmission of sound crisp moves throughout the gearbox. Smoky burnouts? Check. Yes, certainly, it accelerates like a muscle sedan. And our test car melted-down, 19 - in. Proving that the rear tires. But the magic of the G8 move is deeply buried under the floor.

The G8 systems, suspension and steering are some of the best GM product. One afternoon, we reached our favorite canyons high above the crashing waves of Malibu, California, we expect a blade, but an individual driving experience, but we were wrong, the direction is straightforward, accurate and lively . And the G8's multi-link strut front and four rear suspension link appears to have been set up to work perfectly with rough, twisty-sections of blacktop that must be Aussie influence. In fact, the harder you run the G8 in the twisties, the less it tends to be felt. Better still, if you choose the car V8 model V6, you get the same basic suspension tune. Unlike some automatic with manual shift controls, transmission G8 held on the train until you hit the engine of rev limiter at 6000 rpm. So there was never an opportunity of this mid-boring upshift corner.

Inside, the G8 will certainly not be mistaken for a luxury sedan. And it is normal. The important stuff like a big wheel and leather seats of support are included in the package Sport. The rear seats are carved deep and comfortable for six footers. And there are plenty of way for skis and other devices where the 17 ,5-cu-ft. Tronc is not enough. Like the exterior sheet metal, much of the interior of the G8 is shared with the Holden sedan. The only oddity is the Aussie fairly wide screen digital top of the pile center of the oil pressure and voltage. It is a return to the digital dashboards 1980's that one could live without.

The G8 GT is a relative performance to negotiate, from only $ 29995. If you have a little more money, and aspire to an even more powerful G8, stay tuned: The rumors persist about a GXP model with more than 400 horsepower LS3 Corvette engine and a six speed manual. Pontiac performance is back, baby. -- Ben Stewart

2008 Mini Cooper Clubman Test Drive: more space, even zoom

2008-03-03T09:52:00.001+07:00

From behind the bold rimmed steering wheel and windshield in a vertical position of the Mini Clubman, there is no suggestion that the Mini is anything but, in addition, a mini convention. In fact, from the scoreboard before the Clubman is the same as all other Minis. And all of how the car sounds, looks and the horse is exactly what you expect from this success reincarnation of the British classic.

But this Clubman version of the Mini is approximately 9.6 inches longer overall than the original, with a wheelbase that is an additional 3.2 inches And when you first glance in the mirror, you are surprised an explosion and a vertical rear window Commune where the two rear doors meet.

Our test drive reminds me of a really Escort van I once pushed around London. Except that the sound inside the Mini is pleasant and well-cushioned not like my old can rattle van. But the double doors are there for the same reason: the expansion of the utility vehicle.

As essentially a cut for large, the Mini is normal to the car cool. But rear-seat access is quite burdensome for those of us who top 6 feet by a good margin. Now, with an opening to the back-side access door on the right side of the vehicle (Mini calls a Clubdoor), which is no longer a big challenge. With the Clubdoor cut, there is a double feature shutline onto the right side of the Mini. But other than that, there is no real evidence of another access point. Mini was quite slick on the design, without outside handles or other attributes. In association with the seat in front easily released, Clubdoor makes access to the rear seat easier. There is more room back there, too, with about 1 inch more shoulder room, 2.4 inches high value, and a smidgen more for your noggin.

For such a practical car design, the Mini took some time to have a Clubman out of the depth of its production processes, which are split between three factories in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall in England. Considering that a wagon version of the original Mini had emerged as Mini Traveller and Countryman models as far back as 1961, the company seems to have been very cautious about this new car.

Indeed, Clubman concepts were explored at the time of the first generation new Mini, when designers juggled possible permutations including a liftback and a horizontally split tail with a clamshell tailgate window and treatment. Ultimately, the board supports dual-gate design you see here. Not only because it is the beginning of Mini cars used, they say, but because he had a distinctive look. The Mini needs to be nonconformist, whenever he can.

Because of a cleverly articulated hinge design, rear doors, and rotate away from the car at the opening, offering unrestricted access to the loading area. They must be opened in order, the right side door of the first, but it quickly becomes accustomed to it. Gaz provide adequate assistance that the effort of openness is fairly light, and the doors still ajar. If necessary, the rear seatbacks fold down to provide extra cargo volume, and there is a sub-floor storage for small objects.

Other than the additional gates and the length, Clubman is familiar. Both Cooper and Cooper S designations are available with six-speed manual or automatic. Of the Cooper S models, a six-speed automatic comes with steering wheel-mounted shift levers. Along the lines normally aspirated Cooper, a ZF continuously variable transmission (CVT) is offered as an option for the manual.

The Cooper is powered by a 1.6-litre line that produces four 118 hp and 114 lb.-ft. of torque, and accelerates from rest to 60 mph in 8.9 seconds. His figure of the average fuel consumption is 37 mpg. The Cooper S uses the 1.6-liter turbo four, and produces 172 horsepower and 177 lb.-ft. of torque, hitting 60 mph in 7.0 seconds, with 34 mpg in normal use.

All versions have Mini electric steering assistance, spring-strut front suspension and control multi-arm rear suspension. Despite the length and additional weight (about 166 pounds and 232 pounds on models Coopers S), the handle and cars drive about how normal hardtops do. Mini create an autocross on our first disc, and we tested Clubman Hardtop original models and back-to-back.

The Clubman seemed more yaw damping, which has a little bit slow to turn in. At the same time, the largest Mini was given a little more stability. Anyway, there's not enough difference between the two body styles skew your choice away from the Clubman if you need additional utility. In general, the Coopers roll slightly better than the S-blown models, and they are less prone to small and slight torque steer directional variations on rough surfaces from which the torquier, wholesale tire models sometimes suffer.

But the high-performance Minis have a lot of power and are really fast in the wild, where their bigger tires sharp turn and take the longest. If the bodies of additional openings in the Clubman have affected the structural rigidity of the Mini, it is not immediately obvious on the road to the car and drove solidly throughout. Our only complaint is the quirky placement and labeling of certain secondary checks. But since switching is identical to the rest of the hot-selling mini-series, it is hardly an impediment to sales. After all, the company sold 42000 Minis in the United States in 2007.

A base Mini Cooper Clubman is at the price of $ 20600, while the Cooper S Clubman stickers at $ 24100. As usual with Mini, customization potential is enormous. There are enough options free-standing that the chances of seeing yourself coming in the other direction is virtually impossible. Besides, now that we are in a new variation in the mixture, your individuality is as safe as a house. -- Barry Winfield

With Electric Scooter, MIT Hopes To Rev Up Practical Transport

2008-03-03T09:41:00.000+07:00

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - It is a humble home of what could be the future of urban transportation. Locked in an office here at the MIT Media Lab is the latest prototype of the RoboScooter delivered ago just one month from Taiwan. Outside this room, the Media Lab is almost too eccentric for the words: an open space lined with offices, teeming with art and the explosion of plant life. This is exactly the opposite of what little space austere, where the scooter detached from the seat sits on the ground and wires snake of the cavity where the removable battery should be. The rear wheel is clamped in place, and under the fluorescent lights, in these cramped quarters, RoboScooter looks like a hospital patient. His immediate prognosis is still in the air, but here's good news: What does it look like the end, and regardless of the actual impact, the vehicle will be done.

And then there are the inevitable bad news: The first-gen RoboScooter will not be very robotic. The original concept developed by the Media Lab Smart Cities research group called wheeled which were essentially autonomous robots, with dedicated processors that could optimize braking and suspension. In a configuration with four wheels, the robots on wheels would also control steering. The group of automobile design, the City, for example, allows you to rotate each wheel independently. For a scooter, computer, the director is not necessarily more effective than the old handlebars. But for the moment, the point is moot, because the first RoboScooters to hit the streets will have no wheels, no more intelligent than a Vespa.

But here is making it more intelligent: RoboScooter will be entirely electric, with at least a lithium-ion battery pack that can be exchanged for another, fully loaded. And while the exact mechanics have not been finalized, the scooter will have the ability to turn in on itself, with its rear wheel sitting next to the front. Who covers the cost of things that could convince you to buy or rent a possible. But the most important innovation RoboScooter-one with the potential to change the state of urban transport-is on the assembly line. "A vehicle traditional internal combustion could have 1200 to 1500 pieces," said William Mitchell, director of the research group Smart Cities and a professor of architecture and media arts and sciences. "RoboScooter 150."

Hybrid vehicles are even more complex, sometimes requiring upwards of 25 percent more parts than their internal combustion. "Hybrids have a niche in the short term," says Mitchell. "But in principle, they go exactly in the wrong direction. They are doubling the complexity instead of what we should be doing, which is to reduce by half." The RoboScooter trims parties by being all electric, but also with its simple, minimalist design borderline. "We are practicing to push the argument that we should get rid of the plate, which generally encrusts a scooter," Mitchell says.

This dramatic reduction of the parties can mean dramatically production costs cheaper for Taiwan, which manufactures Sanyang Motors (SYM). It could also have an impact on similar projects for electric vehicles, like the City of car. Although this concept has not found a partner willing to market, low cost, the rationalization of the production process could enable small businesses, both in the United States and abroad, to look seriously s 'involvement. For Mitchell, everything is riding on RoboScooter.

Today, however, nobody is really riding the scooter, and it is difficult to say when somebody. The prototype is being developed, and researchers from MIT yet to be finalized its electric propulsion and how to reduce it. The final product will not be able to change style Transformers at the touch of a button. But the driver can not be expected to fight entirely on his own - the scooter would valve components, or the type of hydraulic system that will open the trunks of cars themselves. Also in question is how the vehicle will be charged. The developers originally envisioned charging racks distributed throughout the city, which could double in the rental stations in which users could buy a one-way ticket. If ever SYM decided to take this plunge, adopting a business model that is a cross between Zipcar services in the United States and the successful programme of Parisian bike rentals, it might be the biggest moment of approving a one-way trip short rental vehicle.

If-and let us be clear, this is a very big if-RoboScooter off when its introduced in Asia, the benefits could quickly snowball. The wheels may not be automated now, but the architecture is already in place for future generations of the scooter; expectation is now controlled by computer for components such as electric brakes being developed by Siemens. And if a rental system RoboScooter turns a profit, it could not only prove that short trip, one-way electric vehicles are possible, but perhaps change the current perception that EVs will become useful when they have the range to go cross-country . One potential gain can be a battery model of renting scooters swap li-ion packs, reducing the cost of ownership and solve complex problems related to the guarantee plug-in vehicles.

As excited as Mitchell is about RoboScooter, he has no delusions about where she will be successful. "The scooters are perfect for Asian, European markets. They are not a good model in the States. They are connected to art directors," he says, "but pending security is higher here." For the United States, Mitchell has a vision very different from the short-term impact of a car-like city electric vehicle. It's more ambitious, multi-modal, a one-way rental model. A user might rent a scooter or a bicycle to go to the supermarket, then rent a car to bring her groceries at home. Taken by the hair as it sounds scenario, each of its components is at hand, at the technical level. The challenge is to persuade companies to take the first step. For its part, Smart Cities group expects that the current Mitchell described as a "good prototype" RoboScooter to SYM by April 1. If all goes according to plan, the scooter could hit the market in Asia next year.

Why Ultracapacitors Will Be Your Hybrid's New Best Friend

2008-03-03T09:24:00.000+07:00

A good 15 years ago, Honda invited me to travel to its engineering center and proving grounds in Japan to preview a boatload of future products, including stuff like the first four-stroke chain saws, string trimmers and lawnmowers. Then I had the chance to check out a dynamometer room with an ultra-low pollution environment. This chamber was where they tested the next generation of cars-the ones we're driving around now, labeled Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (SULEV). Yeah, I think its goofy nomenclature too. Anyway, the room was hypersensitive to hydrocarbons-so sensitive that engineers found the paint on the car bodies and lubricants in the chassis and doorjambs represented a substantial amount of the pollution they were measuring. Eventually, I was told, they had to resort to bare-metal car bodies to eliminate all those false positives.

All of this was incredibly interesting, but the one thing that genuinely impressed me was the hybrid car they let me drive around the proving grounds for a half-hour or so. It was basically a tiny little Japanese domestic market cutter way too small to market in the States. I mean, it was barely bigger than a Smart Car, which, of course, they just started selling here this year. I guess times have changed. Anyway, this little tyke was powered by a 1-liter engine, and it was bog-slow. It was really too slow to be on U.S. Roads-easily slower than my old 1200-cc VW microbus, anyway. Heck, I should have had an hourglass on the dash in place of that speedometer.

But then the engineer sitting next to me toggled a switch, and the thing changed its character immediately. Acceleration was on a par with any four-banger economy cars we drive today. The boost of power came from the hybrid system he turned on, a prototype of what eventually developed into the Intelligent Honda Motor Assist (IMA) that we can buy today. It was a simple "mild" hybrid system that used a flywheel-replacing generator to convert the vehicle's kinetic energy to electricity, which was stored and routed back to the flywheel, which was then used as a motor to convert the electricity back to Forward motion. This not only improved the acceleration from that tiny engine, it improved fuel economy, too.

All of that is old hat, as you know-except for the fact that the thing did not have a battery for storing any of that 7.5 kilowatts of energy (enough to hit 0 to 50 mph three times at full throttle). Instead, it had an "ultracapacitor" under the rear seat-a metal box about the size of a violin case. At the time, Honda engineers saw the ultracapacitor as the system they would use when the IMA went into production a few years later. But like many engineering prototypes, the cost targets were never realized, and the system that ultimately went into production was battery-based.

Will nanowire based ultracapacitors ultimately wind up in hybrids? Quite possibly-we saw some stunning developments this week at MIT. The power density of batteries is superior right now, and the cost of batteries is constantly edging down. Here's what I predict: If ultracapacitors can be made successfully at a competitive price point, conventional hybrids will transition from batteries to ultracapacitors because of the capacitor's longer life span and lower internal resistance, as well as its deep-discharge tolerance. While a battery pack can be damaged by being discharged completely, capacitors simply do not care.

Plug-in hybrids, on the other hand, will still likely use batteries for their main battery pack, and capacitors for reclaiming energy while slowing down and to provide high-current acceleration. This will let the battery discharge and recharge at moderate current, which should offer better performance and battery life over the long haul. Get ready for these ultracapacitors, because I think they're on the way.

Automotive News

2008-02-22T09:40:00.000+07:00

CHICAGO - With his long-awaited return here, the Dodge Challenger was the undisputed king of the 2008 edition of the Auto Show in Chicago. But it was the trucks which formed the bulk of major shows, with automakers introducing an impressive combination of machines-sipping fuel, the tensile loading hybrid pickups to above, over the road tractor .

And that stands in stark contrast with the heavy fuel-buzz that the economy has dominated the past few shows green was almost all you could see Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Detroit. With so many heavy debut on the effectiveness throughout the world over the past two years, major manufacturers have decided we need a break from all their prognosticating on our alt-fuel future? Maybe.

The producers of the Windy City certainly saved the largest recent in its infancy: The LoneStar big truck, a truck that resembled the Tasmanian Devil record of steel, was one of the smash hits of the show. Its creators are local Navistar Chicago, and perhaps peppered cheers of the crowd with employees, but the cheers from the media were equally strong. Hey, reducers tend to dig a little bit of everything with wheels, even if it happens to have 10 of them and weigh nearly 35000 pounds.

In news truck, Ford blew everybody in the Lake Michigan trifecta with his truck. More importantly, at least for us, it was their new suite of solutions for the work of F-Series pickup, with options ranging from a laptop aboard the Sprint with network connectivity and a printer option, navigation with the monitoring of vehicles, as a tool for inventory control and the bed Security content and tools whew. This kind of practice, innovation techno-savvy we really appreciate these days, and we can not wait to try some of these digital devices ASAP.

Ford has also opened a new category of small businesses delivery vehicles working with Transit Connect box before driving the truck. It is smaller than most of the work and trucks that might be the most characteristic, although he will probably get better fuel economy than any other delivery vehicle, too. The new Edge Sports tricked-8 pieces with a body kit, 22-in. The wheels and tires and a slick inside-package was cool, but it was overshadowed by Ford trucks bigger job news.

Trucks, however, are of all varieties. Porsche Cayenne and the GTS, which had its North American debut this week, can certainly not be seen as a "work" truck. Therefore, unless your definition of "work" is the word racetrack in front of it. In fact, Porsche GTS is hailing as "the best treatment of SUVs on the road in the world." And with giant 21-in. Wheels and air suspension fully computerized, which we enforce? This is d a Porsche, after all. The best thing about the GTS is that the 400-hp 4.8-litre V8 is paired with a 6-speed manual transmission.

After years of the motorcycle, quad and small businesses SUV, Suzuki finally a van. They went on low-risk, low-cost way badging by the current Nissan Frontier pickup truck as a new equator. Yet those bones to begin with, and Ecuador, should be good for Suzuki.

In other platform for sharing information, Volkswagen took the traditional minivan American business by creating an alliance with Chrysler LLC, which will build a very un-VW-like clone of the Dodge Caravan. The VW minibus Routan actually looks pretty good in person, and it can make people forget the American public, rather unsuccessful Eurovan that preceded it. However, we would have preferred a hip, retro-German built Microbus on our roads rather than another conventional minivan.

General Motors has revealed four new trucks, including the Chevrolet Traverse, the last GM crossover to be built on the platform shared by the Lambda Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave. The Traverse's front end looks very Malibu-esque to us. And judging by the success and accolades of this vehicle, sharing a look might not be a bad idea. The General has been following with the pick-up GMC Sierra hybrid, the Hummer H3T pickup and GMC Denali XT bodacious Concept unibody truck. We particularly dug the latter concept, and it could one day join the Honda Ridgeline, Ford Explorer SUV Concept America, and Toyota BAT-A Concept monocoque truck at the club. The ultra-light-duty truck is a trend, we are likely to see in future showrooms shortly.

Of course, Chicago is not all trucks this year. We were particularly enamoured of the new Dodge Challenger muscle car SRT8-just like the rest of the world passion for the automobile. But, for the simple suspense car, the only thing here this week that the Challenger was nearly a million dollars, is not given, you have an even-if-you-want-a race car BMW M3 Rahal Letterman Racing that Fera campaign later this year in the American Le Mans Series Absolutely beautiful from every angle and ready to go out and mix it with the players established GT2, the M3 is hot stuff. Can we lead just once before you race, Mr. Rahal? Please? -- Jim McCraw

汽车新闻

2008-02-22T09:33:00.000+07:00

芝加哥-与人们期待已久的回到这里，道奇挑战者是无可争议的国王， 2 008年的芝加哥车展。不过这是卡车上弥补了大部分重要的揭示，与汽车制造商提出一项可怕的组合机器，从燃料结识各地，负载拖杂交车站，以过度的顶，过了道路拖拉机。

并站在了鲜明的对比，以沉重的燃油经济吸引众多的主宰过去数显示-绿色，几乎所有的，你可以看到，从法兰克福到洛杉矶和底特律。如此众多的亮相十分繁忙的效率在全球各地，这些过去两年，有大型制造商决定，我们需要休息，从所有其prognosticating对我国替代燃料的未来？可以。

生产者在风城当然节省了最大的那些亮相，为上一篇：孤星大修井机，卡车看上去像塔斯马尼亚魔鬼，使在钢，是其中的粉碎访问的文戏。它的创作者在 navistar是芝加哥本地人，并可能已充斥观众的欢呼声中，雇员，但欢呼声从媒体只是作为响亮。嘿， gearheads往往只是挖什么轮子，因此即使它恰好有10人，重达近35000磅。

在轻型载重车的消息，福特引爆大家一起到密歇根湖，它的卡车，那我。最重要的，至少对我们来说，是他们的新的一套工作解决方案为F系列皮卡，选择其中包括从车载笔记本电脑与Sprint的网络连接和可选的打印机，导航与舰队追踪，再加上工具，库存控制和床安全内容和工具- whew 。它的这种现实，精通技术的创新，我们很欣赏这些日子里，我们不能等待，以测试这几个数字齿轮的ASAP 。

福特还开辟了新一类的小企业交付的工作车辆，其运输连接前驱动箱卡车。它的体积甚至要小于一卡车的工作-这可能是它最吸引人的特点，虽然它可能会获得更好的燃油经济性比其他任何运载工具，太。新的EDGE体育-骗出了8件体试剂盒， 22中。车轮和轮胎，以及一个花言巧语的内部封装蛮酷的，但它被蒙上了福特的更大的工作卡车消息。

卡车，虽然，在今后的所有品种。和保时捷的卡宴GTS上，这使得其在北美推出这个星期在这里，当然不能有资格作为一个"工作"的卡车。这就是，除非你定义的"工作"有字赛马场门前。事实上，保时捷是海玲在GTS作为"最好的处理上的SUV道，在世界上" ，并与巨人21 -在。轮胎和全面电脑化空气悬架，我们是谁争论吗？这是保时捷，毕竟。最好的一件事GTS上的是400马力， 4.8升V8引擎是配对，以6速手动变速箱。

经过多年在摩托车，亚视和小型SUV业务，铃木终于有一辆是皮卡。他们来到了低风险，低成本航线由徽章目前日产边疆皮卡作为新的赤道。不过，这些都是很好的骨头，首先，与赤道要搞好，为铃木。

在其他平台共享新闻，大众汽车进入传统的美国小型商务创造结盟克莱斯勒公司，他们将建立一个非常联合国大众喜欢克隆的道奇队。大众routan面包车其实看起来不错，在人，而且可能使美国民众忘记，而不是不成功eurovan之前。但是，我们希望有一个臀部，德国已建成加装微型对我们的巷道，而是另一种传统的小型货车。

通用展示了四个新的卡车，其中包括雪佛兰导线，而最近通用汽车交叉必须建立在该波长平台共享，土星观， GMC的项目Acadia和别克飞地。该导线的前端看起来身体很马里布非常霸道，以我们的眼睛。而从成功和赞誉的车辆，分享一下，未必是一个坏主意。一般遵循与GMC的塞拉利昂杂交皮卡，悍马h3t皮卡和bodacious的GMC denali xt概念unibody皮卡。我们尤其挖上的概念，并且它可以有朝一日加入本田山脊，福特Explorer ，美国SUV的概念，与丰田-蝙蝠概念在unibody卡车俱乐部。该超轻载重车是一种趋势，我们可能看到，在未来的展厅很快。

当然，芝加哥，是不是所有的卡车，这一年。我们特别迷恋与新的道奇挑战者srt8肌肉车，就像其余的汽车发烧友的世界。但对于纯粹的车的兴奋，只是这个星期在这里说，来到接近挑战者是100万美元，你-无法做到的-有一偶数，如果你想要一宝马M 3赛车拉哈勒说，给赛车将运动，在今年晚些时候在美国勒芒系列绝对华丽的，从每一个角度看，并准备走出去结合起来，与既定的GT2球员，这是M3的热门东西。我们可以驾驶它只有一次，然后种族，拉哈勒先生？请？ -吉姆mccraw

Audi Review

2008-02-12T13:25:00.000+07:00

As the five rings representing the Olympic Games, the four rings of the Audi emblem are immediately recognizable, as a representative of an association that has proven to be far greater than the sum of its parts.

Beginning with the creation of the Audi brand in 1909, Audi has reinvented itself several times before finally becoming a mixture of four independent companies - Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer - in 1932, but even before the Audi is Audi AG now, it has been producing innovative concepts. In 1921, for example, Audi has produced the first German car for driving on the left. This was a major change from right-hand drive, which has the remains of transportation when drivers seated at the right hand of the coach, was the norm.

Audi other technologies that have enabled pioneering front-wheel drive - pulling a car instead of pushing - the use of aerodynamics in the design of cars and the use of lightweight materials in the automotive industry.

Today, innovative Audi continues their history, with the race cars as the R10 TDI 2007, and performance of cars such as the line of sedans A4 Avants, and convertibles.

BMW 3 Seriesis Review

2008-02-12T13:23:00.000+07:00

The 2008 BMW 3 Seriesis one of the hottest 4-5 cars on the market today. Available in 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible / cabriolet with the power retractable hard top or 5-door wagon, it is literally a series 3 for just about everybody who appreciates quality, comfort and the ambiance of a BMW and can afford the price tag.

The aerodynamically designed and engineered German BMW 3 Series is the entry-level luxury car and is often regarded as the reference vehicle in the compact sedan with sport performance, as car category. All models are available in the 328i with toppings rear-wheel drive, and the cut, sedan and station wagon all styles are available in a 328xi all-wheel drive trim.

Powered by a 3.0-liter 6 cylinder that delivers 230 horsepower, or a twin turbo version of the same engine that produces 300 horsepower and impressive, it's really a car driver. A six-speed manual transmission is standard, while a six-speed automatic is optional. The turbo 3 Series sedan and coupe both range from 0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds, while the 328i series is available in about 6.5 seconds. Even with this kind of power under the hood, the 3 Series remains faithful to energy efficiency. The 328 is valued at approximately 17-18 MPG in the city and 25-28 MPG on the highway and it depends on the body style, transmission and transmission. The rear-wheel-drive 335i comes to an end in 17 cities and 26 MPG highway rating with either an automatic transmission or standard.

The standard equipment on models 328 includes heated outside mirrors, a sunroof, 16-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, automatic air conditioning, and a CD 10-speaker stereo with an auxiliary audio input jack and wainscoting Walnut true. In addition, the cut has a sport suspension tuned package. 335 models offer power front seats and a premium exceptional Harman Kardon Logic 7 sound system. Most of the BMW 3 Series, please refer to a dealer lot is already equipped with a premium option package or sport-or both. Premium Package option gives its owners leather upholstery, self-extinguishing mirrors, Bluetooth technology, and power seats. Sport option package adds a strong suspension for the convertible, sedan and station wagon, and also includes a larger wheels with high-performance tires and sport seats. Additional options for those who are willing are available for purchase individually and iDriv include a navigation system based on real-time traffic information, an adaptive cruise control, remote, heated front seats and satellite radio. Paddle shifters are easily added to the models that are purchased with all the sports and equipped with an automatic transmission.

AutoNation Sees Drop in New Car Sales for the 4th quarter

2008-02-12T13:17:00.000+07:00

07 February 2008

In another report quarterly earnings reflects economic concerns in the United States, the country's largest car dealership, AutoNation, Inc. posted profits lower than expected numbers, Thursday, February 7, with a particularly damaging reports from Florida and California.

For the fourth quarter of this year, net income of the company has fallen by 31 per cent to $ 51.7 million compared to a previous level of 75.2 million. Net profit stood at 278.7 billion dollars down from 316.9 billion in 2006.

Florida and California combined account for about half the market of the company for new vehicles and about 20 percent of new vehicle sales for the nation. The current retail market in these two areas has been described as "challenging" in a statement issued by Mike Jackson, chief executive officer.

He added, however, that "AutoNation continues to have confidence in California and Florida, and the views as healthy markets in the long term. We believe that, in 2008, American industry sales of new vehicles will decrease to the mid-15 million unit level of 16.1 million units in 2007. Nevertheless, the recent decision by the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates could improve the outlook for the automobile detail in the second half of 2008. "

AutoNation is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and employs about 25000 workers in 322 franchises in 15 states.

Chrysler plans for the next generation of vehicles on a new platform medium size

2008-02-12T13:16:00.000+07:00

February 11, 2008

Chrysler plans to build a large number of vehicles on the basis of its new global medium platform, ranging from sedans and hatchbacks to small vans and crossovers, according to the head of the business of product development, Frank Klegon.

Speaking to the Automotive news Auto Show Chicago, Klegon said the new platform will replace the one currently in service with the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Dodge and Journey.

In December, as part of the realignment of company's products, Chrysler has created a D project team, headed by Engineer Michael Donoughe, working on the next generation of vehicles that will use the basis of average size throughout the World.

Klegon said, "They must look at where we should go to the next midsegment cars. It will take a platform existing and building upon it, to develop a new platform. It could be front-wheel drive, it might be rear-wheel drive, it may be the opportunity to spend.

Among the responsibilities of the group are the decision on where the new vehicles will be built and whether Chrysler would seek partnerships with other automakers. New vehicles evolution of this development effort are expected to appear within five to six years.

Size and weight are critical determinants, like all automobile manufacturers feel under pressure to meet the new standards for fuel economy. "Everybody is in this form of hunting," said Klegon.

automotive Journal 2007

2008-02-11T08:40:00.000+07:00

All-2007 Jeep Patriot Committed to the safety and security
Cars on February 10, 2008 07:33
The all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot is redrawn with enhanced security features. Our engineers have incorporated the latest technology to ensure off-road Jeep Patriot is solid off-road as it is on the road. Jeep Patriot Our customers can enjoy the confidence of driving a vehicle safe and secure, regardless of driving conditions they may encounter. & ".

All Product to-2007 Jeep Patriot Belvideres assembly plant Chrysler
Cars on February 10, 2008 05:53
The 2007 Chrysler Jeep Patriot has been manufactured in assembly plant Belvidere groups which was reorganized in 2005 and, since then, become the focus of Chrysler Groups adoption of flexible manufacturing. The plant is capable of producing multiple products on an assembly line. We see the results of our strategy of flexible manufacturing.

Three jeeps all new vehicles make a public debut Advance Australia
Cars on February 10, 2008 00:03
At Melbourne: Jeep recently announced that it would give the Australian public the opportunity to take a look at its three brand new vehicles which are scheduled to debut at the Melbourne International Motor Show, March 2, at 12. Conduira the show with some background on the product brands aggressively growing from four to seven models this year.

Japanese Cars Boost 2006 US deficit
Cars on February 9, 2008 20:18
Japanese Cars are important factors that caused the 2006 American deficit. This outcry is anchored on the fact that Detroits automobiles have been weakened by the Japanese automakers. The figure is 6 percent higher than the 2005 numbers. The sharp increase is attributed to the soaring sales of cars and trucks Japanese.

Volkswagen to produce new compact car
Cars on February 9, 2008 16:33
Everyday small car that looks attractive and affordable .. "The new pact says will be designed to cater to a diversified market in the world. It would have" space for four people and luggage. ". DaimlerChrysler AG's Smart car is a compact Shall a lot of advantages such as easy to park built that allow nose in the parking lot.

Motown Iron Chef competition highlights the Chrysler and Jeep food
Cars on February 9, 2008 12:23
That contest was in conjunction with Detroits Winter Blast. Participating chefs prepare snacks that reflects the characteristics of Chrysler Aspen. The restaurant winner will receive a $ 5000 gift to be given to the charity of their choice. The second prize is $ 500, that will be given back to the charity selected from the restaurant.

Jeep brand has expanded its range of model year 2007
Cars on February 9, 2008 11:58
"Jeep is the Swiss army knife of the SUV market. This impressive portfolio SUV Jeep dealers provides an unprecedented opportunity for the brand to grow by offering a range of products that will excite our current customers and attract new ones.". The expansion of the Jeep brand happens in two years which, in turn, the production of additional signs of the range Jeep parts such as Jeep air deflector to accommodate future demand for spare parts. 2004 was a great year for Jeep because he was able to form its first three brands which include the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Any new 2007 Jeep Patriot featuring avant-garde and Technology Sound System
Cars on February 9, 2008 11:08
Patriot is also charged with various accessories Jeep making a must-have vehicle. Jeep Patriot owners are confident. Their vehicle is very much a part of their lifestyle. A 12-volt power outlet in the Jeep Patriots dashboard is made standard on all models. A 115 volts was also placed in the centre console, but offered as an option for the Patriot Sport model and standard on the Limited model Patriot.

Plug-in from hybrid technology Odyne presented at the Society for fleet managers
Cars on February 2, 2008 13h16
The fact is undeniable that electrical and electronic components are essential in a car. Like Volvo auto parts relay, which plays a variety of operations that are necessary for performance of the car is absolutely essential. Although the use of electricity in a car is common.

New model Nissan 350z day and to be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
Cars on February 2, 2008 12:51
Vehicle manufacturers are ready to show their products. Such an undertaking is Nissan, which recently announced that they will be unveiled for the first time, a new model that will be what the company hopes to carry the company toward greater profitability in the European market. No details have been given as to the segment of the car which will compete in.

DaimlerChrysler Cars Borgwarner to be equipped with all-wheel drive
Cars on February 2, 2008 12:01
The Chrysler Group has recently announced that their 2007 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger 2008 will be equipped with a system of technologically advanced. Such cars will be equipped with BorgWarners Interactive Torque Management (ITM 3e). The technology will improve the Sebrings and stability Avengers.

2008 Pontiac G8 and Toyota Highlander winners steer consumers largest new introduction Awards
Cars on February 2, 2008 08h41
Details of that award and highlights of the exhibition are available at auto ConsumerGuideAuto.HowStuffWorks.com With so many factors to consider. Assist buyers of cars everywhere identify vehicles worth consideration. Vehicles selected by the editors of Consumer guides as potential candidates award are those that are new or completely redesigned cars and trucks that are launched at the Auto Show 2007 in Chicago.

Hummer Consumer Electronics: a partnership with Modelabs Group
Cars on February 2, 2008 07h26
ModeLabs Group will incorporate the latest technologies into their HUMMER licensed products to help promote the lifestyle HUMMER World. Lines of Consumer Electronics HUMMER will be made sustainable and high performance with a robust design to meet the current requirements of the lifestyles of consumers.

Motorweeks Drivers Choice Awards 2007
Cars on February 2, 2008 04h56
MotorWeek has recently announced the results of their Drivers Choice Awards and here is the complete list: Best of the Year Honda Fit This cute nervous 5-door subcompact offers big on all levels. The front-wheel-drive Fit is powered by 1.5 liter single-cam General 4-cylinder variable valve timing and lift control.

Suitable nitrogen gas distributor of cars and light trucks
Cars on February 2, 2008 03h41
The motoring public is looking for ways to improve the energy efficiency of their cars. Different parts of products are readily available to them and use what can dramatically increase the energy efficiency of their cars. For those who are planning to buy cars. One of the elements of the wide range of vehicle components which can contribute to better fuel economy is the same whether the tires, the fact is commonly overlooked, except by a few knowledgeable.

Gm cuts on its ad costs
Cars on February 2, 2008 01h11
The second largest advertiser has been reported to reduce its ad spending by more than $ 600 million last year, according to TNS Media Intelligence is a great loss for the media marketing. MJ cut in its announcement of the figures suggest a massive decline which is higher than the total expenditure of companies like Nike or Volkswagen.

Pontiac with its sole Internet advertising --
Cars on February 2, 2008 00h21
A brand of General Motors plans to create an online community of coaches were aficionados can meet and share their love for cars. Pontiac will establish a Motorati Island. Pontiac expects that Second Life begins to create a culture of car lovers on the island, it will eventually encourage other car enthusiasts to join the community and Pontiac would like to be in the vanguard when that happens.

University of Michigan, in cooperation with Gms CoO developed continuum solar car race
Automobile 1 February 2008 23:31
The search for energy alternatives is a priority for all vehicle manufacturers. While other manufacturers are still at the initial stage of research. General Motors operations pre-production (OPP) Design Center Shop located in the center of automotive technology is to provide resources for developing solutions to engineering and design for Continuum.

2007 Jeep Patriot responsible for Radical Sound System Technologies
Automobile 1 February 2008 22:41
The Jeep brand has always been known for producing some of the best off-road vehicles that never Volvo rotor is known for the effectiveness of their braking. They have repeatedly raised the bar of what a vehicle must be off-road. They proved once again that they are one. The Jeep Patriot is known as the most capable vehicle in its class.

Aaa Minnesota, and to promote the safety of children passengers Safety Week
Automobile 1 February 2008 19:46
February 11 to 17 is noted that the Child Safety Week passengers and commensurate with that. Their effort to educate parents on how to properly secure their most precious cargo is due to the fact that many children on board are not properly secured. This is one of the first reasons for automobile accidents are still the leading cause of death among children aged four to fourteen years.

Chrysler Workers Fear Worst Yet to Come
Automobile 1 February 2008 19:21
In addition to increased job cuts and plant closings is the fear of a bleak future. Is an electrician at DaimlerChrysler GAL Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. He wondered whether there was still a future in the production of automobiles. Laube is so low in the seniority list, and so he was dismissed last month.

Toyota: Battling American Backlash
Automobile 1 February 2008 13:55
Toyota Motor Corp. is bracing for a probable reaction on the American market. Says backlash it is said that the post-effect of the growth of the company in the United States and the vehicle is pointing to the social and political risks that its major causes. Toyota executives have played down the importance of predictions that spun off from the industry in recent years.

Dodge frees a roadster with Demon Soulful attitude
Automobile 1 February 2008 13:30
Anticipation is soon to this end next March at Auto Show in Geneva to be held in Switzerland as a car manufacturer intends to wipe out the Dodge Demon - a little sporty rear-wheel-drive roadster concept. This should yield results among radicals auto aficionados. This formula, and others are employed by Dodge to create a compact.

Lutz to accelerate turn gms
Automobile 1 February 2008 13:05
Is now changing the fate of the automobile in a short time. That's why he intends to use his valuable time to heal the deep-rooted perceptions of buyers of GM cars. All that GM can do is to recover and learn from mistakes. The recovery is not as easy as the quality of production of vehicles - it is building a real solid reputation.

Chrysler, Off to Unfold Biggest Ever Gamble
Automobile 1 February 2008 04:45
The details of its restructuring plan, which is labelled as his greatest challenge will be announced on Wednesday. 000 salaried positions will be cut by the company in accordance with its restructuring plan. The Chrysler Group is also expected to strengthen ties with its German parent - Mercedes-Benz. The dramatic overhaul is aimed at coping with forecasts of 1.2 billion dollars of losses for the company in 2006.

US: Ford reduced full-year loss of nearly $ US10bn Jan. 24, 2008 |

2008-02-03T07:37:00.000+07:00

Source: just-auto.com editorial team "Encouraged by the progress": the president and CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally "Encouraged by the progress": the president and CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally View image Ford Motor Company on Thursday reported a full year 2007 net loss of $ 2.7bn ($ 1.35 per share), a significant improvement compared to the full year 2006 net loss of 12, $ 6 billion ($ 6.72 per share). Revenue, excluding special items, rose to $ 173.9bn from $ 160.1bn a year ago.

The increase was due primarily to changes in exchange rates, price higher net and an improved product mix, the automaker said.

Tax included, Ford full-year loss from continuing operations was $ 366m, (19 cents per share) compared to a 2006 loss of $ 2.7bn ($ 1.44 per share). Excluding special items, full-year pre-tax profit from continuing operations was $ 126m, $ 3.3bn in place a year ago.

Ford said that all operations outside of the automobile in North America were profitable for the whole year, at least, before special items, and all operations of the automobile "notable improvements compared in 2006. " Special items, primarily non-cash charges associated with a Premier Automotive Group (PAG), impairment of assets (related to Volvo) and a change in practices for providing incentives to retail brokers throughout the year, reduced full-year results before tax of $ 3.9 Bn ($ 1.18 per share), which included a reduction in revenue of $ 1.4 billion. "Each of our activities is to improve the car, and we are encouraged by the progress that validates our strategy and plan," said chairman and CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally. Q4 Ford posted a fourth quarter 2007 net loss of $ 2.8 billion ($ 1.30 per share), a significant improvement over the $ 5.6bn ($ 2.98 per share), lost in the same period of 2006. In the fourth quarter, the pre-tax loss was $ 620m, an improvement of $ 1.3 billion. In the fourth quarter, earnings, excluding special items, was $ 45.5bn, up from $ 40.3bn a year ago, mainly because of currency gains, the net increase in prices and an improvement in volume .

Ford in the fourth quarter, after-tax loss from continuing operations, excluding special items, was $ 429m (20 cents per share, compared with the year 2006 after-tax loss of $ 2 billion ($ 1.03 per Action). As with the full year results, special items reduced Q4 results before taxes - in this case by $ 3.9bn ($ 1.10 per share), which included a reduction in revenue of 1.4 billion dollars. Again, as for the whole year, these were primarily non-cash charges associated with an impairment of assets CPA (linked to the Volvo) and a change in the retail trade of incentives for brokers .

Automotive For the full year, Ford automobile sector in the world reported a pre-tax loss of $ 1.1 billion, compared to a pre-tax loss of $ 5.1bn a year ago. The automaker said the improvement primarily reflects the higher net prices, lower costs and favorable model mix, partially offset by an unfavourable exchange rates, and higher net interest costs. Cars posted a pre-tax loss of $ 889m for the fourth quarter, compared to a pre-tax loss of $ 2.3bn a year ago. The world automotive revenue for 2007 was $ 155.8bn, $ 143.3bn compared to a year ago. Q4 revenue was $ 40.8bn, compared with $ 36.0bn. Total wholesale company vehicle in 2007 were 6553000, compared with 6597000 units in 2006.

Fourth quarter wholesale vehicle were 1643000, 1568000 against. Automotive operations in North America reported a full-year pre-tax loss of $ 3.5bn, compared with a loss of $ 6.0bn in 2006. Revenue was $ 70.5bn, an increase of $ 69.4bn. The Q4 pre-tax loss of $ 1.6bn was an improvement over the $ 2.7bn lost a year ago. Revenue was $ 17.0bn, an increase of $ 15.1bn. South America and Ford Europe operations both reported substantial improvements as regards pre-tax profit for the full year while the Premier Automotive Group (PAG) has posted a full year pre-tax profit of $ 504m, compared with a loss of $ 344ma year earlier.

"The improvement was more than explained by cost reductions in all brands, the growth in volume and higher net price Land_Rover, partially offset by an unfavourable exchange rate and adverse mix , "Ford said in a statement.

Volvo unspecificed suffered a loss for the full year. In full-year revenue for PAG was $ 33.2bn, compared with $ 30.0bn in 2006. PAG reported Q4 earnings of $ 59m, compared with $ 174m for the same period a year ago, the automaker said, "was more than explained by Volvo, primarily reflecting adverse exchange rates, the mix products, and non-recurrence of a one-time profit impacts included in the results for 2006 ". Within PAG, Volvo has been breaking even, combined with the Jaguar and Land Rover operations accounting for profit. PAG income for the quarter was $ 9.0bn, compared to $ 8.6bn a year ago.

Asia-Pacific and Africa operations greatly improved over the year, posting a pre-tax profit of $ 40 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $ 185ma year earlier. "[This] reflects primarily the performance and favorable cost of net revenues, and an increase in profits from our Chinese joint ventures, partially offset by mixing and unfavourable exchange," said Ford. In full-year revenue was $ 7.0bn, compared with $ 6.5bn in 2006. Ford earned $ 204m of Mazda and associated operations, compared with $ 168m in 2006. However, "other motor vehicles", which consists of interest and costs related to financing, accounted for a full year loss before tax of $ 547m, compared to a pre-tax profit of $ 247m in 2006. Ford said the fall was mainly due to the non-recurrence of last year's tax-related interest income of about $ 670m, and higher net interest expense associated with financing implemented during the fourth quarter of 2006 .

For the full year, the financial services sector earned a pre-tax profit of $ 1.2 billion, compared to a pre-tax profit of $ 2.0bn in 2006. Ford Motor Credit reported net income of $ 775m in 2007, down from revenue of $ 1.3 billion a year ago. Earnings before income taxes of $ 1.2 billion were in 2007, down from $ 738m from 2006. Ford said the fall was due to the non-recurrence of credit loss reserve reductions, borrowing costs higher depreciation costs higher for leased vehicles and higher costs as a result of changes are made in the North American business. Perspectives "Although our operations are improving the car for one year at the base, the American economy is slowing and the outlook for the automotive industry remains difficult," said Mulally. "To help ensure that we are able to deliver our commitments despite the difficult external environment, we will take other measures to reduce costs in North America, including enterprise-wide UAW buyouts. "In addition, we will continue to speed up the flow of new products, reducing the complexity of the vehicle, and adjust production to the changing business environment." Reports in the United States this week, said Ford, as part of its recent agreement with the UAW, planned to axe more 13000 jobs in North America.