Milestone #2: Hyundai crosses 25 Lakh Car Production in India

Let me settle things first. This blog is not a Hyundai PR Website. Now that things are clear, let me also state that I wish that there are some other automobile companies to rival Hyundai in constantly attracting media attention and being in spotlight. Seriously, this Korean company is not only growing globally in terms of sales, models, profits and brand image but is also setting milestones across the globe. Following my previous post of Hyundai's milestone in Alabama (USA), it is now the turn of it's Indian subsidiary Hyundai Motor India (HMI) to achieve a significant milestone.

The cumulative production of cars in it's plant at Sriperumbudur, 35 kms from the auto hub of Chennai, crossed 25 Lakh units today (08-Dec-2009). Hyundai started operations in India in the year 1998 after completing the construction of the greenfield facility in a record time of 17 months. The first car "Santro" was launched in September 1998 and it went off to become one of the most popular cars to be made in India with a total cumulative sales of 15 Lakh units till date. Cars like the Accent, Sonata, Getz, Elantra, i10 & the recent i20 have followed the Santro and continued the legacy of Hyundai in India. Of the total 25 Lakh units produced, approximately 16 Lakh units were sold in India and 9 Lakh units were exported.

Hyundai Motor India has always been a trendsetter of sorts in our country and this event is no exception. Hyundai has achieved this milestone in just a little over 10 years - the fastest in India and only the second auto manufacturer after Maruti to achieve this milestone.

Novo Ford Fiesta 2011 Tunado no Sal�o de Los Angeles

A Ford colocou um exposi��o quatro vers�es tunadas do novo Fiesta no Sal�o do Los Angeles.

A Ford personalizou os quatro carros em parceria com as empresas H&R, 3dCarbon, FSWerks e Steeda.

O Fiesta azul foi preparado pela H&R Special Springs:

O Fiesta vermelho foi preparado pela 3dCarbon e FSWeks:


O Fiesta preto foi preparado pela Ford Racing:


E o Fiesta foi preparado com kits de personaliza��o visuais da Ford:

Recall do Volvo XC60 no Brasil

H� duas semanas foi anunciado o Recall do Volvo XC60 no Estados Unidos. Agora o Recall � no Brasil, o problema � o mesmo a tampa do painel de controle dos ajustes do banco do motorista pode soltar em casos de colis�o lateral, o que prejudicaria o perfeito funcionamento do cinto de seguran�a.

Para corrigir o problema, a Volvo ir� substituir a tampa do painel de controle em sua rede de concession�rias. O servi�o gratuito, que dura cerca de uma hora, pode ser agendado na Central de Relacionamento Volvo pelo telefone 0800 707 7590.

V�deo Chevrolet Agile Sunny e Sport

Livermore Nostalgia Car Show HDR Black & White

162 of 365 - Livermore Nostalgia Car Show HDR Black & White, originally uploaded by SRivera.

of 365. I plan to upload a photo a day for a full year, 365 days.

Another shot from the Livermore Nostalgia Car Show. Converted 3 exposures to HDR then applied a Black and White filter in Photoshop, also added a slight amber tint.

Milestone #1: One Millionth Vehicle rolls off Hyundai's Alabama Plant

November-30-2009 will go in books as a red-letter day for South Korean auto-major Hyundai's American subsidiary - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA). The day marked the "Roll-Out of 1 Millionth Vehicle" from the plant which started operations in 2005 with the mid-size Sonata sedan and henceforth added the crossover Santa Fe to it's lineup. In a short span of a little over four and a half years, a total of 655,496 Sonatas and 344,504 Santa Fes were built to achieve this landmark.

Speaking on the occasion, HMMA President & CEO, Mr.H.I.Kim said, "Our guests of honor today are without a doubt the team members wearing the Hyundai logo on their chest. We've overcome many challenges since production began in 2005 and through it all our Team Members never turned away from those challenges. It is because of them that we were able to accomplish this tremendous milestone."

It seems that Hyundai is on a spree of achieving milestones across the globe. On November-03-2009, Hyundai reported that the worldwide cumulative sales of it's Santa Fe SUV has touched 2 Million units. This included 500,000 unit sales in the Korean domestic market. This multiple award-winning and successful model was launched by Hyundai in June 2000 and it has steadily gained in popularity in most of the markets it was launched in. The Santa Fe is in it's second generation now and it was given a mid-cycle facelift very recently.

Conceito da Volkswagen que faz 41km/l

O prot�tipo Up! Lite Concept da Volkswagen foi apresentado no Sal�o de Los Angeles. O carro faz a incr�vel media de 41 km/litro de diesel.

Para chegar a esta marca a Volkswagen utilizou um motor turbodiesel, com 0,8 litro com 51 cavalos em conjunto com um motor el�trico de 10 Kw e c�mbio seq�encial de sete marchas. Para reduzir o peso, na carroceria foi utilizada fibra de carbono e nas rodas o alum�nio. Para ajudar na aerodin�mica foram retirados os espelhos e colocado c�meras de v�deo no lugar.

Mesmo com este motor pequeno o Up! Lite Concept vai de 0 a 100 km/h em 12,5 segundos e atinge m�xima de 160 km/h.

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