Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Ford & Mazda still Long Term Partners!




Ford, Mazda to Remain 'Long-Term' Partners
One year after Ford Motor Co. sold most of its controlling stake in Mazda Motor Corp., top executives from both companies have reaffirmed their commitment to a "long-term partnership" – quashing speculation that the longest alliance in automotive history was breaking apart. According to the Detroit News, in meetings over the past couple of weeks, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi, and other senior managers have discussed how they can continue to collaborate within the framework of their new ownership structure. While their partnership will be less about shared vehicle platforms and more about joint development of automotive systems and technologies, executives from Ford and Mazda said it remains vital to their success. Mazda provides Ford with a window into the Japanese auto business that Ford is keen to keep open. And the relationship also allows Ford to achieve even greater economies of scale. For example, by selling motors to Mazda, it is able to lower its own unit cost for those engines. And the two companies continue to operate four major joint ventures – in China, Thailand, South Africa, and Flat Rock – that are beneficial to Ford’s global outlook. Click here for more on Ford and Mazda’s continuing partnership.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Article in Jan. edition of Sports Car Magazine!


Genesis from Dahl Auto published in Jan. edition of Sports Car Magazine!

A picture from our Genesis Coupe customer Trevor Jones. He races the Genesis he bought from Dahl professionally… Pretty cool, huh!



Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Share the Love 2010 Going on right now....





$250 to the listed charity of your choice when you purchase a new Subaru!

Mitsubishi RVR






Listen to this:

It will be called the 'RVR' in Japan when it goes on sale Spring 2010....to be sold in other global markets (including the U.S.) later in 2010.


RVR was born in 1991. RV of RVR means Recreational Vehicle. In Japan, with Montero (Pajero in Japan),
RVR created SUV segment. (In Japan called RV segment) In US, this vehicle was sold under
Chrysler Eagle brand called Eagle Summit.

After 2 generations of RVR, its production terminated in 2002. Size-wise, RVR was replaced by Outlander.
Spring 2010 RVR will debut in Japan. Fall/Winter 2010 same car will debut in US as Outlander Sport.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009





HYUNDAI TAKES THE LEAD AS THE MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT AUTOMAKER IN AMERICA

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 1, 2009 – One year after promising to become the leading manufacturer in fuel economy, Hyundai delivered by topping the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy report. Hyundai passed all major manufacturers in Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) including traditional leaders like Honda and Toyota. The report demonstrates the effectiveness of Hyundai’s value-driven fuel-efficiency strategy, which focuses on the intelligent application of cost-effective technologies. The report also substantiates Hyundai’s leadership in the race to achieve the government-mandated 2016 CAFE standard of 35.5 miles per gallon.
The EPA 2009 Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends Report indicates that Hyundai has the highest MY 2009 laboratory 55/45 fuel economy with 30.1 miles per gallon (mpg). Hyundai is also the only automaker to top 30 mpg in the report.

Environmental Protection Agency Fuel Economy Reports
Group Fuel Economy (mpg)
MY 2009 EPA Lab 55/45* (projected)
Manufacturer** Overall (Cars/Trucks)
Hyundai 30.1
Honda 29.7
Volkswagen 29.6
Toyota 29.4
Kia 28.0
Nissan 27.2
BMW 26.9
Ford 25.7
General Motors 24.5
Chrysler 23.2
* from EPA Table 28 (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/mpg/fetrends/fullreport-tables-nov2009.xls) – MY 2009 EPA Laboratory 55/45 Fuel Economy by Manufacturer (55%city 45% highway weighted metric)
**Include ten highest-volume manufacturers

“Our thoughtful application cost-effective, fuel-efficient technologies has helped us achieve our goal of leading the industry in fuel economy ahead of schedule,” said John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. “Now we hope to extend that leadership with the launch of our new direct injection, turbocharging and lithium-polymer hybrid technologies, all of which will be a part of the 2011 Sonata lineup launching early next year.”
Hyundai is aligning global R&D resources at its engineering centers in California, Michigan, Korea, India and Germany to develop the Blue Drive technologies needed to achieve fuel efficiency goals. Under the Hyundai Blue Drive strategy, technologies such as direct injection, turbo-charging, hybrid drive systems and a number of others will all play larger roles in powering future models to offer consumers lower emissions, enhanced performance and more miles per gallon.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 790 dealerships nationwide.
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