Saturday, December 18, 2010

Saab Sport Sedan Concept Black

Youngho Jong is a Korean design student, he taken Saab to looking towards future as sport sedan for 2025 Advanced Warning System Vehicle concept: a rakish, four-door saloon with coupe-like styling. And no headroom, by the looks of it, but that’s a forgivable oversight. More interesting to us, however, is how he used his knowledge of nature and human psychology to come up with a vehicle that isn’t just smart, it’s downright sinister.

With his research showing that 50% of vehicles accidents are caused by carelessness, excessive speed and tailgating, Jong wanted to create a car that would warn other drivers to back off and drive with care.

Saab Sport Sedan Concept Black
Saab Sport Sedan Concept Black

There are following the 2025 concept, slits open up in its rear panels revealing amber hazard lights, patches of the car’s skin also darken. The same amber slips are found on the front and sides of the vehicle. Jong took his inspiration from nature’s Fire Salamander, which uses its bright, menacing colours to ward off potential predators.

Jong also mentions that the Saab Sport Sedan Concept Study’s skin is constructed of a soft, impact absorbing material that reduces pedestrian injuries and vehicle damage in collisions. He incorporate sharp edges and the colours red and yellow to further emphasises the possible danger.

Kia Sorento passes 100,000th mark (U.S)

Kia has celebrated the sale of its 100,000th Sorento SUV, the first American built vehicle from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) in West Point, Georgia.

Since launch, the Sorento has been Kia’s best-selling vehicle for eleven successive months and is the first Kia model to eclipse the 100,000 unit mark in the U.S in one year.

“Selling 100,000 Sorentos over an 11-month period is an extraordinary achievement for not only the Kia brand, but our first U.S plant as well, “said Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of KMA and KMMG. “This impressive sales milestone demonstrates Kia’s growing brand impact in the U.S., which is a direct result of our ongoing design-led transformation which has delivered a growing stable of new generation Kia vehicles, highlighted by our best-selling Sorento, and will continue into the future with the arrival of several more exciting, stylish and fun to drive products.”

Two Saab 9-5 sedans randomly catch fire (SE)

According to a daily Swedish newspaper, two new-shape Saab 9-5 sedans have caught fire, in the same area and within a short time frame.

The image on the left showing a 2011 9-5 with a huge hole in the bonnet happened just last week.

Internet speculation suggests that an incorrectly fitted aftermarket heater was to blame, but this is yet to be confirmed.

Kia surpasses 1 millionth milestone in Latin America

Kia is proudly celebrating surpassing the 1m unit milestone in Latin America. The 1 millionth vehicle was a flexi-fuel Soul Flex, destined for a customer in Brazil.

It all started back in 1977 when Kia made its very first shipment of the 353 Brisa sedans to Costa Rica. Kia exported a total of 1,050 units in this year. In 1994, Kia exceeded its 100,000 units mark, while in 2003, that figure rose to 500,000 units.

Vice President & COO, Thomas Oh, said, “This amazing accomplishment of reaching one million vehicle exports to Latin America is the result of our ceaseless efforts to elevate the level of quality and styling of our product line-up, while tapping into new markets and satisfying the needs of local customers. We plan to actively respond to the growing demand not only in this region but in other emerging markets like China as we further solidify our image as a top global brand.”

Kia is forcefully targeting the Brazilian market in particular which recorded 24,808 sales units in 2009. That figure is expected to increase by 102% this year to reach around 53,000 units. For now, Kia has achieved 10% market share in the Chilean market, 6% market share in Colombia and 21% market share in Paraguay.

Based on this momentum, Kia Motors predicts 2010 sales in Latin America will grow by 75% compared to the previous year to post 136,000 units. Regional market share is also forecast to increase from 1.5% to 2.4% over this same period.

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Upcoming Cars In 2011 Aston Martin DB9 Volante With Specification And Price

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