The 2011 season will see Celtic Racing again competing in the AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike class, as P.J.�Jacobsen will be racing the Ducati 848EVO machinery with support from legendary Ducati tuning house Fast By Ferracci.The young New Yorker earned nine top ten finishes in AMA Pro's most competitive class in 2010.
"2010 was a good year for us and I'm glad to be back with Celtic Racing once again," said the 17 year-old. "We made a lot of progress and the team worked really...
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Ginetta Working On New G55 Supercar
With a half-century of car-building experience for both the road and track, the UK's Ginetta Cars continues to strength its position by announcing plans for a brand new model, the G55 sports car, which is scheduled to debut early next year. Details on the car remain closely held, but the car's first development steps are already underway. Designed...
Celebrity Classics up for grabs from Bonhams at Brooklands
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Rolls-Royce, UK, Celebrities
Pan's Labyrinth 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III by Inskip - Click above for high-res image gallery
Few auction houses have dealt with as many celebrity automobiles as Bonhams, and the upcoming event at Brooklands is poised to carry on the tradition.
Among the lots up for grabs during the auction at Mercedes-Benz World will be this unique Rolls-Royce Phantom III. The first of 24 Phantom IIIs sold to the United States, this particular 1936 example - a five-seat limousine with custom Inskip coachwork and 7.3-liter V12 - was used in the bizarre fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth in the chase scene against a Bentley.
Also crossing the auction block at the event on December 6th will be a 1934 Lagonda M45 Tourer once owned by Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd fame) and a Mercedes-Benz 600 formerly owned by Elvis Presley. Other highlights include a '64 Maserati, a '55 Mercedes Gullwing, a 2000 Ferrari 550 GTZ and a '64 AC Cobra. Follow the jump for the full press release and check out the trio of Rolls-Royce photos in the gallery below.
[Source: Bonhams]
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
General Motors opens company's first flexi-engine plant in India
Filed under: Diesel, Manufacturing/Plants, GM, India
GM employees complete build of first engine at powertrain plant in Talegaon
General Motors has inaugurated its first-ever flexi-engine plant. The facility, located in Talegaon, India, is a unique powertrain production plant that enables the manufacturing of gasoline and diesel engines simultaneously. GM invested $230 million to construct the flexi-engine facility, which has an initial annual production capacity of 160,000 engines and is designed to accommodate future expansion. The plant will produce diesel and gasoline mills for Indian-market versions of the Chevrolet Spark, Beat, Captiva, Optra, Cruze, Aveo, Aveo U-VA and Tavera.
Karl Slym, president and managing director of GM India, spoke of the adaptability of the engine plant in Talegaon, stating:
In the ever-changing automotive industry, flexibility is the name of the game.The plant has capacity to churn out engines with a maximum capacity of 1.5 liters for cars. More importantly, the new plant will ensure there is a flexibility as far as manufacturing of engines is concerned. The permutations and combinations for engine production can be varied between the existing petrol and diesel engine lines.
[Source: General Motors]
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General Motors opens company's first flexi-engine plant in India originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsChrysler confirms $843M investment in Kokomo, IN plants
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler
Sergio Marchionne stopped by Chrysler's transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana and delivered some good news. The Chrysler Group plans to invest $843 million into the plants to modernize them and prepare for the production of a new front-wheel drive automatic transmission. This pushes the automakers total investment dollars near the $3 billion mark, dating back to June of 2009, with $1.1 billion of that earmarked specifically for the Kokomo facilities. More importantly, this announcement should have 2,250 employees breathing a little easier because it allows their jobs to be retained.
We know Chrysler is getting ready to launch its eight-speed transmission, but this new transmission in development has yet to be revealed.
New transmissions, more stable jobs and a new Charger? 2011 is certainly shaping up to be brighter than last year for the Pentastar."For years, Kokomo has been at the center of our powertrain strategy and the potential of an additional investment reaffirms that position," said Sergio Marchionne, CEO, Chrysler Group LLC. "When introduced, this new front-wheel drive transmission, along with the previously announced eight-speed transmission we will also produce in Kokomo, will transform our future products and position them as leaders in marketplace. With the promise of investing more than $1 billion into our Kokomo facilities within the last six months, we are demonstrating our commitment to this community and our dedicated workforce. We appreciate the support of the UAW and the City of Kokomo, and look forward to continuing a partnership that will see the Chrysler Group once again become a successful and competitive enterprise."
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