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Mercury dealer compensation schemes introduced and all the dealers are deeply dissatisfied





Super cars news, comprehensive foreign coverage to compensate for the Mercury brand close to the dealer brought losses, Ford cars will be for it in the United States in the 1700 's Mercury dealers provide cash compensation.

Ford on June 2, announced in the fourth quarter of this year the complete cessation of all models of production mercury. According to an insider, Ford has on June 3, give notice to the dealer, the dealer situations according to their own sales, fewer dollars cash compensation, more then 20 million.

Ford United States President Mark Fields in an interview with automotive news, United States, said: "I think our compensation plan is fair. Our compensation is much higher than that of the dealer agreement and United States law, and much higher than the United States automobile history of any similar compensation at a time. ”

But Ford provides compensation programme has attracted many distributors of dissatisfaction. It was a bit reluctant to disclose the name of the dealer said: "our shop you can sell each year 350 mercury cars, annual revenue to $ 2 million. While Ford offered me the amount of compensation for only $ 20 million. Even if he gave me $ 500 k, also far cannot make up for my losses. ”

(Super car network)

United States California: purchase of high-performance car can enjoy dedicated lane





The California population of 40 million, hybrid vehicle close to 500 million, more than 12% of the total, to become the world's new energy vehicles fastest one of the most mature.

But two years ago, Vice President, science and technology Minister WAN Gang first gives new energy vehicle development of clear targets: by 2012, the internally 10% new production car is energy-saving and new energy vehicles. Today, more than half the time, the number of new energy vehicles and no breakthrough. Is the new energy cars subsidies standards rules has yet to emerge, or there is a deeper reason why? how to reference global experience?

The end of may, at the Shanghai World Expo Shanghai Automobile Group-General Motors Museum held forums from Berkeley, urban and regional planning and urban design Professor stiff-necked ・ di gold (Elizabeth Deakin), and Arup Group global energy CEO John ・ Myers (John Miles) to accept a press interview.

The overall emission reduction targets

"21st century": how California's policy of subsidies?

Stiff-necked ・ di Gold: a car regardless of hybrid or traditional cars as long as you comply with the emission standards or energy consumption standards will give you the appropriate tax subsidies. Our California himself has developed a set of technical standards and inspection systems, through the official test, meet the standards of the automobile will enjoy the subsidy policies.

"21st century": specific subsidy policies?

Stiff-necked ・ di Gold: there are two ways, one is the vehicle registration fee, which is on the licence, the purchase of energy efficient cars consumers can enjoy the car registration fee waiver. The second is the use of subsidies, to achieve high standards of the vehicle, this car can enjoy dedicated lanes in California, when other cars are plugging in the road, you're driving the car can go dedicated Lane, let you travel more convenient.

Add that this lane other car can go, but need a few personal carpool, car at least three people to walk this road. If a person driving a car, not a high standard of vehicles would also like to take this lane, you need to pay.

John ・ Myers: I want to open in the United States, a hybrid car, one year registration fee is US $ 250, if you buy a normal car to 500 dollars. Equals is halved.

"21st century": in addition to the corresponding subsidies, California are there for new energy vehicles of other related measures?

Stiff-necked ・ di Gold: California all regions, with various levels of Government, the level of these government departments usually layers of promotion to the next level of government departments listed a plan to achieve by the year 2025 goal of 30% emission reduction.

These government departments if entire plan to do better, you can get from the State Government to financial support, if the plan itself design too well, or promote new energy vehicles will State Government does not give him money. This makes the Government departments in order to achieve such a goal will do a lot of appropriate investment and deployment. For example, in the local to the high-performance car parking subsidies, or if building more charging station, etc., to encourage more people to use efficient vehicles to help them reach 2025 achieve the emission reduction target of 30%.

Inefficient cars up efficient car

"21st century": China's new energy policy soon encouraged, the two find what encourages policies more suitable for China's new energy vehicles?

Stiff-necked ・ di Gold: on the one hand through campaigns to raise awareness of everyone. If you open a very large, very high fuel efficiency of cars people will laugh at you, with public opinion as a guide and encourage you to go in that direction, the world experience shows that this is still very effective. Secondly, the Government forced monitoring not only for manufacturers, for consumers also have a fine, if you buy a very inefficient cars to levy a fine, this fine collection of past later used to subsidize buy efficient car, put the money from side to side, you can greatly improve the overall efficiency.

From the end-consumer, I feel that the development of new energy vehicles may be derogated from in parking fees or reduction of vehicle registration fees, travel expenses, such as shooting fee remission.

John ・ Myers: China now has a duty, but the key to see how you use. London there are two ways that an implementation encouraged card, no matter by bus or metro, if a normal buy tickets

Zhang subway ticket 4 pounds if you encourage card, a ticket just 1.6 pounds, while encouraging the card received money, which in turn is used to develop subway and public transport.

There are also London went to pay congestion charges, all jam fee is used to improve public transport. So, not only in China, but also to the collection and use of revenue.

In addition you can let the car manufacturers and utilities can be better, closer cooperation. Because the development of hybrid or electric vehicles, electric companies, is also a good thing, because they can sell more energy. So I think that they can let their cooperation, more of the power station, which encourage consumers to purchase new energy vehicles.

In short, there are a variety of incentives, and the last for the Chinese should be China's own make judgments.

"21st century": in the new energy vehicles, California started earlier, as a pioneer, what are the lessons?

Stiff-necked ・ di Gold: California has many hybrid vehicles, some of these hybrid cars than conventional motor fuel more effectively, but some also does not necessarily more fuel-efficient. The Government encourages policy aims not only to improve of traditional automobile fuel consumption, but also to improve the hybrid vehicle in the effectiveness of energy consumption.

In addition, we must pay attention to this new technology overall lifecycle, in research and development before the first life cycle, such as Schwarzenegger was very encouraging people to build with hydrogen, hydrogen, natural gas must be used throughout the production process, gas leak, so that it is caused by waste than other energy consumption increased, or will be offset by savings. Focus on new technology throughout its lifecycle, you can further review of the adequacy of new technology, it makes sense though put a lot of research and development, but may not be able to help us improve the environment.

(21 st century economy)

Chrysler restructuring for the first time after enrollment staff in us weapons of mass





Kenilworth (reporter Wei xuezhen) according to foreign media reports that Fiat , Chrysler CEO Malchow twice recently announced within new Grand Cherokee (Gallery Forum) in Detroit North Jefferson assembly plant put into production, also announced on the factory's enrollment staff programmes. This is Chrysler 2009 out of bankruptcy protection since its first major expansion plan, external evaluation considers that this means that Chrysler has issued recovery of signal.

It is understood that the factory had a total of 1700 workers, this new employee number is 1 100,-enrolling Chrysler will be from 19 July to start in a new class of the factory production. However it is reported that these new ways of 1100 employees an hourly rate of only half of the previous, approximately US $ 14.

(The Beijing News)

7 large manufacturers, sales volume increased u.s. auto industry's on the road to recovery





CRI June 4 rising may United States automobile and truck sales exceeded most analysts ' expectations, and seven manufacturers have to achieve growth, indicating that the car was on the road to recovery.

In may, United States market for continuous eighth month-over-year increase. The overall sales volume rose by 19%. General Motors to 223410 sales and 17% increase are the largest United States sales champion. Immediately following common is automobile, Ford sold 196671 units, an increase by 22%. In the United States ranked top ten cheqi in addition to and BMW Toyota , major sales are rendered cheqi double-digit growth.

In the United States automobile sales reached 109.9 million, exceeded the April 98.2 million units, compared to the same period last year increased by 19%. More importantly, at an annualised rate of sales up to 1160 million, exceeded the most analysts made last month, auto sales expected edmund.com forecast 1140 million also being left behind.

Edmund senior analyst Jessica ・ card Mandeville (Jessica Caldwell) pointed out: "in the auto industry's sales from last October old cars for cash plan high since. Car sales may be "multiple factors boosted, including sustained economic recovery, very attractive purchase offers, car purchase loan conditions for relaxation and Memorial Day of strong sales.

Which Chrysler , sales growth of 33% in may, for the first time in recent years exceed 10 million units.

Toyota sales volume growth of 7%, is the largest automobile giants in the lowest rate, indicating that Toyota to recall events of the shadow is also a long way to go.

Ford 's Fusion and 2011 full size pickup Super Duty sales are , wild horses (Gallery Forum) (Mustang) sales also defeated Chevrolet Camaro.

General automobile sales in may also enables growth, is the first time in 2007, representing a growth rate of sales achieved in April more reach 8 years.

Exclude older cars for cash plan of Honda sales, up to 8 months of 2008, a new high, mainly due to substantial discounts.

Nissan sales increase and the industry average impartial, Rogue, Sentra and Versa and strong performance car booster.

Card summary Mandeville says: "overall, sales in may exceeded expectations is pretty good. ”

(yoyo)

Technology frontier lighter more secure Lightweight car seat available





You must have seen racing's internal, in addition to the driver's seat, the rest will be removed, it is obvious that this is for racing more lightweight.

科技前沿更轻更安全 轻型汽车坐椅面世

Latest technology Lear technology claim that they completely new revolutionary chairs to bring traditional seat comfort while reducing the weight of approximately 25 pounds. Lear said their chairs contains seven patented technology, combines safety, environmental protection, comfort features.

According to reports, Lear's EVO structures using a lightweight guides and institutions to reduce the weight of the seat.