Opel Combo 2012, debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show

Opel has released the first images in this hour of the new generation of Combo, a versatile MPV in 1994 as a commercial vehicle - Opel Corsa derived from utilitarianism - and evolved over the years even in the MPV version, following the success of cars such as the Renault Kangoo, Citroen Berlingo and Fiat Doblo.

And it is that comes from Fiat Doblo Combo dell'Opel the last generation, thanks to a partnership signed with the Italian manufacturer that has allowed the House of Lightning to build the new model with a skilled task of re-badging. The design of the MPV German is clearly linked to that of the Fiat Doblo, although men of Rüsselsheim worked well on the front of the car, especially on the grille and bumper that incorporates fog unpublished, so give the car a certain family resemblance to other models of the German manufacturer.

Fiat launches Dobl Professional Work Up

Fiat Professional has launched the marketing of the new Doblo Work Up, "light trucks" that starts at 16,570 euros in version 1.3 Multijet 90 hp engine. This is the first vehicle in this segment entirely assembled by Fiat since it is a small truck derived from very small Fiat Doblo: it has a box 2.3 meters long, 1.82 wide and with a surface load of 4 square feet can load up to 1 tonne of goods, particularly durable suspension with "bi-links".

Fiat Doblo Grande Punto and the company's European fleet

Fiat Group Automobiles signed two important agreements for the supply of commercial vehicles in Austria and Spain. The orders relate to the Fiat and Fiat Professional, and have been agreed with an Austrian Post, the Österreichische Post AG, the other with the prestigious leader in the food sector PepsiCo.

New Volkswagen Crafter: multi-purpose worker

He made his debut on the European markets the new generation of Volkswagen Crafter, multi-purpose commercial vehicle of Volkswagen improved aesthetic appearance and technical features, thanks to a more modern design, with the most ergonomic interior and the introduction of new TDI engines, now more powerful and yet less thirsty for fuel.

Aesthetically, the new Crafter is distinguished by its simple design and clean, characterized by bold strokes that grow horizontally, thus following the philosophy of style inaugurated by the German manufacturer of other business models such as the Caddy, the Amarok and T5 range. The front grille of the new Crafter unprecedented gains that develops harmoniously side by removing the headlamps, while a strip wedged between the bumper and grille adorns the lower surface of the front.

Volkswagen Passat hire for the region Veneto

The Regional Council of Veneto has signed an agreement with Italy for the supply of Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI BlueMotion 2 Technology, which will be used as vehicles of representation. The formula used is that of a rental in the monthly payment that includes the cost of fuel, making it very economical as decreed by the Court of Auditors, who is testing this solution to verify the costs of public administration.

Leaf automotive Nissan Dealer Day 2011

Also this year Nissan will not miss its presence automotive Dealer Day, the event dedicated to the business world where the Japanese group will showcase the Nissan Leaf, one of the most interesting models of their current range and capable of winning the Car of the Year title in 2011. Nissan said that the CEO will speak at the event for the Italian subsidiary, Andrea Alessi, who will attend the forum of Case and New Strategies for Dealers to be held May 11 at 16.45, while the marketing director of Nissan Italy, Antonio Melica, make its contribution during the session, promote and communicate the electric car, scheduled the same day but at 11.30.

Commercial vehicles in Europe, well, evil in Italy

In Europe, growth in sales of light commercial vehicles, with a reverse trend, however, in Italy. The ACEA (Association of European car manufacturers) announced the results of February, showed that at the continental level unincremento by 16.8% year on year (141,914 units), rising to 18.5% when considering the first 2 months, when 290,695 vehicles were delivered.

Of course, a distinction must be made according to the segment: the sector of the van up to 3.5 tons in weight had a more than 12.3% with France, which remains the first continental market in quantity and has seen an increase in the 13.6%, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom increased by 32 and 23.9%.

Company car: born association dedicated

E 'was born in Bologna, the Italian Association of Auto Business Buyers and Managers (AIAG), on the initiative of a group of managers responsible for management of company cars on behalf of several Italian and foreign companies operating in Italy. This is a rapidly growing sector, which saw the first two months more in the number of sales 33.4%, In contrast to the overall national level which is in sharp decline.

Cars business: sales fly to +33.4%

While registrations of individuals registered in the branch - during the first two months of January and February - a drop of 32% over the same period of the field instead of company cars has seen a growth in diametrically opposite. The purchase of company cars in fact have increased by 33.4% resulting in a performance that bodes well for the general recovery, considering that today the field of fleet management is about 25% of the passenger car market.

Great Wall extends the fleet for the Local Police

It enriches the offer of the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall at the disposal of law enforcement. After presenting the previous 5 Hover Bologna Motor Show, the fleet is expanded with Steed 5 seats, more for law enforcement, and SC Steed made a special display for the Civil Protection. A new hard top covering the long, large box that contains all the materials and composition prepared in collaboration with the Milanese firm specializing Promo.

Hyundai H-1 2011: c 'space for all

Launch of the 2011 range dellla Hyundai H-1, the Korean commercial vehicle introduced in 2008 and updated in recent days in the envelope and the 2.5-liter CRDi engine that now meets the Euro 5 emission control standards. 5.12 meters long, 1.92 wide 1.92 m high me, the H-1 has a very long wheelbase 3.20 m and is available in the commercial variant, Van, with three or six people with room for cargo space or window, and the wagon version that comes to house up to eight passengers on three different rows of seats, the last of which can be folded to increase cargo volume from 851 liters a2.500 version in six places, but if you elects to place the van with 3 liters become well 4308.

Renault Twizy: the power that gives the work

At stake is something very precious: an intake-term (12 months) and the ability to create a professional marketing department within the company: to make between the skeptical Italian public (not only) the Twizy small electric car, Renault has launched a competition aimed at those who graduated in the last 12 months and university students who are going to discuss the argument: who will develop a strategy of launching a small electric city car (whose debut is expected in 2012) by March 31 next year and the author of the proposal will be judged best by the marketing department, will be recruited for a term in a Renault, with possibility of renewal.

Mercedes Viano here restyling

Mercedes has released official images of the Viano restyling, namely the MPV version of the Vito van. The Mercedes Viano was amended in both the front and the rear, through the adoption of the same stylistic canons of the cars of the Star. It has also been further improved the quality of the interior.

However, the biggest news about the mechanical part. In fact, all engines now belong to the family BlueEFFICIENCY eco-friendly. The engines are all Euro 5 compliant and, thanks to a new 6-speed manual transmission with Gear Eco function paired with ECO start / stop, fuel consumption and emissions have decreased in the order of 15%.

TomTom Traffic Stats: Traffic data for companies

At the annual meeting of the Board of Transport Research being held in Washington, TomTom introduced the TomTom Traffic Stats project, a database that advertises itself as the largest ever and will end when 3,000 billion measure to which it 3 more added every day and a half billion. The ambitious TomTom database will be made available to governments, institutions, companies and academics on issues related to traffic, providing a valuable contribution to all operators constantly updated.

Hertz rental cars for sale

The Hertz car rental company aims to sell part of its fleet through the service "Rent2buy. In essence, you can choose one of nearly 10,000 vehicles displayed on the site hertzrent2buy. com and do a test drive of 3 days to try the features and check the condition of the car. After this period, the driver can choose whether to purchase the car or tried to give up.

In the latter case, will only pay for the rental. The Italian branch of the U.S. gives you the opportunity to check on the internet make, model, year of registration and mileage of the vehicle, he may see which of the 30 agencies participating Hertz that is available. Customers can select the model and the amount you intend to spend.

The 2011 benefits for company cars

Have been published as an annex to the Official Gazette of December 23, 2010, benefits for company car use are valid for the fiscal year 2011. The tables were prepared by ICA and indicate, for a specific vehicle, the value of the income of the employee arising out of promiscuous, both corporate and private cars or motorcycles owned by the company.

The benefits shown by ICA represents 30% of the amount corresponding to a distance of conventional 15 thousand km per year (the fiscal period means extended to 12 January the following year). The benefits, therefore, is calculated by multiplying the mileage of each car for 15,000, is then considered 30% of the resulting figure, a figure that the law gives private car use by employees.