New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV to be unveiled at 2008 Moscow Motor Show

Phatumtanee: July 17,2008: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will unveil its new Pajero Sport SUV model at the Moscow Auto Salon 2008 (The Moscow Motor Show) to be held at the Crocus Expo in Moscow between August 26 and September 7 (opens to the public on August 29). The new Pajero Sport will be phased in selected regions such as- Russian, the ASEAN area, the Middle East, Latin America and Oceania markets starting from September this year while MMTh is going to introduce the vehicle in Thailand this October.

The new Pajero Sport will be available in Thailand both 4WD and 2WD and be powered by a choice of two engines which all deliver outstanding motive performance and fuel economy: 2.5-liter and 3.2-liter common rail direct injection diesel unit.

The new model features dynamic and sporty exterior lines, complemented by stylish and vast interior space that engenders a sense of comfort, purpose and safety. This cabin, available in 3-row (7-passenger) seating configuration is also very practical, ideal for leisure use.

In terms of architecture, the body of the Pajero Sport is mounted on a newly developed ladder frame to realize high levels of durability and reliability, consistent with the needs of its target markets.

Mitsubishi’s All Wheel Control philosophy, forged through its participation in the Dakar Rally and other contests, informs all of the company ‘s 4WD systems. The new model will use the Super Select 4 WD system, also used in the Pajero SUV, which transmits drive torque effectively to all four wheels on all types of surface. The body, frame and driveline not only give Pajero Sport outstanding off-road performance but allow it to deliver excellent drive dynamics over all surfaces.

MMTh schedule to introduce Pajero Sport to Thai market in this coming October with confident that the new model will make a strong addition to its SUV rage, which also includes the Pajero Exceed , the comfortable and luxurious SUV that just launched to Thai market last March, and will assure further growth for the company in Thailand.

Hello! Chevrolet Cruze is global compact car names.

While General Motors' US-based global media centre has issued only a short statement announcing the name of the replacement for Chevrolet Europe's Daewoo-built Lacetti, a spokesman for GM UK's media relations department has revealed exclusive details of the car's global significance to AutomotiveWorld.com.
Some sources had, until now, suggested that 'Ultra' would be the new vehicle's name, following the debut of a Lacetti-sized hatchback concept with that badge at the Paris show two years ago. While the Cruze is likely to share certain styling cues with that design study, the Cruze at Paris will be a four-door sedan. A larger car than the Lacetti (Nubira in some European markets), it will run alongside the existing five-door hatchback, sedan and wagon series "for about 18 months", according to Chevrolet UK's product manager for Communications, Craig Cheetham.
GM says the Cruze was developed by a global design and engineering team and will be built "in multiple locations around the world". The Cruze "approaches an overall length of 4.6 metres and offers ample interior space and cargo capacity for five passengers".
Cheetham confirmed that the new model will be the first production application of GM's Delta 2 architecture and that the Cruze for Europe would be on sale from January. The UK importer at least, will offer GM and Motori Moderni's existing 1.6-litre gasoline and 2.0-litre turbodiesel I4 engines respectively but a 1.4-litre gasoline unit may follow for other regional markets.
The car itself is vital for GM as it will bring all its lower medium-sized vehicles onto one architecture and see the Cruze and its derivatives built in plants in Europe, Mexico, the US, Russia, South Korea and Brazil. While cars for Europe will initially be sourced from GM Daewoo, Cheetham would not rule out future exports westwards from GM Europe's forthcoming St Petersburg manufacturing complex.
For North America, this is undoubtedly the new model that Rick Wagoner recently hinted would be the replacement for the (Ohio-built) Chevy Cobalt. Expect production to start in 2009 for the 2010 model year.
The Cruze model name was used by GM for a Chevrolet-badged version of the Suzuki Ignis sold in Japan between 2001 and 2006, while a version of the same vehicle, the Holden Cruze, was sold in Australia between 2001 and 2005. These cars were far smaller than the forthcoming Chevrolet Cruze, which will share nothing with these models.

Hyundai-Kia is world’s fifth largest automaker

The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has emerged as the world's fifth largest automaker with global sales of 3,961,629 units in 2007, moving up from sixth place in 2006, according to Automotive News' 2008 Global Market Data Book, says a release.

While quantitative growth has been an important objective in the past for the group, the company’s efforts are now focused on qualitative growth in terms of continuous improvement in corporate social responsibility, profitability, technological innovation and brand power. Hyundai-Kia has the momentum to keep on growing.

The group has seen remarkable growth in the four decades since Hyundai Motor Co was founded. It ranked as the world's eleventh largest automaker in 1999, the year Hyundai-Kia Chairman Chung Mong-Koo took over the helm as the CEO.

Counting the export sales of 185,114 complete knock-down kits which are assembled by overseas partners, the group's 2007 global sales reached 4,146,743 units. Automotive News’ methodology excludes CKD sales.


2007 Global sales rankings
Unit sales
Toyota Motor Corp.
9,366,000
General Motors
8,902,252
Volkswagen AG
6,191,618
Ford Motor Co.
5,964,000
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group
3,961,629
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
3,831,000
Nissan Motor Co.
3,675,574
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA
3,428,400
Chrysler LLC
2,676,268
Fiat S.p.A.
2,620,864

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