http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275822,government-bonus-scheme-triggers-surge-in-car-sales.html Berlin - Car sales in Germany surged by 40 per cent in June, data released Thursday showed. The number of new registrations in Europe's biggest car market climbed to 427,000 last month, Germany's International Association for Vehicle Manufacturers (V... Cars,General Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:11:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275822,government-bonus-scheme-triggers-surge-in-car-sales.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275660,japanese-government-approves-record-spending-for-fiscal-2010.html Tokyo - Prime Minister Taro Aso's administration on Wednesday approved a record cap of 52.67 trillion yen (548.5 billion dollars) in general spending for the next fiscal year, which begins in April, as Japan battles its worst postwar recession. The a... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:35:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275660,japanese-government-approves-record-spending-for-fiscal-2010.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275580,dutch-team-builds-679-hp-dream-sports-car.html Amsterdam -A Dutch team has fulfilled a dream by building its own super sports car, the Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS, fitted with a supercharged Corvette ZR1 engine with an output of 679 hp and a top speed of 330 km/h. Dutch designer Emile Pop made th... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275580,dutch-team-builds-679-hp-dream-sports-car.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275579,sporty-turbo-diesel-golf-is-back-in-vw-catalogue.html Wolfsburg, Germany - A sporting version of the VW Golf using a frugal, common-rail diesel capable of 222 kilometres an hour enters showrooms from next month. VW hopes the fuel consumption will help sell the GTD which shares its suspension set-up and ... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275579,sporty-turbo-diesel-golf-is-back-in-vw-catalogue.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275578,tuner-builds-jet-fighter-style-muscle-cars-for-us-air-force.html Van Nuys, California - American tuning shop Galpin has joined up with the US Air Force to produce two modified showcars inspired by the styling of a jet fighter. The aim of the outlandish machines which hail from Van Nuys in California is to highligh... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275578,tuner-builds-jet-fighter-style-muscle-cars-for-us-air-force.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275577,mercedes-e-63-amg-available-in-august.html Stuttgart - The top of the range Mercedes AMG in the E class, the E 63 AMG, will be available on European markets from August with a price tag starting at 105,791 euros (146,700 dollars), the car maker has announced. The AMG distinguishes itself from... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275577,mercedes-e-63-amg-available-in-august.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275576,new-audi-a5-sportback-combines-coupe-with-sedan.html Ingolstadt, Germany - The new Audi A5 Sportback, available at German dealers from September, joins the A5 family as the third member after the coupe and roadster versions, the car maker has announced. Starting with an entry price of 36,050 euros (49,... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275576,new-audi-a5-sportback-combines-coupe-with-sedan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275575,new-diesel-engine-for-citroen-c5-and-c6.html Paris - Citroen is introducing this summer a new three-litre diesel engine for the C5 and C6 models with the 240 hp unit replacing the previous 2.7 litre HDi with an output of 208 hp, the French car maker has announced. The six-speed automatic unit i... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275575,new-diesel-engine-for-citroen-c5-and-c6.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275574,new-belt-system-reduces-injury-in-multiple-collision-accidents.html Stockholm - A new seatbelt system has been designed to reduce injury in multiple collision accidents, pulling back the occupants automatically after a first impact to allow better protection from airbags and seatbelts. The reversible pre-pretensioner... Cars,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275574,new-belt-system-reduces-injury-in-multiple-collision-accidents.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274563,new-golf-bifuel-with-lpg-drive.html Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is offering the new Golf Plus with bi-fuel liquid petroleum drive (LPG), reducing carbon dioxide emissions by ten per cent compared to the comparable standard petrol engine drive model. The 1.6-litre four cylinder 72 k... Cars,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:11:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274563,new-golf-bifuel-with-lpg-drive.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274562,mercedes-research-vehicle-reveals-injury-safe-vehicle.html Stuttgart - Mercedes-Benz has revealed an Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESF) fitted with a host of new safety components designed to make the vehicle almost safe from accidents and leaving its occupants with nothing more than light bruise marks if it ... Cars,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:11:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274562,mercedes-research-vehicle-reveals-injury-safe-vehicle.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274560,mitsubishi-starting-first-delivery-of-i-miev-electric-cars.html Tokyo - The Japanese car maker Mitsubishi has started supplying select customers with a production version of the i-MiEV electric vehicle with a full sales start scheduled for April next year. Individual orders for the Mitsubishi Innovative Electric... Cars,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:11:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274560,mitsubishi-starting-first-delivery-of-i-miev-electric-cars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274559,toyota-prius-with-solar-roof-option.html Tokyo - The new third generation Toyota Prius can be ordered with the option of a solar roof that powers a ventilation system keeping the car cool while it is parked in the sun.... Cars,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:11:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274559,toyota-prius-with-solar-roof-option.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274558,mercedes-crowns-super-sports-car-with-slr-stirling-moss-edition.html Stuttgart - Mercedes is crowning the end of the SLR super sports car with a production run starting this month of the special Stirling Moss edition with neither a roof nor a windscreen in true speedster tradition.... Cars,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:11:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274558,mercedes-crowns-super-sports-car-with-slr-stirling-moss-edition.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274429,paris-parking-space-auctioned-for-470000-euros.html Paris - An anonymous car owner in Paris, apparently fed up with looking for a place to park his car, has purchased a parking space in the heart of the city for the astronomical sum of 470,000 euros (654,000 dollars), the daily La Tribune reported Tue... Cars,General Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:35:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274429,paris-parking-space-auctioned-for-470000-euros.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273993,berlins-car-arsonists-remain-a-political-hot-potato--feature.html 630 Berlin - Setting a car on fire is quick, easy and carries little risk of being caught by the police. Some might say it's even more straightforward than stealing a bicycle. These are all reasons why torching cars has become a preferred activist sy... Cars,General Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:05:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273993,berlins-car-arsonists-remain-a-political-hot-potato--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273527,porsche-panamera-to-be-fitted-with-top-sound-system.html Stuttgart: Porsche is planning to fit the new four-door Panamera with what is described as the world's best sound system in a car featuring a package of 16 speakers developed in cooperation with the up-market Berlin audio firm Burmester. I am quite ... Cars,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273527,porsche-panamera-to-be-fitted-with-top-sound-system.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273526,volvo-and-vattenfall-to-offer-plug-in-hybrid-in-2012.html Stockholm ­ Volvo and the Swedish energy concern Vattenfall have formed a joint venture to market a plug-in hybrid electric- diesel vehicle by the year 2012, it has been announced. According to the car maker, the vehicle will mark the next developmen... Cars,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273526,volvo-and-vattenfall-to-offer-plug-in-hybrid-in-2012.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273525,replacement-for-ferrari-f430-spotted.html Marinello, Italy -The successor model of the Ferrari F430 has been spotted by spy photographers in Italy, revealing the same basic shape but a redesigned rear and an apparently wider wheel base. Running under the code name F142 the new car is widely ... Cars,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273525,replacement-for-ferrari-f430-spotted.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273524,citroen-reveals-details-of-ds-concept-study.html Paris ­ The French car maker Citroen has revealed details of the DS3 concept that will become the first model of the new DS series, revealing a luxurious interior with body-hugging leather seats, flowing dashboard design with cone-shaped instruments ... Cars,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273524,citroen-reveals-details-of-ds-concept-study.html