2011 new Fiat Uno

Fiat from Brazil released today the first photos of the new Uno, compact which will be launched in the country on May 4. Based on the Panda, the new hatch has a more rounded design inspired by the microcar 500. The new Uno will have four versions for sale: Vivace 1.0, Attractive 1.4 and crossover Way as 1.0 and 1.4 engines that have been enhanced to be more efficient about fuel economy.The car will also offer customers the ability to customize panel and bodywork.

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Citroën AirCross

Citroën in Brazil released today the first images of the new AirCross, a crossover version of the C3 Picasso MPV. The AirCross will be produced in Brazil in August with 1.6 16V engine and 16-inch alloy wheels. Citroën intends to compete in the segment where today are the Volkswagen CrossFox, an off-road version of the hatch Fox, and Idea Adventure, from Fiat.
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Peugeot Hoggar

Peugeot unveiled the first information and pictures of your new vehicle produced in Brazil. It is the Hoggar, a compact pickup truck that uses the base of the hatch 207, actually a redesigned 206.

The Hoggar will be launched in Brazil on May 15 and will have the largest cargo capacity of the category with 742 kg and 1 151 liters of volume in the cargo bay.
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Fiat Uno Mille

Last month, the Brazilian auto market broke another record. It was the best February ever with over 211 thousand vehicles sold.

Fiat is the most popular brand in Brazil in 2010 and Chevrolet and Volkswagen battle for 2nd place. Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia continue to expand its sales in Brazil. Hyundai, for example, is ahead even Toyota and remains as the 7th most popular brand in the country.

Among the vehicles, the old Fiat Uno Mille stole 2^nd place for the Palio and Toyota Corolla maintains the lead among the larger vehicles. Check below the 200 best-selling cars in Brazil in February 2010.

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2010 Ford Focus Hatch 2.0 Flex

Launched in 2008 with only petrol engine, the Ford Focus has just received another flex-fuel engine. After releasing version 1.6 with Sigma engine in December 2009, Ford introduced the 2.0 Duratec engine flex-fuel this week. Now all the line-up uses flex-fuel engines.
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BMW X1 xDrive28i

BMW began selling in Brazil this month the new X1 crossover. The version chosen for the launch was the xDrive28i, with all wheel drive and 6-cylinder engine with 258 hp.
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2010 Toyota Auris

Toyota is only the 7th most popular brand in Brazil, but is not satisfied with this position. The automaker’s goal is to join the four major local automakers – Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford – and it invests in new factory in the country.
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2010 Volkswagen Saveiro Cross

Volkswagen presented to the press the newest version of Saveiro compact pickup truck. The Saveiro Cross received a visual off-road like the CrossFox to compete with the Strada Adventure pickup truck, from Fiat.

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Chevrolet Camaro

The president of General Motors for international operations, Tim Lee, was in Brazil this week in his first official visit. Mr. Lee attended a press conference for the Brazilian press on Thursday, 18, in Sao Paulo, and said the automaker plans to sell the Camaro in Brazil in 2011.
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2011 Volkswagen SpaceFox

A reader of the site Argentina Auto Blog succeeded catching a unit test SpaceFox restyled, named Suran in the country. The Volkswagen station wagon ended up with its release delayed due to the arrival of the pickup Amarok, which is also manufactured in the unit of Pacheco.

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