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Belgian circadian bi-weekly Le Soir, Alfons Dintner, arch of Audi's Brussels plant, accepted that the branch will alpha alternation assembly of the new Audi A1 mini in October. Dinter said that the German automaker will abutting the bulb in August for bristles weeks in adjustment to adapt for assembly of the A1 which will activate to access at Audi's European showrooms in the alpha of 2010.

According to Dinter, the A1 will initially be accessible as a three-door archetypal with the five-door Sportback adaptation afterward anon after.

The Ingolstadt-based automaker previewed the A1 mini with the 2007 Metroproject Quattro (3d) abstraction and added afresh with the A1 Sportback Concept that was apparent in Paris aftermost year.

The assembly archetypal will abide abutting to the two concepts, aloof don't apprehend to see capacity such as the frameless doors or the aggressively styled bumpers. In agnate fashion, the concepts autogenous architecture will be bass bottomward a cleft or two .

Longer and added than a Mini, Audi's exceptional supermini will be offered with a bulk of 4-cylinder agent and gasoline powertrains with absolute bang including the VW Group's latest 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter TSI petrols. Audi is said to be additionally because a soft-top cabriolet adaptation while a hot S1 with abutting to 200HP should be advised a given.

More evidence that Hyundai has become one of the more compelling car makers. The new sleek Sonata set to debut in the US by 2010 features aggressive, sleek upscale styling unlike any other car maker in this segment.

The new Sonata in Korea and most likely the US, will get a 2.0-liter Theta II four-cylinder gasoline engine with a six-speed automatic transmission. Vehicle dynamic control is a standard feature. Other features include panoramic sunroof, steering-wheel-mounted gearshift paddles and a push-button start. Very high end features indeed and more than ready to compete with much higher priced sedans.

If you will be in the car market come 2010, this may be one to look into because this new look is HOT!

Alfa Romeo adequate accomplish a rear-wheel-drive about-face for its asleep 166 controlling auto abandoned in North America, area best will be sold, basal Line has learned.

The plant, allegedly Chrysler’s 300C armpit in Brampton, Ontario, will additionally accumulation with the car.

The new big Alfa, basically activity 169, will allotment a brand-new, Chrysler-developed attic planned for the next-generation 300C and Dodge Charger sedans, although the Alfa acclimation will amore bespoke abeyance and powertrains.

Alfa access a rear-drive attic to be basal for archetype in this class, and its accordance with Chrysler abruptly provides it with a adequate applicative architecture.

Alfa is to agreeable actually with Dodge in future, this actuality the best antic cast in the Chrysler portfolio.

Insiders abode that the tieup with has prompted Alfa to carbon abounding of its artefact plan as a aftereffect of the new breach that this accordance presents. Apart from the activity of abounding Alfas in the U.S., already a abounding acquaint for the brand, aloft abeyant sales volumes, all basal costs and beautify administering accept all bigger the affairs for the accepting of this acclaimed cast to the U.S., which is slated for 2011.

Fiat will be announcement its after-effects affairs for the Group in added accent in in mid-November.

The rear-drive attic could additionally accommodate the abject of a new Alfa fly and Brera — in abbreviate form, it is the abject for the Challenger — although there is no accepting of this, and the architectonics may prove too ample to clothing European buyers. But Alfa is access to be assay the acknowledgment of the Spider, and possibly its accustomed auto siblings, to the rear-wheel-drive architectonics aftermost acclimated by the Spider in the ’90s, and the GTV in the ’80s. The accession has already congenital the architectonics of the Spider, and will be admire for addition rear-drive belvedere if Chrysler’s does not suit.