Thursday, June 2, 2011

Avaliação do Auto Shopping Internacional chega a ser 15% maior para compra de veículos novos

Maior valorização do usado e serviços estão entre as vantagens que o consumidor tem na hora de trocar de carro

A alta nas taxas de juros e o fim da redução de IPI tem feito com que os consumidores procurem por vantagens na hora de comprar um carro novo. A melhor valorização do veículo usado é um dos principais atrativos do AutoShopping Internacional, um dos primeiros empreendimentos do gênero e maior do Brasil no ramo. As avaliações chegam a ser até 15% maiores dos que nas concessionárias.
A venda de carros zero quilômetro é feita há cerca de um ano pelo estabelecimento, que também comercializa usados. No total, há cerca de 1,5 mil opções de modelos e marcas disponíveis. “O shopping surgiu como espaço destinado à venda de usados, mas decidimos vender veículos novos para aumentar a competitividade das lojas e oferecer mais opções aos clientes”, explica Alexandre Dias, diretor de Marketing e Varejo da General Shopping Brasil, empresa proprietária do Auto Shopping Guarulhos e de mais 12 shoppings.
Segundo a Anfavea (Assoc. Nacional de Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores), no mês passado, foram vendidas 289,1 mil unidades e em março 306,1 mil. Na comparação entre abril deste ano e o mesmo mês do ano passado, quando foram vendidas 277,8 mil unidades, houve crescimento de 4,1%.
Inaugurado em 2006, o local conta com 48 lojas. Por ser um shopping temático, especializado em automóveis, ele ainda oferece uma série de serviços para que os compradores tenham maior comodidade e segurança. Ao comprar um veículo, novo ou usado, o cliente tem à disposição financeira, despachante, seguradora. Visando maior conforto ainda há uma praça de alimentação e estacionamento com 200 vagas.

Usados
O carro usado dado com entrada para a compra de um novo, posteriormente é comercializado no próprio Auto Shopping. Além de contar com prazo de financiamento de até 60 meses, a exemplo dos novos, os interessados por veículos semi-novos têm como principal vantagem a procedência garantida, em que todos os veículos recebem um laudo de certificação veicular.
Entre os clientes do Auto Shopping destacam-se os homens com idade entre 25 e 34 anos. No entanto, as mulheres também estão entre os consumidores que compram no local.

Sobre a General Shopping
A General Shopping Brasil iniciou suas atividades em 1989 e hoje está entre as líderes do ranking nacional de shopping centers. É uma das seis empresas de capital aberto do segmento no País, com ações negociadas na Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (Bovespa), e a maior no estado de São Paulo. Possui 13 shopping centers em operação, dos quais detém uma participação média de 83,7% em ABL. Juntos somam 225 mil m² de Área Bruta Locável (ABL), sendo 190 mil m² de ABL própria. No total, seus shoppings têm 1.303 lojas.

Serviço
Endereço: Rodovia Presidente Dutra, saída 225 – Guarulhos SP
Horário de funcionamento: De segunda a sexta das 10h às 22h
Sábados, domingos e feriados, das 9h às 18h.
www.autoshoppinginternacional.com.br

Ford’s Smallest Production Engine Ever: The New 1.0-liter EcoBoost Three-Cylinder Gasoline Unit


It took the Ford Motor Company a very long time to jump aboard the turbocharged engine bandwagon for mainstream, non-sport models, but now the Detroit automaker is going full speed ahead with the presentation of a full range of force-fed gasoline powerplants. Ford latest offering is a new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine, the company’s first three-cylinder unit and its smallest production engine ever.

Designed by the engineering team at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre in the U.K., the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine promises to deliver performance of a larger four-cylinder unit with even higher fuel economy. It employs all EcoBoost technologies, such as turbocharging, direct injection and twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT).

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Hail Fail: BMW 5-Series Owner Tries to Save His Car by Dressing it Up…


Unless you are able drive into to an enclosed garage nearby, there’s not really much you can do to protect your car -or anything else in danger for that matter- if you are caught out in a severe hail storm. However, this doesn’t mean that some people won’t try to prevent the inevitable like this owner of a previous generation BMW 5-Series sedan.

Said to be a Croatian tourist on a visit to Slovenia, the owner of the Bimmer attempted to save the body of his beloved car by covering it up with whatever he could find. In this case, the only available items were some clothes he had in a plastic bag. Somehow, it doesn't seem like such a great idea... Watch the clip right after the break.

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Volkswagen Brings Golf GTI Cabriolet Study as well to Wörthersee Meet


And the news just keeps dropping in from the largest annual GTI Meet in the world at lake Wörthersee in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia. Aside from the 270-horsepower strong Golf R Cabriolet concept that we told you about earlier today, Volkswagen also brought along a GTI study of the recently launched drop-top model.

We’re still short on information as Volkswagen has not yet published any details, but it’s safe to say that the Golf GTI Convertible is powered by either the standard Golf GTI hatchback’s 210HP 2.0-liter TFSI or the Golf GTI 35th Anniversary Edition’s 235HP 2.0-liter turbocharged unit sourced from the Golf R. Obviously power is transferred to the front wheels either through a six-speed manual gearbox or VW’s DSG transmission. The car also appears to be riding on a lowered suspension.

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Hartge Gives the 2012 BMW 6-Series Convertible a Light Tuning Treatment


The German tuning industry is pushing full steam ahead with beefing up BMW’s new 6-Series sports car. We have already shown you the offerings from Prior Design, Hamann Motorsports and AC Schnitzer, but now it’s time for another traditional BMW tuner to release its goods for the F12 6-Series Convertible.

Hartge’s first take on the Bavarian model is somewhat restrained comprising of some mild styling and chassis upgrades. On the outside, the tuning firm offers its own emblems, new dual tail pipes on each corner of the bumper and a variety of alloy wheel designs in sized 19- and 20-inches shod in beefier performance tires.

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Volkswagen Debuts Golf R Cabriolet Study with 270-Horses at Wörthersee


This year’s Wörthersee meet in Austria is turning out to be quite an event for the Germans with the Volkswagen Group brands churning out one concept after the other. Following the debut of the Skoda Fabia RS 2000 Convertible, the German group pulled the veils off the Golf R Cabriolet study.

Using the recently introduced new Golf Cabriolet as a base, the designers and engineers of the Volkswagen R GmbH division built a convertible version of the gutsy Golf R hatchback.

Just like its closed top counterpart, the soft-top Golf R Cabriolet is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine putting out 270-horses and 350Nm (258.2 lb-ft) of peak torque from a low 2,500 rpm. The standard sprint to 100km/h (62mph) from standstill comes in less than 6.0 seconds while top speed is limited at 250km/h (155mph).

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Eibach and Giacuzzo Design Take on the Dacia Duster


Following in the footsteps of Elia, German aftermarket specialists at Eibach and Giacuzzo Design teamed up to create a tuning package for the Dacia Duster SUV. The two companies opted for light modifications in order to stick to the basic character of the Duster and to make sure the price of the tuning package would remain affordable for the car's target group. Read more »
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