Pickup Evolutions

Pickup — the easy commercial car with an open cargo platform, as a rule, with full weight to 4,54 tons and load-carrying capacity to 2,5 tons.

The first mass pickups with a small platform for transportation of cargoes on the basis of automobile models have appeared in the beginning of 20th century, and in second half 1910th years the largest American autofirms «Ford», «Dodge» and «Chevrolet» began to carry out manufacture of pickups by a conveyor method.

Luxury off-road car

To the middle of 80th years, all over the world pickups were ranked as exclusively utilitarian transport, i.e. pickups were popular among farmers and proletariat, but later, pickups became especially popular in the North America, and then all over the world.

First, the pickup is cheaper than an off-road car, secondly, is perfectly well capacious and possesses the reliable operational characteristic, in the third, is supplied with advanced pickup truck cover and the powerful towing motor.

It has led to displacement of demand towards cars of the given type and to occurrence in the given segment of new brands, including even such prestigious as «Cadillac» and «Lincoln».

GM has shown new Chevrolet Silverado

General Motors has presented on a motor show in Chicago new pickup Chevrolet Silversdo Heavy Duty 2011 with outstanding characteristics in a segment of "heavy pickups".

The engine power is not disclosed yet. Nevertheless the information on new system of clearing of exhaust and extang gases (SCR) became accessible.



The car will receive the expanded fuel tank (~136L). As a result with the diesel engine the pickup can pass without refuelling ~1090km. Silversdo Heavy Duty it will be accessible in two versions on full weight (updatings 2500/3500), and also in rear-wheel (2WD) or all-wheel drive (4WD) variants.

Also, comfort and safety level has considerably improved. Rear-wheel versions of a pickup will be completed with system of stability StabiliTrak. For an additional payment: a rear-view camera, reliable armour lid, and exclusive anticreeping system OnStar 9.0.

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eBay will pay Louis Vuitton indemnification in $316,000

Online auction eBay has paid companies Louis Vuitton indemnification in $316,500US. Such decision, informs Associated Press on Thursday, on February, 11th, has accepted the District court of Paris investigating the claim of the manufacturer of luxury goods about infringement of exclusive rights on the trade mark.

Louis Vuitton is indignant

eBay also enters an interdiction for search for the site on the keywords concerning to Louis Vuitton, including such spelling, as: "Viton," "Vitton" or "Wuiton". Earlier on search inquiry with use of the words set forth above online auction announcements eBay, paid for this kind of advertising stood out.

Representatives of a management eBay have already informed, that intend to appeal against against the decision of the Parisian court. Thus they have noticed, that though the court and has supported the claimant, the size of indemnification has appeared much less, than company Louis Vuitton counted.

Judicial suits

The owner of trade mark Louis Vuitton — company LVMH — with variable success conducts some years proceeding with Google, whose advertising network AdWords gives possibility of display of announcements on in advance redeemed keywords.

In turn, manufacturers of luxury goods including Louis Vuitton, have won some judicial claims to online auction eBay, the counterfeit goods concerning sale under their marks.