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Alloy wheels have long been included as standard equipment on higher-priced luxury or sports cars, with larger-sized or "exclusive" alloy wheels being options. The high cost of alloy wheels makes them attractive to thieves; to counter this, automakers and dealers often use locking lug nuts or bolts which require a special key to remove.
In 2017, Chevrolet was the best-selling brand in Egypt, accounting for 22.3% of the automotive market. Chevrolet sold 21,468 cars, which was a 34.7% decrease in its sales compared to 2016 which saw the sales of 32,890 cars. [20] Nissan was ranked number two, with 15,847 sold vehicles in the first nine months of 2017.
A full car restoration can take many years and can cost tens of thousands of dollars, [3] often well in excess of what the finished value of the car will be. Many jobs will have to be farmed out to specialty shops—those with the special knowledge and equipment to do the job.
It was fitted with the 131 bhp (98 kW) SOHC engine, North American R/T specification suspension (slightly lower, 3.5 cm (1.4 in) rear, 2.7 cm (1.1 in) front), rear spoiler, unique alloy wheels, standard leather interior, dual stainless steel exhaust, a six-CD changer, and a shorter 5-speed manual gearbox.
Also, cars were usually branded Yugo instead of Zastava during that period, because the company was taking pride in the (at the time) good sales and reputation established in the export markets, especially in the United States. [9] In 1990, a batch of 450 cars with automatic transmissions and air conditioning was shipped to the United States ...
In 1994, the LM was released, a two-piece wheel based on the design of Le Mans race wheels of the era. [28] In 2011, the RI-D was released, the world's first wheel made of duralumin. [29] The market of BBS as an aftermarket wheel producer surged in 1983 with the inception of global sales by the company.
The name "Rostyle" is a portmanteau word deriving from "R-ubery O-wen" (the manufacturer of the wheels) and "Style": "ROstyle": "Rostyle". The firm's MG and Rover, amongst other British sporty cars in the 1960s, often specified Rostyle wheels as original equipment instead of ones made of light alloy or wire spoked wheels.
Fondmetal S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of alloy wheels, founded in 1972 by Gabriele Rumi. [1] A Formula One constructor of the same name, also owned by Rumi, competed in the 1991 and 1992 seasons, [1] scoring no championship points. The company also sponsored, and supplied wheels to, numerous other constructors from the mid-1980s to the ...