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More Flood Cars Back in Use – Buyer Beware
“Flood cars are a buyer’s worst nightmare,” said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. Continue reading
Posted in fools 'n frauds, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, carfax, flood cars, global warming, Ken Zino
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David Yang to Head AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Dr. Yang has published more than 40 journal articles, conference papers, and government reports on subjects related to transportation safety, operations, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Continue reading
Ford Names John S. Weinberg to Board
Weinberg of Goldman Sachs, of course, a company that has prohibited top execs from contributing to the campaign of Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is approved. Hum… Might there be a connection when then President Bill Clinton pushed through giant loophole on maximum CEO pay or the resulting speaking fees and contributions of Bill or to the “non-profit” Clinton foundation? Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Clinton speeches to big banks, goldman sachs, Ken Zino
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NAFTA Strikes Again as Kia Opens Pesquería Mexico Plant
14,000 jobs are going to Mexico by the end of 2017 at the expense of U.S. autoworkers. NAFTA – that giant sucking sound in the words of former presidential candidate Ross Perot – is part of the current U.S. presidential campaign with candidate Donald Trump threatening to put a 37.5% tariff on Mexican auto imports. Continue reading
Posted in manufacturing, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Kia Motors Pesquería Mexico
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U.S. August Sales Forecast Down Year-over-Year
“The summer isn’t delivering explosive sales like we saw last year, but the industry is still on pace to set an annual sales record” Continue reading
Binge Selling! Ford GT Production Extended
It appears that more cars according to Pericak means more exclusive. This assertion would have had me laughed out of my high school logic class. Maybe expelled. Continue reading
Posted in marketing, news analysis, performance
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino
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Ford Wants Fully Autonomous Ride-Sharing Car in 2021
The car will lack a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. Continue reading
BMW 507 Driven by Elvis at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The BMW 507 driven by Elvis Presley while he was doing military service in Germany is restored and will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The 507 disappeared for nearly 50 years, and was believed to have been lost. After almost two years of restoration work, BMW Group Classic is presenting the roadster for the first time on 21 August 2016.
Elvis Presley used the BMW 507 to drive between his home in Bad Nauheim and the U.S. Army Base in Friedberg, Southern Germany. He was often mobbed by female fans. The paintwork of the roadster was frequently daubed with messages of love painted in lipstick. Continue reading
Michigan, Ontario Automotive MOU – NAFTA without Mexico?
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder were in Traverse City, Michigan, this week to sign an Automotive MOU – Memorandum of Understanding – that it’s said will promote auto industry innovation. Continue reading
HAL Comes to Honda R&D through Softbank
This will, allegedly, allow Honda and SoftBank to “enable mobility products to use conversations with the driver,” together with other information obtained from sensors and cameras to “perceive the emotions of the driver and to engage in dialogue with the driver based on the vehicle’s own emotions.” Continue reading
FCA Sales Reporting Crisis has Broad Industry Implications
The outcomes of both legal matters potentially have broad implications for the sales reporting practices of automakers and dealerships and how demos are subsidized.
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Posted in auto news, litigation, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, DOJ SEC, fca, Ken Zino
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BP Deepwater Horizon Liabilities – GULP – $61.6 Billion
BP said yesterday in London that progress in resolving outstanding claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill, the largest in U.S. history would have a final cost of $61.6 billion. Continue reading
Brexit Automaker Winners, Losers – Predictable and Surprising
To state the obvious, new investment in the UK – expansion of current manufacturing or new capacity – for manufacturers with viable alternatives in the EU appears unlikely until the current uncertainty diminishes. This economic chaos could last for years. Continue reading
Posted in economy, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Brexit, Ken Zino
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Leading Automakers at CAR Management Briefing Seminars
Perusing the list, they are concentrating on industry disruption. Speakers and session panels will explore, the evolving connected and automated space. Continue reading
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Toyota Claims Lead in Patents
Toyota is the only automaker listed among the top 20 on the IPO list. Other key innovators in the top 20 include Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, engineering, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Jeff Makarewicz, toyota technical center
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