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Bridgestone Sells Its Troubled Venezuela Operations as Economy Tumbles and a Coup or Revolution Loom
U.S. military and State Department officials predict the country is headed for a revolution or a coup from the Venezuelan military services. Continue reading
Treasury Secretary Says Risk to Economy Increasing at G7 Meeting in Japan
Lew claimed , “we need the balanced use of all the policy tools – fiscal policy, monetary policy and structural reforms – to address weak demand, boost employment, and tackle our common long-term challenge of aging populations. Going back the first Bush Administration and through Obama’s, the U.S. ruling class has failed dismally at managing all three. Continue reading
Honda Motor Claims First Moving Cell ARC Production Line
There is also a human aspect with ARC Line production, as each worker takes charge of a broader range of production processes, which makes it possible for associates to gain more knowledge and skills. Continue reading
Posted in manufacturing, news analysis
Tagged arc, autoinformed.com, Honda manufacturing, Ken Zino
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Nissan Buys 37% of Scandal-Beset Mitsubishi Motors for $2.2B
Nissan Motor will buy 37% of Mitsubishi Motors for $2.2 Billion the companies said today in Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan. This requires a new MMC stock share issue. Call it a “one barrel of a two-barrel shotgun wedding.” Continue reading
Posted in financial results, fuel economy or emissions, news analysis
Tagged alliance, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino
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Deadly Diesel – Dr Hatz, Head of R&D at VW, Porsche, Out
At the beginning of the diesel issue in the Volkswagen Group in late September last year, Hatz went on “temporary leave as a precaution,” Porsche said in a statement this morning. Continue reading
Posted in fuel economy or emissions, news analysis, people
Tagged autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, VW Diesel Cheating
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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Most Fuel-Efficient SUV CR Tested
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid at 31 mpg combined in Consumer Reports testing has the best overall fuel economy of any SUV that doesn’t plug in, CR said today. It returned 26 mpg city and 36 mpg highway – better than most mid-size sedans. Continue reading
Spring Hill Gets More GM Capital
Spring Hill – the site of one of GM’s greatest corporate screw ups when it didn’t support the “Modern Operating Agreement” with the UAW and abandoning millions of happy Saturn customers who shunned Japanese small cars – is the latest example of how highly automated manufacturing is no longer creating jobs for people. Continue reading
Toyota Prius Sets Parade Record at Alameda Air Field
More significant than a publicity stunt / photo op is that Toyota and Lexus have double the number of hybrids on the roads than any other auto manufacturer. Continue reading
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Debuts in US After 3 Year Lag
The Outlander PHEV move follows the introduction of the Outlander last year in the U.S. after it was on sale for almost three years elsewhere. Even though SUV sales account for 40% of the U.S. market, poor Mitsubishi U.S. sales and the Great Recession that started in 2008 roughing up all automakers precluded plugging it in here. Continue reading
Ford Forms Smart Mobility Subsidiary
It’s part of the latest automaker trend – or fad – to diversify away form the traditional car business. Continue reading
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Volkswagen CEO, other Execs Knew of Diesel Scandal Months – if Not Years – Before Public Exposure of the Fraud
The German defense appears weak to AutoInformed (caveat we know little about German law) because former CEO Martin Winterkorn on 27 July 2015 discussed with Volkswagen employees the diesel emissions problem at a regular meeting about “damage and product issues.” Herbert Diess, Volkswagen passenger car CEO, was also present. Memos were sent more than a year earlier. Continue reading
Rotten Apple! Big Public Support for FBI, Justice on Unlocking San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone – Little Partisan Differences
The ongoing contentious terrorism issue has huge implications for the auto industry, which is rushing headlong into the connected car. Security versus privacy is now a concern as web connectivity and smartphone links spread across the virtually all vehicle line offerings. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, iPhone, Ken Zino, pew
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NHTSA – Artificial Intelligence is ‘Driver’ in Autonomous Cars
“Google says its robot technology failed and handed over control to a human test driver 272 times and the driver was scared enough to take control 69 times,” said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy Project Director. Continue reading
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Chevrolet Bolt Debuts into a Moribund EV Market
The Bolt EV is said to have more than 200 miles of range on a full charge at a price below $30,000 after Federal tax credits. Continue reading
