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Ten Carmakers to fit AEB – Auto Emergency Braking – on New Vehicles as Standard Equipment
FCA, aka, Chrysler, which has more than its share of problems with DOT over safety matters, is notably for its absence. FCA as well as other automakers will face increasing pressure to add AEB as more systems are added at competitors. Continue reading
Posted in customer satisfaction, electronics, engineering, milestones, news analysis, public health, safety
Tagged aeb, audi, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, BMW, Ford, general motors, iihas, Ken Zino, mazda, mercedes-benz, nhtsa, tesla, toyota, volkswagen, Volvo
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Consumer Reports Still Gushing over Money Losing Tesla
In an embargoed release yesterday, now noted here, Consumer Reports reached the point of absurdity over its claim that the Tesla Model S is the best-performing car that it has ever tested. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, news analysis
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Connectivity or Not? Pew Cell Phone Research Inconsistent
We have all been in these situations. Many who say that phone use is a social hindrance also admit to using their phones when they are in social groups. Continue reading
Posted in distracted driving, news analysis, people
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, cell phones, Ken Zino, pew
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Short Circuit! BMW to Control i3 EV Recharging Times
The BMW Group and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the San Francisco Bay area are starting a program whereby BMW will stop the charging by i3 owners under a new study that has ominous long-term privacy and government control implications for future EV buyers. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, ev charge interruption, i3, Ken Zino
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GM Celebrates Old Tech Center as Volkswagen Builds New One
In a way, this is symbolic of the geographic and philosophical shifts in the automobile business that now sees VW Group in contention with Toyota and GM as the world’s largest automaker. Another irony is that when the GM Tech Center was established in 1956, it was a vertically integrated company with clear market dominance, which it no longer is. Continue reading
Posted in engineering, news analysis
Tagged auto tech centers, autoinformed.com, Chattanooga, tech center, Warren
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Auto Sales Growth Rates to Slow
Advances in technology, tougher legislation, shorter product cycles and increased launches will create a challenging, yet opportunistic environment in the years ahead for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and suppliers, according to IHS Automotive. Continue reading
Posted in engineering, manufacturing, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, global sales, ihs, Ken Zino
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NADA Opposes Credit Reform on Auto Lending Practices
the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is lobbying members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to pass H.R. 1737, a bill that would repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) 2013 guidance on fair auto lending practices Continue reading
Posted in customer satisfaction, news analysis
Tagged auto lending, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, nada
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DOJ Honda Consent Order Aims to Cut Auto Loan Abuses
The consent decree is a substantial, perhaps fatal, setback for dealer lobbying groups such as NADA and AIADA who have been fighting CFPB on non-discriminatory pricing. Continue reading
Automakers Protest European Laws Targeting Diesel Use
The automakers reason, not without some basis in fact – that the most effective way to improve air quality is getting older cars and trucks off the road. New vehicles less than one year old are roughly 5% of the road population in the EU. As more of the older diesels are replaced, it looks like fewer of them will be diesels, no matter how clean the newest ones are. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, news analysis, public health
Tagged acea, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, CLEPA, co2, Diesel fuel, eu, Ken Zino
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Screw US Workers! Trade Policy Fails Again
Imports of auto parts, engines, vehicles through May 2015 increased to $112,315,000, a dismal job-destroying record. May at $29,462,000 was a record as well. Continue reading
NASCAR Disavows Racist Confederate Flag
“To do that, we are asking our fans and partners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events. This will include the request to refrain from displaying the Confederate Flag at our facilities and NASCAR events. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, litigation, news analysis, racing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, confederate flag, Ken Zino, nascar, racism
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White Dominated NASCAR Nixes Stars and the Bars
While most Republicans are floundering over their long-held and overt promotion racism and vocal support of the Confederate flag – aka stars and the bars – one large organization deeply rooted in the south – NASCAR – has once again affirmed its commitment to an inclusive environment at its events. Continue reading
Posted in AutoInformed Editorial, news analysis, racing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, nascar, republican racism
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General Motors Annual Meeting Drama Free
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) today announced at its annual meeting of stockholders the preliminary voting results representing 85% of eligible votes. Continue reading
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More Taxpayer Subsidies for Rich Automakers Proposed
It is another raid on the U.S. Treasury sponsored by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI), along with Lamar Alexander (R-TN), all from auto making states. Continue reading
Wild, Wet Drivers’ Duels in Detroit Sees Honda Edge Chevy
The Detroit Grand Prix was a great IRL race because it was wet – leading to wild drivers duels. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, detroit grand prix, irl, Ken Zino
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