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Aussie Will Power Wins the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Penske
Penske has done far better than Chevrolet with 17 victories in the run for the Hoosier milk, which Power spilled all over himself, the parade Queen and others in the winner’s circle. Along side him his wife, Elizabeth Cannon Power, was lovingly hysterical and elated when she started breathing again and could speak – was as entertaining as the race. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed.com, Ed Carpenter, indy 500, irl, Ken Zino, open wheel racing, Rick Mears, Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Will Power
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CARB OKs Plan to Mitigate Harm from Volkswagen Diesel Defeat Devices. Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Get Clean Technology
“This is a landmark moment in the saga of Volkswagen’s environmental violations,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “Over the next 10 years this plan will put in place not only tools to clean up VW’s excess emissions, but also to help achieve further reductions of smog-forming pollution for decades to come.” Continue reading
Fewer Believe the Internet is Positive for Society
Those who were less positive offer a wider range of reasons. No single issue stands out. Some 25% of those who gave less-positive answers argued that the internet isolates people and encourages users to spend too much time with devices. Some 16% said the prevalence of fake news or false information was the reason for their belief that the internet was having a negative impact; 14% cited the effect of the internet on children, and 13% argued that it encouraged illegal activity. Just 5% expressed privacy concerns or worries about sensitive information being available online. Continue reading
Republicans Starting to Like Putin. Treason over Patriotism?
By January 2017, after the presidential election, Democrats had become far more likely than Republicans to view Russia as a threat – though views have changed little since then. Pew does not express a view on Russian tampering with American Democratic processes. Continue reading
Posted in news analysis, people, safety
Tagged autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Laws Mandating DUI Interlocks Save Lives
Twenty-eight states, the District of Columbia and four California counties have some type of interlock requirement that applies to first-time offenders. If all states without such laws adopted them, more than 500 additional lives could be saved each year. Continue reading
Posted in insurance, litigation, people, safety
Tagged autoinformed.com, driver interlock devices, DUI, dwi, iihs, Ken Zino
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Troubled Asset Relief Program – Total Cost $32B
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008 and other desperate actions let the Department of the Treasury promote stability in financial markets through the purchase and guarantee of “troubled assets.” It was a latter part of the Emergency Economic … Continue reading
Posted in economy, fools 'n frauds, milestones, news analysis
Tagged aig, autoinformed.com, failed economic theories, great recession, Ken Zino, tarp
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Luck o’ the Irish is a Sober DD
The traditions of St. Patrick’s Day, such as corned beef and cabbage and shamrocks, accompany the tradition of drinking Irish beer and/or whiskey. These days prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and illegal drugs may cause impairment alone or in combination with each other and/or with alcohol. Continue reading
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Tagged dd, Designated Driver, dot, Driving While Impaired, Drugged Driving, Drunk Driving, nhtsa
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Ford Driving Skills for Life Allows Saudi Women to Participate
Ford is training more than 250 Effat University students with lessons thought to be necessary for new drivers, tips from experts, and an understanding of safe driving practices. Continue reading
US Car Sales Plummet in February. Trucks Gain Again
The smoking tire and news wheel spin of the month – given Trump’s ongoing trade tirades amidst a complete collapse of White House staff support and an ongoing exodus – came from the American International Automobile Dealers Association Continue reading
Cadillac Names Deborah Wahl Global Chief Marketing Officer
She led marketing for three years as Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald’s, “where she played an instrumental role in transforming the business and increasing brand perception,” a dubious distinction in AutoInformed’s view. Continue reading
Chinese take 10% stake in Daimler. Unwelcome?
Translation: the Germans didn’t seek this, and it could turn out to be a complicated ménage à trois with lots of conflict over the loot. Continue reading
Ford Motor Shakes Up Senior Management During Sexual Harassment Debacle
Ford Motor Company today announced changes to its senior management team as it struggles with numerous sexual harassment charges, electrification and mobility business shifts that threaten its future. With a couple of exceptions the management team is y-chromosome male. Continue reading
Me Too? Raj Nair, President North America, Fired by Ford
Job One at Ford appears to include masturbating on the assembly line, showing off pictures of penises, molesting and propositioning women and retaliating against those who refused to “go along with the program,” thereby providing an expanded definition of tit for tat. Continue reading
Gutting Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Hurts Auto Biz
As a congressman, Mick Mulvaney sponsored legislation to abolish the CFPB. A White House budget proposal cuts funding for the CFPB by ~$150 million – 25% of its total budget. Mulvaney has already frozen hiring and put a temporary hold on payments to victims of illegal banking practices. Three to 5 million American households turn to payday loan companies whose storefronts in working class neighborhoods outnumber McDonalds and Starbucks. Continue reading
April Fools – Aston Martin Project Sparta
Project Sparta, which has been engineered in parallel with the brand’s upcoming DBX SUV, is set to wreak havoc in the Monster Jam series starting in 2019, taking on some of the world’s biggest names including Grave Digger, Big Kahuna, Ice Cream Man and Jailbird. Continue reading →