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Chinese Junk Watch: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Warns about Unsafe Tubeez Baby Bath Support Seats, and Eddie Bauer Infant Carriers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to a product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, customer satisfaction, manufacturing, public health, recalls, safety
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive Commentary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, defective Chinese consumer products, Eddie Bauer Infant Carriers, Ken Zino, Tubeez Baby Bath Support Seats
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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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Mazda Recalls Takata Airbag Inflators with New Supplier As Replacement
The remedy parts for replacement are an airbag inflator that is manufactured by different part – unnamed – supplier and is free from phased stabilized ammonium nitrate that Takata uses. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, customer satisfaction, engineering, litigation, manufacturing, news analysis, public health, quality, recalls, safety
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Ken Zino commenting as AutoCrat, Mazda Takata airbag recall, nhtsa, NHTSA 15V382 or 15V-382 Takata airbag recall, takata, takata airbag recall
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Chevrolet Bolt EV at 4.5 Million Miles
These all-electric miles by Chevy’s calculation have resulted in more than 175,000 gallons of fuel saved – based on the average EPA-estimated 26 mpg for 2017 vehicles in the U.S. Continue reading
Jaguar I-Pace Concept – Electric but not Electrifying
The revenge of tougher fuel economy regulations is on full display at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the debut of the Jaguar I-Pace concept – a frumpy electric vehicle that runs counter to Jaguar’s low and sleek design practices. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, auto news, concept, design and styling, electric vehicles, electronics, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, marketing, milestones, news analysis, public health
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, I-Pace, Jaguar I-Pace Concept, Ken Zino
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Polaris – Stop-Ride/Stop-Sale for Fires on Off-Road Vehicles
Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) is issuing a stop-ride/stop-sale advisory, pending a formal recall for 2016 RZR Turbo off-road vehicles. Continue reading
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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
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
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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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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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Thanksgiving for Our Tattered Democracy
The most American of holidays, Thanksgiving, has its roots in early 17th century pilgrims – illegal aliens in a sense, as immigrant celebrations of survival because of bountiful – and importantly – shared harvests. Continue reading
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EPA Proposes to Replace Harmful HFC Greenhouse Gases
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA- is proposing to ban the use of certain hydro-fluorocarbon chemicals that it claims significantly contribute to climate change. This is the agency’s second action aimed at reducing emissions of HFCs, a class of potent greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Automaker Defense of Hands-Free Devices Hooey AAA Says
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is taking on the oft-used automaker defense their profitable selling of hands-free electronic devices that are expanding exponentially in new cars. The latest data show that dangerous mental distractions exist even when drivers “keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.” Continue reading
Milestones – Nissan Begins Assembly of 2013 LEAF EV in Tennessee
Nissan is starting U.S. assembly of the 2013 LEAF electric car at its manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, where it will be made along with the far more popular Altima and Maxima models. Since 2010 Leaf has been imported from Oppama, Japan. Continue reading
DOT Launches ‘Choose the Right Seat’ for Children in Cars
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages one through 12 years old. From 2006 to 2010, 4,028 children aged 12 and younger were killed in crashes involving passenger vehicles. Another estimated 660,000 children were injured in crashes – a figure greater than the entire population of Boston, Massachusetts. Continue reading
2019 Toyota Mirai Brings Real Power
“Mirai means ‘future’ in Japanese and that’s where this technology will take us,” claimed Ed Laukes, group vice president, marketing, Toyota Motor North America. “The new marketing campaign shows how Mirai gives drivers the power to move the world forward with the touch of a button.” Continue reading →