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September in US is Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 15 is the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively. Continue reading
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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
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One-Millionth Corvette back in National Corvette Museum
The car was damaged on Feb. 12, 2014, when it and seven other rare Corvettes tumbled into a sinkhole that opened beneath the museum’s Skydome area. After recovery from the sinkhole, the one-millionth Corvette was moved from the museum to the Design Center on GM’s Technical Center. Continue reading
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Toyota Hybrid Sales Surpass Eight Million
Toyota has now sold more than eight million hybrid vehicles, with only 10 months between this and the nine million sales milestone. Continue reading
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GM Investing $1 Billion in Warren Technical Center
General Motors said today that it would invest $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center. Continue reading
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EPA Says US Fuel Economy at All Time High – 24.1 MPG
New vehicles achieved record fuel economy in 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today. Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 miles per gallon, a 0.5 mpg increase compared with 2012 previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. However, year-over-year it was only 2%. Continue reading
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Milestones – 100 Million Bosch Stability Control Systems
Technically, ESC intervenes to keep vehicles on course and prevent skidding accidents by using differential braking to adjust the yaw axis of a vehicle helping to prevent oversteer and understeer. Continue reading
Milestones – Honda Builds 20 Millionth Vehicle in the U.S.
The Marysville Auto Plant, of course, is the site where the first Honda Accord was produced in America on 1 November 1982. This made Honda the first Japanese automaker to begin production of automobiles in the United States, a move that caught Toyota and Nissan the two reigning Japanese sales giants by surprise. Continue reading
Second and Third Sinkhole Corvettes Recovered. Major Damage Sustained on 40th Anniversary Model
Still unexplained is how it is possible to design, obtain permits and build a Museum in Kentucky on unsafe ground. Continue reading
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Chevrolet to Oversee Restoration of Sinkhole Corvettes
The National Corvette Museum cars damaged in a sinkhole collapse will be shipped to Warren Michigan where Chevrolet will oversee their restoration. Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design will lead the project. Continue reading
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Mazda MX-5 Miata Celebrates 25 Years at CAS
With the collapse of the British sports car industry and the absence of roadsters, the Miata, as it was then called in the U.S., hit a sweet spot in the market. Miata weighed a low 2,116 pounds curb weight and could reach 60 mph in less than nine seconds. Japanese quality, spirited open top driving and a starting price of $13,800 MSRP proved a winning combination. Continue reading
Honda Fuel Cell Concept Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
Honda’s next generation fuel cell-electric vehicle has what is for the moment the world’s first fuel-cell powertrain packaged completely in the engine room of the vehicle. This not only allows more interior space, but it gives the Japanese automaker some flexibility in the use of fuel cell technology in different vehicle types. Continue reading
Camaro Z/28 Beats Porsche 911 Lap Time at Nürburgring
A new 2014 Camaro Z/28 running at Germany’s Nürburgring road course posted a 7:37.40 lap time, Chevrolet says. This beats the best times for the Porsche 911 Carrera S and the Lamborghini Murcielago, among other expensive cars that cost much … Continue reading
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Henkel Opens World’s Largest Adhesives Plant in Shanghai
Henkel opened what it claims is the world’s largest adhesives factory in Shanghai to serve the auto industry and various consumer goods producers. Continue reading
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2.95 Trillion Miles Travelled on Interstate Highways During 2011
Drivers tallied 2.95 trillion miles during 2011 on U.S. interstate highways, according to a new report from the Federal Highway Administration, or nearly double the number of highway miles traveled in 1980. Continue reading
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