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Honda today issued a “Do Not Drive” warning for 2001-2003 Acura and Honda vehicles equipped with un-repaired Takata Alpha driver side air bag inflators. If you own one of these vehicles and still have an open Takata air bag recall, do not drive it until this urgent, lifesaving recall has been completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aka NHTSA, urges vehicle owners to immediately check to see if their vehicle has an open Takata air bag recall. If it does, owners need to contact their dealership or Acura/Honda customer service to schedule a FREE repair as soon as possible, as well as free towing or mobile repair. Free loaner and rental vehicles are also available, if needed. Continue reading
US Light Vehicles Sales in January 2023 Weak at 1 Million
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US Light Vehicle sales totaled 1.04 million units in January, according to data just released by LMC Automotive.* This is a Year-over-Year gain of 4.5%, with the same number of selling days as in January 2022. Nevertheless, January 2022 was the first January to fail to reach 1 million units since 2012. LMC put it succinctly: “if we excluded last year, January 2023 would be the worst opening month of the year since 2014.”
The usual problems remain – record high transaction prices, economic uncertainty, the Federal Reserve’s determination to send the economy into a recession via its ongoing interest rate increases, skimpy inventory caused by supply chain disruptions for some major automakers, notably Ford and Toyota – all make for a rerun of the flop show Pandemic Blues. So good luck reopening that show in 2023 with the same cast and plot. Continue reading →