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FCA US is recalling an estimated 446,643 U.S.-market vehicles because their wheels can fall off. Dealers will correct their service and owner’s manuals, and inspect and replace their wheel studs, as needed. The recall also affects additional vehicles in Canada (est. 31,086), and certain markets outside North America (est. 104). An estimated 32,365 Ram 4000 cab-chassis trucks are affected in Mexico.
In an unusual statement FCA said: “routine customer data analysis led to an FCA US investigation that discovered certain service and owner’s manuals contain incorrect lug-nut torque instructions. Accordingly, the corresponding vehicles may have had their lug nuts over-torqued, a condition that could conceivably compromise studs and lead to wheel separation.” Continue reading
Dutch Court Rules Shell Must Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Shell, not surprisingly, said it will appeal the ruling and that the company has set their goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. This is demonstrably greenwashing.
A Dutch court has ruled that Shell must speed up cutting carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 when compared with 2019 levels. The ruling also applies to Shell’s suppliers and customers. This outstanding step toward a corporation’s accountability and responsibility derived from activist groups that filed a lawsuit in April 2019 on behalf of more than 17,000 Dutch citizens. The suit alleged that Shell’s continued investment in fossil fuels represents a threat to human rights.
The District Court in The Hague ruled that Shell was “obliged” to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of its activities by 45% at the end of 2030 compared with 2019. The court ruled that “Shell’s climate policy was not concrete and is full of conditions…that’s not enough”, thereby ordering the company to cut carbon emissions by a remarkable 45% by 2030. Continue reading →