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EU Commercial Vehicle Sales Jump 15% in December
Increases occurred in all commercial vehicle segments. Italy (+23.2%), Spain (+23.0%), the UK (+20.3%) ended the year posting double digit percentage gains in December, followed by France (+9.4%) and Germany (+8.7%). Continue reading
Scott Pruett Is 2016 Phil Hill Award Winner from RRDC
Scott Pruett, 55, received the 2016 Phil Hill Award from Road Racing Drivers Club president Bobby Rahal last night in Daytona before competing the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season opener. Pruett has a record 60 victories in IMSA competition. Continue reading
Real World MPG Gap Continues
Testing data by Emissions Analytics show that although the ‘gap’ between official and real-world figures has remained fairly similar, the average number of miles per gallon has reduced. Continue reading
Buick Cascada Ads Digital Only for Now
The Cascada, Buick’s first convertible in 25 years, arrives in dealerships if all goes well during February. Continue reading
The Joys of Trucks! Ford Motor Sets Earnings Record in 2015
The strong results came from the automobile businesses with full year Automotive pre-tax profit of $8.8 billion, up $3.3 billion. All business units, with the exception of South America were profitable. North America and Ford Credit were notably successful. Continue reading
FCA Surprises Analysts with €377m Profit
The spin-off of Ferrari allowed the Group – formerly known as Fiat Chrysler – to begin 2016 operations with net industrial debt of €5.0 billion. Continue reading
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Volkswagen One-Two at Rally Monte Carlo
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia (F/F) won the Rally Monte Carlo on Sunday. It was the 33rd career win for Ogier, and three years in a row that Ogier took the top spot. Their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jæger (N/N) finished … Continue reading
Detroit Tigers Make-a-Wish Come True
Andrew got to meet Cabrera, and the rest of his favorite Tigers players as part of the Make-a-Wish program. Continue reading
NHTSA Trying to Raise Recalled Vehicle Repair Rates
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aka NHTSA, has a new public awareness campaign called Safe Cars Save Lives that urges consumers to check for open recalls at least twice a year and to get their … Continue reading
Aston Martin Runs GTD in What Will be a Fierce 24 Hour Daytona
The factory Aston Martin team returns to Florida with their V12 Vantage GT3. It looks to become a hard fought race because testing times of the top 18 GTD runners are separated by just 1.62 seconds in practice. Continue reading
Ford Motor Increasing use of Start-Stop Technology
The 2016 F-150 with 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine already comes with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment. This continues for 2017, with the addition of the technology as standard equipment for all 3.5-liter EcoBoost engines, including the all-new high-output version for F-150 Raptor. Continue reading
GM Posts Record Global Sales During 2015
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) global sales totaled 9.8 million vehicles in 2015, up a mere 0.2% but an increase that still made for the company’s third consecutive year of record sales in spite of ongoing troubles in Europe, Russia … Continue reading
Talker in Chief At North American International Auto Show
President Obama is one of three U.S. Presidents to visit the auto show in Detroit. President Bill Clinton visited NAIAS in 1999 and President Dwight Eisenhower toured the then-Detroit Auto Show in 1960.
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The Real Stars of the NAIAS – Nomad, 300G and Mustang
These were cars that were built when the term “Big Three” meant something beyond what the Detroit automakers are now – supporting players but no longer the superstars in the global automobile business. Continue reading
Larry Gustin Donates Durant Papers to Sloan Museum
The Sloan Museum is the beneficiary of donation from Lawrence R. Gustin, aka Larry in auto circles, a distinguished automotive and Flint historian that includes the personal papers of William C. Durant, the General Motors founder.
Gustin, a Flint native, was a writer and editor at the Flint Journal from 1960 to 1984 and later assistant public relations director of Buick before retiring in 2005. He was and is an active supporter of press organizations, including the Automotive Press Association. Continue reading
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