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National Safety Council: 2015 Traffic Safety Worst Since 2007
NSC says that from January to June, nearly 19,000 people died in traffic crashes across the U.S., and more than 2.2 million were seriously injured, making 2015 the deadliest driving year since 2007. Continue reading
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Isotta Fraschini Wins Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
An Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Cabriolet was Best of Show at the 65th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. Continue reading
Posted in design and styling
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Volkswagen Recalls 420,000 Cars, SUVs for Bad Airbags
The fix for this safety recall is still under development even though the first field reports of the defect appeared in 2011. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation has received nine reports from consumers alleging steering wheel clock spring/steering column control module (SCCM) failures in 2012 Volkswagen Passat and CC models. NHTSA opened an investigation last March after VW internal reviews said “low failure rate detected and no impact on vehicle safety” was found at a 2012 meeting. Continue reading
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Test Drive – 2016 Hyundai Tucson Gen Three
Caveat here: The whole industry is moving at a rapid pace toward small displacement force-fed engines, but the real world fuel economy improvements – if any – are heavily dependent on where you drive and how smooth your driving technique is. In stop and go conditions – whether induced by traffic or by drivers that are first to every red light with late braking will not see any gains in our experience. For these people, the new Tucson’s fuel tank has been increased by 1.1 gallons. Continue reading
Audi, Lagging in EVs, Inks Deal with LG Chem, Samsung
The cell modules – it is hoped – will offer high performance far beyond the only Audi EV extant, the A3 Sportback Plug-in hybrid, aka Sportback e-tron on sale this fall. Continue reading
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Tagged a3 e-tron, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, chevy volt, Ken Zino
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‘Affordable’ McLaren Sports Series in Pre-Production
The McLaren Production Centre in Woking, England is now in the pre-production phase for the Sports Series 570S and 540C Coupé that go on sale this fall. These are so called affordable models, if your definition of attainable encompasses ~$200,000. Continue reading
AM General Starts Mercedes-Benz R-Class Contract Assembly
During 2015, almost the entire MB SUV portfolio will be renewed: the M-Class and the GL-Class will receive a facelift – in line with the new Mercedes-Benz nomenclature. The previous model designations will then be replaced by GLE-Class and GLS-Class, respectively. Mercedes-Benz expects additional sales momentum in 2015 from this product renewal. Continue reading
Posted in manufacturing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa, r-class
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Jaguar Land Rover in Talks for Slovak Republic Plant
Union officials in the UK immediately called for a guarantee of jobs with wages that are more than twice the £7 average Slovakia rate. Slovakia has plants from German Volkswagen, South Korean Kia and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroën. Continue reading
Posted in labor issues, manufacturing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, jaguar land rover, Ken Zino, slovak republic, tata
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Cadillac Joins Rag Trade with Capsule Collection
Sales challenged Cadillac – at 97,358 in the U.S. or -2.4% ytd – is launching a fall / winter men’s clothing line. The new Cadillac Capsule Collection Curated by Nick Wooster that will be available on Gilt.com at full list price. Continue reading
Mazda Recalls CX-9 Crossovers after NHTSA Safety Query
The recall, due to start in September, comes after NHTSA sent an inquiry to the Japanese automaker about the potential safety defect after receiving customer complaints. Continue reading
Is the Tesla Bubble About to Burst?
Not surprisingly, the stock market is wary. Tesla stock has dropped for three straight days since the results – more than -5% on Thursday, almost -7% on Friday, and on Monday morning, it was trading down -9% at $236 per share. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, financial results
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, elon musk, Ken Zino, tesla
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Short Circuit! BMW to Control i3 EV Recharging Times
The BMW Group and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the San Francisco Bay area are starting a program whereby BMW will stop the charging by i3 owners under a new study that has ominous long-term privacy and government control implications for future EV buyers. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, ev charge interruption, i3, Ken Zino
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Audi A3 Sportback Plug-in Hybrid Priced $38,825 to $47,725
The plug-hybrid will be the first electrified Audi sold here when it goes on sale in October. EPA figures will be announced once they are available from U.S. regulators. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino
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BMW Group Display – 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show
With a much longer test track (400 meters) than in 2013, the BMW Group stand will now offer active-driving demonstrations of BMW and Mini-brand vehicles for the first time. Continue reading
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