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Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Range 312 Miles Says EPA

Mirai is the only zero emission electric vehicle on the market that tops the 300 mile range milestone, at least on paper. The Zero emission claim is also dependent on how the hydrogen fuel is produced. Continue reading

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China Light Vehicle Sales Drop Again in May

China Light Vehicle sales continued to decline in May, with year‐on‐year (YoY) growth in sales of locally‐made models dropping to 1.4%, marking the lowest level since September 2012 when the Sino‐Japan islands disputes disrupted the market. This is big trouble for The Volkswagen Group and General Motors both of whom rely on China for healthy profits. Continue reading

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Dainese and Ducati Motorcycle Airbag Jacket Wins Award

Ducati’s Multistrada D-Air model has an intelligent system of sensors wirelessly connected to Ducati Apparel airbag jackets by Dainese. Continue reading

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Hella Adding “Exit Alert” to its Radar Sensors

Exit Alert, said to ensure the safety of all road users, builds on already widely produced aids, including blind spot detection, lane change assist, rear cross traffic alert and rear pre-crash braking and safety belt tightening. Continue reading

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More Ford, Subaru and Lexus Safety Recalls

There are now more safety recalls coming from Ford Motor, Subaru of America and Toyota Motor because of defective antilock brakes and pre-collision systems, power steering that suddenly fails and potential vehicle fires as major makers – some with excellent quality records – continue to struggle with supplier procedures and a newly vigilant NHTSA. Continue reading

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Penske’s Pagenaud on Pole at Fontana IndyCar Race

Simon Pagenaud, driver of the #22 Penske Truck Rental IndyCar, qualifies fastest Friday 26 June 2015, taking the pole position for Saturday’s IndyCar race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Continue reading

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Dodge Challenger Drag Pak – Too Much Might be Enough

Just bring money, lots – and lots of driving expertise, as the cars are eight-second quarter mile wild beasts, giving another meaning to Challenger. Continue reading

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Tennessee Titans Stadium now Dubbed Nissan

Nissan gushed that this is ” a perfect fit with the company’s “Fewer, Bigger, Better” marketing strategy, which has included ongoing sponsorships of NBC’s “The Voice,” the Heisman House college football program and a major advertising presence in this year’s Super Bowl. Continue reading

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June 2015 U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Projected Flat

The real party is being held by new-vehicle retail sales in June along with a corresponding retail seasonally adjusted annualized selling rate, aka SAAR, expected to reach their highest levels for June since 2005. Continue reading

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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Debuts in Detroit

The new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze is a design hybrid too, but it is a much better execution for U.S. customers. In the United States, Cruze sales were 273,060 in 2014 – a 10% increase compared to 2013. It is also the segment’s second-best seller to customers under 25 years old in the U.S., and it has doubled share here from the 2009-2010 period when the old Cobalt was being replaced by the current generation Cruz. No reason why Cruze sales will not keep growing, unless GM gets greedy on the introductory pricing. Continue reading

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White Dominated NASCAR Nixes Stars and the Bars

While most Republicans are floundering over their long-held and overt promotion racism and vocal support of the Confederate flag – aka stars and the bars – one large organization deeply rooted in the south – NASCAR – has once again affirmed its commitment to an inclusive environment at its events. Continue reading

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GM Invests in Orion Assembly Plant Again

The 2011 UAW-GM National Agreement is up for renewal by this September, with the two-tier wage system a major potential point of contention between the Detroit Three and the UAW. Continue reading

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NADA, American Truck Dealers Oppose Cleaner Trucks

The groups say that the rule will add $14,000 to the cost of a new truck through mandates based on potentially untested technologies. Similar accusations, of course, by the industry go back to the beginnings of the Clean Air Act and fuel economy regulations where cleaner was thought, dubiously, as too costly. Continue reading

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Porsche Recalls its $845,000 Spyder for Fires

Porsche said the root cause was in the production process, which means this will likely be a global recall for all 918 of the 918 Spyder nodes produced starting for the 2014 model year. Dealers will inspect the harness and provide additional tie-downs for it, if necessary. Continue reading

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UAW Denounces US House Passage of Fast Track

No trade agreement adopted under “Fast Track” has ever been defeated. It is the UAW’s contention – supported by much data gathered after the jobs destroying NAFTA, agreement, that the American auto industry, which leads the country in manufactured exports today, will be hurt. Continue reading

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