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Nishitetsu, Toyota to Test Multi-modal Mobility Service
The so-called my route provides shop and event information while allowing users to search, book, and pay for transport, offering a single mobility-focused application with integrated functions, with the aim of supporting smooth movement in Fukuoka City, helping support “the city’s vibrancy.” Continue reading
Posted in economy, electronics, milestones, news analysis, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive Commentary, Fukuoka City One-day Pass, Ken Zino, multi-modal mobility service, new car reviews, Nishitetsu and Toyota, smart phones
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Mopar at SEMA – 1000 Horsepower 426 Crate Hemi, Supercharger Concept
The press briefing in the Mopar exhibit at SEMA also included the unveiling of the 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept, the perfect package for highlighting the “Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI engine assembly and kit. Continue reading
Posted in aftermarket, concept, marketing, performance
Tagged "Hellephant" 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI engine, 1968 Dodge "Super Charger" Concept, auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive Commentary, Challenger SRT Demon, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Ken Zino, mopar, new car reviews
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Volvo Cars and Nvidia Deepen Ties
The agreement deepens the existing collaboration and partnership between Volvo Cars and NVIDIA. Last year, the companies started joint development of advanced systems and software for self-driving cars. Adding advanced 360-degree perception capabilities and a driver-monitoring system, the core computer will help Volvo Cars safely introduce fully autonomous cars. Continue reading
Walmart and Advance Auto Parts to Launch Specialty Store
The new specialty store will complement Walmart’s automotive offering of common parts and accessories online and in stores, including an extensive assortment of tire, lube and battery services in more than 2,500 Walmart Auto Care Centers across the country. Launching in phases over the coming year, the specialty store will also feature a variety of Advance’s “value-added content and product information.” Continue reading
2019 COPO Camaro Marks 50 Years of Performance
With a special Anniversary Blue Metallic exterior color that pays homage to the original Laguna Blue offered in 1969, the SEMA show car’s available engine lineup includes a revised version of the supercharged, LSX-based 350 engine, now with a 2.65-liter Magnuson supercharger as well as a 302-cubic-inch engine. Continue reading
More Automated Driving R&D Underway at Toyota
Through this alliance, the three companies will work toward achieving “freedom of movement for all” and a “society with zero casualties from traffic accidents.” While these goals are a cliché in automated driving releases, scant evidence exists that this will happen beyond the fact that there is a lot of work underway in the area. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, autonomous vehicles, concept, insurance, litigation, safety
Tagged and Tokio Marine & Nichido, auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automated driving enabling technologies, automotive blog, Automotive Commentary, Ken Zino, new car reviews, toyota, TRI-AD
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Boston Tramples Los Angeles – Takes 2018 World Series in 5
Boston is one of the best ball clubs I’ve seen. As ex New Yawker I was hoping the Curse would re-appear, but it was the beginning of he play ‘s title No No (Nanette), as in no no not to be. Nanette, a mediocre Broadway Musical, of course, was financed by the money resulting from Babe Ruth’s trade from the Red Sox to the damn Yankees. Continue reading
CARB, 21 Attorneys Generals, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York Demand Trump Stop Clean Air Act Gutting
The comments include arduous legal and technical analyses outlining the consumer, climate and public health benefits of the current achievable standards. It says that Trump’s politically headed EPA (the agency’s extensive studies conclude the regulation is acting as intended) and NHTSA proposal has many flaws, use of faulty assumptions, incorrect modeling, cherry-picked data and a fundamental misunderstanding of consumer behavior. Continue reading
Center for Auto Safety Demands Recall of 2.9 Million 2011-2014 Kia and Hyundai Vehicles for Fires
There have been more than 220 consumer complaints regarding non-collision fires in these vehicles submitted to NHTSA and the Center for Auto Safety combined. Between June 12 and October 12, 2018, the Center learned of 103 additional fire reports, an 85% increase. Continue reading
Governor Brown, Attorney General Becerra, CARB Chair Nichols to Demand Trump Administration Withdraw Proposal to Eliminate National Clean Car Standards Today
The state will also release its formal analysis and comments on the federal proposal, showing it is riddled with errors and based on faulty assumptions, incorrect modeling, cherry-picked data and a fundamental misunderstanding of consumer behavior. It will also note that the current, achievable standards save consumers money, prevent serious health issues and help curb harmful carbon emissions. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, auto news, environment, fools 'n frauds, fuel economy or emissions, milestones, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive Commentary, California Air Resources Board, carb, epa, Ken Zino, National Clean Car Standards, new car reviews
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Showroom Crossover Crowding First BMW X7 SUV
The new 2019 BMW X7 is now the fifth model to be produced in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The new X7 will be added to the vehicles – X3, X4, X5 and X6 – that are produced every day at BMW Group’s largest global production plant at 1400 vehicles a day. Continue reading
Roll by Goodyear Another Way to Buy and Install Tires
Roll by Goodyear was designed – it appears – as a defensive move to counter the onslaught of internet shopping and informed, mobile consumers. Goodyear said it conducted pre-market testing for Roll and the results were favorable across all demographics, particularly with millennials. Continue reading
Ford Recalls 1.5 Million Focus Models for Bad Fuel Gages
The Ford recall announcement comes the morning after Ford Motor reported disappointing Q3 earnings which included major operational losses – Europe, China – as well as drops in market share for several regions. Consumer Reports yesterday also rated Ford Motor dependability – based on customer complaints – near the bottom of a list of all major automakers. Continue reading
Volkswagen Group China Builds First Factory for EV Modules
The VW Group’s first factory specifically designed for the so-called MEB platform (it’s a modular EV drive adaptable to multiple models) is now under construction in Anting. The first vehicle that will be produced in the factory of SAIC Volkswagen is a Volkswagen Brand SUV in 2020. Together with the FAW-Volkswagen factory in Foshan, which opened this summer, SAIC Volkswagen’s plant will begin to produce e-cars on the MEB platform directly after the first worldwide MEB-production starts in Zwickau, Germany. Continue reading
Hyundai Reorganizes with Executive Shakeups
Kenny Lee’s departure comes as Hyundai confronts mounting pressure to address reports about no collision engine fires in some of its vehicles. ( See AutoInforned on Center for Auto Safety Demands Recall of 2.9 Million 2011-2014 Kia and Hyundai Vehicles for Fires) Continue reading →