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Volvo Recalls XC90 Crossover for ZF Power Steering Defect
Volvo is recalling 2010-2011 model XC90 vehicles manufactured from 29 January 2010, through 16 August 2010. The power steering fluid may leak from the oil pipe connection at the steering gear valve housing from the ZF produced part. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, quality, recalls, safety
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Chrysler to Pay off $7.5 Billion in U.S., Canadian Bailout Loans
It is primarily the interest on government loans – $1.23 billion – that prevented Chrysler from earning a profit during 2010 and resulted in an overall loss for the year of $652 million. So decreasing interest rates should improve earnings, a necessary precursor for the public offering of Chrysler stock later this year or early next. Continue reading
Chevrolet Volt Plant to Shut for Upgrade. Shortages Coming?
Potential Volt shortages are occurring at a time when a debate is underway – inside GM and out – about just how large the demand is for the Volt, which starts at $42,000 and has the fuel economy (but less interior space) than numerous compact cars, including Chevrolet’s own Cruze… Continue reading
Posted in auto news, electric vehicles, marketing, news analysis, transportation
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U.S. May Vehicle Sales Dropping. SAAR Under 10 Million?
Returning to historical annual selling rates of 15 to 17 million units experienced during much of the last decade appears to be a long way into the future. Continue reading
Posted in economy, results, sales
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BMW Left Turn Assistant Looks at Oncoming Traffic for You
Left turn assistant is a complicated piece of engineering, which demonstrates the power of electronic sensors and software to do virtually anything. It also begs the question of how much safety via sophisticated devices is enough or too much, depending on your point of view. Continue reading
AAA Asks Congress Yet Again to Pass “Right to Repair Act”
Dealerships used to thrive on automaker-paid warranty repairs, paid for by the factory at reduced labor rates. In order to compensate technicians for this factory dictated lower rate, dealers charged higher rates for non-warranty parts and repairs. In effect, car owners were subsidizing the cost of poor quality at automakers if they went to a factory store. Continue reading
Posted in aftermarket, auto news, news analysis, transportation
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Big Oil has Big Day in U.S. Senate as Tax Breaks are Intact
Energy industry tax breaks will not however go away as a contentious political issue anytime soon with a soaring U.S. budget deficit that now requires borrowing 41 cents of every dollar spent, and gasoline prices at $4-$5 a gallon making voters angry. Continue reading
Electric Utility Coal Ash Safety Plans Released by EPA
Electric vehicles, the current technology in favor by special interest groups who want their use mandated as well as subsidized by taxpayers, raise many legitimate environmental concerns since half the electricity in the United States is generated by burning coal. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, electric vehicles, energy, environment, safety
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Movie “Midnight in Paris” has Peugeot Landaulet in Bit Part
The leading man travels through time in a Peugeot Landaulet 184 dating from 1920, which met the production’s requirement for a car having “a driver’s compartment with a convertible roof and a covered passenger compartment.” Continue reading
New Vehicle Sales in Europe Fall Again in April and Year-to-Date
European sales results are of concern for U.S. taxpayers because they can undermine the results at General Motors and Chrysler, which is controlled by Fiat. Both Opel and Fiat are struggling in Europe. Even at Ford Motor results are negatively affected by Europe, which remains a drag on earnings. Continue reading
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Porsche Sales Double in April Led by Cayenne SUV
In terms of total vehicle sales Porsche now looks like a traditional automaker rather than a sports car specialty house. Continue reading
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Tougher Vehicle Economy Standards to Save Billions in Costs?
Pressure or advocacy groups rarely – if ever – acknowledge that higher fuel economy standards are controversial, and they usually don’t explore the soundness of their assumptions. (Ever see a California Air Resources Board assessment of the cost of its aborted electric vehicle mandate of the 1990s?) Continue reading
NHTSA Investigating Ford Freestyle Models after 18 Crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Ford Freestyle models after it received hundreds of complaints about engine surging.
At least 18 crashes are alleged after the minivans jumped ahead when the driver’s foot was not firmly on the brake pedal, according to the NHTSA defect investigation that started last week. Continue reading
Chevrolet Recalls Colorado for Defective Windshield Wipers
Chevrolet is recalling 2011 model Colorado Pickup trucks because the windshield wipers can fail. GMC Canyon pickups are also affected by the recall that is caused by a loose nut in the wiper linkage. Continue reading
Volkswagen Group Sales Rise 13.9% Through April
VW is now growing faster than the overall global auto market, which increased 8% during the same period. If the sales trend holds VW will surpass Toyota in global sales this year as Japan’s largest automaker continues to struggle with production disruptions caused by the Japan earthquake. Continue reading
