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Audi Expands Traffic Light Information to Reduce Stops
Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory can provide speed recommendations to Audi drivers of some 2017 and newer models that can assist drivers in catching the “green wave,” helping to reduce the number of stops at red lights. Continue reading
Global Light Vehicle Sales Start New Year with a Whimper
A worrisome ghost dancing across AutoInformed’s screen is that 2019 began in a cowed manner in most major markets with the weakness that has been evident for several months continuing. Chinese LV sales were again the most influential for the global market, with another double-digit YoY decline. China of course us is enmeshed in a Trump tariff tirade. Continue reading
Japanese-brand Automakers Generate 1.52 Million Jobs in US
It doesn’t estimate how many are lost to oversees manufacturing and imports. Thus, go the one-sided volleys in the ongoing automotive trade wars. Continue reading
Posted in economy, financial results, labor issues, manufacturing, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, jama, Ken Zino, Manny Manriquez, new vehicle reviews, Rutgers University Economics Professor Thomas J. Prusa, The Contribution of the Japanese-Brand Automakers to the United States Economy
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Trump Tariffs Hurt New Auto Prices, Jobs, Consumers
NADA is worried that under a 25% tariff on all imports and parts, “consumers would see the price of the typical vehicle sold in the United States rise by $4,400. Prices of U.S.‐assembled vehicles rise due to an increase in the cost of imported vehicle parts, adding $2,270 to the price. For the typical imported vehicle, these tariffs raise consumer prices by $6,875 per vehicle.” Continue reading
Posted in economy, labor issues, new vehicle, news analysis, people
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, center for automotive research, connected vehicles, Department of Commerce, Ken Zino, NADA President and CEO Peter Welch, new vehicle reviews
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Woodstock Revisited? Volkswagen ‘Light’ Bus Recreated
“The bus is really about being one people on one planet,” says Hieronimus, who is also a ‘symbologist’. “On every side of the bus is a story – many stories – and the stories all point to unification, working together and a higher consciousness, which is what Light really is all about.” Continue reading
Posted in auto news, design and styling, people
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, Dr. Bob Hieronimus, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Orange Country Transporter Organization, Recreation of the Woodstock Light bus- Volkswagen Type 2 Van, VW Bus, Woodstock
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Battery Handlers or Sorters Untrained, at Risk from Lithium
Battery Council International says the lead battery recycling process was uniquely designed for lead batteries. Lead batteries have almost a 100% recycling rate. However, when lithium batteries enter the lead battery recycling stream, they pose a serious threat to lead battery recyclers’ employees and equipment. This is because lithium batteries can explode if they are crushed during the lead battery recycling process. Continue reading
Ferrari SF90 Stradale – a New Production +$500,000 Supercar
The SF90 is immoderate on every level because it delivers unprecedented performance for a production car. Figures such as 1000 horsepower with three electric motors helping and 390 kg of downforce at 250 km/h not only put the SF90 Stradale at the top of its segment, but also means that a V8 is the top-of-the-range model for the first time in the marque’s history. It can travel up to 15.5 miles (25 km) in zero-emissions electric power only – making legal in cities that ban use of conventional gasoline engines. Continue reading →