| Report: Rearview Camera Legislation May Be Finalized by the End of 2012 |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing to finalize a law that would require all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. to have a rearview camera. Although the proposal has been on the table for quite some time, LaHood has been meeting with White House officials in an effort to set a new deadline of December [...]
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| 2014 Subaru Forester Blows Away Early Sales Target in Japan, EyeSight Safety System Popular |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
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The new 2014 Subaru Forester crossover launched in Japan about a month ago and sales are off to a sprinting start. Subaru says 8149 Japanese customers took home the new Forester, more than four times the automaker’s initial monthly sales target set. Subaru’s decision to offer its new EyeSight system in the new Forester appears [...]
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| MT Poll: Should the Mercedes-Benz Citan Compact Commercial Van Come to the U.S.? |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
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Suddenly, the compact commercial van segment in the U.S. has become more important. We’ve learned what Ford has in store with the 2014 Transit Connect commercial van, the Nissan NV200 is on the way, and Ram is soon to introduce a Fiat-based small commercial van for the U.S. Though Mercedes-Benz offers in the U.S. the [...]
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| Toyota Agrees to Pay $17.35-Million NHTSA Fine for Defect Reporting |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
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Two years after Toyota paid nearly $34 million in fines for failing to quickly report safety defects to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it has agreed to pay $17.35 million for a similar problem with Lexus RX SUVs. This is, unfortunately, not a new or unfamiliar occurrence for Toyota. 2010 was a particularly bad [...]
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| GM tweaks bylaws to require full board or supervisor to hire or fire staffers |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
The General Motors Board of Directors tweaked its bylaws today, implementing several governance changes.The board removed the power of a board committee to fire or appoint subordinate company ...
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| Outdated Crash Test Dummies Blamed for Continued Auto Fatalities |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
U.S. auto manufacturers produce 15 million vehicles a year and there are about 200 million vehicles on the road currently, according to Donald Friedman, a Calif.-based engineer and co-founder of the ...
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| Ford boosting production of small diesel engine for Transit |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
Ford announced today it is increasing production of its small diesel engine to supply North American demand for the Transit commercial van. ...
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| Toyota To Pay Record $17.35M Fine For Delayed Safety Reports |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)-- Toyota Motor Company has been hit with a record fine by the government for delayed safety reports, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National ...
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| Fewer Americans defaulting on car payments even as lenders are more willing to finance less than perfect credit |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
Fewer Americans are defaulting on their car payments, even as lenders have become more willing to finance people with less-than-perfect credit, said an executive with a major credit monitoring ...
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| Chrysler to invest and hire in central Indiana to make more transmissions |
Dec 18th, 2012 |
Chrysler plans to invest up to $374 million and potentially hire 1,250 workers in central Indiana to make more eight-speed and nine-speed transmissions for cars and trucks.About $162 million would be ...
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