Automotive Industry

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Consumer Reports Calls High-MPG Compact Cars Bunk

Consumer Reports Criticizes The Turbocharging Trend

Consumer Reports Picks The Vehicles With The Best Value

Consumer Reports Pushes For HD Trucks To Get EPA Fuel Mileage Estimates

Consumer Reports Reliable Electric Vehicle Insights 2022

Consumer reports has released their latest reliable electric vehicle report. This report can be taken in many ways, but the data is great info for all auto companies as they make the move to EVs.

Consumers Confused by Driver-Assist Technology Names

Consumers think that with names like Co-Pilot 360, ProPilot, or Autopilot, the car should be able to drive itself.

Convertible Sales Are Still Down

Could Pricing Finally Crack Truck Buyer Loyalty?

.... 68% of current truck owners believe that current pickups are overpriced.

Crossovers Are Eating Up Sales Of Midsize Sedans

Crummy Weather May Pose Big Issues for Self-Driving Cars

A light sprinkle could cause some major headaches for self-driving vehicles

Cuba Lifts Restriction On Buying New Vehicles

Cummins Agrees to Settle Claims of Emissions Tests Cheating

This agreement costs Cummins $1.67 billion 

Dealers Want President Trump To Ease Fuel Economy Standards

It isn't automakers who want the stricter fuel economy and emission regulations for 2025 to be relaxed

Dealers, Small Car Rental Companies Fighting For Exemption With Recall Vehicle Bill

Dealerships Get the Government to Pause Upcharges and Shady Practices

This ban on upcharges and shady tactics went from taking effect on July 30th to an infinite delay.

Deaths On U.S. Roads Declining

Delphi Takes An Autonomous Cross-Country Road Trip

What if a computer drove you across the United States?

Demand For EVs As Rentals Are Dropping

Demand for Used Cars is Rising

New cars are just too expensive

Department of Transportation Proposes Their Distracted Driving Guidlines For Automakers

Destino Project Still On Track, Additional Bodystyle Is Coming

Detroit 2012: Volvo XC60 Plug-In Hybrid Concept

Detroit Auto Show May Move to October

You mean we can attend the show when it is warm?!

Detroit Auto Show To Exit Winter Season in 2020

The question is which month

Detroit Auto Show: Leaks From Honda, Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen

Detroit Three's Car Production Will Move to Mexico

Why Your Next Car From the Detroit Three Will Be Built In Mexico.

Developments in Wind Turbine Technology Double to Triple Output

Devon GTX To Be Auctioned Off

Diamler and Volvo Begin Bracing For A Possible Trade War

One Predicts a Hit on Profits, While the Other Says it will threaten jobs

Diamler, Ford, and Nissan Announce A Collaboration On Fuel Cells

Did Fisker Push The Karma Out Too Soon?

Did the Germans solve a Major Electric Auto Problem?

Automakers are planning to bring to market 100's of electric automobiles by 2025 and a german research company may have solved one of the biggest problems surrounding making them profitable.

Diesel Sees A 27.4% Increase In 2011

Diesels Making A Big Comeback

Domestic Brands Falter in Consumer Reports' Annual Reliability Survey

Not a pleasant showing for the domestics

Domestics Cut Back On Sales To Rental Companies, Asian Automakers Pick It Up

Ever wonder why rental fleets are somewhat devoid of GM and Ford vehicles, while Hyundai and Kia vehicles are taking their place?

DOT Unveils Their Blueprint For Ending Distracted Driving

Dwindling Cobalt Supply Could Pose Problems For Electric Vehicles

More electric vehicles mean more cobalt supply problems

Dyson Plans An Electric Vehicle

Yes, the vacuum cleaner company.

eBeam Technology by Magna brings Electrification to Todays Pickups

Magna's eBeam technology brings electrification to todays pickups removing the need to have a separate EV platform.

Eight States Sign A Pact To Increase EV Sales

Electric Car Start-Up Lucid Motors Unveils the Air

Another electric car start-up throws its hat into the ring.

Electric Vehicles Lag Behind Gas Counterparts In Resale Value

Electrics Soar In EU while Diesel Fades

...in a market that continues to decline, EVs are doing well...

EPA Announces A Roll-Back On Obama's Fuel Efficiency Regulations

You can guess who likes and despises this

EPA Doubted Claims of New Fuel Economy Regs Would Save Lives

Ah, interagency fighting.

EPA ends talks with California and 19 other states

Federal officials from the EPA have ended negotiations with California.

EPA Moves Forward With Locking In Emission Regulations By 2025

The EPA is moving forward with the upcoming 2025 Emission Regulations

EPA Report Shows Average Fuel Economy Is Up

The U.S. Fleet Average Fuel Economy Is Up

EPA To Become Stricter In Emission Tests

The EPA Is Introducing New, Stricter Guidelines In Their Emission Tests

EPA To Ford: "Our Testing Not At Fault"

EPA To Reveal Their Results Of MPG Audits

EPA Wants Manufacturers To Test MPG Claims In The Real World

Real World Testing and the EPA Wants It

EPA: More Gas Mileage Audits Are Coming

Estimate On Vehicles Damaged In Sandy Rise To 250,500

European Commission Opens An Investigation Into Emission Collusion

BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen are involved in the investigation

European Union Ready To Respond To Any U.S. Tariff On Cars

Tit for Tat on Tariffs

Europeans Fall Under the Spell of Trucks

Not even Europe is immune to pickups

EV Startup Flexis, Will they Survive where others have Failed?

Last mile delivery, service, inner city deliveries, etc. the list is long on how EV startups and legacy OEMs have called and attempted to deliver electric vans, can this EV startup from 2023 beat them all and survive?

EV Tax Credit Survives Tax Bill Reconciliation

The credit of up to $7,500 remains untouched.

Faraday Future Founder Resigns As Employees Begin To Be Furloughed

The lights are dimming at Faraday Future

Faraday Future Halts Work On Nevada Factory

More bad news for Faraday Future

Faraday Future Leases A Factory, Promises FF 91 To Arrive By Late 2018

Some actual good news for Faraday Future

Faraday Future Makes Cuts To Staff, Salaries To Keep Moving Forward

20 percent cut in salaries and an unknown number of people will be laid off

Faraday Future Reaches A Truce With Its Main Investor

Also opens the door for Faraday to find new financing 

Faraday Future Wants To Scrap Financial Deal, Investor Accuses Company Of Trying to Break Deal

Did we mention the fire that involved FF's only pre-production FF91?

Farewell Aptera

FCA and GM Get Financial Advisors Over Merger Standoff

FCA and GM Bring In Investment Banks Over Merger Standoff

FCA Files A Complaint Against Mahindra For Their Jeep Lookalike ATV

A fair amount of their complaint deals with the design 

FCA Rescinds Their Merger Offer With Renault

...That was abrupt...

FCA, Ford Throw Their Hats Into The Mail Truck Bidding

Two automakers join the competition for the next mail truck

Federal Government Says 54.5 MPG Goal for 2025 Isn't Going to Happen

That 54.5 mpg fleetwide goal? Yeah, about that...

Federal Government To Automakers: Tell Us Your Secrets

I've got a secret

FedEx Electrifies Delivery and Package Movement with BrightDrop Products

Electric is the future and FedEx is delivering sustainability by partnering with BrightDrop for all new first-to-last-mile automotive products and ePallets as they electrify delivery of packages.

FedEx Forward is Green by 2040

FedEx has committed to being Carbon-Neutral by 2040 by going Green Globally with an initial investment of $2 Billion dollars for auto electrification, sustainable energy and carbon sequestration. 

Fewer Americans Are Carrying Driver Licenses

It Isn't Only Teens

Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group Unveil Their New Merged Name: Stellantis

How much did the two spend on consultants to come up with this name?

Fiat To Buy GM's Share Of VM Motori

Fire Official Claims Fisker Karma Caused A House Fire

Fisker Announces New CEO, Former Volt Boss

Fisker Heads To China To Look For A Partner

Fisker Hires Former GM CMO Joel Ewanick On A Interim Basis

Fisker Issues Recall On Karmas For Fire Risk

Fisker Lays Off Twelve People At Delaware Plant

Fisker Learns To Surf In Paris

Fisker May Not Produce The Atlantic In Delaware

Fisker Names Former Chrysler CEO As Their New CEO

Fisker Raises The Karma's Pricetag

Fisker Stops Work On Nina, Lays Some Workers Off

Fisker: Can Someone Loan Us $150 Million?

Five Countries and Eight U.S. States Want To Ban Sales of Gas Vehicles By 2050

2050 Will See No More Gas Cars In Certain Countries and States

Ford and General Motors Collaborate On Nine and Ten-Speed Transmissions

Ford and General Motors Sign An Agreement To Work Together On Transmissions

Ford Executive Wants A Sequel To "Cash for Clunkers"

Is this a good idea or not?

Ford, GM, and Ram Will Finally Implement The J2807 Towing Standard

The Detroit Three Are Finally Implementing J2807 Standard

Ford's Chinese Partner Zotye Make Moves to Come to U.S.

Lining up dealers to sell a budget crossover in 2020.

Former Car Czar Says All Stakeholders Should Have Given Up More

Former GM R&D Chief Sees Self-Driving Cars In 2020

Former President Bush Stands By His Decision On Auto Bailoutss

Free-piston Engines, Future of Hybrid Auto's and Commercial trucks?

Could a modular engine similar size and shape to a battery module be the answer to hybrid auto's and commercial trucks is the question Libertine of the UK believes they have answered.