Chrysler Group is offering the second retail natural gas vehicle in the US market, following the Honda Civic Natural Gas. Chrysler has been selling its new Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG pickup to fleets, and in September allowed dealers to place orders for retail sales. Dealers have been asking for the truck, especially in natural […]
Toyota Motor Co.’s global recall of 7.43 million vehicles (with 2.5 million in the US) will be the largest recall in 16 years, when Ford brought in 7.9 million vehicles in 1996. The Toyota recall involves a defective power window switch on Toyota and Scion models. This is happening not long after Toyota’s massive recall […]
Renault Nissan thinks it can double its annual cost saving through the companies’ alliance within four years. The companies have an internal goal of reaching four billion euros ($5.2 billion) in synergies in 2016, and expect that number to increase each year. Renault is not interested in changing the corporate structure of its shareholding with […]
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 154,000 Fiesta subcompacts to deal with a side air bag problem that affects rear seat passengers if no one is sitting in the front passenger seat. The recall affects Fiestas from the 2011 to 2013 model years. Dealers are able to reprogram the computer that controls the side […]
As part of the Department of Transportation’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, parents are being encouraged to teach teens healthy driving habits and model safe-driving habits. Among the recommended messages to deliver tends includes understanding the graduated driver licensing laws in your state; a parent-teen driving contract setting ground rules; barring the use of electronic […]