Daily Car News Bulletin for June 27, 2016 GM and Ford Alliance The Chevrolet Camaro will share a transmission with the Ford Mustang, production starts in 2017. The partnership between General Motors and Ford was once unimaginable, but cost cutting, engineer shortages, and increasing regulations made it inevitable.The 2017
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Auto Market Depreciation Rates – June 20 Depreciation Rates Steady – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% last week. Similar to the average depreciation rate of 0.44% seen in the previous two weeks. – Compact Car depreciation rate 0.82%. – Mid-Size Car depreciation rate is 0.72%. – Luxury Car
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 24, 2016 Brexit Reaction Sales and production are being hit in Europe’s second-biggest auto market after Germany after UK’s surprising vote to exit the European Union. Many conditions for supplying the European market will now have to be re-negotiated. Ford has three plants in the UK,
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 23, 2016 FCA Software Update Fiat Chrysler has sent the dealers new software update called “Auto Park” that intends to prevent the vehicles from moving when the driver’s side door is open and the shifter is not in park. FCA Dealerships will begin
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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 21, 2016 BMWPrepases For The Future BMW is acting quickly to acquire new technology expertise in a race with the companies like Apple and Google to make cars smart enough to react like human drivers in case of emergency. BMW is acquiring startups,
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 20, 2016 Dodge Journey Comes to Italy Fiat Chrysler will move production of Dodge Journey from Mexico to Italy when the vehicle is redesigned for the 2019 year model. Dodge Journey is expected to share a platform with the Alfa Romeo Giulia, which means
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Toyota Technology Dominance Toyota Motor is dominating the global market for the fuel cell, electric and hybrid vehicles patents. Toyota has been developing technology and process patents far ahead of its competitors. From 2011 to 2015, Toyota engineers were granted 9,807 patents for inventions related to alternative-powered vehicles. The gap
Vehicle Trapezoidal Rules The grille not only is it important to thermodynamics and aerodynamics, it also must be aesthetically pleasing, or at least not repelling potential buyers. Automakers are playing it safe by adopting some version of the trapezoidal grille, a style of the 1950s Aston Martin (picture above).Prudent design
Arrival of 2017 GMC Acadia Specifications Trains: Base 2.5-liter, four-cylinder, six-speed automatic transmission, 3.6-liter V-6 (optional). Technology: New “active twin clutch” all-wheel-drive system for better handling on slick surfaces. Safety: Front pedestrian braking, surround-vision camera system (optional). U.S. sales target: 115,000 (estimate). Rivals: Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot.
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 17, 2016 Addition to The Next Generation Toyota Prius Hybrid Next-generation Toyota Prius equipped with a solar roof for Europe and Japan. The solar cells charge the car even when it is parked and can increase fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent. Unfortunately, the
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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 16, 2016 Volkswagen Transformation Volkswagen plans to introduce more than 30 electric vehicles by 2025 to make up for diesel emission scandal. With the additional transformation of its core business strategy and components production. Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said, “We anticipate that this will
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 15, 2016 Porsche Shareholding Meeting to Discuss VW Cheating Scandal Porsche SE, a holding company for the Porsche and Piech families which controls 52 percent of VW’s voting shares will hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss its strategy for the automaker’s
Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016 Sub-Compact Car Values – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% in the beginning of June. This is worse than the average depreciation rate of 0.27% seen in May. – Sub-Compact Car and Mid-Size Car segments experienced high drop in value of 0.87% and 0.79%, respectively.
Daily Car News Bulletin for June 14, 2016 Nissan Bio Ethanol Fueled Car Nissan develops new ethanol fuel cells engine instead of pressurized hydrogen, delivering a cheaper and safer ride. Nissan’s system uses bio-ethanol, derived from crops such as corn or sugarcane. Nissan’s e-bio fuel cells are less costly than
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