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Couple Steals Unmarked Hearse, Dumps Body On the Side of the Road
Couple Steals Unmarked Hearse, Dumps Body On the Side of the Road

22 May 2017, 17:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / When you usually think of a hearse, you imagine a black wagon with big windows in the back. Well, not all of them are like that, and a couple stole one

 
Ford's Smart Mobility Boss Appointed CEO, Mark Fields Retired
Ford's Smart Mobility Boss Appointed CEO, Mark Fields Retired

22 May 2017, 15:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Ford Motor Company has announced that Mark Fields has retired from the post of CEO. Jim Hackett, the former boss of Smart Mobility LLC, will replace him

 
Ford Mustang Leads Classic Car Searches In the USA, Nobody Is Surprised
Ford Mustang Leads Classic Car Searches In the USA, Nobody Is Surprised

22 May 2017, 14:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Classic Cars are a searched item online, and private listings are usually the way that people get them. What is the most sought-after car? We have a study

 
Ford CEO Mark Fields Reportedly Left the Company, Sources Name a Replacement
Ford CEO Mark Fields Reportedly Left the Company, Sources Name a Replacement

22 May 2017, 08:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a report that quotes insiders close to the company, CEO Mark Fields has been fired. Officials have neither confirmed nor denied the rumor

 
FCA Files Diesel Engine Certification Papers For MY2017 Vehicles To Add Update
FCA Files Diesel Engine Certification Papers For MY2017 Vehicles To Add Update

21 May 2017, 09:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / After months of collaborating with the EPA and CARB, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has made a software update for its diesels. Certification has been requested

 
Milk Delivery Truck Spills Most of Cargo on Road, Nobody Cried Over It
Milk Delivery Truck Spills Most of Cargo on Road, Nobody Cried Over It

20 May 2017, 15:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Usually, when a truck spills its cargo, things get nasty. If fuel or chemicals are involved, traffic may get stuck for hours in that area. Milk is different

 
Volkswagen Has To Launch Three EVs in California By 2019, One Is An SUV
Volkswagen Has To Launch Three EVs in California By 2019, One Is An SUV

19 May 2017, 17:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The American justice system has decided to make Volkswagen launch three electric vehicles in California by 2019. One of them must be an SUV, the decision says

 
Takata Airbag Scandal Reaches New Settlement, Four Automakers To Pay $553 Mil
Takata Airbag Scandal Reaches New Settlement, Four Automakers To Pay $553 Mil

19 May 2017, 15:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Four automakers have settled their lawsuits with Takata regarding the airbag recall scandal. If approved, all four will pay $553 Million in compensation

 
FCA Could Face Civil Lawsuit In the USA Over Diesel Emissions, Reports Say
FCA Could Face Civil Lawsuit In the USA Over Diesel Emissions, Reports Say

19 May 2017, 08:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Several reports quoting people close to the matter claim that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is facing a possible civil lawsuit over the Clean Air Act in the USA

 
Guy Tried To Bribe Police Officer With Taco Bell, He Was Transporting Drugs
Guy Tried To Bribe Police Officer With Taco Bell, He Was Transporting Drugs

17 May 2017, 18:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A man tried to "hook-up" a police officer with Taco Bell if he ignored the "white powder" in the center console of his car. It did not work, and he's in jail

 
BMW Car Club of America To Host Unique Coffee Art Exhibit, You Might Like It
BMW Car Club of America To Host Unique Coffee Art Exhibit, You Might Like It

17 May 2017, 06:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A few years ago, we heard about an artist who painted with coffee. We thought it was amusing, as he used the beverage to color his work. A BMW exhibit is next

 
Hyundai-Kia Will Recall About 240,000 Cars After Whistleblower Turns Them In
Hyundai-Kia Will Recall About 240,000 Cars After Whistleblower Turns Them In

15 May 2017, 16:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An experienced employee of Hyundai-Kia has told the authorities in South Korea about a potential safety defect in 12 models. A compulsory recall was ordered

 
Audi And Porsche Are Recalling Almost 300,000 Vehicles Sold In the USA
Audi And Porsche Are Recalling Almost 300,000 Vehicles Sold In the USA

15 May 2017, 14:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi and Porsche, two subsidiaries of the Volkswagen Group, have expanded an existing recall campaign with almost 300,000 units. They want to replace a flange

 
German Police And American Car Culture Don't Mix, U.S. Military Remarks
German Police And American Car Culture Don't Mix, U.S. Military Remarks

12 May 2017, 16:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / American soldiers stationed at a base in Germany have had too many encounters with local police over their modified cars. They are "too loud and too extreme"

 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Recalls 1.25 Million Ram Pickup Trucks
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Recalls 1.25 Million Ram Pickup Trucks

12 May 2017, 12:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / FCA, the Italian-American conglomerate that owns the Ram brand, has announced it will operate a recall targeting 1.25 million units of the 2013-2016 model years

 
Daimler Ditches Plans To Gain U.S. Approval for MY2017 Diesel Cars
Daimler Ditches Plans To Gain U.S. Approval for MY2017 Diesel Cars

10 May 2017, 15:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has decided against attempting to receive the approval for selling MY2017 diesels in the USA

 
Police Catches Driver With DIY Inspection Stickers Made From Cheese Wrappers
Police Catches Driver With DIY Inspection Stickers Made From Cheese Wrappers

9 May 2017, 11:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A precinct from New Hampshire caught a driver who had made a set of fake inspection stickers from cheese wrappers and newspaper clippings. It did not go well

 
Harley-Davidson and Jeep Partner like the Two Legendary American Brands They Are
Harley-Davidson and Jeep Partner like the Two Legendary American Brands They Are

8 May 2017, 13:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's hard to think of a car manufacturer and a motorcycle company that have more things in common than Jeep and Harley-Davidson

 
NHTSA Investigates Brake Malfunction Complaints for 2009 Nissan Murano
NHTSA Investigates Brake Malfunction Complaints for 2009 Nissan Murano

7 May 2017, 09:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The NHTSA has commenced an investigation following several complaints regarding the failure of the braking system on the 2009 Nissan Murano

 
Average Fuel Economy of Vehicles Sold In USA Last Month Rose From March
Average Fuel Economy of Vehicles Sold In USA Last Month Rose From March

5 May 2017, 15:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a recent report, the average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the USA last month rose by 0.1 mpg from March. It is a consistent improvement