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FCA Lied About U.S. Sales Figures, Now It Has To Pay $40 Million Fine
FCA Lied About U.S. Sales Figures, Now It Has To Pay $40 Million Fine

28 Sep 2019, 13:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / $40 million is all it took Fiat Chrysler to get the heat off misreporting sales figures in the United States for the better part of four years

 
Uber Denied Permanent License in London for the Second Time
Uber Denied Permanent License in London for the Second Time

26 Sep 2019, 16:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ride-share company has been granted a 2-month extension on the temporary license issued last year, will have to meet even more conditions

 
Uber CEO Insists Business Model Is “Sustainable” After $5 Billion Loss
Uber CEO Insists Business Model Is “Sustainable” After $5 Billion Loss

25 Sep 2019, 22:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says moving from the phase of investment to that of profit takes time, but Uber will be getting there eventually

 
Skoda Karoq Milestone: 250,000 Units Produced, Many More To Come
Skoda Karoq Milestone: 250,000 Units Produced, Many More To Come

21 Sep 2019, 07:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Karoq is one of the most popular Skodas in the Old Continent, exceeding 250,000 examples of the breed in two years of production

 
Amazon Orders 100,000 Electric Vans From Rivian
Amazon Orders 100,000 Electric Vans From Rivian

20 Sep 2019, 13:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 100,000 fully-electric delivery vehicles have been ordered by Amazon, every single one of them from Plymouth startup Rivian

 
Ford Is Already Considering A Second VW MEB Platform-based EV For Europe
Ford Is Already Considering A Second VW MEB Platform-based EV For Europe

18 Sep 2019, 15:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With a bit of luck, Ford might convince Volkswagen over 600,000 MEB kits for a second electric vehicle, most likely a crossover in the same vein as the ID.4

 
Online Simulator Shows the Challenges of Fully Self-Driving Cars
Online Simulator Shows the Challenges of Fully Self-Driving Cars

13 Sep 2019, 13:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Level 5 Autonomy will be reached eventually but for that to happen, the technology must evolve. Regulations for the same technology are also needed

 
How Ford Keeps Bugs Off Their Autonomous Cars’ Sensors
How Ford Keeps Bugs Off Their Autonomous Cars’ Sensors

6 Sep 2019, 13:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A lot of thought and technology went into creating the perfect bug-squashing system that keeps sensors clean of insect gunk

 
Alfa Romeo Tonale, Fiat Panda Hybrid Will Be Made At the Pomigliano Plant
Alfa Romeo Tonale, Fiat Panda Hybrid Will Be Made At the Pomigliano Plant

4 Sep 2019, 20:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fiat Chrysler Automobiles invests close to one billion euros in an Italian plant towards the production of the Panda Hybrid and Tonale

 
Fiat Confirms Discontinuation Of the 500 In the U.S., Doesn’t Offer A Reason
Fiat Confirms Discontinuation Of the 500 In the U.S., Doesn’t Offer A Reason

4 Sep 2019, 09:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected of Fiat, the Italian part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is too proud to offer an explanation for the commercial blunder known as the 500 in the U.S.

 
With Autonomous Vehicles We’re “Heading Towards Hell,” Says Expert
With Autonomous Vehicles We’re “Heading Towards Hell,” Says Expert

2 Sep 2019, 15:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kevin Delaney says a “good path” for driverless cars must be established and progress should take place in waves. Otherwise, everything will go wrong

 
2020 Mazda CX-30 To Be Manufactured In Mexico
2020 Mazda CX-30 To Be Manufactured In Mexico

29 Aug 2019, 18:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / To be made in Mexico for the entire world, the CX-30 features a torsion beam at the rear just like its platform brother - the Mazda3 hatchback

 
British Startup Claims Battery Breakthrough That Charges an EV in 6 Minutes
British Startup Claims Battery Breakthrough That Charges an EV in 6 Minutes

29 Aug 2019, 11:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dr. Jean De La Verpilliere of Echion Technologies says their solution can go into production next year, will be incorporated into existing production of EVs

 
Ford Believes Autonomous Cars Will Have a Lifespan of Just 4 Years
Ford Believes Autonomous Cars Will Have a Lifespan of Just 4 Years

27 Aug 2019, 15:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / John Rich of Ford Autonomous Vehicles says they’re not worried about decreased demand, because their cars will be replaced every 4 years

 
Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen - Porsche Patriarch and Savior, Dies at 82
Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen - Porsche Patriarch and Savior, Dies at 82

27 Aug 2019, 11:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, he spearheaded VW’s expansion from regional carmaker to a global brand, including marques Porsche, Seat, Bentley and Skoda

 
Dodge Challenger Customers Are the Youngest In the Segment At 51 Years Old
Dodge Challenger Customers Are the Youngest In the Segment At 51 Years Old

21 Aug 2019, 08:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 51 years might not be young by modern standards, but nevertheless, that's the median age of the Challenger customer in the U.S.

 
General Motors Adjusts Production Of Three Crossovers Amid Declining Sales
General Motors Adjusts Production Of Three Crossovers Amid Declining Sales

11 Aug 2019, 15:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors has seen better days in many ways, but for the time being, demand for three of its crossovers simply isn't there

 
C7 Corvette Discounted Up To $ $9,404 Ahead Of Labor Day
C7 Corvette Discounted Up To $ $9,404 Ahead Of Labor Day

5 Aug 2019, 11:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From the Stingray to the ZR1, the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette is a bit less expensive this August thanks to teh GM Supplier Pricing program

 
Volkswagen Changes Six-Year Warranty To Four Years In the U.S.
Volkswagen Changes Six-Year Warranty To Four Years In the U.S.

1 Aug 2019, 10:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Typical of Volkswagen, a cost-cutting measure has been sugar coated into something that sounds more pleasing to the customer's ears

 
Nissan Reports Huge Profit Drop, Confirms 12,500 Job Cuts
Nissan Reports Huge Profit Drop, Confirms 12,500 Job Cuts

26 Jul 2019, 09:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Net income dropped by 94.5 percent, lots of jobs will be cut, and the product lineup will also be affected by the ongoing disaster at Nissan