Customers with unrepaired 2003 Dodge Ram pickups are being urged by Stellantis to stop driving them immediately until they are serviced, following a crash death linked to the Takata air bag inflator recall. The death is the first one related to an exploding passenger-side inflator and brings the total number of U.S. fatalities connected to… Continue reading New traffic death in older Dodge Ram pickup linked to recalled air bag
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Top Ford exec faces felony charges after domestic dispute involving $10,000 purses
Franck Louis-Victor, an executive who joined Ford Motor Co. in 2021 from Renault, was arrested on Saturday at his home in Oakland County after a domestic dispute involving a weapon and expensive purses. Louis-Victor, 50, CEO of Ford Next LLC and vice president of new business platforms at Ford Motor Co., is accused of trying… Continue reading Top Ford exec faces felony charges after domestic dispute involving $10,000 purses
Can’t find an affordable new vehicle? The 2024 Buick Envista may be for you.
Despite inflation, pandemic supply chain disruptions and the auto industry’s shift from sedans to SUVs, the affordable new vehicle is alive, and maybe better than ever. Exhibit A: the 2024 Buick Envista small SUV. It’s priced like a Honda but designed like an Audi, a benchmark for everything Buick hopes to accomplish with its upcoming… Continue reading Can’t find an affordable new vehicle? The 2024 Buick Envista may be for you.
Tesla settles class-action Solar Roof lawsuit for $6 million
Tesla vehicles parked outside a home with a Tesla Solar Roof on Weems Street in Boca Chica Village, Texas, June 21, 2021. Veronica G. Cardenas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla agreed to pay just over $6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by customers who faced sudden Solar Roof price hikes in 2021… Continue reading Tesla settles class-action Solar Roof lawsuit for $6 million
GM positions new Chevy Trax, Buick Envista crossovers to fill an affordability gap
2024 Buick Envista GM DETROIT – General Motors is positioning two new crossovers from Chevrolet and Buick as its answer to affordability issues left by discontinued, cheaper sedans. Affordability has increasingly become a concern among investors and consumers. Cox Automotive reports the average price paid for a new vehicle this year has ballooned to upward… Continue reading GM positions new Chevy Trax, Buick Envista crossovers to fill an affordability gap
NHTSA confirms 26th US Takata air bag death; stop drive urged on 2003 Dodge Ram pickups
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday confirmed the first fatality from an exploding passenger-side Takata inflator in a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, increasing total deaths from Takata airbag ruptures in the United States to 26. The vehicle involved in the May 13 incident was one of the 385,686 2003 Ram trucks recalled in… Continue reading NHTSA confirms 26th US Takata air bag death; stop drive urged on 2003 Dodge Ram pickups
US probes complaints that Ford Escape doors can open while SUVs are being driven
Dearborn – U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers 346,000 Escapes from the 2020 and 2021 model years. The agency says in documents posted Tuesday on its website that it… Continue reading US probes complaints that Ford Escape doors can open while SUVs are being driven
Bronco vs. Wrangler: Mud wrestlers replace road racers in the car wars
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New Aston Martin Valour brings 705bhp V12 and manual gearbox
Aston Martin has unveiled a new supercar heavily inspired by the jaw-dropping, one-off Victor – and equipped with a thunderous 705bhp V12 and a six-speed manual gearbox. With design cues taken from the original V8 Vantage and Aston Martin’s snarling 1970s RHAM/1 prototype racer – known as ‘The Muncher’ – the new Valour is the… Continue reading New Aston Martin Valour brings 705bhp V12 and manual gearbox
Ferrari KC23: stunning one-off gives clues to the future
The new Ferrari KC23 is a jaw-dropping, one-off reworking of the 488 GT3 track car, created for “one very imaginative, passionate and exacting customer”. Revealed ahead of an appearance on the hillclimb at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the KC23 is the latest customer-commissioned creation from Maranello’s in-house Special Projects division. It follows the… Continue reading Ferrari KC23: stunning one-off gives clues to the future