(ATTN: CHANGES headline and photos; ADDS executive comments in paras, 3, 11-12, background in paras 13-17)By Choi Kyong-ae ILSAN, South Korea, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday launched the long-awaited GV80 sport utility vehicle under its independent Genesis brand to meet rising demand for recreational vehicles. The GV80 is the first SUV… Continue reading (LEAD) Hyundai launches Genesis GV80 on SUV demand
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@FCA: FCA Improves the Purchase Experience for Electric Vehicles
January 15, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA is taking steps to make choosing and buying an electric vehicle easier. The Chrysler brand website now features a direct link to purchase Mopar’s 240-volt wall charger on Amazon.com and quality installation services for any branded EV charger, giving customers a fast and convenient way to charge their… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Improves the Purchase Experience for Electric Vehicles
FCA Improves the Purchase Experience for Electric Vehicles
FCA is taking steps to make choosing and buying an electric vehicle easier. The Chrysler brand website now features a direct link to purchase Mopar’s 240-volt wall charger on Amazon.com and quality installation services for any branded EV charger, giving customers a fast and convenient way to charge their vehicles at home. Additional FCA consumer websites… Continue reading FCA Improves the Purchase Experience for Electric Vehicles
Press Releases – Getting to the Green Deal: Don’t rule out alternative fuels with a track record of success
Brussels, 14 January 2020 – Vehicle manufacturers and fuel coalition call for consistency in defining alternative fuels that will drive the energy transition. The EU’s long-term energy transition goals depend not just on developing new technologies but also on alternative-fuel solutions that already reduce harmful emissions. As the EU reframes important environment and energy legislation… Continue reading Press Releases – Getting to the Green Deal: Don’t rule out alternative fuels with a track record of success
FCA trims output at 4 plants after backlog – Automotive News
A year ago, the Jeep Cherokee was riding high, becoming the brand’s biggest seller behind the Wrangler after a midcycle update gave it fresher styling and more cargo capacity. But a 20 percent plunge in Cherokee sales for 2019, including a 30 percent drop in the fourth quarter, has prompted FCA US to idle its… Continue reading FCA trims output at 4 plants after backlog – Automotive News
GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
General Motors Co. is expected to advertise a Hummer electric pickup truck during the Super Bowl, officially resurrecting the polarizing, gas-guzzling behemoth brand as an eco-friendly off-roader. The fully electric Hummer vehicles would be built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant and hit roads in late 2021, The Detroit News has reported. The Hummer will be in showrooms around the… Continue reading GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
PA Consulting’s Analysis Shows Top Car Makers Will Face €14.5bn Fines for Missing the EU’s CO2 Emissions Targets
After four years of steady progress, PA’s research has revealed a step backwards. Emissions have increased across the board, mainly due to customers buying SUVs, strong demand for high-powered and heavier cars, lack of low-emission options in showrooms, and shifting preference for petrol cars after the diesel scandal. Some car makers will see penalties high… Continue reading PA Consulting’s Analysis Shows Top Car Makers Will Face €14.5bn Fines for Missing the EU’s CO2 Emissions Targets
The Peugeot family wants to take more capital in the merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler
When the regional daily asked the family whether the possibility of acquiring this additional 2.5% in the next seven or eight years constituted for them a “major objective”, Jean-Philippe Peugeot, the CEO of Établissements Peugeot Frères ( EPF), replies in the affirmative. “To obtain this possibility, the negotiations were complex. It was not won in… Continue reading The Peugeot family wants to take more capital in the merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler
Cars, all models arriving country by country
CAR 2020 Lots of news will redefine the automotive landscape. That’s where they come from by Massimo Mambretti January 11, 2020 Lamborghini Siàn 4 ‘of reading In the next few days, the parade of new products for the new decade will begin. It is a massive deployment, which will come from every corner of the… Continue reading Cars, all models arriving country by country
Punch It Performance and Tuning Agrees to Stop Selling Illegal Devices That Defeat Emissions Control Systems of Vehicles in the Wake of Clean Air Act Enforcement Action
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Punch It Performance and Tuning and Michael Paul Schimmack — and other companies and individuals close to Schimmack (Defendants) — resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with the manufacture and sale of aftermarket products that… Continue reading Punch It Performance and Tuning Agrees to Stop Selling Illegal Devices That Defeat Emissions Control Systems of Vehicles in the Wake of Clean Air Act Enforcement Action