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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

Next-gen Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ on the way with more power

The next-gen sports car will feature some substantial changes from the existing model. While the original was built on a Subaru platform, the firm’s current architectures are not suited to rear-drive cars, so Autocar understands the new model is set to be built on Toyota’s TNGA platform. While Toyota underpinnings will be used, Subaru is… Continue reading Next-gen Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ on the way with more power

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

VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare

Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Co. are among automakers planning new plants in Ghana to target West Africa’s 382 million people. Their challenge: Finding banks that will offer loans to make new cars affordable. In a country where about 70% of imports are second-hand, new car ownership is rare, said Believe Alorbu, who sells older… Continue reading VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare

Toyota chief sees son’s potential to become ‘master driver’

NAGOYA, Japan — Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda on Friday said his son was in the running to become the automaker’s “master driver” — the chief test driver who determines whether new models are ready for the market. Toyoda spoke at the Tokyo Auto Salon car show in Chiba Prefecture. His son, Daisuke Toyoda, is a senior… Continue reading Toyota chief sees son’s potential to become ‘master driver’

@Toyota: Toyota Quarterly Supplement for Takata Recall Remedy Fourth Quarter 2019

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Masayoshi Son rushes to Indonesia with plans for a ‘smart capital’

JAKARTA — Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japan’s SoftBank Group, revealed plans to invest in Indonesia’s new capital and to bring the latest technology and “a lot of artificial intelligence” to the smart city project. The revelation came after a meeting with President Joko Widodo on Friday, and follows Son’s vow in July to put $2… Continue reading Masayoshi Son rushes to Indonesia with plans for a ‘smart capital’

Honda, Toyota unveil new look variants at the Tokyo Auto Salon

The Tokyo Auto Salon 2020, one of the largest annual custom car and car-related product show in Japan kicks off in Chiba City. Honda unveils the first look of the updated 2020 Civic Type R high performance hatchback. This variant incorporates numerous changes including a new two-piece brake rotors and new brake pads designed to reduce… Continue reading Honda, Toyota unveil new look variants at the Tokyo Auto Salon

Smash & Smash — Tesla Model 3 Glass Holds Up To Hammer & Weighty SUV On Top (Videos)

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Published on January 5th, 2020 |

by Cynthia Shahan

Smash & Smash — Tesla Model 3 Glass Holds Up To Hammer & Weighty SUV On Top (Videos)

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January 5th, 2020 by Cynthia Shahan

All-glass roof of Tesla Model 3 — looking above. Photo by Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnica

Smash — the following two glimpses into untimely road risks confirm my fears of highway travel. Yet, in both cases, they make me oh so relieved that two of my grandchildren travel in a Tesla Model 3, as well as my son and his wife.

The Tesla Model 3 is well known for its scores in safety examinations in the US, Europe, and Australia, as well as from insurance investigations, but there’s something about seeing how it holds up in the real world that adds confidence.

In the first instance below, the driver walks away, seemingly fine, after a disastrous, grave accident. It appears she even has no fear reaching inside her Tesla Model 3 for something while the Toyota SUV that just ran over the roof of her Model 3 bears down with massive weight on the glass roof. The car remains in place, resting soundly on the glass. Yes, despite such an extreme incident, the Model 3 driver walks away on foot, wholly alive, and there is no array of flying glass as one might have guessed from such an accident. The glass roof is actually still intact.

It seems likely she ordered another Tesla.

Now for another freak accident, and a reminder why it is wise to avoid construction areas if possible. In this case, no apparent construction site was nearby, but a hammer was lying on the road when another car ran over it, flipping it into the air and making it fly directly into the windshield of the Model 3.

Thanks to a recent Tesla software update — the “honk to record” update — the owner was able to record the entire hazardous incident.

One hopes that you will never face such an accident, but thanks to Tesla’s focus on safety and its ongoing software improvements, if you are driving a Tesla, there’s at least extra assurance that the Tesla will protect you and record the scenario for any legal or insurance disputes.

Haven’t had enough? X Auto reported in December 2018 on one more smash into the windshield of a Tesla. “While Roaming on the freeway, a Tesla Model X got struck by a steel shaft that came out of nowhere, says the owner — Autopilot (Tesla’s semi-autonomous driver assistance software) took over until the driver came back from the mental shock and was able to drive.”

Again, it is also a relief that Tesla’s semi-autonomous driver assistance software takes up the slack when a driver freezes from shock or injury. Autopilot may be a driver’s best friend.

TeslaCam Captures Subaru Versus Lexus In Road Rage, Brake Check, Crash

A lane blocking Subaru forces a Lexus to go around it to pass. Later, the Lexus pulls in front of the Subaru and brake checks it. This move makes the Subaru spin out and then the Subaru veers off the road and into the dirt/grass in the middle of the divided highway. it was all… Continue reading TeslaCam Captures Subaru Versus Lexus In Road Rage, Brake Check, Crash