Tag: Recalls

BMW admits irregularities in exhaust gas software

So far in the exhaust scandal, BMW has always complained about the role of the Sauber man and boasted loudly that he had not manipulated his vehicles. There is, according to SPIEGEL information now doubt. Getty Images BMW in Munich Friday, 23.02.2018 17:00 o’clock These are words that BMW CEO Harald Krüger will probably regret… Continue reading BMW admits irregularities in exhaust gas software

BMW gesteht Unregelmäßigkeiten bei Abgassoftware

Friday, 02/23/2018 17:00 o’clock These are words that BMW CEO Harald Krüger will probably regret to have publicly stated: “We did not manipulate the vehicles diesel “They are clean.” That said the chairman of the Bavarian automaker last fall at the International Motor Show IAA, and he added in the chest tone of conviction even… Continue reading BMW gesteht Unregelmäßigkeiten bei Abgassoftware

This is how the software update from VW works

VW tries to avert a driving ban of diesel cars with a software update for manipulated models. What is to be held? Cover of a manipulated EA 189 Thursday, 22.02.2018 09:48 clock No internal combustion engine ever received larger negative headlines than the EA 189, commonly known as cheat diesel. VW was caught more than… Continue reading This is how the software update from VW works

Production of all diesel variants stopped for the time being: Porsche bans the diesel from the engine compartment

All articles and backgrounds 02/21/2018 Production of all diesel variants initially stopped Porsche banishes the diesel engine from the engine compartment Porsche Sunken in the diesel mire: Porsche has ceased production of the Macan S Diesel on 15 February 2018 The sports car manufacturer Porsche dares a very unusual for German car brands step: The… Continue reading Production of all diesel variants stopped for the time being: Porsche bans the diesel from the engine compartment

Father-Daughter Startup Seeva Turns Old IP into New Driverless Tech

February 20th, 2018 Xconomy Detroit/Ann Arbor —  The mobility sector has spawned plenty of unlikely alliances that have led to new products and business models for self-driving vehicles. But it’s hard to get more unlikely than Seeva, a Pacific Northwest mobility startup with Detroit roots, run by a vivacious daughter and her retired father, and… Continue reading Father-Daughter Startup Seeva Turns Old IP into New Driverless Tech

BRIEF-Toyota Recalls Certain Sequoia And Tundra Vehicles

Feb 20 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor North America: * TOYOTA RECALLS CERTAIN SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES * TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA SAYS IS CONDUCTING SEPARATE SAFETY RECALLS IN THE U.S. OF ABOUT 65,000 MODEL YEAR 2018 SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES * TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA SAYS IS ALSO CONDUCTING SEPARATE SAFETY RECALLS IN THE U.S.… Continue reading BRIEF-Toyota Recalls Certain Sequoia And Tundra Vehicles

Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software

Daimler AG sought to play down a newspaper report that its own engineers questioned the legality of software used to control diesel equipment in its vehicles, saying U.S. authorities knew about the allegations and haven’t taken action. Documents reported on by Bild am Sonntag have “selectively been released in order to harm Daimler and its 290,000… Continue reading Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software

Daimler may have used software to cheat on US emissions tests

Getty Images Daimler has been under suspicion of cheating on US emissions tests for quite a while now — in 2016, a number of customers even sued the automaker, claiming their cars had sneaky software made to trick testers similar to Volkswagen’s. Now, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, US authorities investigating the Mercedes… Continue reading Daimler may have used software to cheat on US emissions tests

FCA recalls nearly 229K trucks for shifter problem

2017 Ram 2500 (Photo: Brian Koury) Washington — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling an additional 228,508 trucks that are at risk rolling away without a key in the ignition switch or a driver pressing the brake pedal. The problem is related to an issue with the shifter on the steering column that can cause… Continue reading FCA recalls nearly 229K trucks for shifter problem