Ford is warning that a number of 2020 F-150 pickups could catch fire because of a battery connection issue. At the same time, the company announced a recall of more than half a million Edges with potential brake problems. The company said it’s recalling 431 F-150s in the United States. The recall, one of three announced by… Continue reading Ford recalls include some F-150s because of fire risk
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@FCA: FCA Canada and Unifor Open 2020 Collective Bargaining Talks
August 12, 2020 , Windsor, Ontario – FCA Canada Head of Human Resources Jacqueline Oliva and Unifor National President Jerry Dias opened 2020 contract talks with a document exchange, during an event today at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto. The ceremony marks the official start of bargaining. The current agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. on… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Canada and Unifor Open 2020 Collective Bargaining Talks
@FCA: Far Out! Jeep® Brand Debuts Gladiator Overlander “Farout” Concept
August 12, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The Jeep® brand has introduced its new Gladiator Farout concept, a true overlanding vehicle that leverages the Jeep Gladiator’s class-leading 4×4 payload and fuel-efficient, long-range-capable 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine. The Jeep Gladiator Farout concept was originally intended to debut at the Moab Easter Jeep Safari in April 2020. It… Continue reading @FCA: Far Out! Jeep® Brand Debuts Gladiator Overlander “Farout” Concept
Fiat Chrysler blasts GM’s attempt to revive racketeering lawsuit, calls it ‘despicable’
CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pushed back Monday against General Motors’ attempt to revive its racketeering lawsuit, two days after FCA’s former lead labor negotiator, convicted in the UAW corruption scandal, compared GM’s tactics to those of disgraced Sen. Joe McCarthy’s anti-communist witch hunts. The legal drama pitting the two automakers against one another is now in its… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler blasts GM’s attempt to revive racketeering lawsuit, calls it ‘despicable’
PSA-Fiat Deal Terms Hinge on Strength of Recovery, Tavares Says – Bloomberg
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PSA’s car sharing service can now seek new investors, CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) – Free2Move, the car rental and car-sharing business developed by French automaker PSA Group (PEUP.PA), now has the capacity to start to court new outside investors, its chief executive Brigitte Courtehoux said. FILE PHOTO: Free2Move Paris electric vehicles by Groupe PSA are displayed outside Paris city hall as the French car maker launches… Continue reading PSA’s car sharing service can now seek new investors, CEO says
Fiat Chrysler planning for big recall on engine used in Jeeps
CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is preparing for a possible recall over an emissions issue affecting about 1 million vehicles, likely including Jeep SUV models, equipped with its 2.4-liter Tigershark engine. Excess tailpipe pollution was released during testing on the vehicles but, according to the company, that’s not connected to claims in various lawsuits that the gasoline-powered engines burn excessive amounts of… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler planning for big recall on engine used in Jeeps
Fiat Chrysler to recall vehicles that may pollute too much
Tom Krisher, Associated Press Published 4:39 p.m. ET Aug. 5, 2020 Detroit – About 1 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles with four-cylinder engines in the U.S. may spew too much pollution, and the company is working with government officials on a recall. Fiat Chrysler says in a quarterly filing with securities regulators that it found the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to recall vehicles that may pollute too much
Check out the eccentric Rinspeed Porsche R69 Turbo – Forma car News
Swiss tuner Rinspeed is famous for its many radical Porsche builds, some of them more controversial than others. This Porsche 911 Turbo G mimicking as the Ferrari Testarossa is a specimen from the latter category. The unusual conversion debuted at the 1985 Geneva International Motor Show wearing a wide body kit, a flat front and… Continue reading Check out the eccentric Rinspeed Porsche R69 Turbo – Forma car News
Stoneacre Motor Group acquires Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group
Stoneacre Motor Group has continued to drive past its former £1 billion turnover growth target with the acquisition of the Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group. The AM100 retail group told AM that the acquisition had been postponed following the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus but was completed last week under the deal’s initial terms. “A… Continue reading Stoneacre Motor Group acquires Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group