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Soaring U.S. traffic deaths will be subject of ‘exceptionally timely’ House hearing
People outside cars are especially vulnerable.
The number of pedestrians killed in 2021 jumped 13 percent to 7,342, the highest number since 1981, while the number of people on bicycles killed rose 5 percent to 985, the highest number…
Five automakers defend California in lawsuit challenging state’s vehicle emissions authority
General Motors, which aspires to have an all-electric portfolio by 2035, said it has not filed an intervention. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents the five automakers intervening in the suit as well as GM and other…
Five automakers defend California in lawsuit challenging state’s vehicle emissions authority
WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co., along with BMW Group, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo Cars, on Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to support California and defend the EPA's reinstatement of a waiver that restored the…
2023 Toyota Sequoia will start at $59,795 with goal of tripling sales
The result is 437 hp and 583 pound-feet of torque, which the automaker says is capable of towing as much as 9,520 pounds. Notably, Toyota increased the maximum towing capacity rating by about 500 pounds since the Sequoia was revealed,…
Redesigned 2023 Toyota Sequoia will start at $59,795 with goal of tripling sales
The result is 437 hp and 583 pound-feet of torque, which the automaker says is capable of towing as much as 9,520 pounds. Notably, Toyota increased the maximum towing capacity rating by about 500 pounds since the Sequoia was revealed,…
Bosch readies North American plants for electrification push
But Bosch executives said they are pressing ahead to invest in the North American business, particularly as automakers look to further localize supply chains in the wake of the headaches of the last two years.
"Are there challenges…
TrueCar acquires dealer sales platform Digital Motors, hopes to ‘accelerate’ TrueCar+
Vehicle listings company TrueCar has acquired online dealer sales platform Digital Motors in a move to bolster the company's launch of its new digital retailing service, TrueCar+.
Digital Motors, a software company based in Irvine,…
Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says
Kaellenius and Winfried Kretschmann, the president of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the German state where Mercedes is headquartered, dismissed the possibility of a takeover by Chinese investors.
"We would not allow that at all," they told the…
Harvey Weinstein is suing Chrysler
Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now in prison after being convicted of sex crimes, on Tuesday sued the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over a 2019 crash in which he flipped a Jeep Wrangler while trying to…
Harvey Weinstein is suing Chrysler over Jeep crash
Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now in prison after being convicted of sex crimes, on Tuesday sued the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over a 2019 crash in which he flipped a Jeep Wrangler while trying to…