Cars
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, September 18, 2015.
INSIDE THE MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY
With a new agreement between the United Auto Workers Union and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, production of the Chrysler 200 may be pushed into Mexico, where FCA currently builds the Fiat 500 and Dodge Journey. In the U.S., the 200 is FCA’s best-selling car and accounts for 9% of the company’s total volume.
INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY
We learned yesterday that GM will pay $900 million dollars in order for the United States government to defer prosecution. But what’s it all mean? “In plain English,†the Detroit Free Press reports, “it is the government’s recognition that GM has taken substantial steps to compensate victims.â€
REVIEW
This week, we’re driving a 2016 Subaru WRX, thankfully with a manual transmission and not the available CVT. We’ll spend a full seven days with the car, but Car & Driver is driving a WRX for 40,000 miles. Their experience? Impressive fuel economy, for one thing.
TTAC
U.S. subcompact crossover sales doubled in August 2015 after doubling in July 2015. You can guess what might happen in September.
WATCH
If you have to crash, and if the crash takes place in a small overlap fashion, you’ll want to do it inside the new Volvo XC90.
- Auto News For September 17, 2015 - Honda Introduces New 2016 10th Generation Civic
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Thursday, September 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Honda last night revealed the all-new, tenth-generation, 2016 Civic. Already revealed in spy shots from the streets...
- Auto News For Monday, August 17, 2015 - Gm Boosts Full-size Suv Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Monday, August 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Reuters reports that General Motors is set to dramatically increase production of their full-size SUVs in hopes of finding...
- Auto News For Friday, July 24, 2015 - Mitsubishi Ending Us Auto Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, July 24, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Mitsubishi is ending U.S. auto production at its plant in Normal, Illinois. Few are the automakers which participate in...
- Auto News For June 12, 2015 - Gm Rejects Possibility Of Fca Merger
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Friday, June 12, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY The response of GM boss Mary Barra to FCA’s Sergio Marchionne: “A firm no.†GM wants no part in a merger...
- Auto News For Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - Iihs Gives Dodge Journey Poor Rating
Here are the eight must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Wednesday, May 13, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS GM’s compensation fund has now approved 100 death claims related to the automaker’s faulty ignitions....
Cars
Auto News For Friday, September 18, 2015 - Volvo XC90 Aces IIHS Small Overlap Crash Test
INSIDE THE MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY
With a new agreement between the United Auto Workers Union and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, production of the Chrysler 200 may be pushed into Mexico, where FCA currently builds the Fiat 500 and Dodge Journey. In the U.S., the 200 is FCA’s best-selling car and accounts for 9% of the company’s total volume.
INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY
We learned yesterday that GM will pay $900 million dollars in order for the United States government to defer prosecution. But what’s it all mean? “In plain English,†the Detroit Free Press reports, “it is the government’s recognition that GM has taken substantial steps to compensate victims.â€
REVIEW
This week, we’re driving a 2016 Subaru WRX, thankfully with a manual transmission and not the available CVT. We’ll spend a full seven days with the car, but Car & Driver is driving a WRX for 40,000 miles. Their experience? Impressive fuel economy, for one thing.
TTAC
U.S. subcompact crossover sales doubled in August 2015 after doubling in July 2015. You can guess what might happen in September.
WATCH
If you have to crash, and if the crash takes place in a small overlap fashion, you’ll want to do it inside the new Volvo XC90.
- Auto News For September 17, 2015 - Honda Introduces New 2016 10th Generation Civic
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Thursday, September 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Honda last night revealed the all-new, tenth-generation, 2016 Civic. Already revealed in spy shots from the streets...
- Auto News For Monday, August 17, 2015 - Gm Boosts Full-size Suv Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Monday, August 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Reuters reports that General Motors is set to dramatically increase production of their full-size SUVs in hopes of finding...
- Auto News For Friday, July 24, 2015 - Mitsubishi Ending Us Auto Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, July 24, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Mitsubishi is ending U.S. auto production at its plant in Normal, Illinois. Few are the automakers which participate in...
- Auto News For June 12, 2015 - Gm Rejects Possibility Of Fca Merger
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Friday, June 12, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY The response of GM boss Mary Barra to FCA’s Sergio Marchionne: “A firm no.†GM wants no part in a merger...
- Auto News For Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - Iihs Gives Dodge Journey Poor Rating
Here are the eight must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Wednesday, May 13, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS GM’s compensation fund has now approved 100 death claims related to the automaker’s faulty ignitions....