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Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls and One Safety Compliance Recall in North America

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls and One Safety Compliance Recall in North America

Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety recalls and one safety compliance recall in North America. Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires related to these conditions. Details are as follows: Ford Motor Company issues safety recall for certain 2009-2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles in North America ... Continue reading

FORD SAFETY RECALL October 28 2015 - Ford and Lincoln

FORD SAFETY RECALL October 28 2015 - Ford and Lincoln

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls and One Safety Compliance Recall in North America DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 28, 2015; Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety recalls and one safety compliance recall in North America. Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires related to these conditions. Details are as follows: ... Continue reading

FCA Recalls: Jeep Cherokee Air-conditioning System and Ram Rear Axle Shafts

FCA Recalls: Jeep Cherokee Air-conditioning System and Ram Rear Axle Shafts

FCA US LLC is voluntarily recalling an estimated 65,760 U.S.-market trucks – most of which are in dealer hands – to inspect and replace, as required, their rear axle shafts or rear axles. An FCA US investigation discovered axle shafts produced by a supplier may not have been properly heat-treated. This may co ... Continue reading

Upcoming Mazda Recall for Failure of the Electrical Thermal Base of Ignition Switch

Upcoming Mazda Recall for Failure of the Electrical Thermal Base of Ignition Switch

Mazda Motor Corporation will conduct a Safety and Emission Recall Campaign for certain models that have a quality and performance issue leading to the potential failure of the electrical thermal base of the ignition switch. The electrical thermal base is the specific part of the component that may fail. Once the vehicl ... Continue reading

Don't Be Spooked By Basic Car Care + VIDEO

Don't Be Spooked By Basic Car Care + VIDEO

While Halloween is a scary time of year, vehicle owners don't need to be spooked about basic car care. The non-profit Car Care Council recommends motorists follow a preventative vehicle maintenance plan to help take away the fear of unexpected breakdowns and frightening repair costs. "Getting an oil change should never ... Continue reading

Qualcomm and the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team Collaborate on Racecar Data Sharing Over 5 GHz Wi-Fi for Improved Speed, Efficiency and Safety

Qualcomm and the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team Collaborate on Racecar Data Sharing Over 5 GHz Wi-Fi for Improved Speed, Efficiency and Safety

-- Technology Deployed For Practice Sessions During 2015 Formula One™ Race Season Qualcomm Incorporated through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, today announced they have collaborated to enable the wireless download of racecar telemetry data via Wi-Fi® ... Continue reading

Bridgestone to Acquire Pep Boys

Bridgestone to Acquire Pep Boys

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) and The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (Pep Boys; NYSE: PBY) today announced that Pep Boys and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC (BSRO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which BSRO will acquire Pep Boys in an all ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 19-25, 2015: Recalls, Mazda, Toyota, GMC, Chevrolet; HP Wars, Toyota H2, Tesla Saga

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 19-25, 2015: Recalls, Mazda, Toyota, GMC, Chevrolet; HP Wars, Toyota H2, Tesla Saga

* Volkswagen Group, needing to mend its ways, hired a compliance chief with a reputation for toughness from rival Daimler to help stem the fallout of the diesel-emission cheating scandal shattering the automaker. Daimler’s Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, 65, will take over a newly created management board position fo ... Continue reading

Volkswagen: EA288 Engines Designed for the EU5 and EU6 are not Affected

Volkswagen: EA288 Engines Designed for the EU5 and EU6 are not Affected

Thorough appraisal of the Diesel emissions issue WOLFSBURG -- October 23, 2015: Volkswagen confirms today that no software constituting an improper defeat device as defined in law is installed in vehicles with EA288 EU5 as well as EU6-engines in the European Union. Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group off ... Continue reading

Auto Care Association Alerts Congress to Anti-Competitive Impact of Vehicle Cybersecurity Draft Bill

Auto Care Association Alerts Congress to Anti-Competitive Impact of Vehicle Cybersecurity Draft Bill

In a letter sent this week to a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Auto Care Association warned that provisions in draft vehicle cybersecurity legislation could allow car companies to take "full control over who has access to key vehicle systems, many of which are needed for repair purposes." The letter fu ... Continue reading

Toyota Recalls Certain Vehicles for Power Window Master Switch

Toyota Recalls Certain Vehicles for Power Window Master Switch

<pre> •2007 and 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid •2009-2011 Corolla •2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid •2009-2011 Matrix •2006-2011 RAV4 •2009-2011 Sequoia •2009-2011 Tundra •2006-2010 Yaris •2009-2011 Scion xB •2009-2010 Scion xD </pre> ... Continue reading

CarMD Announces Launch of CarMD Mobile

CarMD Announces Launch of CarMD Mobile

Next-Generation Tool with App Empowers Mobile-First Vehicle Owners and Used Car Buyers IRVINE, CA -- Oct. 21, 2015: CarMD.com Corporation, the company that brought you the award-winning CarMD® Vehicle Health System®, announces the long-awaited launch of its CarMD® Mobile consumer automotive product, providing mobile ... Continue reading

Celebrate 'Back to the Future' Day by Watching the Time Machine get a 2015 Detail + VIDEO

Celebrate 'Back to the Future' Day by Watching the Time Machine get a 2015 Detail + VIDEO

Chemical Guys releases a video where they give the DeLorean Time Machine a full detail For many today is just another Wednesday, but for a lot of people it is more than just your average Wednesday, it is 'Back to the Future' Day. It is a day that everyone who watched the cult classic trilogy 'Back to the Future' recogn ... Continue reading

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