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International Truck Launches 12.4l A26 Engine

International Truck Launches 12.4l A26 Engine

LISLE, Ill., Feb. 27, 2017 -- International Truck today launched the International® A26 engine, a powerful new 12.4-liter engine designed to provide industry-leading uptime to the Class 8 market. ... Continue reading

Coming To America? First Drive: 67 MPG 2015 Citroën Cactus Diesel By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Coming To America? First Drive: 67 MPG 2015 Citroën Cactus Diesel By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, August 2014. Citroën has introduced its new C4 Cactus, a small family car that is relatively cheap. The French manufacturer has saved weight by shedding excessive technology and interior trim. Our first drive will tell if going back to simplicity still ... Continue reading

2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Sedan Sets 52 MPG Highway Mileage

2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Sedan Sets 52 MPG Highway Mileage

2017 Cruze Diesel Sedan Sets 52 MPG Highway Mileage ... Continue reading

Attention Volkswagen Touareg TDI Owners - Compare 200 Dimensions, Capacities and Performance Of Your Soon To Be Bought VW TDI With Every SUV Available (1997-2017)

Attention Volkswagen Touareg TDI Owners - Compare 200 Dimensions, Capacities and Performance Of Your Soon To Be Bought VW TDI With Every SUV Available (1997-2017)

Attention Volkswagen Toureg TDI Owners - Compare The Dimension's, performance, Accessories and Safety capabilities Of Your Soon To Be Replaced Vehicle With Every SUV Available (1997-2017) and Compare before you waste your time and potentially buy a replacement that is not up to the TDI benefits. ... Continue reading

Nissan Concept: Nissan NV Cargo X Off Road Project Van +VIDEO At 2017 Chicago Auto Show

Nissan Concept: Nissan NV Cargo X Off Road Project Van +VIDEO At 2017 Chicago Auto Show

Feb 2, 2017 Add to Basket Remove from Basket Print Share Download One-of-a-kind 4WD Cummins® diesel-powered Nissan NV2500 HD set for auto show debut at 2017 Chicago Auto Show Built in partnership with off-road builder and ... Continue reading

Official FTC Volkswagen 3.0 Diesel Settlement Details: Class Action Settlements Require Volkswagen to Repair or Buy Back 3.0 Liter TDI Diesel Vehicles

Official FTC Volkswagen 3.0 Diesel Settlement Details: Class Action Settlements Require Volkswagen to Repair or Buy Back 3.0 Liter TDI Diesel Vehicles

Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement today that requires Volkswagen Group of America to fully compensate consumers who purchased 3.0-liter TDI diesel vehicles through a combination of repairs, additional monetary compensation, and buybacks for certain models. Under the federal court order, owners of older ve ... Continue reading

Volkswagen 3.0 Diesel Settlement Reached

Volkswagen 3.0 Diesel Settlement Reached

VOLKSWAGEN REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS AND U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON 3.0L TDI V6 VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES Program, if approved, would include provisions to recall and repair most affected vehicles. Options for older affected vehicles include buybacks or trade-in credits, or lease t ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reaches Settlement Agreements With Private Plaintiffs and FTC

Volkswagen Reaches Settlement Agreements With Private Plaintiffs and FTC

Volkswagen announced today that they have reached proposed agreements to resolve outstanding civil claims regarding approximately 78,000 affected 3.0L TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles in the United States ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 9-15, 2017; NAIAS, VW, Takata, Kia Stinger Praised, Chrysler Diesel OOPS

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 9-15, 2017; NAIAS, VW, Takata, Kia Stinger Praised, Chrysler Diesel OOPS

* Media preview days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit are over. Highlights include: Volkswagen’s I.D. Buzz, a small electric van based on the design of the classic Microbus; a concept large sedan from Nissan; Kia’s new rear-wheel drive sedan called Stinger; the beautiful Volvo V90 station wa ... Continue reading

FCA Response To EPA Notification Of 3.0 Diesel Wrongdoing

FCA Response To EPA Notification Of 3.0 Diesel Wrongdoing

FCA Response To EPA Notification Of 3.0 Diesel Wrongdoing ... Continue reading

EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations On 3.0 Diesel

EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations On 3.0 Diesel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose engine management software in light-duty model year 2014, 2015 and 2016 Jeep Grand Cher ... Continue reading

U.S. Diesel Car Market Regains Momentum in Second Half of 2016

U.S. Diesel Car Market Regains Momentum in Second Half of 2016

On the eve of the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued the following statement regarding the status of diesel passenger vehicle sales in the U.S.: "Much has been said and predicted about the viability of diesel in passenge ... Continue reading

Cleaner Vehicle Fuel Choices Grew In Minnesota IN 2016

Cleaner Vehicle Fuel Choices Grew In Minnesota IN 2016

[ Cleaner Vehicle Fuel Choices Grew In Minnesota In 2016 SAINT PAUL, MINN. - (December 28, 2016) -- Minnesota continued to build on its growth in fuel choice in 2015, adding more biofuel stations, public charging stations for electric vehicles, and expanding the use of natural gas and propane as vehicle fuels. ... Continue reading

Recapping My Decade of Using and Experimenting With Alternative Fuels +VIDEO

Recapping My Decade of Using and Experimenting With Alternative Fuels +VIDEO

I first learned about the potential of alternative engine fuels in the late 1970's while doing some unrelated marketing research in the giant New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 19-25, 2016; Happy Holidays; VW TDI, Fiat Recalls, GM Over Stocked, EPA Says No, Drive To NAIAS In The Snow

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 19-25, 2016; Happy Holidays; VW TDI, Fiat Recalls, GM Over Stocked, EPA Says No, Drive To NAIAS In The Snow

* A final deal was reached between VW and U.S. regulators this week to buy back or repair 83,000 VW, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel engines. The agreement is expected to result in the recall and repair of 75% of these vehicles when the modifications, which are not available yet, are approved by the EPA ... Continue reading

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