The German police have arrested the head of powertrain development at Volkswagen's Porsche business, Joerg Kerner. The arrest was related to ongoing inquiries into emissions manipulation, a person familiar with the matter said. Police are holding him on remand. The police are holding him on remand because he is considered a flight risk. The arrest of Joerg Kerner was related to ongoing inquiries into emissions manipulation at Volkswagen, more than two years after the German carmaker admitted cheating on U.S. exhaust tests. Kerner was one of three current or former emplo...
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An elderly couple is facing felony charges in Nebraska after police pulled them over and discovered the unwrapped Christmas presents they planned on delivering to their friends and family in Vermont and Boston were actually just 27kg (60 pounds) of weed. Patrick Jiron, 80, and Barbara Jiron, 83, were on their way east from their home in northern California to visit family for the holidays when they were pulled over by sheriff deputies in York County, Nebraska. The deputies, after catching the whiff of the strong scent of marijuana, say that they asked the driver about the smell, and...
Tesla made a big deal about its Model 3's base price of $35,000. The price makes it attractive to a whole new range of buyers who couldn't afford its more expensive Model S or Model X. While it's certainly true that a Model 3 will be cheapest way to get into a brand-new Tesla, let's be clear that there will be practically zero Model 3s at its base starting price of $35,000. Here's why. Choosing any color other than black raises the Model 3's price by a grand. If you want an upgraded interior package, that will cost you additional $5,000. To be fair, a package...
U.S. auto sales plunged for the fourth successive month in June, down 3%. All the Detroit giants registered disappointing sales declines for the month compared to a year ago. Based on the first half of the year, the prospects for the remainder of the year look bleak, indicating this year’s industrial sales will fall short of last year’s record sales. The sales projections for the full year now stand at 17.1 million units, which would represent a 3% sales decline from 2016’s record sales. Retail demand has been waning over the past several quarters. SUVs and crossov...
