Nissan is the next one to recall their new cars after Toyota. The Company is recalling 12,616 cars, Muranos that were manufactured between December 17, 2015 and February 11, 2016 and Maximas from November 25, 2015 to February 12, 2016. The problem of the cars is a probably damaged O-ring, that might bring to a brake fluid pressure, and affect ABS and dynamic control activation. There are no reports about injuries, or deaths triggered by Muranos or Maximas. Nissan's staff found out about the problem during a routine inspection on vehicles at Smyrna, Tn. ...
Mini attempts to define its future product portfolio. Bringing Mini back from the dead in 2001 was far from easy for parent company BMW and its R&D department. The Cooper turned out to be an automotive phenomenon at the time and a massive sales success, but the following models were not so lucky.The arrival of the second-gen models contributed to the fact that sales were up 10 percent in 2015. But most new Minis simply haven’t been as hot as those first cars were. It’s easy to understand why to a certain extent; the hype and excitement around the brand...
Volkswagen Group top executives, starting with Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, will have their 2015 bonus payments significantly cut as the automaker has a difficult period and counts the multi-billion-euro costs of its emissions-rigging scandal. VW said the supervisory board and management agree that the company needs to send a signal on top management pay. Variable pay will have to be reduced and in this sense the management board, for example, has already accepted cuts of at least 30 percent in bonus payments. VW's supervisory board will decide on the bo...
April 1st is one of the most amazing days of the whole year. It is always celebrated with much excitement. To celebrate this day, we play entertaining pranks on our loved ones, friends and colleagues.Car enthusiasts love very much their cars and that's why we thought about how to joke on their feelings doing it harmless. Here are the some fun and harmless pranks which will make your friends and family go haywire:Invisible driver prank "For sale" sign on the windowThis can be stuck to the windows or the rear windscreen of the car. To add to the merriment, make the expect...
The advent of Uber and Lyft marked a shift towards on-demand and shared mobility, and promises to require changes of the game for commuters and carmakers. More and more people realize that vehicles have high up-front costs to own and depreciate swiftly, but they aren't necessarily heavily utilized.The possible on-demand revolution will for sure affect automakers. The analysts acknowledge that the proliferation of on-demand vehicles could ultimately reduce the number of cars on the road in the U.S. by more than 25 million, with population density serving as a key determinant ...
