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US auto safety regulators fined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles $70 million for failing to report key safety data to regulators on death and injury claims linked to their vehicles.The penalty is an amendment to an earlier $105 million fine on Fiat Chrysler over its poor handling of auto recalls, taking the total in the enforcement case to $175 million, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Fiat Chrysler acknowledged earlier this fall that it failed to provide early warning data to regulators over a period of several years. That data - which includes deaths, injuries, warranty ...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) ordered Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen to recall and repair “illegal” emissions software in more than 15,000 vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel from model years 2009 – 2015 that were sold in California.The automakers have 45 business days from November 25 to put together a recall plan and deliver it to CARB. The order affects about 15,000 California vehicles out of approximately 85,000 sold in the U.S. with diesel engines supplied by Audi.Audi appeared already to be moving toward a recall for the 3.0-liter models. The luxury brand said in a...
Ford is recalling 450,000 cars in the USA for fuel tanks that can crack.Ford has not received any reports of accidents or fires related to this condition."Affected vehicles include certain 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant from July 21, 2008 through March 4, 2011."The second recall affects 13 F-650 trucks. The column shifter's park position mechanism may fracture and let the truck roll away unexpectedly. Those 2016 models built in Ohio between July 29 and September 3, 2015 are all located in the US. Fixing the problem will require...
Volkswagen sold fewer vehicles in October, but still more than anybody else in Europe.The VW statistics:Seat car sales declined 11.2%Skoda car sales declined 2.9%Volkswagen lost 0.8%Audi cars sales grew with 3.5%Porsche sales grew with 13.3%The German automaker's sales volume dropped with 0.8% in October and now makes up 25.2% of all cars sold on the continent. Before the scandal broke, that figure stood at 26.1 per cent.Across all brands, 1.14 million vehicles were sold in Europe in October. That's an increase of 2.7% from September's level.German luxury carmakers BMW and Daimler ...
At the Dubai Auto Show debuted the new pickup Fiat Fullback.Usually at this showroom stands only luxury supercars and tuning car projects, but the world premieres there appears rare. Italian "clone" of Mitsubishi L200 named Fullback.Like the Mitsubishi L200, Fiat Fullback is equipped with a 2.4-liter turbodiesel - 150 and 181 hp (torque at last - 430 newton-meters). The transmission is either six-speed mechanics or five-speed automatic. The suspension was also borrowed from Mitsubishi with front and rear spring. A single or double cab will be offered to buyers - with the length ...
