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German media reported that U.S. threatens to prevent the easing of export controls on European cars, so they could force Europe on buying more agricultural products of U.S. It's been also said that U.S. has blocked a European call to replace private arbitration tribunals which are responsible for corporative lawsuits. Greenpeace is opposing the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, mentioning that it would hand too much power to big business at the expense of consumers and national governments. TTIP could deliver $100 billion of economic gains on both...
An agreement on the technology partnership for self-driving cars has been almost reached between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Google owner Alphabet. The talks between the two parts have been going on for several months, and they may finally agree the deal these days.The deal would start with Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Alphabet has ambitions as an auto supplier and is seeking to sell its self-driving car technology to automakers. General Motors Co. talked to Google about developing and testing self-driving cars, but they were unable to come to a deal because...
Despite the gas low prices, fuel economy cars are still among the most sought in America.The statistics from the Consumer Federation of America say that 4 from 5 consumers are sure that next time they go shopping for a car they'll take care of its gas mileage. Jack Gills, director of public affairs for the nonprofit organization thinks it's no surprise, since consumers have had a long history with volatile gas prices.Motorists have saved $12 billion this year, but the consumers still expect the prices to rise again soon. The average respondent to CFA's survey predicted a ...
All the main automotive dealerships agree on the fact that there is a serious shortage of automotive technicians able to work on today's advanced cars and trucks. In this situation analysts and experts say that simply recruiting more technicians won't help. The emerging gap between the lost and the recruited technicians is considerable. Ford and GM estimate a need for a total of 15,000 new technicians for their U.S. dealerships over the next five years. The North American shortfall is estimated by Mark Davis, automotive programs manager at Seminole State C...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety lead a study of the U.S. cars headlights to check their conformity to the official standards. According to the results of this study headlights on a third of U.S. midsize car models do a poor job, and only one, the Toyota Prius V, performed well enough with an optional upgrade to earn a good rating from the IIHS.Better headlights could reduce U.S. accident deaths and improve safety. Within the ratings of vehicle headlights, the insurance group tested midsize cars to see how well they illuminate the road and whether they create excessive glare for...
