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For the first time in seven years, U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in 2016 will fall. Many specialist estimations have shown that a car sales plateu is awaited and a growing economy and political risk. A report released on Tuesday revealed an outlook of 17.4 million vehicles from 17.7 million. The new estimation is 40,000 fewer than last year’s record, each annual projections have been reduced for the each next year through 2023. The conditions are still not negative, which means good numbers are still being predicted but it couldn’t be denied that is doesn...
As it was revealed, the auto industry is concerned about the new fuel economy standards, which are going to be even tighter soon. So far, automakers have been able to meet tougher emissions and fuel economy standards. It will be more difficult soon, as between 2018 and 2025 these standards will be much tougher. According to the research made at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), the US new-vehicle fuel economy decreases in June. The market share of SUVs and pickup trucks rose, while new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles...
According to analysts and industry executives when auto dealers reveal their reports for June, the results will not have any impact from Great Britain's June 23 decision to leave EU. Even with this sad news the job growth and consumer confidence remain strong and credit is freely available. One company that will likely report that has lost sales market will be General Motors, it continues to wean itself from low-margin sales to rental agencies and concentrate on more profitable sales to consumers. The GM vice president of U.S. sales operations says that that he sees a seasonally...
After the tragic death of Anton Yelchin, all of Fiat Chrysler's skeletons got out of the closet. The investigation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee models has started and it brought up some new proof on the fact that Grand Cherokee had some serious defects. U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday that 68 injuries and 266 crashes on the same model were reported. All of the affected models had a type of gear-shifting control that has confused some consumers and led to rollaway incidents. After that The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated that there were no deat...
Can you guess which company is recalling next? Well, this might sound a bit strange but Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 271,000 previous-generation F-150s. It took the company dozens of complaints about front brake failures, nine crashes and a three-month investigation by federal safety regulators to realize there is something wrong with the models. As Ford said the problem involves fluid leaking from the master brake cylinder into the brake booster, it results into reducing braking ability. As the owners complained it was hard for them to stop the car even if they were pres...