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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...
Nearly all U.S. vehicles will be equiped with automatic emergency braking systems by September 2022. Major automakers plan to announce they have agreed on this decision. Adding the technology could prevent thousands of crashes a year. The final agreement on this decision includes automakers representing more than 99 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales. Among those joining the deal are Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Honda Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG .Automatic emergency braking includes systems designed to prevent cra...
The French PSA Peugeot Citroen is now turning its attention to international growth, and North America is among the first markets being considered. Citroen sold its last car in the United States in 1974, and Peugeot did so in 1991, now they intend to be back.The company's Back in the Race restructuring program has been successfully completed and the next step they planned is to conquer the U.S.market. Citroen's fledgling upscale DS brand could lead the company's export efforts. The DS brand, launched in 2010 and sold in China and Europe, is to Citroen what ...
Lotus is known for being the ultimate in lightweight chassis construction, chassis dynamics, and steering feel. We all love its special edition of Evora Sport 410 and now they promised to cross the pond for sale in North America.The “410” refers to the power output of the Toyota-sourced, 3.5-liter supercharged V-6, an increase of 10 horsepower over the Evora 400. The number also denotes the engine’s torque figure—at least in newton-meters—which translates to 302 lb-ft in freedom units, the same as in the 400. Once again, a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic...
The world's top-selling automaker Toyota stops producing vehicles at all assembly lines across Japan for an entire week because of a parts shortage. The shutdown could tighten supplies of Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S.The production suspension begins next Monday and runs through Feb. 13. It will cost Toyota 84,000 vehicles. About 14,000 of those would be exported to the U.S.According to the company, an explosion knocked out the essential furnace of the No.2 Bar Mill Shop of Aichi Steel’s waterfront Chita Plant in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The plant is located halfway betwe...