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The US sales of the 2017 BMW diesel vehicles will be delayed. This is due to the fact that US regulators has not certified the models. Bimmer, which sells diesel-powered 3-Series, 5-Series, X3, and X5 vehicles in the US has not announced the date when such domestic sales would start. The BMW spokeswoman Rebecca Kiehne said that the product certification has been delayed due to testing logistics. She also stressed that the production of the BMW diesel models will start after finalization of the cars' homologation. The problem is that US regulators decided to take a more del...
The Volkswagen's proposed recall plan was rejected this week by California's Chief Regulator. We all know about the huge scandal will fuel-emissions of the company and the huge settlement it has to pay to the owners and government to cover the damage it created. VW has managed to compose a whole plan on how to fix 16,000 3.0 liter diesel VW, Audi and Porsche models, all of them being equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests. The plan was insufficient, that's what Air Resources Board commented on this issue. On a letter CARB says that VW and Audi's...
For more than a half year now Volkswagen has been under the fire and we know the reason of such an act pretty well. The company was lying to its buyers for years and the full emissions scandal has finally exploded this winter. After it was obligated to pay settlement to owners and huge taxes that reach approximately $15 billion, maybe it wanted to forget about the problems and all the hate it gets these days and told about the story of building the main factory. During the early phases of construction, an American bomb was discovered out there from the early 40's: a 400 lb unexp...
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...
Isn't this year a good one for U.S auto sales? Well, even if many surveys and predictions put the industry under the question “will it work this time”, it seems like we are halfway to another record year. As the first half of the year has finished we've come to get some positive results, the 2016 auto sales are up 1.4% from a year ago. Isn't it a sign that the market is reaching a plateau after rebounding from the depths of recession with six consecutive years of hefty growth? It's important to notice that considering all the negative expectations every y...
