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BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch spoke about pressure from automakers to “punch” cars at the end of the month at a recent industry event. In a panel at the National Automobile Dealers Association Wilisch declared that at the end of 2015, there was a lot of pressure to rack up sales numbers.The 2015 sales race was tight until the end, but BMW managed to win its fourth luxury-sales crown in five years. BMW finished 2015 with luxury sales of 346,023 vehicles, followed by Lexus with 344,601 and Mercedes with 343,088. However, Lexus w...
As a punishment for pollution from Volkswagen's cars after the automaker cheated on diesel-emissions tests, a national remediation fund and a separate one for California is likely to be established. Volkswagen Group is now in talks with U.S. authorities on this matter.The national fund would be administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and used to promote clean transportation throughout the U.S. The other would be run by California to promote zero-emission vehicles in the state. Negotiations are continuing and many details are still being determined. Through a...
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 modern auto industry races toward a driverless future and the companies developing autonomous cars are rushing the technology to market. But robotics and human interaction experts urgie automakers and regulators to pump the brakes.The main problem is that the production autonomous cars are brought to the market with limited technology demonstrations rather than rigorous testing in extreme operating conditions. Some 275 million miles of fatality-free autonomous car testing is needed to ensure the safe operation of these vehicles on public roads. The m...
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 ...
