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Waiting for the U.S. May sales reports, analysts forcast the results to be slightly down mainly because of two fewer selling days than in May 2015.In the particular case of Fiat Chrysler however, the automaker is likely to register its 74th consecutive year-over-year sales increase in May and it is mainly due to the minivans segment. The addition of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica and the success of the Dodge Grand Caravan also have to do with the final results. Still, this time FCA may have hurdles to overcome to top the 202,227 vehicles it sold in the U.S. in May 2015, it...
Jaguar's F-Pace is a very promising new brand's crossover and the automaker expects it will become its best-selling model to date. There are already about 25,000 customers who pre-ordered the F-Pace ahead of its European launch at the end of last month. Jaguar predicts that China and the U.S will be the top two markets for the SUV.The biggest-selling Jaguar ever, the F-Pace, enters a fast-growing segment and will allow Jaguar to attract younger customers. The average age of Jaguar buyers is 54 and the F-Pace could reduce this to 44. Jaguar also e...
News about car recalls are not a rarity anymore. Among other announcements about vehicle recalls throughout the world, Fiat Chrysler reported it is recalling nearly 600,000 Jeep Wrangler SUVs and Fiat 500 subcompact cars worldwide. Wranglers are being recalled to inspect the clockspring, a part in the steering wheel that aids with airbag deployment. The automaker declared after an investigation that dust and dirt gathered from off-road driving can compromise the clockspring and eventually prevent driver-side airbag deployment in a crash. For the moment there are no rep...
Federal California judge was asked by Volkswagen Group to dismiss some claims in a suit filed by the U.S. government over diesel vehicles that cheat pollution controls. After the automaker got sued in January, being accused of using illegal devices on 600.000 Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles, it is considered that these devices are hiding the real diesel emissions. It's been said that VW defendants knew about the problem in 3.0 liter subject vehicles but they are still covering it. Are all of those 85.000 cars really inconsistent and lacking facts as U.S. claims, we don'...
Many of us already know about Nissan trying to press for more U.S. growth. It's been revealed that the automaker is also alienating some of its parts suppliers. A newly released annual survey shows Nissan sank into a virtual last-place tie with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. On the other side General Motors, improved significantly after Steve Kiefer got some great grades for his first year on the purchasing job after running GM Powertrain.The ratings that result from the questionnaire proposed by a Detroit-area consulting firm- Planning Perspectives Inc., come as Nissan and FCA need...