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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...
2017 Acura NSX, a car that starts at $156,000—went up for auction at Barrett-Jackson in Arizona on Friday night, and Hendrick’s bid of $1.2 million broke the record for highest-selling designated VIN No. 0001 in the auction’s history. The proceeds aren’t for profit, though—all of the money spent by the Hendrick Motorsports owner and Hendrick Automotive Group founder will be split between two charities.The hybrid all-wheel drive Acura NSX sports car is powered by a complex Sport Hybrid Power Unit powertrain. The rear axle is driven by a 500 hp/550 Nm 3.5 litre DOHC...
The partnership is limited to manufacturing of fuel cells only; the companies will build their cars separately. The cost of developing advanced zero-emission powertrains for future vehicles is substantial, even for the world's largest carmakers. Especially in hydrogen fuel-cell research, the biggest auto companies are doubling and tripling up to share the costs.Each company will manufacture its own cars using their technology, however.Honda Motor will launch its Clarity mid-size sedan model for 2017; the first model will be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, although later versions may inclu...
December promises to be the strongest month in auto sales. It is expected to set an annual record with 17.5 million sales in 2015, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.The car retail sales are projected to reach 1,400,100 units, while total light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 1,712,200, both a 6% increase on a selling-day adjusted basis, compared with December 2014. Both sales volumes are also the highest for any month since July2005, when retail sales hit 1.64 million units and total sales 1.80 million units.“We now have greater ...
On Monday afternoon, at least a half dozen U.S. stations were selling regular unleaded gasoline for less than $2 a gallon. In Colorado, the state average is $1.95 per gallon. A year ago, the Colorado average was $2.84.In the Denver metro, the average price right now is $1.87 a gallon, which is almost a dollar less compared to a year ago. One driver said he’s probably spending $25 less a month on gas. "Merry Christmas!" was the reaction to the news of a woman who stood at the pump.Some experts are saying gas prices could fall further on an oil-inventory glut and a cont...
