a prime spot welcome to a Wednesday edition of auto news now Hyundai haslaunched a digital showroom on the Amazon vehicles research hub it’s thefirst automaker to create such a page on the massive online shopping site somehistory in 2016 Amazon unveiled its research site and in the process becamea potential competitor to third-party Auto shopping guides while vehicledetail pages didn’t connect consumers to dealers initially they host extensiveproduct information but now Hyundai hopes to distance itself from otherautomakers by building upon the Amazon platform with its own showroom it willprovide a portal to schedule test drives a pricing calculator inventory listingsand a store locator on Hyundai usa. com the showroom also features videos onHyundai’s shopper assurance program which promotes transparent pricing asour Vince Vaughn reports the ability to send shoppers to Hyundai web portalsoutside of Amazon is a big change from typical vehicle pages which normallykeep researchers on the sitethe US Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General says nichesmanagement of vehicle recalls lacks proper oversight that according to anaudit released to Congress today specifically the report says theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s quote delayed actionmay have slowed the expansion of a record-setting call back of millions ofvehicles for Takata airbag inflaters the audit found that in the sakata recallNitsa failed to follow its own procedures to address low recallcompletion rates at least 23 deaths worldwide are linked to faulty Takataairbag inflaters nitsa says it does not agree with all of the findings butagreed to some recommendations sought by the inspector general’s office asignificant recall at Ford to tell you about the automaker today calling backnearly 550,000 2013 to 2016 fusions sedans and 2013 to 2014 escapedcrossovers there’s a potential rollaway risk because of faulty shifter cablebushings Ford unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the defect thecompany is encouraging drivers to use the parking brake until the vehicle isfixed German auto supplier continental saying today it will separate in sellshares in its powertrain division as early as mid 2019 the move is part of abroader overhaul as the auto industry moves toward electric and autonomoustechnologies the parts maker will break itself up into three divisionscontinental rubber continental automotive and powertrain they will behoused under a holding company starting in 2020now some developments on the trade front a caravan of foreign nameplate vehiclesproduced in u. s. plans is due to arrive on Capitol Hill tomorrow making thingsas how this country was built plant workers will be behind the wheel theywant to highlight the damage the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs onimported light vehicles in Auto Parts could inflict on their livelihoods theassociation of global automakers is organizing the event which will includelawmakers from auto producing states such as Alabama Georgia and Indianaafter visiting the hill the caravan heads to the Commerce Department theagency is holding a hearing together public comments about whether tariffs ofup to twenty five percent should be imposed for national security reasonsthe event is part of a larger industry effort seven trade associations havedrafted an open letter urging Trump not to impose the tariffs meantimessources say European Commission President jean-claude Juncker will meetwith Trump’s next week to explore negotiations on reducing tariffs and agroundbreaking Tuesday for the Gordie Howe International bridge betweenWindsor and Detroit the bridge is expected to affect trade for a number ofmultinational industry partners especially automakers finally today asports car for the skies take a look at this futuristic aircraft aston martinunveiled at the Farnborough airshow in england this week the British luxurybrands Villante vision concept can travel at 200 miles per hour and getthis it is a vertical takeoff in landing capabilities Astin’s marketing bossSimon sprawl says the hybrid electric aircraft can quote go from the centre ofBirmingham to the center of London in about 30 minutesthe automaker collaborated with several companies including British jet enginemaker rolls-royce to develop the concept have a pleasant day everybody will seeback here tomorrowyou
Fusion vs. Outback thanks so much for stopping by as you know the Ford Fusionsedan will be zapped from the company’s lineup in a few years but the fusionname is expected to live on in a sport wagon that’s being developed tochallenge Subarus hot-selling outback that’s according to sources who spokewith Bloomberg the sedan will be replaced by a high roofed hatchbackbuilt on the same mechanical underpinnings as the current carAutomotive News reported last month that following dealer pressure Ford appearedreceptive to the idea of keeping the fusion named as a post 2021 crossovermeanwhile the Outback is a powerhouse it is Subarus best-selling model with salesup 5. 5 percent this year we’re learning more about Apple’s self-driving car techon Monday the u. s. charged X Apple employee shall lang Jeong with stealinga be trade secrets from the iPhone maker the feds claimed John wanted to work forChinese EB startup X Motors and booked a last-minute flight to China afterdownloading the plan for a circuit board for a self-driving car but the complaintalso provided insight into the resources Apple is pouring into AVS about 5,000employees were authorized to access information about the program John wasalso shown a quote proprietary chip that suggests Apple may be designing its ownchips for self-driving systems X Motors says it is fired John and that he didnot share sensitive Apple data President Donald Trump facing unusually bluntcriticism from within his own party one of the u. s. House’s top lawmakers isurging the President to restart negotiations to stop a costly tradebattle with China after you really Texan Kevin Brady heads the House Waysand Means Committee he’s calling on Trump to meet Chinese counterpart XiJinping and hash out an agreement to settle their trade differences bradywarning that further escalation such as the administration’s latest move to levytariffs on two hundred billion dollars of chinese goods risked a multi-yearfight quote that engulfs more and more of the globe Senate Finance ChairmanOrrin Hatch also criticizing the move saying it appears reckless and is not atargeted approach here are some questions should the police have thepower to disable self-driving cars what if a robo taxi can self-report that it’sbeen in a crash does that violate the occupants privacy and should Ami’s berequired to be accessible to all disabled people including the blindthese are just some of the legal safety and social issues that have to be workedout is companies ready AVS for public use regulators and othershave grappled with such issues at recent meetings for instance law enforcementofficials may want to be able to interact with direct or even control IVsduring emergencies but experts say the same pathways that would allow police tostop a self-driving car could be exploited by hackers or even terroristsfinally today Toyota has teamed with its Hawaiian distributor serve coke Pacificto test a new Honolulu car sharing service called Hui the program allowsusers to look at iota vehicle at the click of a button through a mobile appstarting at about 10 bucks an hour including gasoline and insurancecustomers can reserve and rent models at one of 25 parking stations forround-trip use Toyota joins Daimler’s car to go GM’s maven and others in thecar sharing space that is our time for now have a great day and we’ll see youback here tomorrow you
welcome to this Monday July 2nd edition of first shift coming up the HyundaiVeloster ‘s starring rolled but we’ll begin with your top news stories Teslahas reached a milestone critical to CEO Elon Musk’s goal to bring electric carsto the masses the electric carmaker building more than 5,000 of its model 3sedans in the last week of the second quarter in an internal email Sundayobtained by Bloomberg News musk declares we did it and says Tesla quote justbecame a real car company Tesla’s achievement prompting some good-naturedribbing from a Ford executive musk took to Twitter to show some love for hisTesla team tweeting 7,000 cars 7 days that prompted this from StephenArmstrong CEO of Ford of Europe Armstrong tweeting 7,000 cars circa forhours last week another Ford executive took a jab at Tesla on Twitter this timepoking fun at Tesla for setting up a makeshift production line in a tentoutside its California factory the Twitter TIFF coming after musk said inan interview that Ford quote looks like a morgue to trade news now the EuropeanUnion warning the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and carparts would harm its own automotive industry and likely lead tocountermeasures by trading partners on 294 billion dollars of US exports in a10 page submission to the US Commerce Department sent last Friday the EU saystariffs on cars and car parts are unjustifiable and do not make economicsense u. s. president Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into other autoimports pose national security risks the administration is said to be consideringAuto tariffs as much as 25 percent auto companies and suppliers are urging theUS to impose the tariffs among thosespeaking out General Motors the nation’s largestautomaker warning that increased import tariffs could lead to a smaller GM WhiteHouse trade advisor Peter Navarro shot back at the automaker Saturday in aninterview on CNN Navarro saying the auto company was using quote smoke andmirrors to deceive the public he said the impact of tariffs on theprice of a GM car was equivalent to a luxury floor mat hyundai meantime saystariffs would jeopardize its plans to expand manufacturing in the US thecompany even arguing that the duties would weaken South Korea’s economy andhurt a security alliance between South Korea and the u. s. / North Korea’snuclear ambitions also in the news Nissan has canceled a potentialbillion-dollar sale of its electric car battery unit to China’s GSR capitalNissan says the investment firm lacked the funds to make the purchase andVolkswagen AG CEO her Birdy’s tells a German newspaper the arrests of Audi CEORupert’s toddler was a massive shock and hard to comprehend VW suspended stylerafter German authorities arrested him as part of an emissions probe asked whetherhe could imagine stodla returning he said it would depend on what factsemerge Dees adding should the accusations of the state prosecutorsprove to be true then it’s a clear decision from the Audi r8 in the filmIronmansuperhero movie fans are used to seeing luxury car brands dominate the screenbut Hyundai will get its moment in the spotlight when the Marvel film ant-manand the wasp hits theaters this Friday this car has to be cool and it has to bememorable it’s our Vince Vaughn reports theVeloster which just went on sale gets a starring role in a chase scene two othermodels get cameos the new kona subcompact crossover that went on saleto spring and the redesigned at 2019 Santa Fe midsize crossover due thissummer Vince says the ant-man alignment matchesup with a larger strategy to build Hyundai’s brand image on high-profileplatforms such as the Marvel properties and the National Football League andthis is a crucial year for the brand it’s fine-tuning its product portfolioto satisfy consumers hunger for utility vehiclesHyundai Motor America’s Us sales fell 7% through May now wraps up today’snewscast we’ll catch you back here tomorrow morningyou
cashing in on your car’s data welcome in on this Friday ed garsten in Fatah warBeck that story in just a moment but first here’s what else is making newsLea shufoo the chairman and main owner of Chinese car maker G Lee has amassed astake of nine point six nine percent in Daimler AG the German company disclosingthe stake today it’s worth nearly nine billion dollars at the automakerscurrent stock price making Li Daimler’s biggest single shareholder G Lee ownsVolvo and last year it acquired a forty nine point nine percent stake inMalaysian automaker proton in addition last December G Lee spent 3. 9 billiondollars to become the biggest shareholder of Volvo a be the world’ssecond largest truck maker last year G Lee also won control of British sportscar maker Lotus meantime two Democratic US senators are urging Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions to thoroughly investigate Daimler according to a letter seen byReuters the request follows a German media report alleging the automaker usedpotentially illegal software to pass diesel emissions tests senators EdwardMarkey and Richard Blumenthal say recent reports quote raise serious questions asto whether Daimler AG deceived federal regulators and US consumers andendangered public health Daimler says it is fully cooperated with US authoritiesfor more than two years and has provided comprehensive transparency Volkswagen AGissuing a cautiously optimistic forecast today the German automaker says itexpects new models to boost earnings this year and to help the company slowlymove past the diesel emissions cheating crisis it’s projecting a return on salesof between six point five and seven point five percent for 2018 this afterreaching seven point four percent last year revenues are projected to rise asmuch as five percent for 2017 VW reporting a near doubling of fullyoperating profits to seventeen billion dollars well it’s no secretautomakers can retrieve all sorts of data from our vehicles and the new studyfrom business consultants Frost & Sullivan predicts the auto industrycould haul in as much as thirty three billion dollars by 2025 how a one-wayaccording to Bloomberg is within about three years drivers may have to put upwith popup ads on their infotainment screens based on their preferences andbehaviors in exchange for services you want to be able to have GPS navigationthe car may be at the mass-market car not very expensive they’ll give youthese fancy features in exchange for you being willing to look at the ads thedata automakers collect could also reveal just what kind of driver isbehind the wheel how do you drive do you speed you slam on the brakes a lot theycould also look at how your car is performing for having engine troublethey want to know that right away so they can try to figure out what theproblem is Don Butler Ford’s executive director for connected vehicles andservices told Bloomberg the idea is to improve ties between the automaker andits customers not to mention a whole new lucrative revenue stream in product newsBuick is freshening the 2019 and vision the idea is to better align the compactcrossover with the brand’s other models most notably the best-selling encorehere’s the current envision on the right and the 2019 model both the front andrear have been changed for 2019 upfront the 2019 model sports Buicks signaturewaterfall grille with a winged Buick emblem and available LED headlights mostof the sheetmetal changes however are in the rear of the vehicle it’s moresculpted and features less rounded elements compared with the outgoingmodel with redesigned taillights and rectangular shape dual exhausts the 2019model is due in showrooms in April and Mitsubishi taking its first shipment of2018 Eclipse crosses at a port in California the crossovers will bedistributed to dealers nationwide sales are slated to begin early next monthwell finally today want a pony to call your own especiallyif you own the original pony carFord’s creative stable has come up with a way fromMustang enthusiasts to create a horse of any color or design they choose it’sthrough the personalized your pony experience on facebook at facebook. comslash Ford Mustang you can use your personal design to order prints clothingeven a limited edition grill badge for late model Mustangs it’s all pretty coolhere’s what mine would look like and with that it’s time for us to get e appthanks for joining us we’ll see you on Monday
Welcome everybody to the first weekend drive of 2018I’m Mike Martinez joined as always by Mike Whalen happy new year 2018 that it’s just so weirdIt’s your flu by fasting. We got another one ahead of us, and if you guys are anything like usYou’ve probably already broken your New Year’s resolution, so we’re not gonna even talk about thatBut we do want to talk about or a few predictions. We have for the coming yearWell crossover is out cell passenger cars can Tesla mass produced the model 3And what about Robo cars maybe road-ready this year? No one knows for sure, but we’re taking our best guesses IDid not break any 2018 resolutions because I didn’t make anyBut I do have my first prediction for the year, and you know what it kind of seems like it has already happenedBut it hasn’t I predict crossovers will outsell passenger carsIt kind of seems like it has because when we talk about sales we talk about light duty trucks and light duty carsBut the light duty trucks a lot of times have vans or possibly evencrossovers or SUVs in them depending how you characterize it andSince the 50/50 split of light duty truck and light duty passenger cars in 2013We’re now in the high 60s for truckBut the cars are still selling more than the cross of cross overs overall for the industryAnd I really think that’s gonna kind of flip-flop this year seems like this has been kind of a slowTidal wave that’s been coming for years right the emergence of SUVs and crossoversAnd it seems like that momentum continues to build and you know Mike as I always say. There’s no Menem like momentumYou look at this thoughthe Toyota rav4 in the Nissan Rogue for the first time in the history of car sales sold over the400,000 unit mark and then you have vehicles like the escapethe Explorerothercrossovers and100,000 and GM cross those offcrossovers hit about nine hundred and sixty-five thousand this year well 2017Sorry and cars were at seven hundred nine thousand. I mean that is a pretty big gap now compared toCars leading last year and you look at even some of the individual races right the rav4 overtaking the CamryFor its fusion and focus of giving way to the escape and explore so individually it’s starting to happen I agree with youI think that’s a good prediction for 2018. I’m glad you agree with me. What’s yours well?I don’t know if you’ll agree with me on this, but my first prediction Lincoln’s that LincolnOh, yeah, he’s gonna. Have a bounce-back year surprisinglyWe’ve talked a lot about Lincoln latelyAnd I’ve kind of talked about some of the growth that they’ve experiencedSurprisingly, they didn’t experience growth and the sales chart in the USI was gonna say I’ve got the sales right here for Lincoln and everyone else andLincoln was down0. 5. Percent for the 12 months I mean there’s nowhere to go but up for them still that would be my argument for yoursBox back year they will see some salesIncreases in the US because you have the first full year of navigator sales if you look at navigator individually inDecember it was up 30% well every other nameplate was down pretty significantlyYou’re having the refreshed, and KC which is an important segment for them coming backAnd you have the artist formerly known as the MKX the Nautilus coming next year later in the year 10 you have metalMcConaughey talking to animals right wellI’m not quite in this oneThat was a new level hold what what’s the new ones so if you guys haven’t seen it yetI really recommend you check out the new navigator ad where Matthew McConaughey is basically conducting an orchestra in his new navigatorHe summons a train. He’s tapping on some bongos. It’s it sounds likeIt sounds like a party that IWill put it that way?Okay, speaking of partying. Let’s move into another prediction that has kind of been playing out all of2017 IThink there are gonna. Be more indictments and charges coming in the uaw FCA training center scandalWe’ve been following this four people have been formally chargedSeveral others were unnamed in the indictment, and we’ve seen a lot of moves from the Union as well as a few things happening thatWe don’t know what it means yetBut I think a lot of that is going to come to fruition in2018 not a great look for the Union and although I will say Mikewith this story Montblanc pensWere in the news I was kind of hoping for one for ChristmasBut uh, maybe your gift to me is still in the mail because I didn’t get one yetno, I didn’t get you anything, and I definitely not $2,000 worth or a$2,000 or more shotgun, which I think or jewel the VP who was retiring and retired on December 31st?reportedly received gave the money back, but that still didn’t save him from wanting to retire andthe UAW nominate in someone else’s placeI mean that story just keeps widening the feds are looking into the GM and for training centersWe don’t know what’s gonna happen. Well that andStick with federal indictments and different things. There’s a lot of still federal IDon’t want say pros, but just different things going on Fiat ChryslerAnd what we’ve seen over the last couple years that have them come to a conclusion yetSo we’ll see what happens with that. I think this year, too. I’ll give you another prediction. I think somebodyMajor or minor automaker it doesn’t matterSome sort of automaker will bow out of the autonomous vehicle race in2018 whether that means scaling back their plans or just getting out of it altogetherListen I think Sergio at FCA got it right when he decided to kind of pull back and say listeneverybody’s chasing wait-and-see approachKind of we’re gonna wait until somebody develops this we’re gonna buy it off the shelf and just throw the system in our vehiclesWell let them do all the hard work, and then when they prove that it’s profitableAnd it works safely well buy it off and one of his arguments has has been if the autonomous vehicle workshow it shouldYou shouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them exactly why people tell the difference between the ride a little bitbut if they work how they shouldEverybody’s chasing the same that algorithm. I I’m not sure it’s the best idea, and then you have suppliers like DelphiNow active that are doing good work with folks like blackberry and lyft a partnership. They just announced recently for CESnext week thatYou know they’re gonna be offering free autonomous lift rides thereSo they’re doing the work you have a million won automakers doing it, too. I I don’t know I think you just need toPare down a little bit and see what happens speaking of a million-in-one, automaker’s, thank you for that lead-in mic my last prediction isv’s will remain a tiny fraction of Industry salesAnd we see so many automakers in general announcing Grainger plans2018 might be the year of PR releases and just what they’re going to doBut the sales aren’t going to be there and that also includes Tesla, which will remain a niche player and notNot hit its targets. You don’t think Elon is gonna deliver with the model 3. I do not, but Eevee’s Tesla and just theThere’s such a small segment right now that they should be grouped into oneYeahI think you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody to take the bet to say that V’s are gonna explode in popularity or that Tesla willMeet its goalsAnd you guys know that we’ve kind of hit them pretty hard in in recent weeks and as a schlub prediction the Tesla semiWhich I believe is supposed to come out as the early is 2019? We’ll be delightedI’ll take that bet allRight Mike my last prediction here. Is that nothing is gonna change when it comes to pick up truck WarsThey’re escalating here in 2018 and there’s a lot of news thatAbout to be flooding the blogosphere in the internetYou have a new Silverado you have the new Ram 1500 you have Ford diesel you have Ford Ranger presumably coming later this year, butAt the end of the day, I don’t think it’s gonna change anything. I think byJanuary 1st 2019 we’re gonna be talking about how f-series isAmerica’s best selling truck for the 40 second straight year how GM is in second placeAnd how FCA is in third place the same as it has been for a while you know?I don’t necessarily disagree with you because when you’re gonna have RAM coming online supposedly this monthMaybe going into next ramping up and you have GMMaybe mid year with its pickupsnot much is gonna change people gonna be waiting for those new models, and Chevy as well asRAM are planning to produce their current andContinue them for an unspecified amount of time, and I’m blue the seer is in there too, so I agree with youI don’t think too much is gonna changeBut you know I think there’s gonna be a warFor number two this year for full-size there might be I will say that I do thinkf-series is pretty safe becauseYou know whether we’re talkingcarbon-fiber composite beds or you know new grilles on the RAM or whatever new innovations, they have cookingI’m not sure if it’s gonna be enough to dethrone the f-series while that’s doing wellThey’re adding more features smaller features to it, but still I think they’ll be enough well, and we keep calling or warBut honestly this is my 2018 is just another battlebecause the war is gonna beContinued to go on and a lot of those things that you mentioned some of the innovations are expected to be kind of a tieredlaunchWhere they’ll continue to innovate the truck even if it’s not necessarily a mid-year refresh?Which we saw Ford do over so it tends to be transmission and different little redesigns that they did so I think the full-sizeIt’s gonna be fun to cover. It’s gonna be fun to watch and one for the desertAre we kind of looking crazy good stuff for consumers?Whether you’re a fan of Ford or GM or FCA you’re gonna have some pretty good options next year now you mentioned the Ranger really?Quick what about the midsize pickups how much do you think Ford is gonna come in at least?Toward the end the year in 2018 can they overtake GM overall for pickup sales, let’s say in2019 I don’t know that the Ranger I think the Rangers justessentially a play for a very hot segment that you want to get something out ofYou’re not looking to be the leader you’re not looking to dominate salesYou just want to get some piece of that pie because you throw anything in that segment, it’s gonna sellI don’t know anymore. I think they might be a little bit too late, butWe’ll have to wait and see like everything else there you goAlright, Mike. You know what we haven’t done in a whileMailbag segments, that’s true. We serve some great questions from last time, but we need more that’s right, soFriendly reminder to all of you to email us and weekend drive at crane com answer any and all questions you haveSo until then we’ll see you next week
Goldin at 50 hi everyone ed garsten in Fatah war backon this Thursday that story in just a moment first here’s what else is makingnews John Cena has filed a motion to dismiss Ford’s lawsuit against him Fordis suing the professional wrestler turned actor for flipping his 2017 GTsupercar it says scene a broke a contract prohibiting his sale for twoyears after initial ownership Cena’s motion says the stipulationagainst reselling the vehicle was not explicitly stated in the final buyer’sagreement coming off its best US sales year subaru is showing no sign ofslowing down as it reaches its 50th anniversary of selling cars in thiscountry but as our Jack Walz worth who covers the Japanese automaker points outit didn’t seem like subaru would hang in after hitting us shores in 1968 when Ifirst came to America they were selling a small micro car called the 360 wasvery utilitarian was really made for the American marketindeed Subaru had a mixed bag of products few of which were successfuluntil the company locked on to what American drivers preferred once theyrealized that consumers really enjoy all the drive wagons that kind of becomessort of like crossovers that’s when I really started cooking because in themid 90s they introduced the Outback as a trim line on the legacy wagon which wasessentially just a raised up legacy wagon but by 95 became its own model andit’s one of a the brand sales release solidified Subaru also connected withconsumers with its 2000 what a wino ad campaign featuring tennis legend MartinaNavratilova and its 2008 love series of spots now enjoying record US sales withvehicles like the Outback Forester Crosstrek and a redesigned ImprezaSubarus sold almost six hundred forty-eight thousand vehicles last yearquite a difference from the almost 81 and it moved in 1977 a positive portentfor its next 50 years overall they’re you know they’re in great shape I thinka lot a lot of bigger brands with and smaller brands would love to be in theirshoes because they have a lot of crossovers that are selling well theyhave a very loyal consumer pace all their retailers seem to be very happy atthe moment and it appears that you know that’s the sales tricks that they haveisn’t gonna end anytime soon back now the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration yesterday we introduced you to knits a deputy administratorHeidi King King facing House members anxious for an update on an agency thatstill without a boss and his proposed budget has been reduced for 2018 memberssuch as New Jersey Democrat Frank pallone say they wonder if nitsa isstretched too thin to fulfill a growing list of responsibilities for ensuringvehicle safety it’s troubling that Nissa does not have the resources people orexpertise it needs to fulfill its mandate it’s also concerning that theadministration clearly does not see this agency as a priority as we’ve yet tohear about a possible nomination for the role of NASA Administrator King says thebudget reflects the resources needs and needs still some lawmakers questionedwhether Nitza has the technical experts to implement rules governing developmentof automated vehicles you say you’ve got the tools but we’re not sure you’ve gotthe resources for the tools or that we’re moving fast enough or we’re doingwhat we need to do the Trump administration has requested 899 milliondollars for Nitsa in fiscal year 2018 down from the 905 million appropriatedby Congress in 2017 the hearing not the first time this week that cars collidedwith politics GM Korea company announced today that it will cease production andclose its guns and plant in May of 2018 and they’re going to move back toDetroit you know any of these things except for the fact that Trump becamepresident president and Donald Trump using GM’s decision to close one of itsfour plants in South Korea to launch fresh criticism of the u. s. South Koreatrade agreement so they’re moving back fromin Detroit they’re moving also you saw Chrysler moving from Mexico to Michiganclarify GM did not say that it plans to move vehicle production to the US fromSouth Korea the automakers saying in a statement that the plant closing stemsfrom a need to restructure its business in South Korea as for Fiat Chrysler it’stransferring production of its next-generation heavy-duty pickups toMichigan for Mexico finally remember that FC a spot that aired during theSuper Bowl no no not that one this one it’s called anti manifesto butafter seeing it the head of fresh water conservation group Trout Unlimited sayshe’s anti anti manifesto in the spot a Jeep Wrangler is shown crossing a creeka disclaimer says the spot was shot on a man-made body of water on private landbut Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood says that doesn’t get Jeep off the hook heeven sent this letter to Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionneasking him to pull the spot because no one should drive up the middle of ariver or a stream because it could cause damage and endanger fish it may simplybe a case of a Jeep acting more like a fjordwell we’ve crossed the finish line for today thanks for joining us we’ll seeyou tomorrowyou
tax breaks Plan B welcome in on this Tuesday atGarston in Fatah war Beck o Tesla’s Model 3 production delay may be Chevy’sgain some of those holding reservations for the Model 3 didn’t waste timelooking for alternatives after Tesla notified some of them earlier this monththey might not receive their cars until next yearReuters reports it’s not a case of simple impatience those left waitingaround for their model 3 risk losing a $7,500 federal electric vehicle taxcredit the tax credit drops in value and disappears completelyonce Tesla sells 200,000 electric vehicles in the u. s. an analyst forEdmunds predicts that could happen by fall a plan B for some Tesla customersis the Chevrolet Volt priced about the same as the model 3 at about 35 grandand with a similar range of more than 200 miles there are no reportedproduction problems for the bolt in fact sales of brisk kelly blue book reportsday’s supply of bolts fell to 42 in january from a high of 65 last augustchevrolet marketing director steve Majoris has said the brand won’t openlyexploit Tesla’s predicament but said he’s aware the bolt is attracting someof that company’s buyers the stay with Tesla in Europe the Model S sedan hasoutsold the luxury flagships of mercedes-benz BMW and Audi for the firsttime Model S sales in Europe jumped 30 percent last year to 16,000 132 Mercedess-class sales grew 3% to 13,000 359 and BMW 7-series sales fell 13% to 11,000735 a Germany’s premium brands been under pressure to accelerate their evieplans jeido dynamics analyst Philippe Munozadds this note of caution quote this is an alarm for traditional autumnmakers such as Mercedes it says a smaller but smarter brands such as Teslacan beat them at home an update on another of Elon Musk’s ventures the highspeed transport system known as the Hyperloop now as we’ve told you Britishtycoon Richard Branson is backing a project called Virgin hybrid loop onehow the venture is signed a preliminary deal to build one of the two basedtransport systems in India it would ferry passengers from Pune India to anew airport in Mumbai that from Bloomberg well pays to perform just askFCA boss Sergio Marchionne the automaker disclosing that Marshall earned nearly12 million dollars in base compensation and bonus in 2017 that’s not the half ofit he collected shares were thirty five point seven million for the three yearperiod that ended in 2016 the shares part of a performance-based pay programand Ford confirming that it hopes to set up a bank in Germany in the second halfof the year it’s part of for credit strategy to mitigate any risk fromBritain leaving the European Union a few product notes Volkswagen will debut itsID vision concept that next month Geneva Auto Showit’s an all-electric fully autonomous sedan with no steering wheel or visiblecontrols VW says the concept can drive steer and navigate autonomously intraffic the vision is the fourth id concept from VW which plans to introducetwenty full electric models by 2025 meantime Lexus confirming that it willunveil a production version of the UX small crossover in Geneva the UX wasfirst seen as a concept at the 2016 Paris Auto Show and will likely be basedoff the Toyota CHR subcompact crossover and Kia releasing this teaser image ofits second-generation k900 flagship sedan ahead of its world debut laterthis year kia says the car features new tootechnologies to protect occupants and enhanced interior comfort to give thedriver greater confidence at the wheel well we’re not ashamed to Claire ourfinal story today really stinks word from New Zealand is that threeJapanese ships carrying more than 10,000 new and used cars were refused to entryto the island nation little problem they were infested with the scourge known asstink bugs hordes of them well it’s not that they stink up the cars but oncethey get ashore the voracious little buggers chow down on all sorts of cropsresist pesticides and reproduce quickly the CEO of New Zealand’s imported motorvehicle Industry Association told CNN he’s never seen anything this bad infact he had to cut short his vacation to deal with itthat stinks and will he promise to return with fresh news tomorrowtake care
