NHTSA said the preliminary evaluation into 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles comes after 11 reports of fires. The agency said some drivers experienced stalling prior to the fire in half of the instances where the vehicle was in motion.
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Juergen Rittersberger replaces Arno Antlitz, who is moving to become the chief financial officer at parent Volkswagen Group.
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Franchised dealers are talking to their accountants, lawyers and other advisers about the possibility of going public via special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, which have exploded in number during the past year.
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Here is the latest tally measuring the impact of the global microchip shortage on vehicle production, as provided by AutoForecast Solutions.
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Customer demand is outstripping its ability to prepare vehicles for sale fast enough. The used-vehicle retailer plans to add 10 inspection and reconditioning centers over the next two years to help.
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Stellantis became the first automaker in the U.S. to begin vaccinating its hourly workers from COVID-19. But automakers have to deal with different rules in each state and help make sure workers even want the vaccine when it's available
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Using two-way power, electric vehicles actually may help during a power crisis such as the one the one that afflicted Texas.
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In the trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly, ex-CEO Hiroto Saikawa said he thought Carlos Ghosn deserved his generous retirement packages.
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While other dealerships struggle to find technicians, Magic Toyota in Edmonds, Wash., is training its own techs in-house, hiring a full-time professor to lead staff development efforts.
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The old Hummer plant in Mishawaka, Ind., has seen ventures come and go. It now has a well-financed startup on-site.
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