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NewsJanuary 29, 2016

Commercial Truck Demand to Slow, Parts Remain Stout

Commercial fleets will register a lower growth percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in 2016, but feed strong demand for aftermarket parts, according to a new forecast from IHS Automotive.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2016

Automatic Braking Cutting Rear-End Crashes

A new IIHS study finds that forward collision warning systems that include automatic emergency braking cut rear-end crash rates by 39%.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2016

Plug-In, Hybrid Top Green Vehicle Rankings List

Out of the top 12 spots in ACEEE’s environmental vehicle ratings, nine of the vehicles are electric, including the Ford Focus Electric, smart fortwo electric drive, Volkswagen E-Golf and Chevrolet Spark EV. No internal combustion-only vehicles made the list.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2016

FCA Planning Hybrid Trucks, SUVs

FCA US plans to introduce a mild hybrid Ram 1500 and its next generation Jeep Wrangler with several alternative powertrains to meet increasing stringent tailpipe emissions standards and fuel economy regulations.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2016

FCA Ending Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart to Focus on Trucks, SUVs

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will eventually discontinue the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart, increase Jeep SUV and Ram truck production, and roll out additional hybrids as part of its business plan leading toward 2018.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2016

Ford E-Series Recall Tied to Trailer Braking

The recall affects 83 2016 model-year cutaway and chassis cab vehicles in North America, including 75 in the U.S.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2016

More Air Bag Recalls Expected for 5.1M Vehicles

Yet another round of Takata air bag inflator recalls will involve vehicles from several automakers, including Ford, Toyota and Honda.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2016

GMC Sierra 1500 Named Texas Truck Towing Champ

The 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 has been named the Texas Truck Showdown Towing Champion during a head-to-head test conducted by editors from Cars.com, PickupTrucks.com, and MrTruck.com.

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NewsJanuary 25, 2016

Gasoline Prices Fall to $1.85 Per Gallon

The decline in national average gasoline prices driven by falling oil prices continued unabated with a 5.8-cent decline to $1.856 for the week ending Jan. 25, according to federal data.

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NewsJanuary 25, 2016

Record 51M Vehicles Recalled in 2015

Nearly 900 vehicle recalls were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015, a new record involving more than 51 million vehicles — another record, the federal agency reported.

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