In a recent industry presentation, Stephen Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), noted the top nationwide driver and vehicle safety violations.
These were revealed by data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (www.fmcsa.dot.gov).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the period to submit public comments regarding the proposed “Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Standards,” the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) reported.
Originally slated to close on June 13, the American Petroleum Institute (API) requested additional time given the level of technical information they anticipated would need to be provided. The new public comment period closes July 1, 2013.
Chrysler Group said today it does not intend to honor a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall as many as 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs. NHTSA said a recall is needed to address safety problems with the vehicles’ fuel systems.
Nissan has significantly updated the Micra with a round of changes so wide-ranging they go well beyond what usually constitutes a mid-term facelift.
Once primarily the province of under-capitalized independent producers who refined horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology to tap into the once-marginal tight gas reservoirs in Appalachia, the Central U.S. and Western Canada, the massive reserve has now sparked attention from the major industry players.
ExxonMobil, through its acquisition of XTO Energy in 2010, other supermajors, and a host of gas-short Asian players have since taken positions in the U.S. and Canadian shale gas play, with total capital commitments exceeding $100 billion.
