Fiat’s unions expect an update in the coming weeks from CEO Sergio Marchionne on long-delayed investments at its flagship Mirafiori factory in Turin.
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NHTSA studies interlocks that force seat belt use
Four decades after a failed push to outfit cars and light trucks with devices that force drivers to buckle up, regulators and the auto industry are giving interlocks another chance.
The U.S. government tried to mandate ignition interlocks — which prevent a vehicle from starting unless seat belts are fastened — in cars in the early 1970s to prod more people to use seat belts.
NHTSA extends connected vehicle testing by 6 months
A closely watched test of vehicles that monitor and talk to one another to avoid crashes will run for six months beyond its original end date this summer, U.S. auto safety regulators say.
Under the pilot program in Ann Arbor, Mich., nearly 3,000 vehicles are communicating on public roads using a WiFi-like technology called dedicated short range communication, or DSRC.
U.S. to resume alternative-vehicle loan program
A U.S. alternative-vehicle loan program criticized by Republican lawmakers for financing two failed start-ups will resume marketing to industry groups and possible applicants, an Energy Department spokeswoman said.
Toyota plans aggressive alternative-power development
Toyota will show a hydrogen fuel cell car in January in Las Vegas, sell it in 2015, get 10% better fuel economy from its next-generation Prius gas-electric hybrid and make its plug-in hybrids easier to recharge, company executives said Wednesday.
