U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles.
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New Jersey explores Right to Repair law
Aaron Lowe, vice president, government affairs at the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), testified last Thursday in New Jersey at a hearing on Right to Repair legislation that is under consideration in the state assembly. The bill introduced by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-N.J., would require that car companies make available to independent repair shops the same information and tools that they make available to their franchised dealers.
Volkswagen transmission worries cause 26,000 car recall in Australia
Volkswagen will recall almost 26,000 cars in Australia in response to potential problems with its DSG dual-clutch transmission, mirroring recalls already ordered in China, Singapore and Japan.
Volkswagen Australia will recall Golf, Jetta, Polo, Passat and Caddy models manufactured between June 2008 and September 2011, the company said today.
Robots drive vehicles to test long-term durability
Ford engineers have developed the industry’s first robotic test driving program – now in use at the company’s Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo, Mich. – to meet demands that Ford trucks undergo ever more strenuous Built Ford Tough testing with greater frequency.
Edmunds.com: Average new car purchase set record in 2012
Car buyers spent an average of $30,803 on new car purchases last year – an all-time high, according to Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information. Edmunds.com also found that an average of $2,200 – or about 7 percent above base prices – was spent on optional equipment for those cars.
The findings are just two of several key points identified in Edmunds.com’s 2013 Car Shopping Trends Report, which mines Edmunds.com’s extensive data to reveal the most relevant car shopping and purchasing trends in America today.
