Chrysler recalled more than 900,000 vehicles for safety issues on Thursday, including for an alternator problem that can cause engines to stall.
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Toyota tests car-sharing in Grenoble
Toyota launched a car-sharing service in France Oct. 1 that may be expanded to other cities after a three-year trial.
Police to Crack Down on Dodgy Foreign Registered Cars Starts 3 Nov
Hot on the heels of of EC wide cross border tracing of cars involved in motoring offences, the government has announced a crackdown on cars that have been in the UK too long on foreign plates.
UK putting up nearly £11M to establish initial hydrogen refueling network
UK Business Minister Matthew Hancock announced up to £11 million (US$17.7 million) of funding to help establish an initial network of up to 15 hydrogen refueling stations by the end of 2015. Of the £11 million, £7.5 million (US$12 million) will come from government and £3.5 million (US$5.6 million) from industry.
Audi autonomous RS 7 Sportback to run racing speed lap at Hockenheim
A driverless Audi RS 7 Sportback will take a lap on the Hockenheim race track on Sunday 19 October, in the season finale of the German Touring Car Championship (DTM).
The Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept car will handle the Hockenheim track at racing speed.Tests conducted so far indicate that on the grand prix track a lap time of just over two minutes can be expected, and that the technology demonstrator should reach speeds of up to 240 km/h (149 mph).
With the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept car, Audi wants to show the great potential of piloted driving.
The RS 7 Sportback is equipped with a 4.0 TFSI with 412 kW (560 hp) and 700 N·m (516 lb-ft) of torque. With its cylinder-on-demand (COD) system, the fuel consumption of the V-8 bi-turbo is 9.5 liters per 100 kilometers (24.8 mpg US) with 221 grams CO2 per kilometer (355.7 g/mi).
