General Motors said it plans to double the amount of models that achieve 40 mpg highway or better by 2017.
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U.S. regulators probing GM screening test after vehicle fire
In May, GM recalled 42,904 2012 and 2013 model Buick LaCrosse and Regal cars. U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation of some recalled General Motors Co. sedans after a vehicle fire in March led them to question a screening test’s effectiveness.
GNU open-source auto technology programming
The technology migrating to the modern car contains millions of lines of programming code, some of which is open-source and a free license to a software’s blueprint.Photo credit: AUDI
Throughout its history, the automotive industry has propelled competition in horsepower, styling and even cup holders.
Yet the digital age has spawned a new type of vehicle owner — an earbud generation less interested in steel and torque than in lifestyle management and fuel economy.
Detroit officials deny prized car trove is at risk with bankruptcy
A 1963 Ford Mustang concept car currently on display at the Detroit Historical Museum.Photo credit: ARA HOWRANI/Detroit Historical Society
GM expands SUV recall to 480,000 vehicles for fire risk
General Motors Co. is recalling about 231,000 additional SUVs that might be in danger of an electrical short that could cause a fire.
The move is an expansion of a recall from last August to check 249,000 SUVs for a short in a circuit board in the driver’s door that could lead to a fire.
