A Japanese manufacturer of ignition coils that were sold to Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $19 million fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of automotive components, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Subaru has dropped the prices of its XV crossover by £2300, following an improvement in the exchange rate between Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen.
It seems that we no longer have to concern ourselves only with a car thief that wants to steal a car, now we have to worry about the car itself. Subaru of America is recalling up to 47,419 cars and cross over vehicles in the United States equipped with remote starters because the engines could start on their own, according to the Chicago Tribune
There’s so much buzz these days about living in a “connected” world. The powers that make the products, as well as those who present the 2013 Philadelphia Auto Show, have taken that to heart.
