Daily Archives: September 26, 2014

Fiat 500X unlikely to steal sales from Jeep Renegade

Fiat 500X unlikely to steal sales from Jeep Renegade

Fiat Chrysler will soon bring to market the Fiat 500X, just months after the launch of the Jeep Renegade, but industry watchers don’t expect the 500X to cannibalize sales from its sister model.

Teen crash victims’ families drop suit against GM

This combination of undated family file photos shows, Natasha Weigel, left, and Amy Rademaker. The families of Natasha Weigel and Amy Rademaker, two Wisconsin teenagers killed in a car crash involving a faulty General Motors ignition switch have dropped their lawsuit against the company and are seeking a settlement, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/File)

By TOM KRISHER and AMY FORLITI

The families of two Wisconsin teenagers killed in a car crash involving a faulty General Motors ignition switch have dropped their lawsuit against the company and are seeking a settlement with the automaker.

GM says China sales this year to top 3.1 million

In this Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 photo, a worker assembles engines at the General Motors engine plant in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. General Motors Co. expects its sales in China this year to top 3.1 million units and sees no impact on business from an anti-monopoly probe of the industry, the automaker's China unit President Matt Tsien said Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

By Fu Ting in Shanghai

General Motors expects its sales in China this year to top 3.1 million vehicles and sees no impact on business from an anti-monopoly probe of the industry, the president of the automaker’s China unit said Wednesday.

Buying a Car on the Last Day of the Month Is a Bad Idea

Buying a Car on the Last Day of the Month Is a Bad Idea

Jerry Kronenberg

Everyone knows the best time to buy new cars is the end of the month, when salespeople are struggling to meet their quotas, right?

Wrong, an analysis of millions of 2012-13 U.S. auto sales has found.

Efacec introducing small “semi-fast” 24 kW DC charger

Efacec introducing small “semi-fast” 24 kW DC charger

Efacec will be presenting a new DC charger at eCarTec 2014 in Munich this October. The new 24 kW QC24S is targeted at the semi-fast charging of any CCS car, such as those from VW, BMW, Daimler, or GM. A CHAdeMO version will also be launched near the end of this year.