European Union officials in Brussels can now shuttle between policy meetings without burning fuel, thanks to a new fleet of electric-powered taxis made in China.
Daily Archives: October 18, 2014
US auto sales expected to hit record high in 2015
Six years after the recession forced millions of Americans to postpone buying a new car or truck, a forecast released Wednesday predicted retail auto sales in the U.S. will climb to a record high in 2015.
Europe’s new-car sales rise 6% on price cuts
Car sales in Europe rose 6 percent in September, helped by automakers’ price cuts and strong demand in the region’s top markets of Germany, the UK and France.
New passenger-car registrations in the EU and the countries of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) increased to 1.27 million vehicles last month, industry association ACEA said today in a statement.
Mercedes-Benz recalls 39,000 new C-Class over steering fault
Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for the new C-Class over a potential steering fault. The C-Class recall will affect more than 8000 cars, built between 17 January and 22 September 2014.
Third traffic death in U.S. linked to Takata air bags
By Ben Klayman
A fatal accident near Los Angeles last year of a 2002 Acura sedan involved a Takata Corp air bag, the third death in the United States linked to a defective safety component made by the Japanese supplier, according to local officials and the automaker.
