Skoda is offering discount of up to 25 per cent on the price of 1.2-litre Fabia SE models until the end of the year. That means the Fabia 1.2 69PS SE is now £8995 – a saving of £3145.
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Report examines threat of remote vehicle hacking
With cars becoming more connected, the scope of vehicle security is shifting from theft prevention to minimizing hackers capability to gain unauthorized access of in-car ECUs. Research and Markets has released a report, “The Threat of Over the Air Hacking for Cars – 2013.”
Minneapolis to return proceeds to owners of auctioned cars
A class-action lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis over its handling of impounded-vehicle auctions has led to advertisements that tell people they may have money coming if their car has been towed and auctioned off in the past seven years.
The sale of those forgotten or long-lost vehicles created a pool of cash worth at least $770,000 that, under state law, the city must return to people who had their cars or trucks towed to the city’s impound lot and then sold.
U.S. Auto manufacturers increase hiring 9 percent
During July of 2013, more than 8,500 jobs were advertised online in the automotive and automotive parts manufacturing industries in the United States, according to WANTED Analytics, the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace.
With motor vehicle sales growing, manufacturers need to increase production with new technologies, innovative designs and lean production. The number of job ads in auto manufacturing reached a four-year high in July, growing 9 percent compared to one year ago. In addition, hiring increased by more than 250% during the past four years.
U.S. requires car makers to offer data about recalls
Starting next summer, U.S. consumers will be able to search a giant database to find out if their cars or motorcycles have been recalled and if the vehicles have been fixed.
Only about 70 percent of recalled vehicles are taken to dealers for repairs, leaving thousands of cars on the road with potentially critical safety flaws.
