Hoping to boost demand for its slow-selling Volt hybrid, Chevrolet is planning to sell two versions of the redesigned 2016 Volt, including a lower-priced model with a smaller battery pack and shorter driving range, supplier sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
General Motors is running two days behind Chief Executive Mary Barra’s plan to begin shipping replacement ignition switches in its massive recall, dealerships and the company said on Tuesday.
General Motors is being fined $7,000 a day for missing an April 3 deadline to provide information about its recall of 2.6 million cars for defective ignition switches, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.
The new 2015 Ford Mondeo will launch with a hybrid version priced at the same level as a diesel. The much-delayed Mondeo will make up for lost time with features designed to make it stand out from the family car crowd.
Britain could see an increase in smog as the popularity of diesel cars increases, warns a leading pollution expert from King’s College London.
