By Ben Klayman
General Motors said on Friday it was recalling 524,384 cars and sport utility vehicles globally in two actions dealing with potential latch problems and loose parts and would stop sales of two new truck models with potential air bag defects.
Sendyne has been awarded a patent for a battery pack architecture that enables a constant voltage battery pack, enabling the implementation of smaller, more efficient, safe and cost-effective battery packs.
By Zach Epstein
Tesla is by far the most exciting car company in the world right now, as founder and CEO Elon Musk continues to lead the charge away from gas-powered vehicles.
New-car sales in Germany rose 5 percent in September to 260,062, bouncing back from a drop of 0.4 percent the month before, the German Federal Transport Office (KBA) reported. Nine-month sales rose 3 percent to 2.28 million, the KBA said.
Germany joined France and Italy in reporting a rebound in monthly registrations after poor August results, a seasonally weak vacation month throughout Europe.
Automobili Lamborghini (part of the Volkswagen Group) unveiled its first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology demonstrator, the Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4, at the 2014 Paris Mondial de l’Automobile.
