Most people are aware of event data recorders, commonly called and#8220;black boxes,and#8221; in airplanes. Many people don't realize a variety of passenger cars also have these devices -- and they may be mandatory for 2015 model year cars.
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19 Dec, 2012
Infiniti has announced that it will begin building its premium hatchback at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK from 2015
Algeria's Prime Minister says the deal to be signed tomorrow to construct an assembly plant with Renault will see the French automaker and the Algerian State share costs in a 49%/51% split that is a "win-win" situation.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen appointed Louis Gallois, former head of planemaker Airbus's owner, as France's board representative at the carmaker following the government's move to help the company's bank unit.
Dodge will offer a new Sport package for the all-wheel-drive 2013 Charger sedan.
The 2012 calendar year brought a lot of excitement in the automotive industry.
General Motors has appointed the head of its Brazil operations as the company's global purchasing czar.
Renault is to ink an agreement tomorrow (19 December) to establish an assembly plant in Algeria, although the automaker is remaining tight-lipped as to details of models and staffing.
Toyota has been fined US$17.4m - the maximum allowed under US law - for taking too long to report safety issues to the US authorities. The action represents the single highest civil penalty amount ever paid to NHTSA for violations stemming from a recall.
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18 Dec, 2012
The range-extender Cadillac ELR will debut at the Detroit show next month
Renault has presented the keys of the first Zoe electric car to Arnaud Montebourg, French Minister of Industrial Recovery.
Representatives of Volvo Cars have attended the official inauguration of the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety in Beijing.
European, North American and Japanese heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers continue to call for global cooperation and regulatory harmonisation to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from the road freight sector.
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18 Dec, 2012
New rules could see women's insurance premiums soar from 21 December
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Navistar International have announced that Mahindra intends to purchase Navistar group's stake in Mahindra Navistar Automotives (MNAL) and Mahindra Navistar Engines (MNEPL).
BMW is confident it can sustain double-digit sales growth in Malaysia next year as demand for its car grows.
Toyota has been ordered to pay a record fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a safety defect to federal regulators in a timely manner, the Department of Transportation said today.
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