MERITOR IS RECALLING CERTAIN TL SERIES TRAILER AXLES THAT CONTAIN THE FAG BRAND BEARING SYSTEM. THESE AXLES ARE SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THE BEARING SYSTEM HAS EXHIBITED LOW DURABILITY LIFE IN CERTAIN VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. C11AA is the manufacturer’s recall number. It’s a couple years old. NHTSA has it listed […]
A wide gulf used to separate consumer and enterprise mobile computing. While consumer electronics always have been on the leading edge of technology, they traditionally lacked durability, reliability and security.
As earnings reports for the first quarter of the year roll in — with mixed outcomes — three large North American truck and engine manufacturers saw either their profits, sales or earnings. Paccar — parent company of Peterbilt and Kenworth — announced a decline in sales leading to a 28 percent drop in earnings.Â
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Peter Schreyer, who was so successful as Kia’s design boss that he was recently promoted to president of design at both Hyundai and Kia, says the two brands still are working on their future positioning and image. “It is a challenge to separate the two,†he tellsWardsAuto. “We’re talking about how to define and strengthen both brands. […]
General Motors and Ford are working together to develop an all-new family of 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for a wide range of future products, putting the auto makers closer to achieving tightening U.S. fuel-economy regulations.
Volkswagen Group says it is bracing for a tough year ahead, though the automaker believes business may improve in the second half as overseas markets keep growing. “The coming months will be anything but easy,” CEO Martin Winterkorn said today at VW’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
Fiat may have to pay more than its $139.7 million offer for Chrysler Group shares being bought from the UAW’s retiree health-care trust, a judge suggested in court today. Fiat SpA is increasing its stake in Chrysler and is asking Delaware Chancery Court Judge Donald Parsons Jr. to help determine the value of the 54,154 […]
Honda Motor Co. today posted a 6.6 percent rise in quarterly net profit, helped by the yen’s rapid depreciation and strong sales of its Accord and CR-V models the United States. In the quarter ended March 31, Honda booked net profit of 75.7 billion yen ($760.88 million), compared with 71.5 billion yen in the same […]
