General Motors issued a recall for 38,197 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Regal sedans made in the 2012 and 2013 year with eAssist due to a potential malfunction with the generator control module. The result is a gradual loss of battery charge and illumination of the fault light. Resultantly, the engine may stall or [...]
Toyota Motor Corporation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have just issued a recall for 2007-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUVs for “excessively bright headlights,” particularly with ones equipped with Toyota’s factory Auxiliary Driving Lamp kits—the ones that sit on the ram guard in front of the grill. The lamps are 55 watt bulbs from [...]
Mercedes-Benz has dropped the official images of the new M-Class Popemobile, which it unveiled during a special-ceremony at Vatican City. The model was personally delivered to Pope Benedict XVI by Daimler CEO and Chairman Dr Dieter Zetsche. The model has been completely revamped and is based on the new-generation M-Class. If you look at it [...]
CARandDRIVER happily reports that the US will be seeing Mercedes-Benz’s latest forte in the EV world: the B-Class Electric Drive Concept. This confirmation comes from Mercedes-Benz when C/D spoke to them at last week’s Paris Auto Show. It will be the only B-Class sold here in America and will also be the only Mercedes-Benz branded [...]
Nissan of North America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have just issued a recall for a mixture of 2,417 2012 Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders, and Xterras, over faulty front wheel hubs. The campaign’s press release states that the vehicles equipped with front wheel hubs may not meet “design hardness specifications.” As a result, premature [...]
Following some earlier reports, BMW unveiled their latest M Performance packages for the latest BMW 1-Series (F20), 3-Series (F30), and the 5-Series (F10) at this year’s 2012 Paris Auto Show. According to the Munich-brand’s report, the BMW M Performance accessory line allows any of the aforementioned cars to have various upgrades, all backed by BMW’s [...]
AutomotiveNews reports after speaking with Ian Robertson, a member of BMW AG’s board, at the 2012 Paris Auto Show that BMW’s latest three-cylinder engines will be coming stateside. “Hybrids with a three-cylinder engine are coming rapidly,” Robertson told AN during the show. “It behaves like a six-cylinder, it is half of a six-cylinder engine and [...]
WorldCarFans reports that Ferrari introduces a new option for the Prancing Horse’s super-luxo-sports-shooting-break, the 2013 FF, at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. For the new model year, the FF receives an optional panoramic roof, giving its occupants a nice big view of the sky without the need of some folding materials and scaffolding. Check out [...]
AutoBlog reports, after speaking with Audi’s President of U.S. operations Scott Koegh, that the four-ringed make will be bringing its RS5 Cabriolet to the United States in the first quarter of 2013. “That car is a no-brainer,” Koegh told AutoBlog. “We think our RS strategy fills the brand. We think adding this high-performance attribute is [...]
WhatCar? of the UK reports that Volkswagen’s anticipated XL1 hybrid two-seater sports car is confirmed to be on the way, after talking to board member Professor Ulrich Hackenberg of Volkswagen AG at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. According to the report, Hackenberg told WhatCar? that the new XL1 will be sold in limited numbers beginning [...]
