Lots of leasing, anger at Uber and a hybrid system that works via the suspension? Here's what you may have missed.
- New Mexico bans Uber, while drivers in D.C. create gridlock to protest ride-sharing services. While New Mexico's vote was a narrow loss, Teamster-backed taxi drivers were behind the protests, which snarled traffic in the nation's capital.
- Panoz targets Nissan on DeltaWing design. Racing mogul Don Panoz is running a series of print ads calling out Nissan for what they calim is a very faithful reindition of Panoz's DeltaWing racing car design.
- Audi plans shock-absorber based hybrid system. Audi wants to recapture the energy lost from shock absorbers (in the form of heat) as a way of increasing fuel efficiency. The system would also theoretically have positive impacts on handling as well as economy.
- Summer shutdowns are shorter in Canadian plants due to strong demand. Plants in Canada (which build high volume vehicles like the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and the Chrysler minivans) are undergoing shorter summer shutdowns, as strong new vehicle sales leads to an increase demand. Other plants, like Chrysler's Windsor plant, are also re-tooling to make next-generation vehicles.
- Demand increasing for luxury vehicles in the United States. Bloomberg's headline and premise (that luxury vehicles are outpacing pickup trucks) is a bit misleading, but the interesting tidbit is the prevalence of leasing in the luxury market.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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