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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration admitted Friday it made a series of errors in its handling of General Motors Co.’s delayed recall of 2.6 million cars with faulty ignition switches linked to 109 deaths and more than 200 injuries, reports The Detroit News. The federal agency pledged to make significant reforms. NHTSA is bracing ... Read More »
Read More →Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling nearly 540,000 cars and pickups in North America for air bag inflators that can explode, adding to the massive recall of vehicles with potentially defective Takata Corp. air bags, reports The Detroit News. Recalled cars include the 2003-08 Mazda 6, 2006-07 MazdaSpeed 6 and the ... Read More »
Read More →DETROIT – At least 400,000 of the 4 million replacement inflators for defective Takata air bags will need to be replaced again in U.S. vehicles, sources at the Japanese safety equipment maker and the U.S. safety watchdog told Reuters. Another 500,000 of those parts appear to be safe, according to U.S. safety regulators, leaving the ... Read More »
Read More →ATLANTA — According Equifax’s latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report, new auto loan originations have reached record highs, while severe delinquency rates fell to their lowest level in nearly a decade, reports F&I and Showroom. At the same time, auto leasing has surged as consumer demand for new vehicles remains strong. The severe delinquency rate ... Read More »
Read More →ISELIN, N.J. — Superior Integrated Solutions (SIS), an integration provider for auto dealerships, announced that it is the largest integrator for the Dealertrack Technologies Opentrack platform, with more than 1 million real-time transactions a day, reports F&I and Showroom. Opentrack allows dealers to choose from more than 100 best-in-class solution providers to help streamline operations, ... Read More »
Read More →ALBANY — Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced that Ristken Software Services has integrated its core enterprise technology solutions for auto retailers with Auto/Mate’s dealership management system, reports F&I and Showroom. Ristken’s MenuPro and Pro Tracking platforms as well as its eBusiness Service Provider Access Network are now accessible for dealerships using Auto/Mate’s DMS. These applications and services ... Read More »
Read More →WOLFSBURG, Germany – Volkswagen needs to come up with a new structure before thinking about appointing a permanent chairman, the powerful labour chief at Europe’s biggest carmaker said in an interview, reported Reuters. For the first time in more than two decades, Volkswagen no longer has Ferdinand Piech at the helm, a corporate scion who controlled ... Read More »
Read More →Lawyers for the family of a 4-year-old killed in a gas tank fire in a Jeep accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of misleading the public and federal safety regulators, reports The Detroit News. Last month, Fiat Chrysler asked a Georgia judge for a new trial after a jury in April awarded $150 million to the ... Read More »
Read More →URBANDALE, Iowa — Flick Fusion was chosen as the preferred video marketing provider for DealerPeak’s full system CRM, website and desking solutions, the company announced, reported by F&I and Showroom. Dealerships using DealerPeak solutions will have the option to access the Flick Fusion video marketing platform as part of the deal. Dealers will be able to use ... Read More »
Read More →MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has summarily suspended the licenses of five Detroit used-vehicle dealers after her office identified and investigated a web of suspicious auto transactions, reports F&I and Showroom. Secretary of State staff also are cooperating with area law enforcement agencies, including the Detroit Police Commercial Auto Theft Section, ... Read More »
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