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Ford Issues Recall Notice for Steering Defect in Ford and Lincoln Sedans

A failure to properly affix steering wheels has triggered a recall of 1.38 million Ford and Lincoln cars in North America. Ford Motor said Wednesday that it is issuing a safety recall for the 2014 through 2018 model-year Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans. The recall comes after officials discovered that the cars have “potentially […]

Lyft Sued Over Wheelchair Access

Disability rights supporters are suing Lyft for allegedly not providing wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the Bay Area. The proposed class-action suit was filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court by Berkeley’s Disability Rights Advocates, San Francisco’s Independent Living Resource Center and two people who use wheelchairs. The suit resembles a suit the groups filed last month against Uber. Both cases point to […]

Volvo XC40 SUV Is Geneva Motor Show Car of the Year

The Geneva Motor Show is the first and arguably the biggest of the European car shows. A look at the manufacturers showing off their latest wheels reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the automotive world, with Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover,Lexus, Mercedes, Porsche, Volvo, VW all taking to Switzerland this week. […]

Jaguar I-PACE to Launch Priced 10K Less Than Tesla Model S

This week, at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar unveiled their first battery-powered pure electric vehicle, the I-PACE. The five-passenger, all-wheel-drive SUV is capable of 240 miles on a single charge of its 90 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion batteries, and with a fast charging system, can juice up from empty to about eighty-percent of capacity (192 miles […]

Audi Plans to Launch First Vehicle Integrated Toll System

Audi said it will begin integrating automated toll payment technology into its U.S. vehicles later this year that will allow drivers to pay tolls without the need for an additional device. The integrated toll module is built into the vehicle’s rearview mirror, which is supplied through Gentex Corp., and can be controlled through the vehicle’s […]

Top Ford Executive Ousted Due to Inappropriate Behavior

One of Ford Motor Co.’s top executives has been pushed out after an internal investigation found behavior that broke Ford’s code of conduct. Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of North America, was recently accused of “inappropriate behavior” via an anonymous complaint, Ford said. The company followed protocol to “fully investigate” claims of this […]

Small Crossover Lexus UX to Debut at the Geneva Auto Show

Lexus plans to take its long-anticipated plunge in the premium small crossover segment with the debut of the UX at the Geneva auto show on March 6. Lexus confirmed the Geneva debut in a statement on Tuesday outlining its show plans While Lexus gave no further details, a spokesman for its parent Toyota Motor said […]

Mercedes to Debut Updated C-Class at Geneva Auto Show

Mercedes-Benz’s 2019 C-class sedan will get the automaker’s new M264 four-cylinder engine but it will come without the 48-volt system Daimler touted when the engine was announced. In addition to the new engine, the freshened C-class sedan receives many of the improvements introduced in its larger siblings, the redesigned E class and re-engineered S class. […]

Ford Will Stop Making the Focus RS In April

Ford said Thursday it will end production of the popular Focus RS hot hatch on April 6 after a limited run of 50 “Heritage Edition” cars to be sold in the U.K. Ford announced last year that the Focus RS would go out of production in 2018 but did not provide a timeframe. The “Heritage […]

Ferrari Gives Us a Teaser Video of the 488 Special Series

Under the category of worst kept secret, is that there is more powerful version of the Ferrari 488 GTB on the way. The car will be pack less weight, boosting power and re-tuning the suspension and aero. Today Ferrari itself finally gave us an official teaser on its Facebook page. We here at ToT Bet […]

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