Did you know that on average a car sits parked 95% of its lifetime?

An Interesting Bit of Information

In California there are 5.5 million drivers over the age of 55 and out of those drivers more than 2.5 million are 70 years old or older.

 Nissan Rogue Recalled for Fuel Pump Issue

Nissan North America is recalling its Rogue vehicles with a manufactured date 6/11/2013 to 6/7/2014. The reason for the recall is possible fuel pump failure from improper nickel plating of some of the components inside the fuel pumps which could cause the fuel pumps to fail and could cause the vehicles to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. Nissan will contact the vehicle owners and replace the fuel pumps in question at no cost to the owners.

Rolls-Royce

75% of the cars produced by Rolls-Royce Motors are still roadworthy today.

Another interesting bit of information, the oldest known Rolls-Royce on the road today is the 1904 10hp and is owned by a gentleman in Scotland.

Fun Bit of Information

In Los Angeles there are more cars than people. Angelenos love their cars!

This week’s fun fact

Did you know that in 1957 the Peanuts characters were first animated for a Ford Fairlane commercial? The cars name Fairlane came from Henrys Ford’s estate, Fair Lane. The Ford Fairlane was sold between 1955 and 1970.

Bosch agrees to Pays Hefty U.S. Fine for Price Fixing

In a statement made today by the U.S. Department of Justice, German auto parts manufacture Robert Bosch GmbH will plead guilty to conspiring to rig bids for starter motors, oxygen sensors and sparks plugs sold to Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Chrysler Automobiles between 2000 and 2001.

According to Justice Department a one count felony indictment was filed against Bosch today, the single count indictment includes a conspiracy by the company with other suppliers to fix starter motors that were sold between January 2009 – June 2010 to Volkswagen AG and its U.S. subsidiaries.

In a written statement by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent Snyder of the Antitrust Division’s Criminal enforcement Program stated, “Collusion related to automotive parts was global in nature, as are our efforts to hold responsible companies and individuals accountable for the resulting harm to U.S. consumers and businesses.

 In a statement made by Bosch’s spokesperson Linda Beckmeyer said, “Right from the start of the process Bosch cooperated fully with U.S. authorities and the fact that such misconduct could happen prompted Bosch to further improve its existing processes to ensure compliance within the Bosch Group and to enhance awareness of the company’s values worldwide.”

Bosch will pay a fine of 57.8 million dollars for its role in the price fixing.