Fun Fact

Do you know which car was the last produced with a cassette deck standard from the factory? It was the 2010 Lexus SC430.

Volvo starts shipping the S60 sedans built in China to the U.S.

As part of Volvo's plan to expand global sales and market share last week Volvo began exporting the S60 S60 sedan to the United States from China and should arrive at dealerships in a couple of months. No word on just how many vehicles Volvo plans to export. The S60 was built in Volvo's plant located in the southwest city Chengdu. In addition to the S60 the Chengdu plant produces the XC60 crossover and the plant located in Northeast city of Daqing assembles the XC Classic.

Plymouth Roadrunner

Did you know that the 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner had a horn that sounded like its namesake cartoon character? It did and Plymouth spent about $10,000 to develop the horn. 

NHTSA Investigating 130,000 2008-2010 Nissan Versa's 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a preliminary evaluation has been opened for approximately 130,000 Nissan Versa's model years 2008-2010. This evaluation is to assess the scope, frequency and the safety related consequence of the alleged defect. This is the first step in determining if there is a defect that will lead to a vehicle recall.

Complaints from owners are fractures in the front suspension coil springs which could lead to tire punctures and or brake line damage while driving the vehicle. There have been 93 complaints, one crash and no deaths reported.

Did You Know?

Did you know that in France you are required to keep a breathalyzer kit in your vehicle?

Did You Know?

Did you know that the record for the car that sold over one million units in one year is still the record holder today? Yes it’s true, it was the 1965 Chevrolet Impala.

Interesting bit of information

The first auto insurance policy was purchased in 1897 in the city of Westfield Massachusetts

Ford Adds 156,000 More Vehicles to Recall

Today Ford Motor Company announce that they are expanding their recall for its Fiesta for doors that can fly open. The expansion comes after just a few days from the original recall of about 390,000 Fiestas, Lincoln MKZ's and Fusions.

This latest recall expansion includes 156,000 more vehicles bringing the number of vehicles recalled this week by Ford to around 1.1 million for five different problems. The original recall was for model years 2012 to 2014 the expansion now includes model year 2011.

This past Wednesday Ford issued four recalls for different issues one of which was for steering gear bolts that have the potential to corrode and crack and cause the vehicle to stall. This issue covers close to 600,000 vehicles among those are 91 of Ford's redesigned 2015 F-150 pickup.

In Detroit the CEO's of Ford and General Motors met with Mark Rosekind, the new head of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to discuss maters of safety.