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AUTO & TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA
* Automakers roll out in-car app technology to attract younger customers
(Photo by Elizabeth Conley/The Detroit News: -- Matt Highstrom, a designer, explains the CUE system to journalist during media preview dayof the 2012 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit)
Geneva,Swiss —The Detroit News/Associated Press, by Frank Jordans -March 11, 2012: -- Forget texting at the wheel: Automakers want you to be able to check Facebook, listen to Internet radio and book a table online, while live traffic information displays the least congested route to your destination... Envious of the booming market for mobile phone applications, manufacturers such as Ford and Mercedes used the Geneva Motor Show to unveil their latest efforts to attract younger customers for whom smartphones are more appealing than Smart cars... Ford is rolling out its SYNC system to European drivers this year, starting with the new B-Max family car. SYNC — already available in North America — lets drivers control their phone with voice commands, have a computer read out text and Twitter messages, or stream music through the car speakers...* Briefing News
* Trenton Chrysler workers back fixed shifts
- UAW local at Chrysler plant eliminates rotating day-night schedules. Hourly workers at Chrysler Group LLC's Trenton Engine Plant voted Sunday to change a controversial rotating shift schedule that some workers complained had left them exhausted and that sent at least one worker to the hospital. The plant currently runs what's called a "3/2/120" rotation, in which three crews work two shifts for a total of 120 hours a week. Workers have been assigned to day shifts one week and nights the next, and a mix of days and nights the following week... Read more* RECALLS - Feds investigate 360,000 Ford Taurus vehicles
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Sunday said it's opening a preliminary investigation into 360,000 2005-2006 Ford Taurus sedans over complaints of stuck throttles because of cruise control cable detachment. NHTSA said it is has received 14 complaints from Taurus owners that said the engine revved as high as 4,000 RPMs after shifting into park or neutral... Read more* Carmakers to feds: Target all electronic devices
- Automakers told federal regulators they should crack down on electronic devices, such as smartphones, that are brought into cars. They say that focusing on vehicles alone won’t solve the problem. Read more* Visteon sells automotive lighting unit for $92 million
- Auto parts maker Visteon Corp. is selling its automotive lighting business to Indian automotive parts supplier Varroc Group for $92 million. Read more* NHTSA closes safety probes into VW Passat, GM medium-duty trucks
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is closing two investigations, including one into more than 325,000 Volkswagen Passat sedans over fire risks. Read more* Ford Ranger History
- You're looking at the definition of tenacity: years after many folks in the auto industry predicted its demise, the Ford Ranger soldiered on in the company's truck lineup, the junior partner to Ford's massively popular F-150 lineup. It's finally gone--maybe--but not without a fight. Ford ended production of the Ranger with the 2011 model year. A replacement for other world markets is coming, but plans for a new U.S. Ranger haven't been confirmed... Read moreLabels: automakers news, truckmakers news USA
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