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AUTOMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* USA: Protests China auto, parts subsidies. Obama says unfair trade practice hurts Midwest workers
* USA - Fusion takes stage in fight with Camry
Dearborn,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -September 19, 2012: -- Ford Motor Co. launched its all-new 2013 Fusion sedan in five cities across the United States Tuesday, looking to take on heavyweight competitors like the Toyota Camry... The automaker held events in Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Dearborn and in New York's Times Square to win attention for the new Fusion in the crowded mid-size sedan market that includes the Camry, Honda Accord, Chevy Malibu and Nissan Altima, all of which have received major updates... Ford is emphasizing the fuel efficiency of the new hybrid Fusion above other aspects — including styling, technology or its interior...
* Italy - Marchionne and Italian premier to talk Fiat's future
Roma,Italy -The Detroit News, by Bryce G. Hoffman -September 20, 2012: -- Fiat-Chrysler CEO, Sergio Marchionne, is slated to meet with Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, on Saturday amid growing concern about the automaker's future in the country... A dramatic decline in demand for new automobiles has forced Fiat SpA to idle a number of factories and delay promised investments. The Italian government and trade unions representing Fiat workers fear Marchionne will shutter one or more of the company's factories. Many Italians are worried he will move the company's headquarters to Auburn Hills... But Marchionne insists he has no plans to do either...
* Japan: Carmakers halt China business. Protests show no signs of abating as dealerships targeted
Tokyo,Japan -The Detroit News, by Christine Tierney -September 20, 2012: -- Several Japanese automakers have suspended production in China after demonstrators torched and vandalized dealerships selling Japanese brands, reflecting rising tensions between the governments over disputed islands in the East China Sea... Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. have suspended some operations, and many dealerships are closed until protests abate, according to Japanese media... The damage is spreading to Chinese automakers, which produce cars with Japanese venture partners... The territorial dispute over the uninhabited islands called the Senkaku islands by the Japanese and the Diaoyu by the Chinese shows no sign of abating, analysts said. Most of them don't expect prolonged tensions, but they say Chinese consumers may shun Japanese brands for a time...
* USA - TRW exhibits high-tech safety systems for future cars
Williamston,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Doug Guthrie -September 20, 2012: -- With its driver deliberately ignoring the audible alarm and flashing red collision warning light, the Volkswagen Passat hurtled down the test track toward a test dummy... That's when a sophisticated radar and video analysis system switched from passive to proactive, slamming on the VW's brakes and stopping inches from the test dummy's blue jean-clad knees... It was just one of many demonstrations at TRW Automotive's North American Test Track of new technologies being offered now or coming soon to new vehicles.
They include:
* New traction-control systems that, in this case, kept cars straight as they drove across a water-soaked ceramic tile skid pad, created to replicate sheer ice.
* A soon-to-be-installed device that uses a dew-point sensor to activate defrosters before windows fog.
* A future product that allows text messages to be scrawled with a thumb on a steering-wheel touch pad. A computer voice or a text projected onto the windshield verifies the message while the driver's hands remain on the wheel and eyes stay on the road.
* Blunt noses and high hoods are a direct result of European standards aimed at protecting pedestrians. Half of all European traffic fatalities are pedestrians. A high bumper reduces leg injuries. A high hood with clearance over the engine provides a crushable cushion.
* The next step was on display, an airbag for outside the car, protecting pedestrians from the windshield's hard leading edge and frame.
* Antilock brake systems are now an integral part of vehicle safety through traction and stability control programs that correct handling, steering and braking issues before drivers even sense anything has gone wrong...
- AUTOS RECALLS -
* USA - GM recalling 480,000 vehicles. Automaker will fix faulty turn signals, transmission cables
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -September 22, 2012: -- General Motors Co. is issuing two new recall campaigns — one to fix transmission shift cables, the other to fix faulty turn signals. GM said Friday it is recalling 426,240 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn sedans in the United States to repair a condition in which the transmission gear position may not match the gear on the shifter. That could lead to cars rolling when drivers think they're in park... The recalled cars are 2007-10 Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Pontiac G6 models, all with four-speed automatic transmissions. GM is aware of four crashes but no injuries because of the problem. Dealers will add reinforcement to the shift cable end fitting to prevent it from breaking. GM is also recalling 47,600 of the cars in Canada, Mexico and other markets outside the United States...
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