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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* Ohio / USA - Honda Builds 1 Millionth Automobile for Export From U.S.
Marysville,OH,USA -Business Wire -December 5, 2012: -- Twenty-five years after the first U.S.-made Honda automobile was exported to overseas markets, associates at the company’s Marysville Auto Plant today marked production of the 1 millionth Honda automobile to be exported from the U.S... The silver 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Sedan will be shipped to South Korea... Within two years, Honda will become a “net exporter” of automobiles from North America – exporting more vehicles built in its auto plants in North America than it imports from Japan – as these local production operations take on a larger responsibility for the introduction of global automobiles sold in multiple countries... Since 1987, Honda has exported more than $22 billion worth of automobiles and components from the U.S. This includes its exports of finished vehicles as well as component parts sets from suppliers in the U.S. that are used to produce automobiles at Honda plants overseas...
* California - Green elements no roadblocks to luxury driving
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Detroit News, by Doug Guthrie -December 6, 2012: -- Green cars are getting bigger and are equipped with premium technology and features previously seen only in higher-end vehicles... A host of cars with small-displacement gas engines — along with hybrids and electric vehicles — were introduced last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show... Green Car of the Year, the show's top award, went to the Ford Fusion... The Fusion is a mainstream, midsize car offered with hybrid and plug-in powertrain options and all the premium bells and whistles offered on top-of-the-line cars... The Fusion plug-in hybrid gets 47 mpg city and 47 mpg highway... The days when fuel efficiency was the sole domain of spartan little cars are gone...
* Michigan - Some Ford hybrid drivers find getting 47 mpg elusive
Dearborn,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by KARL HENKEL -December 7, 2012: -- Ford Motor Co.'s new C-Max Hybrid has some of the best attributes in its vehicle class: It gets a government-estimated 47 miles per gallon in the city and on the highway, can travel as fast as 62 miles per hour in electric-only mode and is the most affordable hybrid in its class... But some drivers, particularly those who don't live in crowded coastal areas or in bustling cities, find the Environmental Protection Agency estimates to be unattainable... Fans on Ford's C-Max Facebook page have panned the car for not achieving anywhere close to 47 miles per gallon. And Consumer Reports on Thursday said the car's fuel efficiency fell 10 miles per gallon short in testing — getting 37 miles per gallon overall, with 35 mpg for city driving and 38 mpg highway.Ford's Fusion Hybrid, certified for the same 47 mpg, got 39 mpg in testing overall, with 35 mpg city and 41 mpg highway...
* Michigan - Avalon reborn: Totally redesigned and engineered in U.S., sedan is first of 7 new Toyotas
Ann Arbor,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Doug Guthrie -December 6, 2012: ... Toyota's full-size sedan, due in dealerships next month, will be its first vehicle conceived, engineered and built in the U.S....The dramatically styled machine with decidedly more capable driving dynamics is a hint of Toyotas to come. First sketched at Toyota's Calty Design Research in California, its exterior and interior were finalized along with all of its engineering at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor... It is built in Kentucky with 80 percent domestic parts, and it isn't being exported to Japan or Europe, where almost nobody buys full-size cars... This Avalon drives nothing like the previous model. It doesn't float down the road. Its suspension is taut. Its exterior is striking. Its interior is appointed with the latest technology and quality materials... The six-speed automatic transmission actually downshifts with rev-matching rpm blips...
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* DC - BMW recalls X5 SUVs for steering problem
Washington,DC,USA -Associated Press/The Detroit News -December 6, 2012: -- BMW is recalling nearly 250,000 X5 SUVs worldwide because a bolt can break and cause the loss of power-assisted steering... The recall affects X5 xDrive 35d models with diesel engines from the 2009 through 2012 model years... The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the bolt holding a belt pulley can loosen and break. If that happens the SUVs can lose power-assisted steering, increasing the risk of a crash. If the bolt breaks, the SUVs still have manual steering, but it takes far more effort to turn the wheel, especially at low speeds... So far no crashes or injuries have been reported from the problem in the U.S. and Canada. A BMW U.S. spokesman said he did not know if there were any crashes in other parts of the world...
* DC - Chrysler guarantees minivan headlight switches
Washington,DC,USA -Associated Press/The Detroit News -December 6, 2012: -- Government safety regulators have closed an investigation into headlights that can go dark on older Chrysler minivans... The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Chrysler is offering a lifetime guarantee on the headlight switches, and that will take care of the problem... The government began investigating 2005 and early 2006 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Caravan minivans in 2011 after getting complaints about headlights failing... More than 620,000 vans could have the problem. It was traced to bits of plastic getting caught in headlight switches. The problem worsens as the vehicles get older, and can be fixed by turning the headlights on and off... The government says Chrysler is offering a lifetime warranty on the switches and will replace them for free when people start to have problems...
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