Seven decades ago, the iconic Nissan Patrol launched into the market, forever changing the SUV category. The Patrol is much-loved across the globe, evidenced by the dedicated and enthusiastic Patrol Clubs founded on every continent. This year, the Patrol is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Today, the vehicle is just as much a revolutionist and icon…
Robin Geoulla had doubts about the automated driving technology equipped on his Tesla Model S when he bought the electric car in 2017. “It was a little scary to, you know, rely on it and to just, you know, sit back and let it drive,” he told a U.S. investigator about Tesla’s Autopilot system, describing…
DAVID SHEPARDSON AND PAUL LIENERT Why are U.S. auto safety regulators opening a new investigation into Takata airbag inflators installed in millions of vehicles built over the past 20 years? Some of those vehicles have the original inflators that were installed when they were manufactured and some have inflators installed as replacements in vehicles previously recalled. In…
ADITI SHAH (Reuters) When Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom – the next China. The economy had been liberalised in 1991, the government was welcoming investors, and the middle class was expected to fuel a consumption frenzy. Rising disposable income…
