(March 10, 2014) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group is recalling 25,250 SUVs to improve pedal feel during certain aggressive braking maneuvers.
 
A supplier raised concerns about the performance of a component that accommodates Ready Alert Braking, a Chrysler Group safety system that primes brakes for optimal response when making a sudden stop. Brake function was neither lost nor out of compliance with regulation, but pedal feel was not consistent with customer expectations.

By Christopher A. Sawyer
The Virtual Driver

(March 9, 2014) Unlike Michigan, which is in the midst of the coldest winter in 36 years and the snowiest in 133 years, Geneva, Switzerland had highs in the upper 40s and less snow than expected. Being the neutral country and banking center that it is, the Geneva Auto Salon was home to a number of world premiers, some of which we covered in the run-up to the show. What follows are the most interesting, strangest and most important of the introductions that took place during press days.

(March 8, 2014) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Taxi Electric will be the first private taxi company to add the new 100-percent electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi to its green-energy zero-emission fleet. The combination of Nissan's zero-emission technology, in the form of the 100-percent electric Nissan Leaf, and Taxi Electric's ground-breaking city transportation model have been a recipe for success since the start of operation in 2011.

(March 7, 2014) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford today announced production of its all-new 2016 F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks will shift from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant starting early next year, with the trucks on sale in spring 2015.

As part of the production shift, Ford is investing $168 million to retool the Cleveland-area plant for the new medium-duty trucks. Ohio Assembly Plant, which opened in 1974, currently produces the Ford E-Series lineup of vans and other commercial vehicles.