(May 16, 2016) DETROIT — Subaru has announced that about 52,000 2016 and 2017 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles may have a steering problem, and advised owners to discontinue driving them until they can be inspected.

The company is recalling the cars and SUVs and also has told dealers to stop selling them until they’re repaired. About 22,000 of the cars have been sold in the U.S., with the remainder still on dealer lots, Subaru says.

(May 16, 2016) YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. and Nissan Arc Ltd. have announced joint development of an atomic analysis methodology that will aid in boosting the performance of lithium-ion batteries, and ultimately extend the driving range of zero-emission electric vehicles.

The breakthrough was the result of a combined R&D effort between Nissan Arc Ltd., a Nissan subsidiary, Tohoku University, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica

(May 15, 2016) It isn’t sexy, nor sporty and definitely absent any measure of cachet yet the Toyota Prius has become ubiquitous on American roads and byways with well over a million of them sold. Eight million have been sold worldwide.

(May 14, 2016) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is voluntarily recalling an estimated 32,267 SUVs in the U.S. to address the potential for a certain wire-harness terminal to lose its electrical connection.

If this condition occurs, the vehicle’s shifter may become locked in “PARK” or “NEUTRAL” once the vehicle is brought to a stop. An investigation by FCA US traced the cause to supplied wiring harnesses, some of which may have been incorrectly crimped.