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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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Sales volumes were up month over month by 20% and up 8% year over year in March 2023, thanks partly to improved supply, a better mix of lower-priced models and strong fleet sales. Most non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Volkswagen—saw ATP declines between 0.2%

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Audi R8 Endures Delayed Demise to Satisfy Demand

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Audi has opted to transition its entire fleet to all-electric vehicles and is leading with models like the e-tron GT to supplant the R8. Audi is basically doing what Dodge did with the Challenger/Charger. The e-tron GT is simply too different and we haven’t heard much on the Audi PB18 e-tron Concept that debuted in 2018.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche. Those vehicles include the Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Suburban, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Lincoln Continental.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

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The vehicle that saw the most per capita deaths (2018-2021) was the Mitsubishi Mirage G4. Because the little Mitsubishi was pursued by the Dodge Challenger. From 2018 to 2021 there were 155,136 fatalities, compared with 147,599 from 2015 to 2018. fleet, made up of mostly older vehicles.

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UMTRI team investigating “instantaneous crowdsourcing” to speed adoption of autonomous vehicles

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Instantaneous crowdsourcing differs from earlier efforts at remote human backup in that it can provide human responses in just a few milliseconds—potentially fast enough to help dodge a swerving vehicle or maneuver around a piece of roadway debris. This could make it particularly valuable to ride-sharing and fleet operators.

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CARB investigation leads to nationwide recall of 500,000+ Cummins heavy-duty trucks due to defective SCR catalysts

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As CARB has done with light-duty vehicles (cars and pickups) for decades, it initiated a program in 2016 to bring private fleet-owned or rental trucks that had been operating for several years for testing. This number includes about 232,000 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 vehicles with Cummins engines that had the same SCR defect.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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In April 2018 Ford announced all its sedans and coupes would be going away by 2020, except for one–the iconic Mustang. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the rear-wheel drive 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback, powered by a high-performance turbocharged 2.3-liter High-Performance Turbo Manual Transmission Fun. liter EcoBoost.

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