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DOT announces Fiat Chrysler public hearing and issues special order over recall performance

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public hearing to determine whether automaker Fiat Chrysler has failed to remedy safety defects and issue required notices in 20 recalls. Any auto defect that compromises the safety of our driving public is unacceptable.

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Courts: Mahindra Can Continue Selling Roxor In the United States

The Truth About Cars

Indian automaker Mahindra has long sold the Roxor, a surprisingly strong lookalike of the Jeep Wrangler, but it has faced a legal challenge from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep’s parent company. It’s probably possible to make one street legal, but for that effort, it’d probably be easier just to buy a Jeep.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. Click to enlarge. Polaris Industries Inc. will acquire low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned Fargo, N.D.-based

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Former Buick-GMC worker in Michigan sentenced to 42 months in jail for embezzling

Baua Electric

The former hour, within the southeast Michigan the town of Dundee, a 43-year-old girl was once arrested for allegedly embezzling greater than $200,000 from Williams Brothers Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, consistent with the Dundee Police Segment. Root pled accountable in April. The LaFontaine Automobile Team, of Highland, Mich.,

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

Green Car Congress

The economic impact of a General Motors or Chrysler bankruptcy is being debated across the country. This will not alleviate the entire liquidity problem, but it will buy some time for the suppliers to formulate the consolidation plans. This would help automakers identify and support the most viable companies. The Role of Banks.

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

This article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs.

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