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Porsche Doubles Electric Taycan Production Before First Sold

Even before the first Taycan has rolled off an assembly line, Porsche has doubled the number of E-Taycans that will be built this year. It also expects that it will sellout of the 2020 personal sports electric.
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Author: Marc Stern
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Camaro Funny Car Driver Courtney Force Retires Suddenly

Over the past few years, Courtney Force has become one of the front-runners in the NHRA Funny Car ranks in her John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro, but with the promise of another strong season in 2019, the winningest female driver in the class’s history has retired suddenly.
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1st Toyota Supra, Ford GT, Mustang Shelby Generate 5.7 Million For Charity Highlighting Missed Tesla Model 3 Opportunity

This week two new models 1st production cars generated a whopping 4.6 million for charities. Looking back, Tesla missed a huge opportunity to do good.
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UPDATE: Subaru Stops All Japan Production

Subaru Corporation has stopped all production in Japan due to a power steering defect on 2019 Forester, Crosstrek and Impreza models. Update: All vehicles could be affected.
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Subaru Crosstrek Tops Toyota RAV4, Forester For “Best Resale Value” Award

The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek beats the all-new 2019 Toyota RAV4 and all-new 2019 Subaru Forester SUV to win KBB’s “Best Resale Value” Award in the Compact SUV/Crossover segment. What does it mean for Subaru customers?
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The Cadillac XT6-Gate Debacle, the “Lead Brand” Stumble, and the Solutions: What Now to Do Moving Forward

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: While GM didn’t strike an iceberg like Titanic with the recent Cadillac XT6-Gate Roll Out, XT6’s Super Cruise “Radio Delete” from the options list Gaffe, and Caddy’s the ”Lead Brand” Announcement Kerfuffle with no Caddy BEV for three years, it certainly ran into the reefs too quickly like the Costa Concordia. Although it isn’t a massive blockbusting disaster, it is a serious debacle that needs some changes. And they better do it soon.
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Author: Al Castro
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2019 VW Jetta IIHS Rating Knocked Down Over Headlights

In a not-too-rare occurrence, Volkswagen's 2019 Jetta has found itself on the receiving end of some bad news from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Normally, the series would have breezed through the annual testing by the insurance agency. However, thanks to headlight design, the automaker finds its ratings knocked down.
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Safety Group Uses Statistical Analysis To Find Elevated Hyundai Kia Fire Risk

HDLI has found that Hyundai and Kia vehicles have a much higher than average risk of non-crash fires.
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Ford Finds a Global Partner For New Ranger Pickup Platform - Will It Be Rebadged For North America?

We had suspected that Ford would find a private label partner for its new Ranger. Now we know it will be VW.
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