In mid February, FIAT Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) released a statement that they had paid $77m in penalties for 2016 model vehicles that did not meet the CAFE requirements for that year. Apparently they were not the only manufacturer to pay a penalty, however they took up the biggest portion of the penalties incurred in the US. Despite agreeing to the gradual increase in fuel … [Read more...]
Toyota Considers Changes to US Model Range
At Motoring Weekly, we have written many articles about vehicle production and the rise and fall of the numbers as particular vehicles go in and out of favour with the buying public and fleets. Often those decisions are driven by tax or other Government policy changes. We know that in the US, buyers are heading back to SUVs and trucks as the price of fuel settles down - … [Read more...]
San Francisco Speedway
Here at Motoring Weekly, we see all sorts of old photos from a time long forgotten - and of places that have long gone. One such was the San Carlos Board Speedway. It is of interest because Motoring Weekly knows the north California landscape well around San Francisco. San Carlos is just south of the main city and near the extra long San Mateo bridge. For James Bond fans, … [Read more...]
Zotye Auto Arrives in the US
When Motoring Weekly first saw the announcement that Zotye were going to start selling in the US, the first thing we said was: who? Zotye Auto are a very young company with respects to car manufacturing having been founded in 2005. They started out exporting components and presumably soon found that they were making enough parts for everyone else that they could simply bolt … [Read more...]
Jatropha Plants
I am one of those old fashioned people who believes that the internal combustion engine still has life in it, not necessarily with carbon-based fuels like petrol or diesel, but with bio-diesels from plants or waste products. In several news items over the past few years I have spoken about the possible use of Jatropha as a source of bio-diesel and is actually the name of a … [Read more...]
