Auto sales for the first half of 2017 are down 2.2 percent compared to 2016, but the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has not revised its 2017 forecast. NADA said the industry will re...
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The evolution of the digital vehicle poses challenges to the automobile industry, a report by Deutsche Bank Research said recently. “The digitalization of cars will increase the number of potenti...
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced it will spend $481 million for its 2018 State Highway System Program. A total of one hundred highway and bridge projects are scheduled. ...
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U.S. vehicle sales dropped in June for the sixth consecutive month, falling to 16.51 million seasonally adjusted annualized units from 16.66 million in May. June was the slowest sales pace since 20...
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Nissan Motor Co. recently hosted a forum on autonomous vehicles in Washington D.C. showcasing the company’s automated drive technologies. The forum was attended by the National Highway Traffic Sa...
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The U.S. House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection recently held a hearing to discuss 14 draft bills regarding self-driving laws and regulation and to provide constructive feedbac...
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Following a National Academies of Science review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) safety monitoring system, officials within the ...
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A new public, fast-charging station for electric vehicles has recently been installed for motorists traveling north of St. Cloud, Minnesota on Interstate 94 (I-94). Part of the Fixing America’s...
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According to the new DriveCheck assessment recently released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the percentage of Americans aged 16-44 years old with a driver's license has...
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State Farm recently introduced a new coverage endorsement for drivers who use their personal vehicles for a Transportation Network Company (TNC), such as Lyft or Uber, in five additional states to hel...
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A record-breaking 44.2 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more this Independence Day, reflecting an increase of 1.25 million passengers above last year’s record, according to a report f...
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U.S. Reps. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL), co-chairs of the House Public Transit Caucus, recently introduced bipartisan legislation to better secure the country’s public transit sys...
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American Truck Dealers (ATD) Chairman Steve Parker praised the introduction of a bill that would repeal what has been seen as a harmful and outdated federal excise tax (FET) on the retail sale of most...
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Ford plans to invest $900 billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant as part of a strategy to improve operational fitness, the company said. The plant will manufacture the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Exped...
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Auto industry leaders recently met with Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, who spoke at an Automobile Industry Tax Reform Listening Session at the White House, where leaders were al...
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The sale of hybrid and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles will increase, according to the recent Fuels Institute report Tomorrow’s Vehicles. Hybrid vehicles will increase from 0.5 percent of the au...
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The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), a public/private partnership dedicating to preventing auto accidents, recently announced Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) has joined the...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) recently responded to reports airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. will file for bankruptcy. “Takata should not file for bankruptcy un...
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker recently signed legislation making it legal for rideshare services, such as Lyft and Uber, to operate in the state and clarifying state insurance laws for rideshare drivers. ...
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently proposed a five-year gradual roll out of the proposed 20 percent Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), which Brady said wo...
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