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Authonomous vehicles are our future. ‘No driver necessary !’ – that is industry ultimate goal. But if you were trying to do simple Do It Yourself : change brakes or tires it might be not easy because of sensors and vehicle protection system to look after your “safety” will flag any unauthorized service event. And if you will not assemble parts exactly as they should be or use aftermarket parts to save on the repair cost – your car will not move or will show errors on the dashboard and most likely report that event to the vehicle manufacturer.

Below is an article which describes all systems inside of authonomous vehicles planned for us in near future.Think twice!, cost of convenience of self driving cars are going to be high.

By Lou Frenzel, Contributing Editor

The hype and overblown [...]

By Murray Slovick, Contributing Editor

Fast, convenient charging solutions increase the attractiveness of electric vehicles (EVs). Recently, the research consortium FastCharge presented a prototype for a 450-kW output charging station in Jettingen-Scheppach, located near the A8 motorway between Ulm and Augsburg, Germany. The charging capacity of the new fast charger is three to nine times as high as what’s currently possible with dc charging stations today.

The prototype Porsche Taycan used in the demonstration has a net battery capacity of approximately 90 kWh and achieved a charging capacity of over 400 kW.  (Source: Porsche)

At this ultra-fast charging station, electrically powered research vehicles from BMW and Porsche created as part of the project demonstrated charging times of less than three minutes for the first 100 kilometers of range or 15 minutes for a full charge (10-80% state [...]

When you look for new ore used crossover SUV’s there are few questions in your mind:

1. Most Reliable
2. Most Affordable
3. Most Secure

Below are several answers which You can consider when buying cross over SUV from USA, If you have any questions about importing vehicle from USA into CANADA please call or email : HERE

When you consider the popularity of crossover SUVs, it seems hard to comprehend that they have only really been around for 15 years or so. There were a few SUVs that could be called crossovers that were released before then, but all the major auto manufacturers started making their crossovers at roughly the same time in the early 2000s.

Crossovers quickly became quite popular for several different reasons. They offer a unique style that is different from any other class of vehicle on the road. They also offer the spaciousness of SUVs with the maneuverability and [...]

The expense and work required to import a vehicle is substantial.  However, if you are making a purchase of a vintage car or another vehicle with sentimental value then keep reading.

Below we describe the steps for importing a personal vehicle less than 15 years old which is purchased in the U.S.  and brought into Canada. If you are bringing the vehicle in for resale, commercial use, parts, or salvage, an entirely different set of rules apply and you should review the Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) website carefully.  There are also some differences on the rules for for buses, motorcycles and other types of vehicles. If your vehicle is a vintage car or otherwise exempt from the RIV process you will still need to [...]

Tesla reported net income of $312 million for the third quarter, its first GAAP profit in two years, as revenue doubled amid rising production of the Model 3 sedan.

The company posted a net loss of $619.4 million in the same quarter last year and a net loss of $717.5 million in the second quarter this year, the company said Wednesday.

Record deliveries of the company’s Model 3 sedan at gross margins of nearly 20 percent drove free cash flow to $881 million, and the company ended the quarter with $3 billion in cash on hand. Automotive revenue nearly doubled to $6.1 billion from $3.36 billion in the second quarter; it was $2.4 billion in the same quarter last year. Tesla also bolstered its positive results with $52 million from sales of regulatory tax credits and $23 million in other income.

On the balance sheet, accounts payable increased by more than $566 million from the second [...]

The most theft-prone vehicle in America might be the Dodge Charger. Or it might be the Ford F-250 pickup truck.

Those are the contradictory conclusions of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the insurance industry-funded Highway Loss Data Institute.

Still, the government agency and private group agree that the theft of late-model vehicles is on a rapid decline in the United States. One reason: automakers’ increasing use of ignition immobilizers, which stop thieves from hot-wiring cars. Nearly 90 percent of 2012 models are equipped with them.

In a report released on Monday, NHTSA said the car stolen most often during the 2011 calendar year was the Charger, with 4.8 thefts for every 1,000 cars produced in 2011. It was followed by the Mitsubishi Galant, Hyundai Accent, Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet HHR among vehicles with more than 5,000 units produced that year.

Pickup trucks took [...]

Global sales of BMW Group’s core brand rose faster in June than at Audi and Mercedes-Benz as demand from China and the United States helped the premium carmaker to extend a lead over the two rivals in the first six months of the year.

Sales at the brand were up 9 percent last month to 153,075, the group said today, compared with growth of 5 percent to 140,300 and 8 percent to 131,609 at Audi and Mercedes respectively.

Six-month sales at BMW brand rose 8 percent to 804,000 cars, expanding the lead over runner-up Audi to 24,000 from 11,000 after five months. Half-year sales at Audi and Mercedes rose 6 percent each to 780,500 and 694,000 respectively.

“BMW has stronger momentum than Audi and Mercedes, that won’t change in the second half,” said Hanover-based NordLB analyst Frank Schwope. “Design of their cars has improved and [...]

Tesla Motors Inc., the world’s best-performing automotive stock this year, will join the Nasdaq-100 Index next week, filling the spot vacated by Oracle Corp., which is moving to the New York Stock Exchange.

The electric-car maker will be added to the gauge, which tracks the biggest companies on the Nasdaq, before the start of trading on July 15, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said in a statement Monday. Oracle, which last month said it will join the NYSE, is the biggest company to jump between the competing exchanges.

Shares of Tesla, the carmaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk, have more than tripled this year as the popularity of its new Model S sedan helped the company turn its first quarterly profit. Gaining entry to benchmarks tracked by investors is attractive to public companies because it provides a guaranteed shareholder base.

“It’s a coming of age, recognition [...]

The Toyota Camry and the Honda Civic, the top-selling mid-size and compact cars in the U.S., face risks of reduced production as inventories of the models rise, an RBC Capital Markets report said.

Toyota’s Camry exceeded its seasonal historical average inventory by more than 15 days supply in June and Honda carried about 25 days more Civics than usual, Joseph Spak, a New York-based analyst for RBC, said in today’s report. Camry and Civic were the only models identified as at risk for reduced output among 16 of the top-selling vehicles in the U.S. market. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC all added U.S. market share in the first six months of 2013, the first time that all three gained first-half share in 20 years. Models such as GM’s Chevrolet Cruze compact and Ford’s Fusion mid-size sedan, leading Detroit’s most competitive [...]