U.S. auto safety regulators finalized a rule that would require automatic emergency braking systems on all passenger cars and light trucks by 2029. The rule — finalized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday — would require all vehicles to be equipped with automatic braking systems that would stop and avoid a collision with another car at speeds up to 62 mph.
As Genesis continues to grow in the U.S., the young premium nameplate is gaining autonomy from the mass-market brand that created it, the brand's North American COO said. "When we launched, we needed a lot of support from Hyundai, but now we are growing and every single function that is consumer facing is becoming completely independent," Claudia Marquez told Automotive News
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is updating its vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test to address crashes that occur at higher speeds and those in which the struck vehicle is a motorcycle or large truck.
Big discounts to move electric vehicles off dealership lots means consumers have a selection of vehicles priced below $41,000. Automakers and retailers offered huge incentives — sometimes five-digit discounts — to sell EVs that lingered on dealership lots for more than 100 days in the first quarter of 2024.
A group of state dealer associations is pressing Honda Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group not to sell planned electric vehicles from Scout and Sony Honda Mobility outside of the country's franchised dealer system.
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