Today's News - March 28, 2014

KBB in the News

 

ABC News:  Tesla’s Model S gets titanium upgrade with triple underbody shield

 

Bloomberg:  Flawed GM models, young drivers made for a deadly mix

 

Bloomberg:  Toyota plans debut for refreshed Camry to defend U.S. crown

 

The Street.com:  GM, Toyota are strong buys, says S&P analyst

 

The Street:  10 Best Family Cars of 2014

 

CBS Salisbury, MD:  KBB.com’s Jack Nerad reports 12 Best Family Cars of 2014

 

F&I Magazine:  March new-car sales expected to increase 2%

 

Hybrid Cars.com:  Tesla vs. the auto franchising system

 

 

KBB.com Editorial

 

2015 Audi A3 earns Top Safety Pick+ mark from the IIHS

 

2016 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer M Sport surfaces

 

Registration opens for Mini Takes the States 2014 tour

 

 

Top News

 

Tesla to install shields to prevent car fires

 

Tesla to install high-strength battery shields to reduce fire risk

 

Tesla to fix Model S with battery shield to prevent fires

 

NHTSA closes Tesla fire inquiry as Model S gets new battery shield

Tesla sales back on in New Jersey

 

Tesla beefs up battery shields, NHTSA ends fire probe

 

GM orders dealers to stop selling Chevrolet Cruze

 

GM orders stop-sale of some Cruze sedans, recalls Cadillac ELR

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Earlier GM recall may have averted most Cobalt deaths

 

GM culture, crisis may have slowed move to recall
 

Ford: March sales 'Much Better', investing $500M in Ohio plant

 

Ford spending $500 million to build new V-6 truck engine in Ohio

 

Toyota recalls 124,050 Avalons to prevent inadvertent airbag deployments

 

BMW X7 poised to make S.C. plant an even bigger manufacturing powerhouse

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

Obama says U.S.-EU trade talks are moving forward

 

Ally Financial IPO could generate $2.7 billion for U.S. Treasury

 

A robo-car speed bump? Toyota, GM defects cast new light on push for self-driving autos.

 

 

Auto News from China

 

Mercedes to double Beijing factory capacity as sales soar

 

GM to pull Opel brand out of China

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Hyundai snaps up another golf match

 

Ford trashes Cadillac with great parody of “poolside” ad everyone hated

 

Top 20% of automakers drive 81% of paid-search clicks

 

Did that Tesla ad really cost $1,500?