Today's News - May 30, 2014

KBB in the News

 

10 Most Affordable 3-Row Vehicles of 2014 named by KBB.com

 

Reuters:  Ford recalls nearly 1.4 million vehicles in North America

 

The Associated Press:  Ford recalls 1.4 million SUVs and cars: Is yours on the list?

 

The New York Times:  An increase in recalls goes beyond just GM

 

FOX Business.com:  Ford to recall 1.4M SUVs over power steering issue

 

Al Jazeera.com:  Ford issues recalls affecting 1.4 million vehicles

 

Wired.com:  The sneaky way automakers are getting us to accept self-driving cars

 

The Detroit Free Press:  Google’s prototype self-driving cars to be built in metro Detroit

 

The Detroit Free Press:  Ford recalling 1.4 million cars, SUVs

 

Automotive News:  Ford to recall nearly 1.4 million vehicles in N.A.

 

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:  Nothing weird about Fiesta’s 3-cylinder engine

 

 

KBB.com Editorial

 

2015 BMW 4 Series Gran Sport: Sedans are Sexy All Over Again

 

2015 BMW 6 Series: Coupe, Convertible and 4-Door Phenom

 

2014 Lincoln Navigator: An 8-Passenger Luxury SUV Boasting a Fuel-Smart Turbo-V6

 

 

Top News

Ford recalling 1.4 million cars, SUVs

 

Ford recalls 1.1M SUVs to fix power steering

 

Ford recalls 1.4 million Escapes, Explorers, Tauruses and other cars

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Former GM CEO Dan Akerson denies prior knowledge of deadly ignition switch defect

 

Barra says recall crisis stemmed from GM's communication breakdowns

 

GM seeks NY court for recall suits as deaths claimed

 

VW to bring models to U.S. more quickly to lure consumers

 

Hyundai drops turbo, moving Genesis coupe upscale for 2015

 

 

Dealer/Industry News

 

Ugly? Google's self-driving nerdmobile is a pod car

 

Eight states set goal of 3.3M zero-pollution cars

 

Study shows federal regulations cost dealers billions, jobs

 

Economic cost of crashes in 2010 was $277 billion, NHTSA says

 

 

Automotive News from China

 

Scary statistic:  China may have 1 billion drivers

 

 

Ad/Marketing News

 

Introductory campaign for the all-new Kia K900 flagship sedan embraces music, art, food and more beginning this summer at festivals and events nationwide

 

Ex-Microsoft CEO Ballmer wins Clippers bidding with $2B offer

 

Adweek’s Top 5 commercials of the week