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Here are the important stories you need to know as you prepare for another beautiful day under the sun. Get happy. 1st Gear: (Allegedly) Cheating On More Than Just The Diesels. Alright, maybe don’t get so happy yet. U. S. Justice Department officials are looking into allegations of German automakers conspiring on various parts of car development to put other manufacturers at a disadvantage, a person claiming familiarity with the matter told Bloomberg.

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Blue fluid for diesel autos, which is at the heart of the emissions- cheating case in which VW pleaded guilty earlier this year, the magazine reported. The Spiegel article said that one aim of the collusion was to obstruct competition, with the carmakers agreeing on costs for components and technical details such as convertible roofs. A spokesperson for the Justice Department—as well as ones for BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen—declined to give Bloomberg a comment on a possible review of it all. In other words: “Nothing going on here, folks. Get back to work and let the big kids settle this one.”2nd Gear: Another Takata Death.

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Australian police said Monday that the recent death of a man in Sydney was likely due to a faulty Takata airbag, Reuters reports. The Takata airbags, which were part of the largest automotive safety recall in history, have been linked to at least 1.

Even Takata’s recalled airbags are having problems, with 2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration beginning to look into other replaced airbags.

Investigators in the Sydney car crash aren’t sure if the airbag had been replaced, Reuters says: The death of the man in Sydney this month, which involved a Honda CRV fitted with Takata- manufactured airbags, may be the 1. Japanese auto parts maker and the first such death in Australia. Investigators said the man was struck in the neck by a small fragment of an airbag that was subject to a worldwide recall.

Takata’s airbag inflators can degrade over time, spraying metal shards around a vehicle when the airbag is deployed. You’re not taking them there? They don’t need you. They’ll go themselves. The affected Challengers are the ones with 5. V8 engines and eight- speed automatic transmissions, Automotive News reports.

The report also says 3. Canada and 1. 19 elsewhere are included in the recall. From Automotive News: According to an FCA statement, drivers may shift into “park” while the engine is running, “erroneously believing their vehicles are in .

It seems like the correct phrasing there would be that the cars erroneously show they’re in park, considering that any normal person would think a car is in park if it says “park.” Details.. Opel was bleeding money, and in February, GM saw no real way to turn it around soon. Reports said the company lost more than $2. European market between 1. After 9. 0 years in Europe, GM pulled out entirely in March by selling Opel and Vauxhall to France’s PSA Group.

And with Automotive News reporting that profits from the second quarter dropped by 4. From Automotive News: The company recorded a loss of $7. Opel and Vauxhall operations to PSA Group of Europe. Excluding those costs, the company recorded a profit of $2. Revenue from continuing operations fell 1. In North America, earnings before interest and taxes declined 7. GM’s continuing operations topped Wall Street estimates for a ninth consecutive quarter.

The earnings were equal to $1. Even after beating Wall Street expectations, GM has hordes of unsold vehicles sitting around in America. To help ease the pain, the company’s chief financial officer told Automotive News that GM would build 1. Gear: Drive Free.. For Less Than Two Hours A Day. Driving is Great and Fun, as we all know, but it might have some less- than- fun side affects. The Independent reports that researchers in Britain found that in addition to being bad for your heart, sitting behind the wheel for more than two to three hours a day could make you less intelligent.

From the Independent: The researchers analysed the lifestyles of more than 5. Britons aged between 3. The 9. 3,0. 00 people who drove more than two to three hours a day typically had lower brainpower at the start of the study, which kept on declining throughout, at a faster rate than those who did little or no driving. A similar result was also found for those watching TV for more than three hours a day, who also had lower average brainpower at the start of the study which fell faster over the next five years. The same research found that cognitive skills actually went up when using the computer for two to three hours a day, the Independent reports.

That makes your resident Jalopnik staff about halfway safe from cognitive decline over the next few decades. Forbes Greatest Business Stories Of All Time. As our lovely and caring blog overlord Patrick George would say: “More blogs, teens!”Reverse: It’s Not About The Money, Money, Money.

Actually, it is, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority does need your money, money, money. On July 2. 5, 1. 95. NYC rose from 1. 0 cents to 1. MTA. Just think: 1. Fun! Neutral: Have You Done Your Takata Recall Yet? It may not actually work, but at least go do it.

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