Auto-ISAC, the automotive industry’s threat information sharing group industry, released its best practices for cybersecurity in automobiles. The guidelines address a number of security issues that have frequently been brought up by researchers, including vulnerability disclosure and supply chain management. http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/289030-automotive-industry-promotes-security-best-practices
DETROIT — Despite praising automakers for recent gains in fuel economy, two federal agencies said on Monday that surging consumer demand for pickups and sport utility vehicles made it unlikely that the industry could meet the government’s ambitious projections a decade from now. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/business/demand-for-big-vehicles-threatens-emissions-targets.html?ref=automobiles&_r=0
As the maker of Millennials’ favorite entry-level luxury car prepares to turn 30, it seems appropriate to take a look at the brands most popular with the under-35 crowd right now. Acura, Honda’s luxury arm, is ringing in its 30th birthday this week with an ad campaign, “30 Years Young,” narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, who also turns […]
Last week, I flew to Montenegro, a small country on the Balkan Peninsula, to drive Jaguar’s first-ever SUV, the F-PACE. The medium luxury SUV arrives just as a rash of upscale marques including Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maserati and Lamborghini prepare to deliver their own take on a family-friendly sport utility vehicle, a staple in American garages, […]
Talk about a reversal of fortune. It wasn’t long ago that a brutal combination of skyrocketing fuel prices, a slumping economy and changing consumer tastes left car dealers saddled with unsold inventories of powerful, yet fuel-swilling trucks and SUVs. http://www3.forbes.com/business/12-hottest-new-trucks-and-suvs-for-2016/?utm_campaign=Hottest-Trucks-SUVs&utm_source=yahoo-gemini&utm_medium=referral