Auto News For Friday February 27 2015 Ford Edge Adds Jobs In Canadian Automotive Industry

(Let us introduce you to the tenth edition of GCBCs new daily auto news recaps including stories from around the web that are either important, informative, interesting, intriguing, or all of the above. Brought to you by GCBCs operations manager, Steffani Cain, articles just like this will appear weekdays on GCBC. Ed.)  

Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Friday, February 27, 2015. The news was updated with a quartet of recalls at 3:49 PM AT on the day of initial publication.

REVIEW
When we compiled a list of 2016 Volvo XC90 reviews earlier this week we should have included this Automobile Magazine first drive.

INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
Continuing with the Volvo theme, Volvos U.S. profits fell 7% in 2014. We’re no strangers to Volvo’s dangerously poor results in North America - and the responsibility of the new XC90 to succeed - but globally, Volvo is reporting record profits, reports Automotive News.

INSIDE THE CANADIAN AUTO BUSINESS
It appears that 2015 could be a healthy year for the automotive industry in Canada. Beginning with Ford adding 400 jobs in Oakville, ON, to build the new Edge, The Globe & Mail provides readers with the 2014 and 2015 good news stories for this Canadian industry. "Mandates given to Canadian plants to produce vehicles for global markets – such as the Edge and its Lincoln cousin, the MKX – are victories in the race for auto investment because they prolong the lives of factories for eight to 10 years."

TTAC
The CR-V is a competitive sibling. It didnt like being in third place.  Knocking the Civic down to third still wasnt enough. Head over to TTAC to read the details of this sales race. "But the CR-V didn’t stop with the Civic. In each of 2014’s final three months, the CR-V also outsold the Accord, America’s second-best-selling car."                                        

RECALL
General Motors recalled 58,698 2013-2015 Cadillac ATSs for a visibility issue. FCA recalled 25,734 2015 Chrysler 200s for a transmission problem. Kia recalled 12,361 brand new 2016 Sorentos for an accelerator pedal issue. Another GM recall invlved 1177 MY2014 Chevrolet Impalas for a brake pad problem.

WATCH
Streets are for cars. These Llamas in Arizona were a bit confused.

How to Detect Shockbreker Conditions For Car

Many contributing factors driving comfort, one good suspension performance. When these components are less good condition or damaged, would obviously interfere with driving, such as stability. Talk of stability, it affects the safety of driving 

Damage to the shockbreker can produce symptoms rolls down the road, because unsteady and maneuvering is not perfect. Control symptoms that are not controlled, such as oversteer. 

Detecting shockbreker declining performance can be from three sectors, namely visual, sound, and feeling. Heres an explanation that can be used to find out if your car shockbreker still functioning well.

Visual way 

The weaken performance of Shockbreker  can be due to the leak and we can see by the seepage of oil that sticks to the outside Shockbreker. Seepage could also have been covered by dust or dirt. So, to be sure, the dirt in Shockbreker must be held, whether there is the oil or not.

Oil seepage on Shockbreaker

The Voice

Shockbreaker strange noises, when the pass road is damaged or perforated. The sound is annoying and feels a little vibration on the steering wheel or deck near the pedals.

Filling and control 

For this condition, good sensitivity is required of the driver, because it involves the feeling. Another situation that can help is, the emergence of symptoms of excessive wobbling when driving, with a high speed. It could also arise from excessive swing, when passing through the road bumps or holes.

If one of the three conditions above happen to your vehicle, whenever possible, consult and do repairs in the workshop of your subscription. to maintain stability and comfort of the car while driving. Be sure to use the original components are still covered with the seal manufacturer to obtain maximum results.

Auto News For February 24 2015 EPA Updates Testing Procedures

(Let us introduce you to the seventh edition of GCBCs new daily auto news recaps including stories from around the web that are either important, informative, interesting, intriguing, or all of the above. Brought to you by GCBCs operations manager, Steffani Cain, articles just like this will appear weekdays on GCBC. Ed.)  

Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

FUTURE  
The new Toyota Auris (pictured above) is very much what the upcoming Scion iM will look like, detailing aside.

REVIEW
Kelsey Mays from Cars.com had the great privilege of testing the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 at the Roebling Road Raceway. Sit back, relax, and watch as Mays provides you with a comprehensive review of this supercar.

INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
The EPA has revised fuel economy testing procedures to enable automakers to more accurately calculate fuel economy ratings. Automotive News spoke to the director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation Air Quality to provide more details. "The changes will help ensure the accuracy of fuel economy labels, and clarify how the EPA expects the tests to be done."

DEEPER INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
After a period of reputation damaging incidents, Honda is shaking things up by replacing their Chief Executive Officer with a well-rounded engineer who has been with Honda since the year I was born. Reuters notes that "Hachigos appointment marks the first time Honda has named as CEO a non-director and someone who has not headed the firms R&D company." Will this change inspire renewed confidence in Honda?

RECALL
Status unchanged. Nothing since yesterday’s notice from Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz recalls of 209,017 vehicles.

WATCH
Snowboarding behind a Lamborghini Huracan? This is something you dont see everyday. H/T to CarCrushing.