And the Bolt is dead again...LOL This Is When 2027 Chevrolet Bolt Production Will End

When my wife and I were shoppin' for a new car for her last summer, our top two choices were MME GT and Ioniq 5 N. In its first few years, Ioniq 5 and other Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis eGMP vehicles had more than a few problems with the integrated charging control unit (ICCU). By 2026, Hyundai Group redesigned the ICCU for much better reliability and extended warranty coverage on existing vehicles, while also lowering prices of Ioniq 5 and its siblings from Kia and Genesis.   Imagine cruising along when the car suddenly displays a power supply warning, slows, and eventually stops right in the middle of the road. This sudden power loss, which occurred intermittently in models built on Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP platform, sparked serious concerns about EV safety.   Even after software updates and recalls, customer anxiety lingered. Hyundai Motor Group has now taken a decisive step that could reshape trust in its electric lineup. The company extended the ICCU warranty from 10 years or 160,000 km (100,000 miles) to an unprecedented 15 years or 400,000 km (248,000 miles). Every eligible vehicle receives the extended warranty automatically.   Hyundai will also reimburse the full repair cost of any ICCU-related failures dating back to July 24, 2022. Owners only need to bring their receipts to a service center. This proactive stance marks a sharp shift from past criticism of slow responses and demonstrates a much more direct, customer-centered strategy.   No automaker is immune from quality issues. How each automaker goes about dealing with them makes all the difference, and Hyundai Group has been doin' it the right way recently.   Incidentally, my wife and I got the MME GT. 😎   

Good question, maybe old Donald is the path for a foot in the door if a plant is built. If not, it’s a matter of time. That my opinion.

Time to dust off the "Red Label" trademark...

FDIC Clears Way for Ford, General Motors to Set up Industrial Banks    

Im curious about the HP...800? maybe?

There In 1971 money, that liner and filler neck extension was a $7 part that would have resulted in a $13 million recall The other suggestion was a $1 piece of plastic placed over the four differential bolts.   A few facts here, Ford’s own internal tests showed that the fuel tank would rupture at speeds over 25 mph, but I don’t doubt the aggrssivenes of investigators to prove a point - it was for the cameras.   The government did not order the recall but under intense pressure, Ford voluntarily ordered the recall on 1.5 million Pintos.   If you look at the fuel tank issue in isolation then no, Pinto was no worse than its contemporaries.   The problem was that once a rupture occurred, other secondary engineering issues came into play, the damning thing was that Ford knew about the possible catastrophic chain of events and chose to do nothing. That was the public relations nightmare.   In that respect, they invited all of this trouble afterwards, all the investigations and sensational journalism…all of that could have been avoided with a few bucks of plastic.   They did this to themselves.   Having gone to school on the 1970s, one of my teachers had a law degree and he was following the case as part of legal studies so we got a blow by blow  break down of what was happening at the time. This thread brought back those times and memories that are now nearly 50 years ago. Ever since that time, I have owned mostly Ford’s because I love the products but not the politics behind some decisions.

A 1-2 punch with a Lincoln bronco and mustang would be incredible, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm imagining a far more affordable take on something like a g-wagon and Aston Martin.    That would boost profits substantially for the bronco platform, and give mustang yet another vehicle besides a mustang sedan to share it's platform with and make it most cost effective to invest in and build.    Those two products would give Lincoln a huge shot in the arm in the appealing vehicle department. 

I think Nissan had similar issues with their CVTs.  

Certainly more excitement is the only way to go. Less excitement, there is not much room. Disturbed the direction is to supply North America from Chinese sourced vehicles. As retired Ford, this seems to be a wrong direction.  Leave many other "foreign" vehicles built in USA or Canada. Hard to convince someone a Chinese Lincoln is more American than a US built BMW, Mercedes, or Canadian Lexus.