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FCA US LLC is voluntarily recalling an estimated 75,364 U.S.-market SUVs to inspect and replace, as required, their air-conditioning lines, as required. FCA US launched an investigation after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received two customer complaints involving smoke and fire. The Company discovered air-conditioning lines on some vehicles may have been installed in close proximity to their engines’

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In-car smartphones use is hot. For phones that get too hot to handle, Chevrolet has a solution- an industry-first cooling system built into the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. Active Phone Cooling, available in the 2016 Impala, Volt, Cruze and Malibu, will allow wireless charging while  simultaneously externally cooling the phone using the vehicle’s HVAC system. No other automotive manufacturer offers a similar solution for in-vehicle

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What is vehicle luxury? In the 50s it was air conditioning in your Imperial. Is the early-2000s version the flappy paddle gearbox? Two Korean car companies want to change what you consider luxury to be. Kia has leapt into the luxury car market with last year’s Cadenza and this year’s K900. They promise to “breathe new life into luxury” and

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