Automodrive

Car makers are coming together to form an association to prevent hackers who might try to break into a vehicle's security system, an effort which has gotten a nod from Federal regulators in the U.S David Strickland, the former director of  NHTSA who is now a consultant for the Venable LLP said" The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers are helping to coordinate the effort"  Automakers are looking forward to creating a secure firewall vehicle-to-vehicle communications and also for vehicle data links to "the cloud". The concept is for automakers to share information about attempted security breaches, so that any threat can be quickly neutralized. According to Strickland, "the goal is make it very, very hard " for hackers to breach a vehicles security system.

Nissan has began testing the 2016 Maxima. previeed this year at the Detroit automobile show with the Sport Sedan Concept, it was quiet impressive with its aggressive front appearance and sloping coupe-like roof line. And here it is in the first spy shots of what appears to be the prototype under going testing on public roads fro the first time. Although heavily camouflaged, the styling influence of the concept can still be seen from the V-shaped front grille with downsized inlets on both sides to the black A-pillar which suggests the sloping coupe-like roofline is making it to production. It appears this design theme is fast becoming a dominant  trend in this segment. The Sport Sedan Concept came with a version of Nissan's 3.5 liter V6 engine with more than 300hp and CVT driving the front wheels. However a hybrid version is not ruled out. Expect to see the 2016 Nissan Maxima sometime next year.

According to reports, Jaguar Land Rover is currently in talks to build a plant in the United States of America. Sources say that the Company is looking at many options which include the southern states like Nevada and North Carolina. Although little has been said about the plant but it is reported that it will produce around 200,000 cars annually when completed. This move will help the British luxury car maker to offset costly import tariffs and perfect the impact of inconsistent currency rates. Jaguar Land Rover has embarked on massive expansion of its product range since Tata Motors bought the brand from Ford in 2008.