Manufacturer recalls for April 2020
Even when the global car market is going through a slump, news about recalls is flooding in. Let us have a look at which manufacturers have announced recalls in the past month.
Even when the global car market is going through a slump, news about recalls is flooding in. Let us have a look at which manufacturers have announced recalls in the past month.
We have seen a lot of crash tests, but in what might be a new low benchmark among modern cars, the all-new Jeep Wrangler suffered a poorer-than-usual crash test result in which it tipped over. Yes, that’s right.
Hypercars from unknown manufacturers arrive at the motoring scene every now and then. Most of them get a lot of limelight but fail to sustain popularity over time. But some, like Koenigsegg and Pagani, had made it big. Now, a manufacturer from California has introduced a new hybrid hypercar that has some pretty mind-numbing numbers. Weirdly named Czinger 21C, this hypercar has a racing heart.
Our world is in turmoil as the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold of our planet. That has drastically dropped sales of cars around the world. But there has been no decrease in the number of recalls that were announced in the past month. Here are the global recalls for March 2020.
Let’s not beat around the bush. Car sales have crashed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no avoiding its effects, as stock markets, retail and travel have also been murdered by the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, with no sign of relief any time soon and people are losing their jobs in these and others sectors. If you still feel like buying a car, there are some options, but on the whole, there probably won’t be any new cars to buy soon as several carmakers are switching focus for the time being.
A lot has been happening to Chevrolet’s SUV lineup lately. The completely new 2021 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban were launched, the 2021 Equinox received an extensive facelift and the new Captiva (a rebadged Chinese SUV) debuted for the GCC market. Now it is the turn of the 2021 Chevrolet Traverse, as it gets a mild facelift for the new model year.
How long does a vehicle model live? While most models get a complete revamp in 7-8 years, Chevy Express van has been around for the last 26 years. The sturdy van has been accepted across the world and Chevy has never really fettled with the Express except in terms of frontal styling. Why fix something if it ain’t broken? The van for 2021 though, gets a new engine.
The first month of the new decade opened up to two massive recalls from two Japanese manufacturers, one letting the infamous Takata airbag issue to resurface. In addition to this, an American manufacturer is correcting a mistake that it had made while it was correcting a previous mistake.
As Chevy updated their big brawny SUVs, the Tahoe and Suburban, the lower rungs of their SUV ladder were yearning for an update. And now, the updates have reached their compact offering. The 2021 Chevrolet Equinox arrives with subtle styling updates and a new RS trim.
Cadillac unveiled the all-new 2021 Escalade, completely redesigned from the ground up while being based on the all-new Chevy Tahoe’s platform.