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When families are looking to purchase a new car, they are often looking to buy the safest vehicle they can afford. That’s why American families should support the effort by the Trump administration to lower the cost of owning a new car by modernizing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. These changes will make safer cars more affordable for more American families.

Without reforming these CAFE standards, the federal government is essentially spitting in the eye of anyone who doesn’t live directly in the middle of one of our major cities.

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Ed Berliner is joined by nationally syndicated automotive expert Lauren Fix in this episode of “Pedal to the Metal” where they also buckle up on why US auto sales had a bad month, and Fix puts on her racers helmet to deal with the latest & greatest NASCAR rules.

The Car Coach will discuss the latest automotive news including: BMW working on a crash-proof car, a push to end the ethanol mandate, car dealers gearing up to fund GOP presidential candidates and the potential need for motion sickness bags in driverless cars.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach, will discuss U.S. Transportation Secretary proposing a 4 billion federal investment for autonomous vehicle development.

Automotive expert, Lauren Fix, The Car Coach will discuss fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal affecting an estimated 11 million vehicles worldwide, sending company stock tumbling.

Car expert, Lauren Fix, The Car Coach discusses how much governments allow car manufacturers to get away with, whether emissions tests really make a difference and how to reform these issues with EPA emissions regulations.Watch Lauren on The Hard Line, Newsmax TV.

Automotive expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach talks about the new EPA regulations and how they will affect the auto industry. Watch Lauren on The Hard Line, Newsmax TV.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach will discuss what Americans are looking for in new model year cars, the hottest cars of the season and which wheels are likely to make the future collectible list. Watch Lauren Fix on NewsMax TV!

Lauren Fix, the Car Coach will discuss GM accepting criminal charges and fines for hiding the ignition defect and defrauding customers, how this compares to other car companies fined by the government for recall issues and what’s next for GM now that the investigation is closing.

The car coach joins MidPoint to discuss possible wire fraud prosecution to GM from the federal government because of the ignition switch problem. May be criminal or a fine. GM knew about the faulty ignition switches. She also discuss how New York is rated the best state for teen drivers.

The Car Coach, joins MidPoint to discuss NHTSA asking for more money, and the response from senators. They have to get organized first because they’re wasting taxpayer dollars and missed major recall opportunities to protect drivers.

The Car Coach, Lauren Fix and economist, professor of business at the University of Maryland, Peter Morici discuss proposed legislation to force car rental companies to fix recalled cars, as well as proposals to raise gas tax. They will also talk about Jeb Bush possibly preparing to sign an anti-tax pledge.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach joins MidPoint to discuss possible wire fraud prosecution to GM from the federal government because of the ignition switch problem. May be criminal or a fine. GM knew about the faulty ignition switches. She also discuss how New York is rated the best state for teen drivers.

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The Car Coach discusses the effects of Winter weather on cars; GM’s recall of 64,000 Chevrolet Volts over a carbon monoxide risk; the breaking of a land speed record; and Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson once again finds himself in hot water at the BBC. Watch Lauren Fix on Newsmax TV with Ed Berliner.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach appears on MidPoint to discuss the DHS funding fight, travel safety in America and the highway fund crisis. She will also discuss ethanol destroying cars, Honda’s quality concerns and its CEO stepping down, as well as Buick on the Consumer Reports top domestic car list.

According to an article in MediaPost the last week of 2014, Audi plans to invest an additional $2 billion over the next five years to develop new models of electric sports cars and sports activity vehicles, aka “SAVs.”
The reason? To upend BMW as the top luxury car manufacturer by 2020. As a precursor to that battle, let’s see how the two brands stacked up against each other for U.S. national TV ad spend and digital activity during 2014.

The Car Coach joins MidPoint to discuss auto sales growing at the fastest pace in 9 years, a gas tax hike proposal. Also are there still affordable cars for the middle class? She’ll also discuss a new law in Singapore making texting while driving a potentially jailable offense. Could that happen in America?

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach, joins Ed on MidPoint to discuss the latest automotive news including, whether the spending bill includes enough funding to tackle the aging transportation infrastructure in America, a new tire efficiency program pushed by the White House, a contest to help design a street-legal electric Formula One car and more.

While Ford executives beam over a new, aluminum-body version of the beloved F-150 truck, their counterparts at General Motors endure new revelations about lethal ignition-switch defects. Lauren Fix reports for NewsmaxTV.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach discuss Takata’s defective airbags, a $350 million settlement of inflated gas-mileage claims, and the wares on display at the annual SEMA event in LA. Watch the Newsmax TV segment.

Emails from Delphi became public that point to GM making a massive order for the faulty ignition switches 2 months before telling federal safety regulators

The number of cars carrying faulty airbags that could deploy without warning has climbed into the millions, and motorists must take every available measure right away to find out whether they’re driving an at-risk vehicle in order to protect themselves from injury, automotive writer Lauren Fix told “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday.

Auto expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach appears on NewsMaxTV MidPoint to discuss the millions of recalled cars in 2014 and problems with US vehicle recalls. A string of defects leading to millions of recalled vehicles in 2014 shows the “recall system is broken” and in need of overhaul, starting with the ineffective National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, automotive writer and “Car Coach” Lauren Fix told “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV.

***Latest Updates**** Many sources are misreporting on the following information regarding the recent airbag recall. Here are the facts, from Lauren Fix, The Car Coach.     Removing an airbag is a federal offense – for a dealer to remove an airbag and send a car on its way until the replacement air bag has arrived …

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Lane departure control, cross traffic alert, active cruise control and other assisted driving technologies are the new frontier in automotive advancement. Lauren Fix, The Car Coach reports for Newsmax TV’s MidPoint with Ed Berliner.

Car dealers need to do more explaining, and car buyers need to do more reading, for the ever-more complex electronics and communications devices in new vehicles so that they don’t become driver hazards, automotive writer Lauren Fix, the “Car Coach,” told “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV.

Lauren Fix “The Car Coach,” joins Ed on MidPoint to discuss the Google self-driven car possibly running over a dog in Chile, a new way to find out if a car’s recalls have been fixed and she’ll give us the latest from Pebble Beach and Monterey Automotive week.

General Motors “set a great example” by firing 15 higher-ups tied to lethally defective ignition switches in its vehicles, but new CEO Mary Barra may have more in-house purging to do to get GM back on track, automotive writer Lauren Fix told Newsmax TV.

“The Car Coach” Lauren Fix joined Ed Berliner on “MidPoint” on Newsmax TV on Wednesday to discuss a new bill known as the “Hide No Harm Act” that would hold executives at car companies responsible if dangerous defects are not reported to the government.

Who owns your car’s black-box crash data? Lauren Fix, the “Car Coach” blogger and automotive industry watcher, told “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday that U.S. law, effective Sept. 1, requires data-recording black boxes inside all new cars sold in the United States — but doesn’t say who owns the data, which includes speed, location, and whether seat belts are in use during a crash. Who owns your car’s black-box crash data?

Car Coach Lauren Fix joined Ed Berliner on MidPoint on Newsmax TV to discuss the Corker/Murphy gas tax bill, air bags exploding and air bag recalls.

Car Coach Lauren Fix joined Ed Berliner on MidPoint on Newsmax TV to discuss the use of red-light cameras and whether cities that use them invade privacy.

“Car Coach” Lauren Fix joined Ed Berliner on MidPoint on Newsmax TV to discuss General Motors and what it could mean for the future of the company. They also talked about driverless cars and the recall of Graco car seats.

Lauren Fix, “the Car Coach,” joined “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday to discuss a rash of automotive recalls and the debut of the federal government’s new Internet tool that confirms whether an individual vehicle has been recalled and whether it has had its recall-related defect repaired.

Lauren Fix, the Car Coach joins Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV to discuss the latest crash tests for small cars and whether Germany builds better cars. Watch the video now.

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach was on MidPoint on Newsmax TV to discuss car recalls, issues with the Tesla automobile and the latest on the Ford and GM recalls.

Lauren Fix The Car Coach and Ed Berliner on MidPoint – Newsmax TV discuss the General Motors recall, GM cover up and other automotive news. Watch the video!

Lauren Fix, the “Car Coach,” joined “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday to discuss the national highway traffic jam that is the annual Labor Day holiday weekend — and how to beat it by driving at night and using GPS to travel one of America’s greatest attractions: side roads.

Automakers are pushing cars and trucks forged from aluminum. Lauren Fix, The Car Coach discusses aluminum cars with MidPoint host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV.

Alton, VA (September 28, 2014)- Paul Fix brought a serious case of momentum and the decisively potent No. 4 Stopflex.com/Tony Ave Racing Chevrolet Corvette to Virginia International Raceway. As a result, Fix continued his dominance of every on track session concluding with a second overall win in as many weeks. Enroute to his latest win, Fix established a new VIR track record.

Racecar driver Paul Fix II earned another podium finish at Watkins Glen International placing second, backing up his first place result two weeks ago at Lime Rock Park.

Paul Fix made a triumphant return to the Trans Am Series as he piloted the #4 StopFlex/Beebe Racing/PME/Lamers Chevrolet Corvette past current series points leader and teammate Doug Peterson for the victory in the rain filled event at Lime Rock Park.

Automotive industry expert and analyst Lauren Fix, The Car Coach, adds her two cents about how to restore the auto industry to its formal glory.