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Photo : Miro Vrlik Photography ( Shutterstock ) Vehicles catching on fire seems to be trending this year, with F ord and Ram Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) being recalled in November, and Kia SUVs in October. Now, Subaru is joining the group with their most recent SUV recall. Subaru of America, Inc. has announced a safety recall for certain Subaru Ascent SUVs for the potential of a fire risk stemming from a production issue—and the company is telling nearly 272,000 owners to park their Subaru Ascents outside due to the risk. The recall was made official after two separate reports of an SUV catching fire were made to the company. There have been no reports of injuries due to the incidents. What is the Subaru Ascent recall? According to the official recall statement from Subaru , there was a bolt that may have been improperly fastened during production. The bolt secures the ground terminal of the Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heater, which when improperly secured, has ...

Ottawa has announced sales targets for zero-emission vehicles, outlining proposed regulations that would make electric vehicles more readily available to Canadian consumers. DARRYL DYCK/Tausi Insider Ottawa has announced new sales mandates for zero-emission vehicles, saying the proposed regulations will make electric vehicles more available to consumers and help Canada hit its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The federal government said on Wednesday that the regulations would require at least 20 per cent of new vehicles sold in Canada to be zero emission by 2026, at least 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault had previously said that the government planned to introduce a zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate this year or next. Environmental and energy groups welcomed the news, with the Pembina Institute calling a sales mandate a game changer that would make electric vehicles more available and result in lower prices as manufact...

Photo : Miro Vrlik Photography ( Shutterstock ) Vehicles catching on fire seems to be trending this year, with F ord and Ram Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) being recalled in November, and Kia SUVs in October. Now, Subaru is joining the group with their most recent SUV recall. Subaru of America, Inc. has announced a safety recall for certain Subaru Ascent SUVs for the potential of a fire risk stemming from a production issue—and the company is telling nearly 272,000 owners to park their Subaru Ascents outside due to the risk. The recall was made official after two separate reports of an SUV catching fire were made to the company. There have been no reports of injuries due to the incidents. What is the Subaru Ascent recall? According to the official recall statement from Subaru , there was a bolt that may have been improperly fastened during production. The bolt secures the ground terminal of the Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heater, which when improperly secured, has ...