In which we bring you motoring news from around the Web:
- The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration announced this week it would make roughly $17.5 million available to states with primary laws that prohibit texting while driving - that is, laws that empower traffic enforcement personnel to stop and cite observed violators. States with secondary laws, in which the police may only enforce distraction laws if the driver is observed committing a primary offense, would not be eligible for the grants. N.H.T.S.A. said “at least 3,092 people were killed and an additional 416,000 others were injured in distraction-affected crashes in 2010.†(N.H.T.S.A.)
- Citing an irregularity with the c rossover's fuel-gauge system, Infiniti recently informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it would recall roughly 7,800 JX35 models. A routing tube inside the crossover's fuel tank may have been installed improperly, leading to faulty fuel-gauge readings. This was the second action involving the JX, introduced for the 2012 model year, in the last month. The agency opened an investigation after owners complained about erratic behavior from the crossover's automatic braking system. (N.H.T.S.A.)
- Andrea Dovizioso, ranked fourth on the 2012 MotoGP tour, announced he would leave his satellite Yamaha team to join the Ducati factory team for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Ducati lost Valentino Rossi, the seven-time MotoGP champion, this month to Yamaha for 2013-4. Dovizioso is joined at Ducati by Nicky Hayden. (Ducati)
- A123 Systems, the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the Fisker Karma, Chevrolet Spark E.V. and other vehicles, was warned by Nasdaq, the exchange on which it is traded, that it may be delisted if the company's share price did not rise above $1 within the next six months. Based in Waltham, Mass., the company recently entered an investment agreement with Wanxiang, a maker of automotive parts and systems, potentially worth $465 million. The market, however, has not been appeased, and the company ended trading on Thursday at 36 cents a share. (Reuters)
- The Subaru XV Crosstrek, which had its American debut at the New York auto show in April, is priced from $22,790, inclusive of $795 destination charge. Pricing for the fully featured Limited model begins at $25,290. The Crosstrek is based on the Impreza Sport hatchback but replicates the ground clearance of the larger Outback. (Subaru)
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