Consumer Reports is calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to update its standards for flame-retardants used on auto upholstery, which have been shown to cause cancer. … [Read more...] about Sign This Petition to Remove Toxic Chemicals from Interiors
New Car Smell
Nissan is Hiring People to Sniff its Interiors
Nissan Motors is taking a page straight out of Audi's playbook by hiring its own team of "certified smellers." … [Read more...] about Nissan is Hiring People to Sniff its Interiors
This Cologne Smells Like Car Interiors
If you love the smell of a new car interior, you're in luck. A new men's cologne will let you smell like that all the time. … [Read more...] about This Cologne Smells Like Car Interiors
Ford Files Patent to Kill ‘New Car Smell’
If Ford Motor Company has its way, "new car smell" may become a thing of the past. … [Read more...] about Ford Files Patent to Kill ‘New Car Smell’
Audi’s ‘Nose Team’ Battles ‘New Car Smell’
Much has been made of "new car smell," the plastic, possibly toxic aroma that lingers in vehicles fresh off the assembly line. Because many folks can’t stand the odor, automakers and dealers have gone to great lengths to mask or minimize its presence, often resorting to air freshners and sprays that are arguably just as repugnant. Audi, however, has taken the most extreme … [Read more...] about Audi’s ‘Nose Team’ Battles ‘New Car Smell’
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