This is One Funny Partnership – Car and Ketchup

Tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato soup and now there will be tomato cars. Oh! I have not lost my mind. But, it is a reality. Ford said on Tuesday that it was going to team up with Ketchup King Heinz. Their objective will be finding out ways of using tomato fibers in car production.

The Stock Market King Buffet has always been someone who makes a profit out of things no one else expects. And this time, his company is looking at ways of using dried tomato skins, a waste product from Heinz popular red sauce, to form part of an automobile. Research is going on to use the waste product in making wiring brackets and coin holders. If it is successful, it will reduce the use of petroleum-based materials and pollution as well.

Heinz and Ford team up to make Tom-Auto

Ellen Lee, a research specialist at Ford Plastics, told Reuters that the company was looking forward in getting some renewable and recycled content in their vehicles. The material has a less-than-attractive appearance which means it will be ideal for hidden parts, such as under-hood plastics and shields in the under body. But, the researchers are aiming to make it more pleasing to the eye in the future. She added that apart from tomatoes, future cars could have materials made from coconut-based composites, recycled cotton, soy foam and rice hulls.

Heinz is not alone in helping Ford with production of plant-based plastics. There are other companies, like Coca-Cola Co, Nike Inc. and Procter and Gamble Co, who have been helping the automaker in reducing its environmental footprint.

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Your Car’s your Sweetheart, but is it Safe?

I love my Silverado. It’s the perfect mixture of truck-friendly sturdiness and modern technology. I was shocked when GM recalled my truck last month. There was an issue with the transmission cooling lines. They weren’t secured correctly. Other GM vehicles like GMC Sierra 1500, 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe SUVs, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs were recalled for the same reason.

This is not the first time that GM has recalled its automobiles. It has recalled 4.8 million vehicles in the last month. And, it is not alone. Ford is recalling 434,000 vehicles. Toyota did the same for 6.4 million vehicles. Even, Honda and VW are not behind in this race.

Call the Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 or 800-424-9393 and check if your car was recalled. You can log onto www.safercar.gov and click on “Check for Recalls" or even contact the manufacturer or your dealer.

Recalls are tiring for any car owner. If the defect is minor, it won’t take long. But, in some cases, you may even have to wait for 60 long days. This means you are losing out on driving your favorite car, you are losing out on going to work and everything else. I understand that recalls have become a part of the automotive industry but 13 million vehicles (this year) seems a large number. Car manufacturers should not just spend money on marketing instead work on making automobiles secure as well. I demand safer vehicles for my family. Don’t you?

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