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Showing posts with label News - Politics. Show all posts

GM Adding 1,200 Autoworkers at Ohio Plant

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Dstall , , ,

General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it is bringing 1,200 autoworkers back to work this summer to start producing the Chevrolet Cruze compact car at a factory in northeast Ohio.

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Tears, Anger and Frustration at Toyota Hearing

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Dstall , ,

In sometimes tearful testimony, victims of Toyota's acceleration issues and experts in car electronics said Toyota's response to unintended acceleration in its vehicles is lacking.

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Toyota Owner: Ride 'A Near Death Experience'

by Dstall , ,

In tearful testimony before lawmakers, Rhonda Smith, a Tennessee woman detailed how her Toyota-made Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour. She described her nightmare ride as "a near death experience."

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Toyota Gets US Grand Jury Subpoena

Monday, February 22, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Toyota's safety problems, the company acknowledged Monday as it prepared to answer questions on Capitol Hill about its widespread vehicle recalls.

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Toyota CEO Will Now Testify Before Congress

Friday, February 19, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Toyota's president Akio Toyoda will testify before a congressional hearing next week, appealing to U.S. lawmakers and aggrieved customers for understanding while the company fixes its safety problems.

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3 Electric Car Co. Workers Dead in Plane Crash

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Three employees of Tesla Motors were killed when their small plane that went down in a Northern California neighborhood. AP's Haven Daley reports from East Palo Alto.

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Toyota Investigating Corolla Steering Problems

by Dstall , ,

Toyota is looking into complaints of power steering problems with its popular Corolla compact car and is considering a recall as one option.

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Toyota Considering Corolla Recall

by Dstall , , ,

Toyota's quality control executive says the automaker is looking into possible power-steering problems with the Corolla subcompact, the world's best-selling car, and is considering a recall.

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Govt. Demands Toyota Recall Documents

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Dstall , , ,

The Transportation Department is demanding Toyota disclose what it knew about safety issues in its vehicles and when it knew they posed as threat to consumers in the United States.

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Honda Adds 400,000 Cars to Recall List

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker.

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Toyota Tries to Control Damage

by Dstall , ,

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.

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Is My Toyota on the Recall List?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Toyota's decision to recall nearly 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars adds to an already long list of recalled vehicles. Here's a breakdown of which models are effected.

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Toyota Chief Apologizes for Global Recalls

Friday, February 5, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales.

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Witnesses: Toyota Driver Blames Pedal for Crash

by Dstall ,

Witnesses say a Tennessee driver is blaming the accelerator on her 2008 Toyota Camry after crashing into the front of a funeral home.

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Toyota Says It Is Evaluating 2010 Prius Brakes

Thursday, February 4, 2010 by Dstall , , ,

Toyota USA says it is evaluating 2010 Prius brake problems, but has not issued a recall on the gas-electric hybrid.

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Toyota Announces Fix for Sticky Pedals

Monday, February 1, 2010 by Dstall , ,

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem this week as the automaker tries to bring an end to a recall that has affected 4.2 million vehicles worldwide.

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For Toyota Drivers, Confusion and Growing Anger

Friday, January 29, 2010 by Dstall ,

Toyota executives have been virtually silent amid a recall of millions of their cars because gas pedals can become dangerously stuck. For their customers, oh, what a feeling fear, frustration, confusion and anger.

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Ford Returns to Profitability After 4 Years

Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Dstall ,

Ford, the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy court, clawed its way to a $2.7 billion profit in 2009 and expects to stay in the black in 2010. It was the automaker's first annual profit in four years.

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What to Do if Your Toyota Has Been Recalled

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 by Dstall ,

Ken Thomas of The Associated Press explains what to do if you own one of the Toyota's that has been recalled and what the recommendations are if the gas pedal won't depress.

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Ed Whitacre Named CEO at General Motors

Monday, January 25, 2010 by Dstall , ,

General Motors Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre is dropping the interim from his title as the automaker's CEO.

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