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Lawsuit alleges unintended acceleration in Ford cars, vans, SUVs
A lawsuit filed against Ford Motor Co. alleges that several Ford and Lincoln vehicles manufactured between 2002 and 2010 are subject to unintentional acceleration and also lack "adequate fail-safe systems" to prevent crashes. The suit filed Thursday...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Ford Motor Co., Car Safety Tips and Advice, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Laws
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Ford jumped ahead of GM, Toyota in customer loyalty in 4th quarter
Experian Automotive on Tuesday announced that Ford Motor Co. took the top spot in customer loyalty during the fourth quarter of 2012 for the first time since the same period a year earlier. During the fourth quarter, Experian Automotive said, 47.9% of...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, General Motors Corp., Hybrid Vehicles, Tesla
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Toyota North America, seeking more political clout, forms new PAC
Toyota's North American subsidiary has formed a new political action committee, according to a recent Federal Election Commission filing. The Federal Election Commission "statement of organization" form shows the new PAC listed as "Toyota North...
Tags: North America, Automotive Equipment, Product Recalls, Manufacturing and Engineering, Federal Election Commission
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Toyota recalling 209,000 FJ Cruisers because of a seat belt problem
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. is recalling about 209,000 of its FJ Cruiser sport utility vehicles because of a problem involving seat belt retractors. Toyota said the seat belt retractors for the driver and front passenger seat belts are mounted in the...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Product Recalls, Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota Recalls, Ford
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Toyota overhauls management, gives more autonomy to North America
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. In a move to give more autonomy to the regions where Toyota Motor Corp. sells cars and bring a new generation of leadership to the company’s top management, the automaker...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Companies and Corporations, General Motors Corp.
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GM, Ford, Toyota post healthy sales as auto industry growth slows
After posting a big gain in January, U.S. auto sales moderated last month with most carmakers reporting steady single-digit gains. Industry executives said they still believed the auto segment of the U.S. economy would continue to grow this year, but...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Pickup Trucks, General Motors Corp., Consumer Confidence
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Toyota settles with 29 states, American Samoa over recall issues
In its latest bid to put the sudden acceleration matter behind it, Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a $29-million settlement with attorneys general from 29 states and one U.S. territory. The agreement, announced Thursday, was originally approved by...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Product Recalls, Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota Recalls
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Toyota posts big profit helped by North American sales rebound
Toyota Motor Corp. profits soared in the latest quarter, helped by strong sales in North America and a slide in the value of the Japanese yen. Toyota, which surpassed GM in 2012 to become the world’s largest auto company, said profit for its third...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Foreign Exchange Market, Services and Shopping, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. auto sales resilient in January
The national economy remains sluggish — but don't tell the auto industry. Auto sales showed surprising strength in January, with all three domestic manufacturers — General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group — reporting...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, General Motors Corp., Fiscal Cliff, Consumer Confidence
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GM, Ford, Chrysler post double-digit gains in January auto sales
Auto sales showed surprising strength in January with all three of the domestic manufacturers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — reporting double-digit gains. “Automakers are kicking off the year strong, staying true to...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering, Chrysler
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Toyota recalls 1 million of its Corollas and Lexus IS sport sedans
Toyota Motor Corp. announced recalls of 1 million vehicles, including some models of its popular Toyota Corolla and its Lexus IS sports sedan. About 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles are being recalled to fix an air-bag control module that...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Product Recalls, North American International Auto Show
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GM to buy back stock from Treasury as U.S. plans bailout exit
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday announced plans to liquidate its holdings in General Motors Co. over the next 15 months, starting with the sale of about 40% of its shares by the end of this month. GM will purchase 200 million of the 500 million shares...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), General Motors Corp., Buyback
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