Toyota Motor Corp. has subpoenaed Sean Kane, an auto safety advocate and outspoken critic of the company, asking that he hand over his communications with the media, Congress, government agencies and individual Toyota drivers inquiring about sudden unintended acceleration.
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Toyota wants critic’s communications
With whisper-quiet electric cars set to proliferate, the motor industry is under pressure to give them an artificial noise for safety purposes, but should they sound like traditional petrol vehicles?
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Should electric cars be made to go ‘vroom’?
DETROIT — Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective air bags.
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Ford expands recall of F-150 pickups to cover nearly 1.2M trucks because of defective air bags
Ford Motor Co. is recalling almost 15,000 2011 model year trucks and crossover SUVs over concerns that the vehicles could catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this week.
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Ford, Chrysler recalls affect thousands
For an economy in sore need of good news, all-American automaker Ford Motor Company is happy to help. The company just announced a $1.7 billion income for the latest quarter, the best third-quarter figures for Ford since 1990. On top of that, CEO Alan…
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Ford Rebounds with Record Profit
Newsreader Jon Sopel breaks his hip in a crash on his motor scooter on his way to Westminster front the BBC’s Spending Review coverage.
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BBC’s Sopel breaks hip in crash
Toyota Motor Corp will repair about 1.53 million Avalon and other vehicles globally for problems with the brake master cylinder seal and fuel pump wiring.
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Toyota Recalls 1.53 Million Cars
New car sales fell 17.5% in August – the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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UK car sales suffer sharp decline
Ford expands recall of F-150 pickups to cover nearly 1.2M trucks because of defective air bags
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
