| VW recalls more cars |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
German automaker Volkswagen will recall 3,863 imported cars sold in the Chinese mainland due to gearbox flaws, according to a statement from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Wednesday.In April, the company recalled 384,181 vehicles with defective gearboxes in China. The new recall, which starts Wednesday, is a supplement to the one in April. ...
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| Toyota to recall cars |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling around 185,000 vehicles globally including the Yaris compact due to a glitch in the electric power steering system, which could make the steering heavier.Toyota said it is also recalling the ...
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| Cars parked at Beijing airport for up to 3 years |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> Four cars have been parked at Beijing Capital International Airport for at least six months, including an Audi that has been there three years. The airport authority said it reported the four cases to police, hoping to find the owners, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Wednesday. A micro-blogger posted recently that he found a car still parked in Terminal 3 after he first saw ...
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| Argentina car sales hit high record |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> Argentina may be struggling to keep its economy growing, but that's not the case for the country's auto industry. The latest car sales numbers hit a record high despite high inflation and slumping sales of other goods. Daniel Schweimler went to the Buenos Aires motor fair to find out ...
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| June auto sales Trucks compact cars bring on the buyers |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
Automakers sold about 1.4 million vehicles last month, a 9% gain from the same period a year earlier. The brisk sales amounted to an annualized pace of about 16 million, a threshold not seen since 2007. "America’s families are better off than they were at the beginning of the year and they believe -- with good justification -- that the economic expansion is going to continue," ...
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| Sherman Oaks DUI suspect crashes RV into 30 parked cars power pole and apartments |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police say the driver of a 25-foot recreational vehicle plowed into 30 parked cars, a power pole and an apartment building in Sherman Oaks but there were no serious injuries. City News Service says the man was examined at a hospital after complaining of pain. Police Sgt. Cameron Dunnet says the driver, who's about 50, lost control of the RV shortly before 11:30 ...
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| Recall Alert 2012 Toyota Yaris |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
due to a problem with the electronic power-steering system, the automaker announced today. In the affected vehicles, moisture contamination in the power-steering control module could cause the relay to short circuit. A loss of power-steering assist and an increase in steering effort at lower speeds could result. "If this condition should occur, the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) warning ...
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| Ohio Road Signs Smash Into Cars State Seeks Cause |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
The Ohio Department of Transportation is investigating how three signs posted above a Cleveland-area highway smashed into traffic during stormy weather, damaging three vehicles and leaving a man in critical condition. The Interstate 480 signs that fell Tuesday near Valley View were at least 10 feet tall and weighed hundreds of pounds. Police say one sign crashed onto a pickup truck, critically ...
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| Chrysler recalls cars SUVs to fix head restraints |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Chrysler announced on Wednesday it was recalling about 490,000 cars and sport-utility vehicles worldwide to fix a glitch on automatic head restraints.The US automaker said there were potentially faulty microcontrollers installed in certain vehicles that may prevent head restraints from automatically moving forward during some kinds of rear-impact collisions.The recall affects ...
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| Lingering tensions prompt Toyota to mull shifting focus in China |
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota and its dealers are quietly maneuvering to allay risks from periodic eruptions of anti-Japan sentiment in China, even as recent sales data suggest a slow but steady recovery for Japanese automakers since the latest flare-up last ...
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