| Toyota Honda Recall Millions of Car Airbags |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Customers seeking information about whether or not their Toyota vehicle is affected can enter their car's vehicle identification numbers at a dedicated Web page on the company's ...
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| Multiple-vehicle accident kills six hurts 15 at Israeli intersection |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Six Israelis were killed and 15 hurt when an out-of-control rock truck slammed into vehicles and pedestrians at an intersection near Haifa, officials say. The double-trailer truck, driven by a Bedouin from Rahat, finally stopped in a field dozens of yards past the intersection, Haaretz reported Thursday. "The whole intersection was on fire" when the first emergency workers arrived, ...
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| Faulty airbags spurs massive Honda Nissan Toyota recall |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Honda is recalling more than 1.1 million vehicles, saying it is necessary to replace passenger front airbag inflators to ensure consumer safety.';It is possible that the passenger front airbag inflators in affected vehicles may deploy with too much pressure, which may cause the inflator casing to rupture and could result in injury,'; the company said in a ...
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| Worldwide Auto Recall Over Faulty Air Bags |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are recalling cars to fix a problem with how the air bags inflate. No injuries or deaths have been reported because of the problem. Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are recalling 3.4 million vehicles worldwide for air bag problems, the automakers announced in Japan. In a statement, Honda said it was not aware of any injuries related to the defect, involving ...
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| Ford Falcon G6E Turbo Review |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Fans of traditional Aussie muscle may still be missing the V8 engine that once nestled proudly under the bonnet of the Ford Falcon , but we doubt they'd be grumbling about the performance of the six-cylinder Ford Falcon G6E Turbo . Armed with a 4.0-litre turbocharged engine producing 270kW of power and 533Nm of torque, the range-topping Ford Falcon G6E Turbo remains the sub-$60,000 ...
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| Bike shop to replace former St. Paul Ford auto workers union hall |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Erik's Bike Shop will soon open its first St. Paul location in the former United Auto Workers union hall near the now closed Highland Park Ford plant. Owner and founder Erik Saltvold says his Bloomington-based company has wanted to move into St. Paul for a number of years. "It's one of the best urban biking areas in the country and we're really excited to have a store ...
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| Europes downturn dampen sales of German carmakers |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Germany's carmakers have been insulated from the worst of Europe's downturn because they've been in the right places - Germany and northern Europe, China and the U.S. - and in the right segments - premium cars bought by rich people.But the signs are now multiplying that German car manufacturers are starting to feel the squeeze, as Europe's auto market enters its sixth year of ...
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| Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse world’s fastest roadster at 408.84kmh |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
has been officially crowned as the world’s fastest roaster, recording a speed of 408.84km/h. The record run by the Grand Sport Vitesse was held at Volkswagen's 19.3-kilometre ring in Ehra-Lessien, Germany, with Chinese race driver Anthony Liu behind the ...
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| Ford Mondeo to get new 1.5-litre four-cylinder EcoBoost engine |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
the first to benefit from the new powerplant. The fifth EcoBoost engine made by Ford, the new 1.5-litre four-cylinder unit features direct fuel injection and variable valve timing technology and a design that Ford says promises to make EcoBoost engines even more fuel efficient, powerful and refined. Incorporating a new computer-controlled clutch for the engine's belt-drive water pump to ...
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| Toyotas car recall neednt be a PR disaster |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
The decision by Toyota to recall 3.4 million cars due to a fault with an airbag is once again firing up the social media world. Today’s news is compounded by the fact that globally, Honda is recalling 1.13 million cars, Nissan almost 500,000 and Mazda 45,000. The internet has added a new layer of visibility, speed and culpability to mass product failures and ensuing product recalls. You ...
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