Toyota Reduces Its Operating Loss in Europe
11 May 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Europe managed to drastically lower its operating loss through aggressive cost cutting despite a sharp sales decline in the fiscal year ending in March, according to the Automotive News...
Toyota Risking Another $16.4 Million Fine for Delayed Recall
11 May 2010, 07:21 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota waited nearly a year in 2005 to recall trucks and SUVs in the US with faulty steering rods, despite issuing a similar recall in Japan and receiving dozens of reports from American motorists a...
US Toughens Auto Safety Standards
6 May 2010, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of Toyota's mishandling of the huge recall it was forced to do earlier this year, several US senators are now planning a bill which will toughen auto safety standards and give the N...
GM Recalls Over 164,000 Hummers H3 and 40,000 Corvettes
6 May 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is recalling 164,190 Hummer H3 and H3T SUVs because of a fault that could cause a piece of the hood to detach while the SUV is being driven. The American automaker is also recalling 4...
Toyota Fixes Over 3 Million Recalled Vehicles
5 May 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the pressure has somewhat diminished as far as Toyota's quality issues are concerned, the carmaker continues its recall campaign, with word coming from Torrance being that so far, over 3 mil...
Infiniti Recalls Over 134,000 G35 Sedans and Coupes
5 May 2010, 06:23 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan Motor Company announced a recall for almost 134,215 Infiniti G35 luxury sedans and coupes. The recall is related to faulty airbags that may not deploy during a crash, U.S. regulators said. ...
Lexus Resumes Sales of the GX 460 after Announcing Fix
30 Apr 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Lexus has announced a solution to the faulty stability control system which resulted in the recall of the GX 460 luxury SUV. Toyota’s luxury division has issued a press release in which it sta...
Acura TSX Recalled to Fix Steering Hose
30 Apr 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Acura shed another negative light on vehicles manufactured by a company from the country of the Rising Sun, after announcing the recall of some 167,000 Acura TSX models, build ...
Ad Campaign Shows the "Human Face" of Toyota
29 Apr 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Europe has launched a 20 million euro ($26.3 million) TV, print and online media campaign featuring employees talking about their commitment to quality and safety. The action will cover...
Volvo Recalls 2,500 XC90 SUVs for Potential Fire Risk
29 Apr 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volvo USA has recalled almost 2,500 XC90 SUV due to a faulty fuel line that could lead to a fire in the right front wheel housing, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA...
Toyota Sequoia Recall Official
29 Apr 2010, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, Japanese manufacturer Toyota was expected to announce the recall of 2003 model year Sequoia SUVs, to fix a glitch in the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. Unlike yest...
Toyota to Recall 50,000 Sequoia on Sudden... Braking
28 Apr 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If it weren't a possibly serious fault, Toyota's latest screw-up would be quite funny: after months and months of sudden acceleration reports, complaints and recalls, the Japanese manufact...
Porsche Recalls All 11,324 Panameras Produced So Far
27 Apr 2010, 14:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche announced on Tuesday that it would recall all 11,324 Panameras sold worldwide so far because of a safety issue related to the seatbelts. Porsche said all 11,324 Panameras would be brought to...
Ford Recalls 33,200 Fusion, Explorer, Milan and Mountaineer
24 Apr 2010, 15:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced today it will recall 33,256 vehicles to fix an issue with the front seat manual recliners. The models affected are 2010 Ford Fusion, 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Tra...
BMW X5 M Recalled for... Side Marker Lamps
21 Apr 2010, 10:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Common sense goes that if you put something into a car when building it, that something is meant to work. 'Cause if it doesn't, US law kicks in... Take BMW, for instance. The German carmak...
Toyota Recalls Land Cruiser 150 and Lexus GX 460 in Europe
20 Apr 2010, 14:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the announcement made earlier today that Japanese carmaker Toyota is recalling 9,400 2010 GX 460 in the US to fix a problem with the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system, the recall has ...
Lexus Recalls 9,400 2010 GX 460
20 Apr 2010, 06:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What started as a Consumer Reports (CR) advice not to buy the Lexus GX 460 has turned into yet another nightmare for Japanese carmaker Toyota. Although the 9,400 models Lexus will recall to fix the ...
Toyota Agrees to Pay Record $16.4 Million Fine
19 Apr 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although not official, word is Japanese carmaker Toyota will not challenge the record $16.4 million fine dictated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for delaying the recal...
Toyota Won't Recall GX 460, Stops Sales Worldwide
16 Apr 2010, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the heat generated by Consumer Reports' slamming of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 as being unsafe, as well as reports hinting to a possible recall of the model, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it...
Mazda Recalls 90,000 Vehicles in China and Japan
15 Apr 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mazda is recalling some 90,000 cars sold in China and Japan because of a possible oil leakage problem. The recall concerns the compact Mazda3 model, of which 54,000 units are to be recalled in China...