Toyota recalled its Lexus IS 200 in the UK for floor mat entrapment almost 10 years ago without informing U.S. highway safety regulators. The action, listed on a UK government Web site and confirmed by a U.S.
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SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This car is absolutely fabulous, in appearance and performance, but then at $102,000--with $5,000 worth of special wheels--it probably should be.
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Hyundai will launch 10 new and revamped models in Europe within the next two years to boost its market share beyond the 2.75 percent it forecasts for 2010.
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Consumer Reports named Honda and Subaru as class leaders in its Automaker Report Cards published in its 2010 Annual Auto Issue. Toyota finished third even though the magazine suspended ratings for eight of its vehicles due to recalls.
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A Tennessee couple who experienced sudden unintended acceleration in a Lexus ES350 are among those expected to appear at a US Congressional hearing into the Toyota recalls later on Tuesday.
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A US congressional committee has sharply criticised Toyota for misleading the public on the sufficiency of the recent recalls in preventing problems of sudden acceleration while, at home in Japan, transport minister Seiji Maehara also questioned if the Toyota had provided enough information to the government on safety issues, which have so far led to the recall of over 8m vehicles worldwide.
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Infiniti is unveiling its latest European model, the M Line, at the Geneva auto show on March 2.
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Toyota's US unit will install a brake override feature in more vehicles "to provide an additional measure of confidence", it said in a statement. The braking system update will automatically reduce engine power when the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are applied simultaneously.
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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz plans to stick to his guns and tell skeptical lawmakers Tuesday that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects, a copy of his testimony shows.
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Supplier Federal-Mogul Corp. today reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, driven by aggressive cost-cutting and improving global auto production.
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UK car dealer Pendragon has announced a return to profit for 2009, although it continues to anticipate a challenging year ahead.
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A Volkswagen Brazil initiative is helping cash-strapped suppliers with short-term working capital needs.
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January vehicle sales were up sharply in both Thailand and Indonesia with Indonesia posting ASEAN's biggest national total - ahead of both Malaysia and Thailand - for the first time.
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South African police are investigating the disappearance of a German auto executive who went missing three weeks ago while on a business trip to the country.
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Automotive exhausts specialist the Bosal Group has announced the appointment of Aad L. Goudriaan as the group's new Chief Executive Officer.
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The sale of GM unit Saab to Dutch luxury sportscar maker Spyker could be finalised today (23 February) following intensive negotiations.
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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz stuck to his guns and told skeptical lawmakers today that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects.
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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz plans to stick to his guns and tell skeptical lawmakers today that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects, a copy of his testimony shows.
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The South African made Joule plug-in electric vehicle, due to go into production in 2013, will be displayed at next week's Geneva show and manufacturer Optimal Energy will soon put a small number of the vehicles on the road at home to gauge public response.
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German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle on Tuesday backed demands for a greater contribution from GM for the overhaul of Opel.
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