Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – Some 700,000 Toyota sedans and pickups in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are being recalled by the Japanese automaker to replace a faulty brake light switch and fix an airbag issue. In an announcement on Wednesday, Toyota Motor Corp. said the recall [...]
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Brake light, airbag issues prompt recall of 700,000 Toyota cars
March 20th, 2012 
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February 4th, 2012 admin Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Detriot, MI, United States (AHN) – Chrysler reported a $225 million profit on Wednesday. The company capped its first profitable year since its government bailout and bankruptcy in 2009. The fourth quarter results were fueled by $15.1 billion in revenue, a 41 percent increase from the same period a [...]
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December 6th, 2011 admin Linda Young – AHN News Writer Torrence, CA, United States (AHN) – Japanese automaker Honda has expanded its previously announced recall of vehicles with dangerous air bags to include almost 900,000 vehicles. The recall affects only vehicles sold in the United States and includes model years 2001 to 2003 of the affected cars. The recalled [...]
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October 7th, 2011 admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – Ford has reached a tentative labor contract with union workers in more than two dozen plants nationwide. The agreement with the United Auto Workers, which still requires ratification from members, will add 12,000 new jobs in the company’s facilities, 5,750 more than what [...]
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September 22nd, 2011 admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – General Motors announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese automaker to develop electric cars. The deal also involves transfer of battery and other electric vehicle technology. The 50-50 joint venture is between GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry [...]
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September 7th, 2011 admin Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter Tokyo, Japan (AHN) – Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is set to voluntarily recall close to a million car models to repair troubles with power windows and computer equipment. The global recall will be done in two categories. Some 936,000 units of the Fit subcompact, CR-V crossover and Fit [...]
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August 23rd, 2011 admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – General Motors announced on Wednesday that it will manufacture a plug-in hybrid Cadillac. The new environment-friendly model would use technology similar to GM’s Chevrolet Volt, which the company rolled out in 2010. Reports said that the ELR’s tag price would be lower than Tesla [...]
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August 8th, 2011 admin Linda Young – AHN News Writer Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – General Motors saw its second quarter earnings surge by 92 percent compared to the same period a year earlier. It earned $2.5 billion compared to the $1.3 billion GM earned a year earlier. The nation’s No. 1 automaker had revenue of $39.4 billion, [...]
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June 9th, 2011 admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Volvo is voluntarily recalling its new S60 because of a problem with the fuel pump. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 7,500 units of the 2012 model are affected in the recall. The software used to control the fuel [...]
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June 7th, 2011 admin The olden classics of yesteryears have always attracted attention from the car fanatics whether it is vintage, antique or limited edition models. With broader and more modernized times like these, it is difficult to find someone driving limited edition models on the roads. The Internet mega resource has provided easy search options where you can [...]
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