When you buy an advertisement, there are some things you can't control. You can purchase certain billboards or sections of magazines, but you can't always be sure what content your ad will run alongside. Online content is a little easier to control, but sometimes keyword targeting backfires. ... Read more...
The feds will mandate next month that all new cars be fitted with a black box, according to news reports. So-called black boxes record information about speed, seat belt use and brake application. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been involved in the use of black boxes s... Read more...
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a recall of 2010 model year Lexus GX 460 SUVs related to an increased risk of rollover. The recall covers about 9,400 SUVs in the United States. Worldwide, about 34,000 vehicles are covered -- including about 21,000 Land Cruiser Prados, a model not sold in the Uni... Read more...
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14/04/2010,
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Toyota has asked U.S. Lexus dealers to halt sales of the GX 460 SUV after Consumer Reports labeled the model a "safety risk," the magazine's first such designation in nine years. The magazine reported that the GX 460 has handling problems that could cause it to roll over during sharp turns. ... Read more...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Tuesday that his agency has enlisted scientists from NASA to help uncover whether electronic defects are to blame for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has been criticized for ... Read more...
Honda said Tuesday it is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles in the United States after consumers complained of brake pedals feeling "soft." The Japanese automaker will recall 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element crossover vehicles in the 2007-2008 model years to fix the vehicle stability... Read more...
WASHINGTON – When Peter Boddeart's Lexus lurched forward and rear-ended another vehicle in Fauquier County, Va., earning him a police citation, he wrote to federal regulators imploring them to look into his case "before someone ends up seriously injured or killed." That was in 2003. The y... Read more...
Who will benefit from Toyota's woes? At a press conference Monday to announce the fix for more than 5 million recalled vehicles, Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., promised the company would return to its commitment to quality. Still, many believe th... Read more...
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29/01/2010,
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Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Tuesday it is asking dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models. The company's sales suspension is part of a recall announced last week to correct a problem that could cause the accelerator pedal to stick. "Helping ensure the safety of our customers a... Read more...