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Biggest-ever Toyota Recall Announced; 3.8 Million Cars and Trucks

Steve Parker | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Toyota Camry, Scion, Tsb, Toyota, Lexus es350, Lexus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cars, Toyota Recall, Lexus IS350, Toyota Avalon, Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, Toyota Prius, Nhtsa, Lexus IS250, Technical Service Bulletin, Business News
Steve Parker

Toyota's floor mat recall is a bit unusual because owners are being asked to "make the fix" right away and on their own; this tell us the government considers the problem an immediate and important safety risk.

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Chutzpah and cheaters partner to keep American tire workers unemployed

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, U.S. Embassy, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, American Omni Trading Co., China, Foreign Tire Sales, Chinese Tires, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, People’s Daily, Date Rape Drug, Section 421 Case, Orteck Global Supply & Distribution Co., Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., Trade, Melamine, U.S. Congress, Del-Nat Tire Corp., Aqua Dots, Itc, Chutzpah Coalition, International Trade Commission, Dunlap & Kyle Co., Yiddish, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

A group of tire importers that should be competitors banded together recently to ally themselves with China in a trade case. Doesn't sound like th...

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NHTSA: Ford's Chinese Tire Troubles; Kerkorian Selling Ford; Unsafe Knock-Offs; Americans Driving Less

Steve Parker | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Lincoln MKX, Taiwan, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Cars, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, China Products, Mercury Grand Marquis, Daimler, Los Angeles Auto Show, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Chinese Exports, Munich, Nhtsa, Ford Focus, Nbc, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Toyota, Gm, Ford F-150, Shanghai Baolong Automotive, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cerberus, Las Vegas, Ford Motor Co, Ford Explorer, Ford Expedition, Ford Escape, Kirk Kerkorian, Big Willie Robinson, Ford Fusion, Harry Reid, Ford Edge, Taiwanese, Sema, Automechanika, Frankfurt, Business News
Steve Parker

There's good news, bad news and -- finally -- some smart, encouraging news by and for American drivers.

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Debate -- McCain calls Nuclear Safety Advocates "Extreme Environmentalists"

Steve Parker | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senator Harry Reid, Environmental Protection Agency, President Nixon, John McCain, Secretary of Transportation, Epa, Environment, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cars, Nhtsa, Nevada, Arizona, Mccain/Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Parker

McCain made a gaffe (not as bad as when he called Obama "Senator Government"), which got me thinking and worried me greatly.

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Gassing Up and Down: How to Improve Your Mileage

Bob Schildgen | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, How to Save Money, Gas Prices, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Toyota, Fuel Efficiency, Epa, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cars, Green Driving, Technology, Auto Industry, Transportation, Green News
Bob Schildgen

A higher-than-rated mpg is quite achievable. On one occasion, I got 42 mpg on the highway, simply by maintaining a speed of 55 mph and using the cruise control.

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The Detroit Three --- Making Any Relevant Cars or Trucks?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Malibu, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Honda, CAFE Standards, Dodge Ram, Plymouth, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Ev1, Mercury Mariner, Crossfire, Bob Nardelli, Jeep Wrangler, Plug-in Hybrids, President Bush, Detroit, Energy, Dodge Sprinter, Dodge, Gasoline, Gm, Alan Mulally, Ford, Detroit Three, Burbank, Chevrolet, Honda Hybrid, Hybrid Hemi, Cerberus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Corvette, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Bmw, Bill Ford, Ford Escape, Hemi, Viper, Nhtsa, Volt, Jeep, Detroit Auto Show, Business News
Steve Parker

That the Detroit Three have to build cars and trucks which make sense now and in the future, and which Americans want to buy.

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Ford Recalls 225,000 Vehicles Again

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Recall, Detroit News, Ford Motors, Ford Motor Co, Wesley Sherwood, Ford, Business News

Ford Motor Co. said Saturday it is recalling about 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall to address concerns about ...

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DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Bloomberg Via NYT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bmw, Daimler, Daimlerchrysler, Eric Bolton, Fuel-Efficiency Standard, Mileage Standards, Fuel-Efficiency, Business News

DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards, according to th...

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