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GM Recalls Natural Gas Powered Vans
DETROIT (WWJ) – General Motors is recalling around 3,200 natural gas-powered cargo vans because of the potential for a gas leak, which could cause a fire or explosion. “Certain vehicles may have a CNG...
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GM Recalls 221,558 Sedans For Fire Risk
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling 221,558 Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Impala sedans because the brake pads can stay partially engaged even when they’re not needed, increasing the risk of a...
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GM Expert Says 21 Deaths Eligible For Compensation
DETROIT (AP) – The death toll from crashes involving General Motors small cars with faulty ignition switches is at least 21. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by the company to compensate...
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Chrysler Recalls Nearly 350,000 Vehicles To Fix Ignition Switches
DETROIT (WWJ) - Chrysler is recalling 349,442 cars and SUVs from the 2008 model year to fix faulty ignition switches. The switches, Chrysler said, can get stuck, move out of position and potentially...
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Truck Deals Help Boost US Auto Sales In September
DETROIT (AP) - Big discounts on pickup trucks helped keep U.S. auto sales strong in September. The pace was expected to slow from a blistering August, which was the best month for the industry in eight...
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Ford Recalls 850K Cars On Short Circuit Concerns
NEW YORK (AP) – Ford is recalling about 850,000 cars and SUVs because of a problem that could stop the air bags from working in a crash. The recalled models include the 2013-14 Ford C-Max compact,...
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Solid September Car Sales Set Stage For Strong Close To Year
DETROIT — (WWJ) Car and truck sales posted another double digit increase in September, showing no sign of slowing down following a strong summer. “Right now we are about at parity to where we were...
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GM Recalls 379,401 Cars, SUVs For Various Issues
DETROIT (WWJ) - General Motors is recalling another 379,401 cars and SUVs in the United States. The recalls were announced Friday by the automaker. The first involves 290,107 model year 2010-2015...
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Feds Probe Power Steering In Ford Midsize Cars
DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has opened an investigation into complaints that the power-assisted steering can suddenly fail on three Ford Motor Co. midsize car models. The...
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GM Uses Facebook, Phone calls To Get Recalled Cars Fixed
DETROIT (AP) - Eight months after General Motors began recalling more than 2 million cars because of a deadly ignition-switch defect, less than half the owners have gotten their vehicles fixed. At...
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Nissan Recalls 2013 Altima Cars Because Hoods Can Fly Open
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Nissan is recalling more than 220,000 Altima midsize cars in the U.S. because a secondary latch can fail and allow the hoods to fly open while the cars are in motion. Only Altimas...
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Mitsubishi Recalls Cars, SUVs For Stalling Problem
DETROIT (AP) – Mitsubishi is recalling nearly 166,000 older small cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the engines can stall unexpectedly. The recall covers the Lancer and Lancer Evolution from the 2008...
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Tesla Adding All-Wheel Drive, Safety Features
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — Luxury electric car maker Tesla Motors is making its Model S sedan faster and safer in an effort to compete better with other high-end sedans. At an open-to-the-public...
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Chrysler Issues Recall For Nearly 907K Cars, SUVs
DETROIT (AP) - Nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars are being recalled for alternators that can fail and heated power mirror wiring that can short and cause minor fires. The recalls,...
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GM Ignition Switch Death Count Rises To 29
DETROIT (AP) – At least 29 people have died and 27 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired...
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US Agency Warns Nearly 8 Million Car Owners To Get Air Bags Fixed
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The U.S. government issued an urgent plea to nearly 8 million people to get the air bags in their cars fixed, amid concern that a defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure...
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List Of Cars Affected By Airbag Recall
The U.S. government has issued an urgent plea to nearly 8 million people to get the air bags in their cars fixed, amid concern that a defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure the driver or...
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General Motors 3Q Profit Nearly Doubles
DETROIT (AP) - Big profits from rising SUV and truck sales in North America helped General Motors nearly double its third-quarter net profit and more than offset its struggles in Europe and South...
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Tech Issues Hurt Auto Reliability Scores
DETROIT (WWJ) – Car companies are adding more technology in cars in an effort to please consumers, but Consumer Reports finds that too often that technology is not yet ready for prime time. “Sometimes...
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Electric-Car Drivers Trading Gas For Solar Power
DETROIT (AP) – Owners of electric vehicles have already gone gas-free. Now, a growing number are powering their cars with sunlight. Solar panels installed on the roof of a home or garage can easily...
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Chrysler Recalls Over 566,000 Trucks, SUVs
DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 566,000 trucks and SUVs in two recalls for malfunctioning fuel heaters that can cause fires and a software glitch can disable the electronic...
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CEO Mary Barra Wants GM To Develop A New Attitude
DETROIT — (WWJ) After a year of playing defense with record recalls and four appearances before congress, GM CEO Mary Barra wants her company to start taking the offensive. “I want it understood that...
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Hyundai-Kia To Pay US $100M For Overstating Mpg
WASHINGTON (AP) – Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia will pay the U.S. government a $100 million civil penalty to end a two-year investigation into overstated gas mileage figures on window stickers on...
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Car And Truck Sales Show Strong–But Uneven–October Growth
DETROIT (WWJ) – Strong sales of pickups and SUV’s are pushing October sales numbers up six percent over 2013 levels, with an annual sales rate in the 16.4 million range. “Gas prices, which are very low...
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Ford Recalls 200,000 Vehicles For Five Separate Problems
DEARBORN — (WWJ) Ford announcing five separate recalls, involving more than two hundred thousand vehicles, for a variety of reasons ranging from airbags that may not deploy to fuel lines that could...
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Audi Recalling Nearly 102,000 Cars To Fix Air Bags
DETROIT (AP) - Audi is recalling nearly 102,000 luxury cars in the U.S. because the front air bags may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers certain A4 and S4 cars from the 2013 through 2015 model...
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Chrysler Posts Strong Third Quarter Profit
LONDON (WWJ) – Chrysler earned $611 million in the third quarter, more than double the earnings of parent firm Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles. This comes on strong North American sales, highlighted by a...
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AutoNation CEO Gives Feds Failing Grade In Handling Of Recalls
DETROIT (WWJ) – The nation’s top car dealer says he would give a failing grade to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for its handling of major recalls this year. “The information on...
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Ford Starts Production Of New Aluminum F-150
DEARBORN (AP) – It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard — or cost the company its pickup truck crown. Ford was scheduled to start...
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Ford Launches All New F-150 Pickup Truck [VIDEO]
DEARBORN (WWJ) – A red F-150 pickup truck, with the “Built Ford Tough” and UAW logos on the front, ushered in a new era of manufacturing at Ford’s legendary Rouge complex. “We are here today to make...
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Reports: Counterfeit Chinese Tires May Be Selling Under US Brand Names
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An investigation by Consumer Reports has discovered that a Chinese company may be selling counterfeit tires in the US under a brand name that consumers trust. The discovery came...
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GM: Parts Ready To Fix SUVs That Can Catch Fire
DETROIT (AP) – For the owners of 189,000 General Motors SUVs, the days of parking them outside the garage for fear that they could catch fire will soon come to an end. The company, in documents posted...
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Safety Agency Pushes For National Air Bag Recall
DETROIT (AP) - The federal government is demanding that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure — and even kill — a driver. The action Tuesday...
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Minivans Do Poorly In New Crash Tests
DETROIT (AP) - The Honda Odyssey was the only minivan to earn the highest safety rating in new crash tests by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday that the...
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Ford’s New F-150 To Get 26 Mpg, Tops Among Pickups
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get up to 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-powered full-size pickup. The Ram truck is...
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US Closes Ford Steering Probe Without Recall
DETROIT (AP) – U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into steering problems in more than 500,000 Ford full-size cars without seeking a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Death Toll From GM Ignition Switches Rises To 36
DETROIT (AP) – At least 36 people have died and 44 have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM...
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Black Friday Boosts November Car Sales
DETROIT (WWJ) - Car and truck sales jumped five percent in November, doubling analyst expectations. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate–around 17.2 million–was the second best of the year....
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Takata Says Recall Decision Is Up To Automakers
DETROIT (AP) - Japan’s Takata Corp. refused to comply with a U.S. government demand for an expanded recall of its air bags that can explode and shoot out shrapnel, and instead passed along the crucial...
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2015 Chevy Colorado Crowned Truck Of The Year
DETROIT (WWJ) - Chevy’s new Colorado compact pickup has been named Motor Trend Truck of the Year. The new mid size pickup was cited for what Motor Trend called a “right-sized” package, as well as its...
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