General Motors Co. will idle production of its Chevrolet Volt battery-powered car for five weeks beginning this month because of slow sales amid an effort to boost the vehicle’s consumer appeal, the company said Friday. Launched last year with great fanfare, the Volt has had a rocky start as sales stalled, and the car became …
BMW announced on Monday the recall of nearly 89,000 of its Mini and Mini Cooper cars in U.S. and more than 235,000 worldwide. The company said a water pump that cools the turbocharger in some models has a circuit board that can malfunction and overheat. “In an extreme case this overheating can lead to a …
It was hard not to get swept up in Victor Muller’s enthusiasm about saving Saab. The founder of Spyker Cars, the Dutch exotic car company, was convinced he could restore the Swedish brand’s luster after General Motors‘ kicked it to the curb in early 2010. He would practically leap out of his seat during interviews …
Honda Motor is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or deaths. Honda said there have been 20 accidents so far related to the problems, including two deaths in the United States in 2009. The Japanese automaker …
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling about 550,000 vehicles worldwide — mostly in the United States — for problems that could make it harder to steer. The recall affects 447,000 vehicles in North America, as well as 38,000 in Japan and another 25,000 in Australia and New Zealand, said Toyota spokesman Dion Corbett. …
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