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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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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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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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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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