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Toyota whistleblower joined by civil suit over father's death

A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may have been ignored at its joint-venture New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant. We reported earlier on the first lawsuit filed by Katy Cameron, a NUMMI worker who alleges that vehicles with serious problems were passed out the door, even though the ... Read more →

As if poisoned pet food wasn't enough, Chinese tires failing now

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/First_poisoned_pet_food_and_now_failing_tires_coming_from_China'; In recent years, products made in China have gained more renown for being cheap than ...

Toyota whistleblower joined by civil suit over father's death 2 years ago on Autoblog

A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may have ...

As if poisoned pet food wasn't enough, Chinese tires failing now 2 years ago on Autoblog

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/First_poisoned_pet_food_and_now_failing_tires_coming_from_China'; In recent years, products made in China have gained more renown for being cheap than for the quality control behind them. Up until now, inexpensive sneakers that fall apart after a few ...








Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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