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0Report: Two Japanese suppliers plead guilty for bid-fixing, will pay record fines 1328304480
Two more Japanese auto industry suppliers, Yazaki and Denso, have been fined by the U.S. Department of Justice and four executives from Yazaki will go to jail, according to reports in the New York Times and Automotive News. Yazaki's $478 million fine and Denso's $78 million fine come on top of ...
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2010 Ford Fusion safety investigation opened by NHTSA 1296057420
The 2010 Ford Fusion is the subject of a preliminary investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Problems and complaints that would have been mere blips on the radar in the past are now cause for further scrutiny, and four complaints against the 2010 Fusion, three from ...
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Chrysler Pacifica being investigated by NHTSA for fires 1204122540
Investigators for the National Highway Traffic safety Administration are taking a closer look at 2007 Chrysler Pacificas equipped with the 4.0-liter V6. There is a concern that the vehicles could be prone to engine bay fires. A cross-threaded power steering fitting that prevents proper sealing of ...
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Schumacher under investigation for taxi-driving affair 1197902520
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Michael_Schumacher_investigated_for_taxi_driving_affair_2'; When news broke of Michael Schumacher's adventure behind the wheel of a taxi in Germany, most of us chuckled at the thought of the multiple-champion driver hustling a cab through the streets ...
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VW Passat being investigated for fires 1179434400
Boy, that's one hot car, that Passat. But is it so hot, in fact, that it self-immolates? The NHTSA seems to think that the ignition coil packs are prone to faults that can lead to fires underhood, in the instrument panel, or underneath the vehicle. Passats from 2000 to 2003 are currently under ...
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Toyota officials under investigation for recall negligence 1152637560
The Associated Press is reporting that three Toyota officials are under criminal investigation for allegedly avoiding a recall for eight years, during which time the defective part in question may have caused an accident.The story goes like this. On August 12, 2004, five people were injured in a ...
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Government investigating if Big Oil thwarting biodiesel 1144513500
This week, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the state's two U.S. senators, Richard Durbin and Barack Obama, sent letters to the heads of the six major oil companies as part of an investigation to see if they have any policies that are inhibiting construction and operation of biodiesel and ...

