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11:11 AM Thu, Feb 25, 2010 | Permalink |
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Factory Five Racing, the kit car company based in Wareham, Mass., last week won a lawsuit brought by Carroll Shelby, according to President David Smith.......
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10:25 AM Thu, Feb 25, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a grueling appearance before Congress, the head of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving his......
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10:10 AM Thu, Feb 25, 2010 | Permalink |
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Terence Wright is a Bristol native who is currently a junior at the University of Hartford majoring in electronic engineering technology with a minor in......
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4:00 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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General Motors said Wednesday it will shut down Hummer after its bid to sell the brand to a Chinese company collapsed, according to The Associated......
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3:56 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Amid a phalanx of cameras, the president of Toyota has arrived for a congressional hearing where he is apologizing for driver fears over......
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3:52 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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General Motors has begun shipping the replacement parts for its 2009 and 2010 Pontiac Vibes to Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers so auctions and dealers......
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2:24 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda came to Washington to publicly apologize to Congress Wednesday for safety lapses that led to widespread recalls for accelerator......
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12:24 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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Volkswagen Group of America (VWoA) is planning on doubling U.S. sales to about 450,000 vehicles by 2012, with the redesigned Jetta and an all-new mid-sized......
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12:09 PM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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The 17th Annual Rhode Island RV & Camping Show opens Friday at the Rhode Island Convention Center and runs through Sunday. RVs and campers of......
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11:31 AM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) sees U.S. sales of cars and pickups rising to 11.9 million vehicles this year, according to Automotive News. That's......
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10:30 AM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Akio Toyoda, scion of the beleaguered Toyota empire, apologized Wednesday before a House committee investigating deadly flaws that sparked the recall of 8.5......
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1:31 AM Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Permalink |
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General Motors has begun shipping the replacement parts for its 2009 and 2010 Pontiac Vibes to Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers so auctions and dealers......
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5:06 PM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp apologized for letting safety standards slip during a period of fast growth and vowed to respond more quickly to consumer......
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5:06 PM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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YONKERS, NY -- Honda and Subaru have earned class leader status for building the best all-around vehicles for American drivers, according to the Automaker Report......
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3:52 PM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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The Monster Jam is returning to the Dunkin' Donuts Center this weekend and on Thursday fans can get up close to a couple of the......
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3:49 PM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- The president of Toyota's U.S. operations acknowledged to lawmakers on Tuesday that the company's recalls of millions of its cars may "not totally"......
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2:04 PM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors completed the sale of its Swedish Saab brand to Dutch luxury sports car maker Spyker Cars Tuesday, marking the first successful......
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9:12 AM Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The president of Toyota's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of sudden acceleration problems in its vehicles, saying it took......
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12:16 PM Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Toyota said Monday it received a subpoena from a U.S. federal grand jury seeking documents related to unintended acceleration in its vehicles......
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9:49 AM Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Claims by Toyota in internal documents that it saved money by obtaining a limited recall from regulators in 2007 create an even bigger......
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4:20 PM Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
TOKYO -- Akio Toyoda's appointment as the president of Toyota last June was full of promise. The grandson of the automaker's founder, he was expected......
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10:29 AM Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota's president Akio Toyoda, under fire for his handling of sweeping recalls, will testify before a congressional hearing next week, appealing to U.S.......
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5:45 PM Thu, Feb 18, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON/DETROIT - A congressional panel raised the stakes on Thursday in a showdown with Toyota Motor Corp. by asking the automaker's president to testify about......
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10:37 AM Thu, Feb 18, 2010 | Permalink |
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CLEVELAND -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., helped by growing sales in emerging markets, reported a fourth-quarter profit Thursday that easily beat most expectations, according......
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12:38 PM Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | Permalink |
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Take the plug-in electric Nissan Leaf which came to Boston a week ago in the final stage of a 24 city nationwide tour. The elegant......
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10:03 AM Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota is considering a recall of its hot-selling Corolla subcompact after complaints about power steering problems - another blow to the world's largest......
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12:17 PM Mon, Feb 15, 2010 | Permalink |
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- A top Saudi energy official expressed serious concern Monday that world oil demand could peak in the next decade and said......
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12:10 PM Mon, Feb 15, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The government has received new complaints that bring to 34 the total number of alleged deaths in Toyota vehicles due to sudden acceleration......
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6:34 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | Permalink |
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Soldier/scholar/online auto entrepreneur Jay Rogers was at Johnson & Wales University's Xavier Auditorium Monday to give a lecture as the school's Third Distinguished Visiting Professor.......
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5:13 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | Permalink |
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The Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse have exceeded the half-way point with their effort to sell 900 lighthouse license plates depicting the historic structure. As......
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9:07 AM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota said Tuesday that it would recall 437,000 of its 2010 Priuses and other hybrid models worldwide because of a glitch in the......
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9:45 AM Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has......
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1:07 PM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and......
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6:24 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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Toyota is scrambling to fix 4.2 million vehicles recalled worldwide for unintended acceleration and potentially 5 million more for a design flaw that trapped gas......
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6:22 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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Safety regulators in Washington said Thursday that they would open an investigation into the brakes on the 2010 Prius, which had been spared from the......
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6:17 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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Here are some answers from The New York Times to questions about the recent problems at Toyota:......
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6:14 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Here in the country's environmental hotbed, where plastic bags are banned, composting is mandatory, and even some Yellow Cabs run green, Thursday......
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6:09 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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The hybrid-electric Prius has long been Toyota's "green car," the symbol of the automaker's engineering prowess and its big bet on the kind of car......
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6:05 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota officials in Japan said Friday that they were considering a recall of the 2010 Prius hybrid because of a flaw in the......
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5:59 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | Permalink |
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control Friday in his first - and long awaited - news conference since the automaker announced massive......
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11:00 AM Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | Permalink |
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No sooner did Toyota dealers start fixing the faulty accelerator pedals that have proved deadly in a number of accidents, but it emerged that the......
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9:45 AM Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | Permalink |
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This excellent Associated Press story covers all bases in the Toyota recall story: TOKYO -- Toyota acknowledged that is has begun fixing problems with the......
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4:26 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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By News staff Providence Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman A small piece of steel inserted into the pedal assembly corrects the accelerator problem prompting the......
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3:56 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Volkswagen AG has big ambitions. Let's hope they do not lead it down the path that Toyota has recently been forced to take after quality......
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3:56 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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I got an insight into the inner workings of the late Bob Tasca Sr. recently when I ran into his grandson Carl Tasca Jr. at......
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3:56 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Toyota owners Wednesday they should stop driving their vehicles, then quickly took back his words, adding to confusion......
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1:36 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving then, according to The Associated Press. Instead, LaHood......
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12:31 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Toyota is giving U.S. dealers payments of up to $75,000 to help win back customers' trust in the wake of a massive safety recall, according......
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9:42 AM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota has been hit by more than 100 complaints in the United States and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid,......
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2:53 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Toyota's car sales fell 16 percent in January, a month they recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of several models, according to The Associated......
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12:42 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | Permalink |
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Toyota was slow to realize safety problems with its gas pedals that has led to the recall of millions of......
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12:38 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | Permalink |
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Ford's sales rose 25 percent in January, buoyed by a stronger economy and Toyota's decision to halt U.S. sales of eight popular models because of......
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10:17 AM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | Permalink |
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LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Corp., spurred by criticism that previous recalls failed to prompt enough owners to seek fixes, hopes to distribute mailings this......
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1:18 PM Mon, Feb 01, 2010 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
If the head of Toyota's North American sales intended to put consumers' minds at rest by appearing on NBC's Today Show this morning, he did......
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10:40 AM Mon, Feb 01, 2010 | Permalink |
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Toyota said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem by the end of this week as the automaker apologized......
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