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Toyota probe deepens amid confusion over risk

3:56 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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 Tags  LaHood   Prius brakes   Toyota   Toyota recalls  

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Backseat Driver: What made Bob Tasca Sr. run?

3:56 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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 Tags  Bob Tasca Sr.   Carl Tasca Jr.   Tasca Auto Group  

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LaHood says he misspoke on advice to Toyota owners

1:36 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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Toyota pays dealers up to $75,000 for longer hours

12:31 PM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
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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Toyota gets more than 100 Prius brake complaints

9:42 AM Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
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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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GM January sales rise 14 percent; Toyota sales drop

2:53 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | | Write a comment
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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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 Tags  Auto sales   Chrysler   Ford   General Motors   Honda   Kia   Toyota  

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AP Interview: LaHood says Toyota slow to respond

12:42 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | | Write a comment
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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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 Tags  Toyota   Toyota accelerator pedals   Toyota recall  

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