By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Jeff Green and Linda Sandler
Jesse Salazar III says an ignition-switch flaw in his 2008 Chevrolet HHR has depressed its value, and he wants manufacturer General Motors to make it up to him. GM will argue in court filings later today that it shouldn’t owe money to Salazar and hundreds of thousands of people like him.
By TOM KRISHER
Ford is recalling more than 202,000 cars, vans and trucks in North America in five separate recalls to fix gas leaks, air bag sensors, stalling and other issues.
Millions of drivers could have Private Parking Penalties overturned and their ‘fines’ refunded if a mass action started by Cambridge Law Graduate Michael Green is successful.
In 2010 and 2011, a site warned of the consequences of a clause (#56) hidden away in the 2011 Protection of Freedoms Bill that gave Parking Enforcers the right to levy Draconain penalties for breaches of private parking conditions, and in the process make themselves hundreds of millions of pounds in profit.
October Car sales looks like a mixed bag of results. Spain is up 26% on scrappage scheme, and France is down 4% on economic gloom.. Here is how each looks.
Royal DSM says a combination of two of its most innovative thermoplastics technologies has resulted in high performance pressure vessels that are ideally suited for use as lightweight fuel tanks for automobiles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) or hydrogen.
With a solution for both the inner liner and the outer tape reinforcement, DSM is able to reduce the weight of the tank by up to 70%.
