Ford wants to steal customers from premium carmakers with higher-end versions of its mass-market models as it tries to end years of losses in Europe.
Daily Archives: May 24, 2014
NHTSA opens probe of older Chrysler heavy-duty pickups
U.S. safety regulators have opened a probe into an estimated 110,000 heavy-duty Chrysler Group Ram pickup trucks with manual transmissions after reports that the vehicle had started when the clutch was not engaged.
Consumers’ surprising reaction to GM recalls
General Motors is recalling 218,000 older-generation Chevrolet cars in the U.S. for a potential fire hazard, just a day after announcing a recall of 2.42 million vehicles for issues ranging from safety lap belt cables to potential airbag problems.
GM tells Wall Street recalls may last into summer
General Motors is telling Wall Street that a recent spate of recalls may last until mid-summer as the company continues to review unresolved safety issues.
EPA finds Exide Technologies lead-acid battery recycling plant a source of harmful lead emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency today notified Exide Technologies of federal violations at its Vernon, Calif. lead-acid battery recycling facility. EPA’s investigation, prompted by community concerns as well as ongoing investigations by state and local agencies, found that Exide violated the Clean Air Act’s lead emissions standards on more than 30 occasions. EPA’s investigation of the facility is ongoing.
