BREAKING: Toyota to recall 373,000 2000-2004 Avalon sedans in U.S. over faulty steering locks
Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota Motor Corporation’s recall woes have resurfaced today with official word that the company will recall some 373,000 second-generation Toyota Avalon models built between the 2000 and 2004 model years.
According to the Japanese automaker, the full-size sedans’ steering [...]
BREAKING: Porsche approves 918 Spyder for production
July 28, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Porsche, Electric
Porsche 918 Spyder concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
As expected, the Porsche supervisory board has approved the development of the 918 Spyder concept into a series production model. The 918 debuted as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with a plug-in hybrid powertrain claimed [...]
BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Toyota
After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal, investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at the time of these sudden acceleration crashes, [...]
BREAKING: Toyota admits 270,000 cars have faulty engines worldwide
Filed under: Sedan, Japan, Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Luxury
2010 Lexus LS460 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
In 20 years, odds are few people will remember that 2010 was one of the worst years for Toyota in terms of recalls, but for now, it seems like the company just can’t win for losing. The company [...]
BREAKING: Lexus recalls HS250h over risk of excessive fuel leakage
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Luxury
2010 Lexus HS250h – Click above for high-res image gallery
Back in the 1970s, the Ford Pinto was the focus of many headlines due to a fuel tank issue which caused excessive amounts of gasoline to leak during a rear-end collision. Now, three decades later, Lexus is having a [...]
BREAKING: Saab hires Castriota to be new design head, pen next 9-3 [w/poll]
June 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Saab, Design/Style
Jason Castriota at work – Click above for high-res image gallery of the Bertone Mantide
Intriguing news comes by way of BusinessWeek this afternoon indicating that Saab has hired American designer Jason Castriota to serve as its head designer. Surely you remember Castriota, the man responsible for such memorable designs as James [...]
BREAKING: Toyota and Tesla to partner on EV production in California
May 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Toyota, Tesla Motors
Tesla Model S – Click above for high-res image
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda held a joint press in Palo Alto, California to announce that the two companies would be collaborating on electric vehicle development and production, with Tesla will taking over the [...]
BREAKING: 2003 Toyota Sequoia to be recalled over traction control
Filed under: SUV, Japan, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Toyota made big headlines recently because of sliding floor mats and then sticky gas pedals – both resulting in unintended acceleration. Well, let’s call today’s recall announcement unintended deceleration. According to The Detroit News, Toyota is preparing to recall 50,000 of its full-size model year 2003 Sequoias.
According to [...]
BREAKING: Hyundai issues stop-sale on 2011 Sonata over possible door latch malfunction
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Hyundai
2011 Hyundai Sonata SE – Click above for high-res image gallery
With the first units of its 2011 Sonata sedan having just begun hitting dealers, Hyundai is in the unfortunate position of having to issue a stop-sale on its most hotly anticipated new model in some time. According to Hyundai, [...]
