Video: Ford shows off 2011 Explorer air leak and panel gap tests
July 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: SUV, Plants/Manufacturing, Videos, Ford, Design/Style
2011 Ford Explorer goes through air leak testing – Click above to watch video after the jump
Today’s vehicles are quieter than ever, and while that’s partially thanks to new computer modeling techniques, it also has plenty to do with repeated testing of each and every vehicle seal. For every [...]
Former U.S. Sec. of Transportation to lead Toyota Quality Advisory Panel
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
An independent advisory panel has been formed to help Toyota get a handle on its quality issues. With all of the current headlines relating to Toyota recalls and defects, the independent North American Quality Advisory Panel has been convened to study and give the automaker advice on quality and safety [...]
Report: Toyota ‘whistleblower’ documents trouble House panel
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
And the saga continues. According to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Ed Towns (D-N.Y.), documents obtained by the committee under subpoena from Dimitrios Biller – managing counsel in the product liability group of Toyota Motor Sales USA from April 2003 to September 2007 – “indicate Toyota deliberately withheld [...]
