Honda recalling 86,000 units for fire, rollaway concerns
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Crossover, Hatchback, Honda
It has been a tough year for recalls at Honda. Just last month, the automaker recalled 1.51 million vehicles in the U.S. for an engine stall issue. In May Honda recalled another 833,000 vehicles for an airbag issue.
Now Honda is adding another 86,000 vehicles to the tally for a [...]
Mitsubishi targeting Europe’s public sector to boost i-MiEV sales to 25,000 units in FY 2011
May 28, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Europe/EU
Euro-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV
In an effort to boost sales of its electric i-MiEV, Mitsubishi Motors will reportedly reach out to Europe’s public sector, including police departments, utility companies and even numerous municipalities, and hype them on the electric jellybean.
According to the Nikkei (sub. req.), the Japanese automaker is supposedly banking on the [...]
Toyota upping Prius production; 36,000 units headed to U.S. this summer
May 20, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota
2011 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
U.S. sales of the Toyota Prius slipped from 18,605 in March of 2011 to 12,477 in April, a decline that’s largely attributed to a shortage in supply related to the quake and tsunami that rattled Japan on March 11. However, by late March, [...]
Ford F-150 airbag recall balloons by 1.2M units
Filed under: Truck, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Ford
Back in February, we told you about the recall of 150,000 Ford F-150 models due to driver-side airbags that went off on their own right after starting the vehicle. At the time, Ford said the recall was limited to 150,000 units out of the 1.3 million vehicles being investigated [...]
Suzuki recalls SX4, Grand Vitara and Equator for overheating Garmin sat-nav units
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Technology, Suzuki
Suzuki SX4 Sport with Garmin navigation system – Click above for high-res image gallery
When Garmin issued a recall on its Nuvi portable navigation system a couple of weeks ago, Japanese automaker Suzuki informed us that it would need to issue a follow-up recall for a few vehicles in its lineup. [...]
GM will increase Volt production by 50% – to 45,000 units – in 2012
July 30, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, GM, Legislation and Policy, USA
President Obama toured the General Motors‘ Detroit-Hamtramck facility where the automaker will build (can we say “is building” yet?) the Chevrolet Volt today, and as any good PR person will surely agree, you can’t let an opportunity like that go by without making an announcement [...]
