Issues
European Automakers Hope Technology Can Lure Younger Buyers
FRANKFURT — Sometimes it is more fun to dream about the future than to dwell on the present, especially if you are a European car executive.
With sales at their lowest level in two decades, auto industry managers gathering for the Frankfurt auto show next week will be doing their best to focus on shiny new technologies rather than on the European car market, which, in contrast to the thriving market in the United States, is in a terrible state.
Toyota Recalls Vehicles a Second Time
Toyota is recalling about 780,000 vehicles for a second time after its first effort to prevent a handling problem did not work, according to a report posted Sunday on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall covers about 18,000 2010 Lexus HS 250h autos, a hybrid model, with the rest being the 2006 through 2011 Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle. The agency says the failure of a rear tie rod on the suspension could “cause a loss of vehicle control.”
NHTSA reviewing policy on publicizing automakers’ recall fines – 8/22/13
By David Shepardson
The Detroit News
NHTSA List of Civil Penalties 1999-2012
Click here to visit the 1999-2012 NHTSA Civil Penalty Fine Summary Page
NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls – 8/14/13
NHTSA 24-13
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013