Issues
FTC and Budget Rent-A-Car Consent Decree
113 F.T.C. 1109, 1990 WL 10012589 (F.T.C.)
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (F.T.C.)
In the Matter of
BUDGET
RENT A CAR CORPORATION
CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT
Docket C–3316
Complaint, December 27, 1990
Decision, December 27, 1990
What do you want to hear from President Obama during his address to the nation on Tuesday?
Arena
June 14, 2010
…As we said in Bloomberg/Businessweek, the Gulf spill is an environmental disaster that will happen again until we cut our addiction to oil. How do we wean ourselves? We toughen our fuel-economy and emissions standards so that automakers move beyond cars that depend on oil….
Company Involved in G.M. Recall Said the Problem Runs Deeper
When General Motors recalled almost 1.4 million 2006-9 vehicles this week, the company said a system that heated the windshield-washer fluid could cause fires, even in vehicles that were turned off. As part of the recall, G.M. said it would remove the system.
But the company that made the system said it was not to blame and warned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year, in response to an earlier recall, that even after G.M.’s fix, owners remained at risk from fires because it believed the electrical system in the vehicles was flawed.
Before Toyota, There Was Ford-Firestone
by Myron Levin
FairWarning.Org
4/13/10
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Nearly a decade before Toyota and sudden acceleration, there was Ford-Firestone, a scandal of similar proportions.
Obama seeks fuel efficiency standards for large trucks
May 22, 2010
By David Shephardson
…Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, said "a tough new rule" is needed "that breaks our addiction to oil." He expects tough negotiations between automakers and California….
Toyota Steering Relay Rod Failure Recall
Toyota Subpoenaed on Steering Flaws – 7/20/10
NHTSA opens Timeliness Query TQ10-004 re: 05V-389 Toyota 4Runners and T100s