PartsHub.net http://partshub.net Auto and Truck Parts - All Brands Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Mercedes-Benz must pay $482,000 for ‘lemon’ http://partshub.net/mercedes-benz-must-pay-482000-for-%e2%80%98lemon%e2%80%99/ http://partshub.net/mercedes-benz-must-pay-482000-for-%e2%80%98lemon%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:19 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/mercedes-benz-must-pay-482000-for-%e2%80%98lemon%e2%80%99/ A judge has ordered Mercedes-Benz USA LLC to pay $482,000 in damages and legal fees to a Wisconsin customer who was sold a defective car and not given a refund on time.
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]]> http://partshub.net/mercedes-benz-must-pay-482000-for-%e2%80%98lemon%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Video: After rigorous testing, top cars revealed http://partshub.net/video-after-rigorous-testing-top-cars-revealed/ http://partshub.net/video-after-rigorous-testing-top-cars-revealed/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:12 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/video-after-rigorous-testing-top-cars-revealed/ Consumer Reports’ Jon Linkow reveals the publication’s top choices for automobiles, after meticulous testing for performance, safety and reliability.  (Today Show)Consumer Reports’ Jon Linkow reveals the publication’s top choices for automobiles, after meticulous testing for performance, safety and reliability. (Today Show)



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]]> http://partshub.net/video-after-rigorous-testing-top-cars-revealed/feed/ 0 Veil of secrecy covers Toyota ‘black boxes’ http://partshub.net/veil-of-secrecy-covers-toyota-%e2%80%98black-boxes%e2%80%99/ http://partshub.net/veil-of-secrecy-covers-toyota-%e2%80%98black-boxes%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:17 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/veil-of-secrecy-covers-toyota-%e2%80%98black-boxes%e2%80%99/ Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration.
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]]> http://partshub.net/veil-of-secrecy-covers-toyota-%e2%80%98black-boxes%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 GM’s Lutz to retire: ‘My work is done here’ http://partshub.net/gm%e2%80%99s-lutz-to-retire-%e2%80%98my-work-is-done-here%e2%80%99/ http://partshub.net/gm%e2%80%99s-lutz-to-retire-%e2%80%98my-work-is-done-here%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:00:16 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/gm%e2%80%99s-lutz-to-retire-%e2%80%98my-work-is-done-here%e2%80%99/ Bob Lutz, the longtime U.S. auto industry executive who led a near-complete overhaul of General Motors’ lineup, will retire May 1.
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]]> http://partshub.net/gm%e2%80%99s-lutz-to-retire-%e2%80%98my-work-is-done-here%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Government weighs requiring brake overrides http://partshub.net/government-weighs-requiring-brake-overrides-2/ http://partshub.net/government-weighs-requiring-brake-overrides-2/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:12 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/government-weighs-requiring-brake-overrides-2/ March 2: In front of the Senate Transportation Committee, Commerce Committee Chairman John Rockefeller said that Toyota was driven by profits and not safety. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Toyota North America CEO Yoshimi Inaba testify before the committee. (NBC News)Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday his agency may recommend that every new vehicle sold in the U.S. be equipped with brakes that can override the gas pedal.



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]]> http://partshub.net/government-weighs-requiring-brake-overrides-2/feed/ 0 Auto Review: 2010 Land Rover LR4: Comfort in an off-road titan http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-land-rover-lr4-comfort-in-an-off-road-titan/ http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-land-rover-lr4-comfort-in-an-off-road-titan/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:30:19 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-land-rover-lr4-comfort-in-an-off-road-titan/ The LR4 is comfortable and fun off-road and on. Too bad it doesn’t come with a better reputation for reliability.
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]]> http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-land-rover-lr4-comfort-in-an-off-road-titan/feed/ 0 Toyoda apologizes during visit to China http://partshub.net/toyoda-apologizes-during-visit-to-china/ http://partshub.net/toyoda-apologizes-during-visit-to-china/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:00:10 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/toyoda-apologizes-during-visit-to-china/ Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda attends a news conference in Beijing on Monday.Toyota President Akio Toyoda sought to ease quality concerns during a visit to China, fresh from a grueling hearing in the U.S. Congress over his company’s biggest safety crisis.



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]]> http://partshub.net/toyoda-apologizes-during-visit-to-china/feed/ 0 Lutz’s legacy in hands of struggling GM http://partshub.net/lutzs-legacy-in-hands-of-struggling-gm/ http://partshub.net/lutzs-legacy-in-hands-of-struggling-gm/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:30:20 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/lutzs-legacy-in-hands-of-struggling-gm/ GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz speaks at the Chevrolet exhibition stand at the Geneva Car Show this week.GM’s new management team may ultimately be responsible for what the automotive history books have to say about Bob Lutz’s long career.



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]]> http://partshub.net/lutzs-legacy-in-hands-of-struggling-gm/feed/ 0 GM recalls 1.3 million cars over steering fault http://partshub.net/gm-recalls-1-3-million-cars-over-steering-fault/ http://partshub.net/gm-recalls-1-3-million-cars-over-steering-fault/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:00:12 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/gm-recalls-1-3-million-cars-over-steering-fault/ General Motors has announced it will recall 1.3 million cars in North America over a potentially faulty power steering motor.General Motors Co is recalling 1.3 million compact cars in North America to address a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes and one injury.



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]]> http://partshub.net/gm-recalls-1-3-million-cars-over-steering-fault/feed/ 0 Toyota’s fix not working, some owners say http://partshub.net/toyota%e2%80%99s-fix-not-working-some-owners-say/ http://partshub.net/toyota%e2%80%99s-fix-not-working-some-owners-say/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:30:35 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/toyota%e2%80%99s-fix-not-working-some-owners-say/ The Transportation Department is hearing from some Toyota owners who say they’re still having trouble with unintended acceleration after their recalled cars were repaired.
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