Government weighs requiring brake overrides

March 3rd, 2010 PartsHub.net Posted in Automotive News | No Comments »

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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GM may still be considering offers for Hummer

March 2nd, 2010 PartsHub.net Posted in Automotive News | No Comments »

General Motors is considering two offers for its Hummer brand after plans to sell it to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery failed.
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GM to discontinue Hummer after sale bid fails

March 1st, 2010 PartsHub.net Posted in Automotive News | No Comments »

GM said it will continue to honor warranties and provide service support and spare parts to current Hummer owners. General Motors said Wednesday it will discontinue Hummer after its bid to sell the brand to a Chinese company failed.



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Auto Review: 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Watch out Camry, Accord

March 1st, 2010 PartsHub.net Posted in Automotive News | No Comments »

I feel the Sonata is a well-made, well-outfitted midsize car that in looks alone is light years, (in my opinion,) ahead of the Accord and Camry.
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Lawmakers pepper Toyota’s top executive

February 28th, 2010 PartsHub.net Posted in Automotive News | No Comments »

Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda, center, told lawmakers "I'm deeply sorry for any accident that Toyota drivers have experienced."Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized on Wednesday to Congress — and millions of American Toyota owners — for safety lapses that led to deaths and widespread recalls of its vehicles.



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