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San Diego |
'Runaway Prius' claim dismissed by Toyota
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| Feb. 24 |
 House of Representatives |
Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president| Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control. Toyoda apologises for faults behind t... | |
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| Feb. 23 |
U.S. Congress |
Electronics cited as Toyota problem
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| Feb. 21 |
Japan |
Toyota exec boasts saving $100M
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New US investigation for Toyota
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| Feb.9 |
Japan |
Honda extends airbag recall
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| Feb.8 |
 Japan |
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
US to probe Toyota Prius brake problems
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Japan |
Toyota looking at Lexus hybrid brakes
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| Feb.3 |
Japan |
Toyota shares plummet
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| Feb.1 |
Japan |
Toyota announces gas pedal fix
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| Jan.29 |
Japan |
Toyota president sorry Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe
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| Nov.4 |
Detroit |
GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs
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| Nov.3 |
Detroit |
General Motors cancels Opel sale
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| Jul.23 |
Germany |
VW prepares to take over Porsche
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| Jun.1 |
 New York |
 GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| May.29 |
Berlin |
Germany picks Magna to save Opel
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| Mon. |
 San Diego |
'Runaway Prius' claim dismissed by Toyota Toyota Motor says it has found no evidence to support a driver's account of a widely-publicised 'runaway' Prius incident in California
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| Feb. 24 |
House of Representatives |
Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
| Toyoda apologises for faults behind the recall of millions of its vehicles
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| Feb. 23 |
 U.S. Congress |
Electronics cited as Toyota problem Witnesses at the hearings testified that they believe they have found a possible additional cause of unintended acceleration in Toyotas
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| Feb. 21 |
Japan |
Toyota exec boasts saving $100M A Toyota executive boasted of the company saving $100 million by negotiating a limited recall for Toyota Camry and Lexus ES cars
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New US investigation for Toyota Japanese carmaker is facing a new US investigation into complaints of steering problems in its Corolla model
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| Feb.9 |
Japan |
Honda extends airbag recall Honda has added an additional 437,700 cars, mainly in North America, to its existing safety recall over airbag inflation problems
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| Feb.8 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem
| This latest recall will include the Toyota Prius and Sai, along with the Lexus HS250h
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
US to probe Toyota Prius brake problems The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius
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Japan |
Toyota looking at Lexus hybrid brakes Toyota has added the brake systems of the latest hybrid vehicles to a growing list of problems with various models
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| Feb.3 |
Japan |
Toyota shares plummet  Shares have hit their lowest level for 10 months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with continuing concern about the safety of the company's vehicles
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| Feb.1 |
Japan |
Toyota announces gas pedal fix Toyota has developed a fix for gas pedals in millions of recalled vehicles and is already shipping the new parts to dealers
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| Jan.29 |
Japan |
Toyota president sorry| Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe | |
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| Jan.26 |
Netherlands |
$74 million deal saves Saab
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| Dec.20 |
Netherlands |
New offer made for Saab
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| Dec.3 |
Japan |
Peugeot, Mitsubishi eye capital tie-up
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| Nov.4 |
Detroit |
GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs General Motors has confirmed that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs across its European car unit Opel
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| Nov.3 |
Detroit |
 General Motors cancels Opel sale GM has cancelled plans to sell a majority stake in its European car business Opel, including its UK brand Vauxhall
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| Sep.7 |
Samoa |
Samoa switches to driving on left
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| Jul.23 |
Germany |
VW prepares to take over Porsche Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, plans to buy German sports car firm in stages while retaining the latter's independence
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| Jul.22 |
Germany |
Top Porsche managers stand down
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| Jul.10 |
Detroit |
Leaner GM emerges from bankruptcy
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| Jun.23 |
Japan |
Toyota 'prince' takes wheel of automaker
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| Jun.8 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Chrysler's sale to Fiat delayed
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
GM enters bankruptcy protection| Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history. General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales ... | |
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| May.31 |
Detroit |
GM bosses discuss bankruptcy plan
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| May.29 |
Berlin |
Germany picks Magna to save Opel Germany has agreed a deal with Canadian car parts maker, to take over Opel, part of the European wing of US carmaker GM
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Austria |
Magna 'agrees to buy GM Europe'
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| May.27 |
Berlin |
Opel talks break down
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Detroit |
GM ponders future as deal fails
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| Apr.30 |
Detroit |
Chrysler 'to file for bankruptcy'
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| Apr.27 |
Detroit |
GM to cut total of 21,000 US jobs
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| Apr.19 |
Shanghai |
Motor show gears up |
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| Mar.30 |
Washington |
 Obama gets tough with carmakers After ordering the resignation of General Motors chief, President Obama is to reveal how he plans to save the auto industry
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
GM chairman to leave car maker The chief executive of struggling General Motors - Rick Wagoner - has agreed to step down immediately at the request of the White House
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| Mar.23 |
India |
Nano car to be launched in July
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| Feb.17 |
Detroit |
Chrysler and GM seek further aid
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| Dec.22 |
Japan |
Toyota braced for historic loss
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Obama urges carmakers to 'reform'
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Washington |
Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out The government will provide $17.4bn in loans to troubled carmakers GM, Chrysler and Ford
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
White House considers auto rescue
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| Dec.11 |
U.S. Senate |
US car bail-out fails in Senate A $14bn bail-out package for the beleaguered US car industry has died after failing to get enough support in a procedural vote
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| Dec.10 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs car industry plan
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| Dec.8 |
Washington |
White House cool on car bail-out
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| Dec.4 |
Japan |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream
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| Dec.3 |
USA |
Auto union makes key concessions
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| Nov.20 |
U.S. Congress |
No agreement for US car bail-out
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
US car firms ask for $25bn aid| The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy. The United Auto Workers is willing to make key concessions to help the Detroit Three carmakers secure vita... | |
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| Nov.12 |
Washington |
Car wrangle looms in US bail-out Leaders of the Democratic Party, which now has a majority in Congress, have confirmed they are working on a car industry rescue plan
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| Jun.4 |
Argentina |
Traffic snarls latest bump in farm crisis
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| Jan.9 |
New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car
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| Feb.6 |
European Union |
Car industry facing 18% CO2 cut
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| Feb.10 |
Germany |
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers |
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| Apr.10 |
England |
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
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| Feb.17 |
London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
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