J.D. Power study shows Porsche and Lincoln top

Porsche, Lincoln and Buick have hit the top spots on the 2010 J.D.Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The positions were held by Buick, Jaguar and Lexus in 2009, but the German performance car maker has hit the number one place with a massive jump in quality. (Up ten places from last year). Read more

Honda Recall: Faulty Brakes just like Toyota

Honda has announced the recall of 412,000 vehicles in the U.S. a result of faulty brakes – something that has been a huge problem for over 8 million Toyota’s. The models affected are the 2007 and 2008 Odyssey minivans and the Element SUV. Read more

Recent car safety news shows regulators need more money

The recent car recalls from the likes of Honda and especially Toyota have proved a number of things – one of which is that regulators are in need of more money and greater authority. The recall of 8 million Toyota vehicles due to a brake fault has shown that things need to change with vehicle safety regulators; we need to know that someone is caring for the driver. Read more

Toyota’s Daihatsu Recall: Trend for Japanese Vehicles

Toyota is involved in yet another vehicle recall – but not directly. Daihatsu has issued a recall of 274,551 Hijet and Atrai mini-van models in Japan due to a number of defects – Toyota is linked to the company, as they own a 51 percent share. Read more

Toyota Angry with GM: Taxpayers Money Used for Incentives

We all know that Toyota are having a few issues with their vehicles, which has resulted in over 8 million of them being recalled. General Motors have had their own hassles but smelt blood and went after the Japanese automakers customers – by offering incentives to them. Read more

Runaway Toyota Prius, Accelerator Pedal and Police Officer

Toyota has been having a hard time of late due to the recent recall problem – things are about to get much worse for the Japanese automaker. We know that the Toyota Prius has been having problems with its accelerator pedal getting stuck – now the police are involved. Read more

General Motors (GM) CEO Whitacre Flies AT&T Jets

Towards the end of 2009 General Motors Co. had got rid of its corporate jets, but this has not stopped CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. flying around in one. Thankfully it is not at the expense of GM – well the taxpayer – instead former employer AT&T are footing the bill. Read more

Toyota Recall: Live Webcast to Dispute Critics

The recent batch of recalls surrounding Toyota has not been good for the Japanese automaker, we know that the problem was due to a fault with the gas pedal – it was not certain if it was a mechanical or an electrical problem though. Critis have already made their mind up about the recall, but Toyota is to dispute that during their webcast on Monday at 1 p.m. EST. Read more

Toyota’s 2010 Recall For Gas Pedal: Problems with fix

Toyota on a number of occasions have tried to convince us that they have the current gas pedal recall under control, just last week the Japanese automakers tried to assure U.S. lawmakers that they were working on the fix that has affected more than 8 million cars. Read more

Lutz To Retire: General Motors (GM) Without Current Vice Chairman

Earlier today we reported that after a 47-year career in the auto industry, General Motors Vice Chairman – Bob Lutz – is to retire. How will GM perform once Lutz leaves on May 1, 2010?

Bob Lutz has helped make many changes to GM; this includes improving the vehicle lineup. He has also worked with other automakers during his career, which include Chevrolet, BMW, and Ford. This high-profile departure could mean many things for GM, a brand that has hit the headlines for bankruptcy recently. Read more

Booth Babes: Geneva Motor Show 2010

In recent years the car market has been going through a tough time, but towards the end of last year there were glimmers of hope. The start of 2010 has already seen a number of auto shows, with the Geneva Motor Show being the latest. The likes of Toyota is there, their first show since the latest round of recalls. Read more

Toyota recall does not affect Prius sales

Toyota has been going through some troubling times of late, but the Japanese automaker hopes with a strong presence at the Geneva Auto Show, customers will try to forget about the current recall issues with a number of their models, including the Prius. Surprisingly, sales of the world’s most popular hybrid have not been affected by these recent events. Read more

GM Steering Recall Blamed on Toyota Supplier

We reported yesterday about General Motors (GM) having to issue a recall for more than 1.3 million of their vehicles, we have now learned that the U.S. automaker is blaming the steering problem on a Toyota supplier. The cars affected are Chevrolet and Pontiac cars, but as we know with past experience the recall could be extended to other models. Read more

Toyota got Big-company Disease: Dedicated to Overtaking GM

A lot has been going on in the auto industry, and not for the good either. Over the past few years, Toyota has gone from a humble Japanese automaker, to one that wanted to take over from General Motors (GM) and become the largest automaker in the world. However, in that time Toyota has got big-company disease. Read more

Toyota Congressional Hearing: Lawmakers Irritated with Answers

In recent months Toyota has been going through its worst times since the company first launched, this was due to the huge amount of recalls of the Japanese automakers vehicles, such as the popular Prius. Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota Motor Corp was given his chance to explain himself at yesterday’s congressional hearing. Read more

Toyota Incentives and 2010 Rebates: Aimed at reviving sales

Over the past few weeks we have been covering the continuing problem for Toyota over their recent vehicle recalls. However, the Japanese automaker is about to introduce some incentives and rebates in the hope of reviving sales in 2010. We have to wonder if this will be enough to repair their once bulletproof reputation. Read more

Toyota Recall Latest: Promoting New Vehicles Not Failings

There are those who would say that the image of Toyota has been damaged beyond repair, but they are a big company with huge resources and should be able to come out the other end. The recall list now stands at over 8 million; these include the recent recalls of the Prius Hybrid and the Tacoma Trucks. Read more

Toyota Prius Recall Inquiry: Why it took more than 12 months?

The British transport secretary has now ordered the managing director of Toyota GB to answer questions on why they have had to recall more than 190,000 vehicles in the UK, including the ever-popular Prius Hybrid. Lord Adonis would like to know why it took more than 12 months for the Japanese automaker to issue a recall. Read more

Toyota Problems and Prius Recall: Review of Company Operations

We have known for some time now that Toyota are having a few issues with the brakes on a few of their models, such as the ever-popular Prius hybrid. The Japanese carmaker has now decided to recall the vehicle, but things have now got much worse for the company. Read more

Toyota Pedal Recall: Lexus, Prius Problems and Lawsuit In Canada

The Toyota pedal recall has helped the world’s largest automaker receive a lot of stick over the last week, and this heat is not going away anytime soon. Business Week is reporting that Toyota Canada is being sued by a number of Lexus HS250h and Toyota Prius owners. Read more

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