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Toyota to Pay $10 Million in Lexus Lawsuit

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LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) - Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of four people killed in a runaway Lexus crash that led to recalls of millions of vehicles, an attorney said Thursday. The amount was released by Orange County...

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Toyota Recalls 1.7 Million Vehicles

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TOKYO -- Toyota recalled nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide Wednesday for fuel leaks, the latest in a ballooning number of quality problems that could add another dent to its tarnished reputation in the crucial U.S. market. Toyota's latest recalls are...

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Toyota Recalls 1.53 Million Vehicles

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TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems, the latest in a string of quality lapses for the world's No. 1 automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday...

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Nissan Recalls 2.1 Million Vehicles

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TOKYO -- Nissan is recalling 2.14 million vehicles worldwide including the popular March and Mycra subcompacts for an ignition problem that may stall the engine - its third-largest recall ever. No accidents have been reported that are suspected of...

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Torrance Woman Cleared in Deadly Lexus Crash

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LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Charges have been dropped against a Torrance woman who blamed her deadly Lexus SUV crash on a mechanical malfunction. Unmi Suk Chung, 62, had been facing up to six years in prison in the Dec. 2008 rollover crash on Interstate 10 in...

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Toyota to Recall Lexus Hybrid Over Fuel Spills

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WASHINGTON -- Toyota said Friday it will recall 17,000 Lexus luxury hybrids after testing showed that fuel can spill during a rear end crash. The Japanese automaker said tests conducted for the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration found that...

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Investors Snap up Shares of Electric Car Maker Tesla Motors

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NEW YORK -- Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. surged in their first day of trading on Tuesday, gaining more than 20 percent after the company raised more than expected in its initial public offering of stock. Investors snapped up shares of the electric car...

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Toyota Says 270,000 Vehicles Have Faulty Engines

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TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 vehicles sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have faulty engines, but the company did not say whether it would recall the automobiles. The world's biggest automaker said the defective...

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GM Recalls Heavy-Duty Vans Due to Faulty Alternator

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DETROIT -- General Motors Co. is recalling about 5,000 heavy-duty Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans because of a faulty alternator. The automaker also halted sales of the vans Friday. It has also stopped production of them until it can fix the...

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