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    Sources Say GM Questioning Employees in Ignition-Switch Recall Probe  

    Sources familiar with the investigation say the automaker is questioning employees involved from the start in the ignition-defect issue linked to 13 deaths....More
  • Mar. 5, 2014
    Article
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    GM’s Delicate Image Takes Back Seat in Recall

    GM President Dan Ammann declines to say whether the recall will create a headwind for the automaker as it continues to polish its image after a 2009 taxpayer-backed bankruptcy....More
  • Mar. 5, 2014
    Article
    WardsAuto

    Experts See Autonomous-Car Revolution as Evolution

    Whereas the pioneering driver-assistance technologies such as lane-keeping mainly offer safety benefits, systems now under development also feature more comfort for drivers....More
  • Newswire

    Chinese Regulators Say BMW Will Recall 10,000 Cars  

    China's quality-supervision agency says the automaker will recall more than 10,200 cars built between 2004 and 2008 to correct two separate software problems....More
  • Newswire

    U.S. NHTSA closes probe of 1.6 million Ford vehicles  

    Mar 4 (Reuters) - Federal safety investigators said on Tuesday they have closed an investigation that could have let to a recall of about 1.6 million Ford Motor Co sedans and crossover vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans and Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner crossovers from model years 2009 to 2013 after receiving reports of possible fuel system problems that could cause a sudden loss of engine power....More
  • Newswire

    NHTSA Investigating GM Recall Linked to 13 Deaths  

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. probe centers on how quickly and properly the automaker reacted to the ignition-switch defect that prompted the recall of 1.6 million vehicles....More
  • Newswire

    Tailgate Glitch Prompts Recall of 589,000 VW Vans  

    The recall covers Caddy small delivery vans with gas-pressure shock absorbers that may come loose and cause an open tailgate to snap shut....More
  • Newswire

    GM Expands Ignition-Switch Recall, Cites 13 Deaths  

    In recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles sold mostly in North America, the automaker acknowledges its examination of an electrical issue linked to 31 reported incidents and 13 fatalities "was not as robust as it should have been."...More
  • Newswire

    GM Downplays Electronic Glitch in New Pickups  

    The automaker says in a filing with U.S. safety regulators that the malfunction in '14-model Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups is rare and "inconsequential to motor vehicle safety."...More
  • Newswire

    Nissan Recalls 16,838 Trucks in North America  

    The automaker says a circuit breaker in '12- to '14-model-year Frontier pickups may have been installed incorrectly, potentially causing an electrical short and fire....More
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  • February U.S. Inventory Highest Since 2005 
    WardsAuto estimates inventory is roughly 200,000 units above where it needs to be, even when taking into account that sales should rebound from weather-related losses in January-February.

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