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Consumer Confidential: Gen Y favors foreign cars; hair straighteners in spotlight
Money & CompanyHere's your faster-than-a-speeding-bullet Friday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- The U.S. auto industry may be showing signs of life again, but there's new trouble on the horizon. The auto pricing site TrueCar.com tracked the brands and..... -
Toyota's 'Window to the World' concept makes car windows interactive
L.A. Times Tech BlogAutomakers these days are all abuzz about interactivity, integrating voice-activated calling functions, personalized Internet radio access and a slew of other fancy telematics into the dashboards of their vehicles. Meanwhile, Toyota’s busy gazing... -
Ford and Toyota to team on hybrid system for trucks and SUVs
Money & CompanyFord Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced they would work together to develop an advanced hybrid drivetrain system for light truck and SUV customers. The two automakers have signed a memorandum of understanding on the product development... -
Toyota to recall 2.17 million more vehicles
Try as it might, Toyota Motor Corp. can't seem to put its safety woes behind it.
Two weeks ago, the Japanese automaker trumpeted the results of a NASA study that cleared its vehicles of having electronic defects that could cause sudden acceleration.
But...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Traffic
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Chrysler recall: A lesson from Toyota
The speed with which Chrysler Group recalled 25,000 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles demonstrated how wary automakers have become of repeating the public relations debacle experienced by Toyota Motor Corp. over a series of large recalls and quality...Tags: Vehicles, CTS Corporation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Motor Co., Car Safety Tips and Advice
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GM to raise car prices due to oil, metal costs
General Motors Co. says it will raise prices by an average of $123 per vehicle to make up for higher oil and metal costs. The company says the increase will go into effect in the U.S. starting May 2. Spokesman Tom Henderson says the increase affects...Tags: Passenger Cars, General Motors Corp., Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Lexus
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With B-Class F-Cell, Mercedes rolls out an impressive steppingstone
The only Mercedes hatchback on the U.S. market, the 2011 B-Class F-Cell, wouldn't be recognizable as a Benz if it weren't for its premium badge.
Its small, pragmatic silhouette is more Japanese than German. But the B-Class F-Cell is more notable for...Tags: Vehicles, Passenger Cars, General Motors Corp., Prius, Nissan
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Toyota Recalls 1.7 Million Vehicles
Associated PressTOKYO -- 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...Tags: Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Science and Technology, Tokyo (Japan), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Toyota recalls nearly 1.7 million vehicles
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide for various defects that may cause fuel leakage and other problems — the latest in quality control woes for the Japanese automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Product Recalls, Japan, Automotive Equipment, Toyota Recalls
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As Japan seeks to finance reconstruction, U.S. debt costs could rise
Japan's need to raise huge amounts of money for reconstruction after the disastrous earthquake raises the prospect of higher U.S. costs to finance its own budget deficit and ultimately higher costs to American consumers on financing everything from houses...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Washington (U.S. state), Tsunamis, Tokyo (Japan), Bonds
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Toyota trying to move beyond safety concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has cleared Toyota Motor Corp. in its investigation of electronic problems in the Japanese automaker's vehicles. Now the company needs to convince consumers that its safety recalls are in the rear view mirror....Tags: Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Electronics, Washington, DC, Automotive Equipment
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Disaster in Japan exposes supply chain flaw
About 40 miles west of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, another kind of crisis may be unfolding — this one striking at the heart of the world's multibillion-dollar market for smartphones, portable music players and other cutting-edge...Tags: Computer Hardware, Prius, Chemical Industry, Ford, Education
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