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CARMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* California / USA - Tesla Accused Of Operating Illegal Showrooms In 4 States
* Michigan/USA - GM to add 2,000 jobs in Michigan
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Melissa Burden -October 8, 2012: -- General Motors Co. and the state are expected to announce today that GM will create 2,000 new jobs in Michigan, beginning with up to 1,500 at a new information technology innovation center in Warren...
* UK - New-plate buyers spark big jump in car sales
London,EN,UK -Car and Van News, by Andrew Charman -October 4, 2012: -- September is a vital month for car sales in the UK as traditionally buyers rush to get the new 62 registration plate, and last month’s figures have cheered the industry... The quarterly rise was equally impressive – excluding the quarters skewed by the Government scrappage scheme during the recession, the 7.5 per cent gain is the best in 11 years...
* Japan - Toyota, Honda sales nosedive in China over islands dispute
Tokyo,Japan -Associated Press/The Detroit News, by Yuri Kageyama -October 10, 2012: -- Sales of Toyota and Honda vehicles dropped significantly in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming business relationship between Japan and its biggest export market... Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that sales of new vehicles in China dropped 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier to 44,100 vehicles. Honda Motor Co. said September sales plunged 40.5 percent to 33,931 vehicles. China sales for Nissan Motor Co. slid 35.3 percent last month to 76,100 vehicles... The stunning plunge in sales comes after Japan last month nationalized tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which had already been controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing...
- AUTOS RECALLS -
* DC / USA - 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class Recalled Due To Flammable Refrigerant
Washington,DC,USA -Motor Authority, by Viknesh Vijalyenthiran -Oct 8, 2012: -- Following a recent investigation into the harmful effects of a new type of refrigerant used in the air conditioner in the latest 2013 SL Class, Mercedes-Benz has decided to issue a recall on the luxury convertible to replace the substance with a safer version. The refrigerant in question was added to the air conditioner of the new SL Class... Using a new type of testing that better simulates real world conditions, where the refrigerant is dynamically dispersed at high pressure near to hot components of the exhaust system, such as during a head-on collision, researchers determined there was a chance the substance might ignite...
* DC / USA - 2013 BMW M5, M6 Recalled For Potential Engine Failure
Washington,DC,USA -Mothor Authority, by Nelson Ireson -Oct 5, 2012: -- A few weeks ago, discussions emerged among BMW owners of a faulty oil pump issue that could lead to catastrophic engine failure, without warning, in the 2013 BMW M5 and M6, including both Coupe and Convertible. Today, that issue has become a recall... The official NHTSA notice explains the problem: "Due to a manufacturing process error, the tolerance between the engine oil pump's drive shaft and the pump's rotor was not within specification. As a result, the pump's driveshaft could separate from the rotor" ... The result of that separation would be a sudden loss of oil pressure, potentially leading to complete engine failure, and thereby increasing the risk of a crash--not to mention a very expensive engine replacement...
* DC / USA - NHTSA warns about counterfeit air bags. Feds say those repaired after collisions could fail to inflate
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -October 10, 2012: -- The Obama administration today will warn millions of owners of cars repaired after collisions that they could have counterfeit air bags that may not inflate properly in an accident... National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials believe "tens of thousands of counterfeit air bags" may be in vehicles repaired after crashes in the United States. Most, if not all, of the replacement safety devices were made in China... NHTSA is issuing a consumer safety advisory that warns vehicle owners and body shops to their dangers... NHTSA is not aware of any deaths or injuries connected to counterfeit air bags...
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