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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* Michigan - Detroit carmakers offer 4-figure price incentives
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Bryce G. Hoffman -December 17, 2012: -- As 2012 comes to a close, automakers are offering some pretty attractive offers on cars and trucks... Last week, a man waved a sign in front of Matthews-Hargreaves Chevrolet in Royal Oak that promised "Rebates up to $8,000" ... Southfield Chrysler is offering almost $4,000 off 2012 Chrysler 200 sedans... And Ford is offering almost $5,000 off some 2013 Taurus models... But industry insiders say none of this suggests a return to the full-scale incentive wars of years past that helped push Detroit's automakers into financial ruin...
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* DC - NHTSA upgrades probe of trapped Ford gas pedals
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -December 15, 2012: -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is upgrading its two-and-a-half-year-old investigation into Ford Motor Co. vehicles for pedal entrapment problems, and nearly doubling the number of vehicles covered to 480,000... NHTSA said it is upgrading its investigation to an engineering analysis, a move necessary before it can order an automaker to recall vehicles... The initial investigation began in May 2010 and covered 249,301 2010 model Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan cars. The upgraded investigation covers the 2008-10 Fusion, Milan and Lincoln MKZ... NHTSA said unsecured mats may interfere with the ability of the accelerator pedal to return to idle... The agency said a heel blocker in the floor pan provides a platform that may lift an unsecured mat into contact with the pedal. Ford introduced new pedals as a running change early in model-year 2010... The Dearborn automaker said in a statement Friday that it doesn't agree with the NHTSA's decision...
* DC - Hyundai, Kia to accept mpg claims through '13
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -December 18, 2012: -- Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motors will allow owners of vehicles with overstated gas mileage ratings until at least the end of 2013 to register for compensation, the automakers told a key U.S. senator... The Korean automakers — which are controlled by the same conglomerate — told Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., chairman of the Commerce Committee, in recent letters they will compensate dealers for taking part in the program and won't make owners waive their legal rights to participate... Last month, the automakers said they would reimburse owners of nearly 1.1 million vehicles in North America, including 900,000 vehicles in the United States, after admitting they overstated gas mileage claims on vehicle window stickers...
* DC - Toyota pays $17.35M for delaying recall
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News,by David Shepardson -December 18, 2012: -- Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will pay a record-setting $17.35 million U.S. fine for delaying the recall of 154,000 Lexus SUVs over pedal entrapment issues, and promises that it will make significant changes in how it responds to safety issues... In a significant blow to the Japanese automaker, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was imposing the largest fine in U.S. history for a single recall campaign over the June call-back of 154,000 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h vehicles... It's the fourth time since 2010 that Toyota has paid the maximum allowable fine for delaying recalls. In 2010, Toyota paid $48.8 million in civil penalties for failing to recall millions of vehicles, in three separate campaigns, in a timely manner... In a draft five-page agreement with the U.S. government obtained by The Detroit News, Toyota said it will restructure its organization to consolidate responsibility for quality assurance and review of safety-related issues in the United States. It did not admit any wrongdoing...
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