Runaway Prius

2010-03-14T18:46:24Z

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the dr...

Traffic Fatalities for 2009 Reach 55-Year Low

2010-03-13T00:15:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Variety of factors credited for continued decline in highway deaths</div><div><p>The nation's highways have become a lot safer in the past year, with the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 at the lowest level since 1954 -- the 15th consecutive quarterly decline. </p><p>According to early projections by the Department ...

LG Chem Ltd. to make battery cells in Holland, MI

2010-03-12T08:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">LG Chem Ltd. says it will make battery cells for electric vehicles at Holland, Mich. plant</div><div><p>Korean battery-maker LG Chem Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary Troy-based Toyota recalls</div><div><p>Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems.</p><p>...

US regulator defends handling of Toyota

2010-03-11T15:16:33Z

<div><p>A top US automotive safety official flatly rejected charges Thursday that his agency had bungled its handling of deadly Toyota defects or acted as "a lapdog" to the Japanese auto giant.</p><p>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chief Geneva Motor Show has indicated that there is a strong interest for the greener cars across the Globe. Almost all the companies are gearing towards a green future. While Toyota is ahead in the race with the Prius being already successfully marketed, Chevrolet is catching up with Volt and

Toyota Recall Safety

2010-03-11T14:33:20Z

National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010, before the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee hearing on NHTSA Oversight. (AP Photo/Harry NHTSA faces Congress over role in Toyota recalls</div><div><p>NHTSA'S ROLE: Congress is looking into whether the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did enough to hold Toyota accountable during its huge safety recalls.</p>&...

Federal auto agency's role in monitoring safety

2010-03-11T14:00:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal auto agency, NHTSA, oversees safety, recalls, defects and fuel efficiency</div><div><p>A congressional hearing Thursday looked at the role the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration played in Toyota's massive safety recalls.</p><...

Highway deaths drop to lowest level since 1950s

2010-03-11T13:00:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Toyotas and texters aside, highway deaths fall to lowest number in more than half-century</div><div><p>The roads today are full of hazards: Runaway Toyotas, teen drivers texting, commuters using the rearview mirror to check their hair while juggling cups of scalding coffee. Nonetheless, the number of people dying on the highway is the lowest since the 1950s.</p><p&g...

Government weighs post-Toyota "black box" requirement

2010-03-11T13:00:12Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Safety regulators are weighing whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles.</p><p>Toyota defects, defended their record Thursday as the best in the world and vowed an industry-wide probe into electronics used in accelerators.</p><p>"We will be conducting a comprehensive review of electronic throttle technologies across the industry," CTS Wagon is European style people, cargo hauler</div><div><p>Station wagons have been passe in the United States for years, but this didn't stop Cadillac from launching its first U.S.-built wagon.</p><p>The 2010 CTS Wagon is a nicely sized, comfortable, five-passenger car with cargo space that's easier to reach than that of...

Prius Panic

2010-03-10T11:46:13Z

A 2005 Toyota Prius, which was in an accident, is seen at a police station in Harrison, New York, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The driver of the Toyota Prius told police that the car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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APTOPIX Runaway Prius

2010-03-09T15:46:22Z

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A NHTSA following up with owners of recalled Toyotas</div><div><p>Have Toyota's record recalls solved its sudden acceleration problem? Maybe not.</p><p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is contacting Toyota owners who ...

Consumers Say Sudden Acceleration Problems Nothing New

2010-03-09T00:15:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Toyota, Ford, Chrysler all figure in consumer complaints of unintended acceleration</div><div><p>To read the headlines, one would think the problem with cars suddenly accelerating on their own is a problem recently discovered in late model T...

US lawmakers seek more Toyota documents

2010-03-05T17:15:28Z

<div><p>Key US lawmakers looking into Toyota's problems with sudden, deadly spikes in speed asked the company Friday for documents backing up its position that electronic defects were not to blame.</p><p>Representatives Henry Waxman and

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