May 26 China plans to take 5 million polluting cars off the road By Ariel Min There are currently more than 5.33 million “yellow label” vehicles in the country that fail to meet China’s national fuel standards. The government plans to remove at least 330,000 cars from Beijing alone. Car emissions are responsible for 31 percent… Continue reading
Mar 31 GM recalls 1.3 million vehicles for power steering failure By Joshua Barajas General Motors Company recalled 1.3 million vehicles Monday for defects in the electric power steering assist, bringing the total of vehicles the automaker has recalled since February to 6.1 million, the Associated Press reports. The new recall includes… Continue reading
Mar 19 Toyota to pay $1.2 billion for misleading public on safety recalls By Ellen Rolfes Toyota has come to a $1.2 billion settlement to end a Justice Department criminal probe into how the company handled customer complaints and automobile recalls related to safety problems with their vehicles from 2009 to 2010. "Today we can say… Continue reading