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Japanese automaker Toyota announced the recall of 1.3 million units of its compact model in the Yaris and around the world. Of these, 58,400 units were sold in the Canadian auto chessboard and 130 000 copies from our southern neighbors. The major reason that causes this important reminder concerns a foam pad that could be ignited with a seatbelt during a frontal collision. Although currently no
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The American automaker General Motors announced the elimination of 21,000 jobs in its factories by the end of next year. It also means the abandonment of the Pontiac brand as part of a restructuring to enable it to get more government aid. This announcement is contained in documents filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Constable of the American Stock Exchange. In
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This is a voluntary recall necessitated after having found a fault in the ignition system that could prevent the vehicle from starting. Of 2.14 million recalled vehicles, it is estimated that 835,000 of them were sold in Japan. For North America, Nissan are 762,000 who are referred by this recall and the old continent a figure that would be around the 355,000 recalled vehicles are reported. The
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In Japan it is called RVR, Europe will be the Mitsubishi ASX and America it was to bear the name Outlander Sport. But fortunately, the direction of Mitsubishi decided otherwise and their new compact SUV will be named RVR in North America. Here is an excerpt of the press release from Mitsubishi ----------------------------------------------------- Mitsubishi confirmed that its all-new crossover
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