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Nissan Motor Co. is expanding a U.S. recall of Sentra and Altima sedans to fix a faulty crankshaft sensor in 2002 and 2005-2006 models that may shut off the engine.

The recall covers about 653,910 vehicles with 2.5-liter engines, Tokyo-based Nissan told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a Nov. 8 letter posted today on the agency’s Web site.

The sensor’s location may expose it to temperature variations that would interrupt signals it sends to the engine control module, the automaker said. Without the signals, the control module may shut off the engine in low-speed driving, Nissan said.

Nissan is “conducting a voluntary safety recall” and will notify customers starting Dec. 10, spokeswoman Jeannine Ginivan in Herndon, Virginia, said in an e-mail. Nissan told NHTSA that the move widened a recall begun in August 2006.

Nissan’s American depositary receipts rose 5 cents to $20.44 at 3:59 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading.

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General Motors Corp. recalled 69,000 Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac pickups and SUVs and more than 20,000 Saturn cars for repairs including adding interior safety foam and fixing a timing chain.

The recall by the world’s largest automaker covers 57,100 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent SUVs from the 2007 model year, and 11,974 2001-model Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks and 20,514 Saturn L-Series cars, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site.

GM will install extra foam in the windshield pillars of the Equinox and Torrent SUVs that aren’t equipped with roof air bags or a sunroof, to lessen the risk of head injury during a crash, according to the NHTSA.

In 2.2-liter, four-cylinder versions of the Saturn cars, GM will replace the engine’s timing chain, which could separate while the motor is running and boost the chance of a crash. For 8.1-liter, eight-cylinder versions of the Silverado and Sierra, GM will replace the crankshaft position sensor, which can fail and stall the engine. 

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 Volkswagen AG’s Shanghai venture began recalling 2,440 Passat sedans from last Thursday, following the approval of Volkswagen’s recall application by the  State General Administration of Quality Supervision. The reason for the recall was due to the discovery of some problems present in the automatic locking systems.Sources with Shanghai Volkswagen revealed that the recalled models were produced between August 11 and August 24. Shanghai Volkswagen said it would reconfigure the problematic parameters of the central controller and restore its function free of charge.Established in 1984, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co is a joint venture in which Volkswagen has 50% stake, while Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, or SAIC holds the other 50%. Volkswagen was the first major foreign car manufacturer to penetrate into the Chinese market.Shanghai Volkswagen ranked the third amongst China’s passenger-car makers by sales last year, with sales of 340,600 vehicles.

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German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday said it was recalling 2,440 Passat model cars produced in Shanghai because of faults in the boot-locking system.

The faulty locking systems were installed in Passat 2.0 and 1.8T models manufactured from August 11 to August 24, the joint venture Shanghai Volkswagen said.

The company said it had reported the problem to China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, which also announced the recall on its website.

Shanghai Volkswagen is a 50-50 joint venture formed in 1984 with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

Volkswagen China last month raised it 2007 sales target to 900,000 vehicles in China and Hong Kong after 30 per cent growth in the first nine months of this year.

Sales through Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen rose 24.3 per cent to 711,298 units in China and Hong Kong last year, rebounding from a slump of 11.7 per cent in 2005.

The company’s market share for personal cars in China was 22.8 per cent last year.

Shanghai Volkswagen sold 340,600 units in China last year, ranking third in passenger-car sales.

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Dongfeng Peugeot, a joint venture between France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen and China’s Dongfeng Motor Group, is recalling more than 5,000 Peugeot 206’s due to a faulty gear-box.

The recall affects Peugeot 206’s made between January 22nd, 2006 and July 5th, 2006. The faulty gear-box will be replaced for free. There have been 11 car recalls this year in China.

The government has encouraged car manufacturers to show responsibility and provide after-sales support. The State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has enforced auto recall regulations since October 2004.

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