Toyota’s recall of 470,000 vehicles in Japan announced recently comes as the car industry’s most admired manufacturer faces a string of setbacks.

What are Vehicle Recalls?
A recall is an action by the Company to remedy a safety or emissions related concern related to a vehicle defect or regulatory requirement. It may require that you return your vehicle to the dealer for service. If your vehicle is not affected, it may be because it was built at a […]

As it proceeds with plans to slash jobs and shutter factories in North America, Ford Motor is expanding aggressively in Asia, announcing Tuesday a $500 million investment to build a car plant in Thailand just two weeks after opening a $510 million manufacturing center in Nanjing, China.

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PT Indomobil Suzuki International, the Indonesian branch of Japanese car-maker Suzuki, plans to recall 14,452 cars in Indonesia due to mechanical problem in the transmission system, local press said Friday.
The recall affects 9,954 Aerio hatchbacks manufactured in 2002-06 and 4,498 Baleno sedans produced in 2003-06, reported leading economic daily Bisnis Indonesia.
Indomobil said the recall aims […]

by Frank Filipponio

This one almost slipped past us as we readied for the weekend, but Ford announced a big recall today, involving 3.6 million vehicles with a faulty cruise control switch that could potentially cause a fire. This is essentially a follow-up to the January recall involving 6 mil light trucks for basically the same […]