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NHTSA lawyer calls engineers 'first line of defense' for car safety

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s top lawyer told a gathering of automotive engineers today that they were the “first line of defense” in vehicle safety.

Apr. 9 , 2014
Ford to recall about 434,000 vehicles

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would recall about 434,700 vehicles mainly in North America due to two separate and unrelated issues. The company is recalling about 385,750 Escape compact SUVs as rust could cause the vehicle's subframe and lower control arm to separate, potentially diminishing steering control, it said in an e-mail.

Apr. 9 , 2014
Mazda Recalls 2887 CX-5 Cars

Chang’an Mazda recently recalls 2887 CX-5 cars manufactured from Sep. 16th, 2013 to Jan. 20th, 2014 including 1769 cars whose capacitors was defective and 1118 CX-5 cars whose shackle of engine shrouds might lead to the lack of withstand capability, even to lock failure.

Apr. 9 , 2014
Safety group calls for U.S. probe of Chevy Impala air bags

General Motors, which has recalled 2.6 million cars for faulty ignition switches that caused air bags to deactivate, may also have a defect in air bags in 2003 to 2010 Chevrolet Impalas, an auto safety watchdog group said on Monday.

Apr. 8 , 2014
U.S. auto sales up 5.7 percent, well past expectations

U.S. March auto sales of 1.54 million, or 16.4 million on an annualized basis, blew past analysts' expectations, pushed up by strong sales in the last part of the month.

Apr. 8 , 2014
GAC Net Profit Doubled in Year 2013

GAC Group has published its sales achievement of year 2013, which has realized profit with 35% growth. It means that GAC has walked out of market crisis of Diaoyu Island with its market development. GAC forecasts its sales will increase 25% this year again.

Apr. 8 , 2014