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James Sikes bought his Toyota Prius in 2008, and 53,000 miles later the car was driving fine. But on Monday afternoon, when he accelerated to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 east of San Diego, the car kept going.
All six Toyota veterans around the table agreed: The memo they were about to send to senior management could damage their careers.
With Toyota Motor Corp. executives continuing to say that electronics problems are not causing sudden acceleration in their company's vehicles, two top lawmakers Friday demanded to see the proof.
In a move that could provide economic relief for hundreds of communities nationwide, General Motors Co. said it would reinstate nearly 700 dealerships that it had planned to drop from its sales network.
More than 60 drivers have complained of sudden acceleration incidents despite the fact that their cars were repaired by Toyota Motor Corp. in the current recalls, new data released Thursday show.
For 31 years, Genichi Miyagawa has been a soldier behind enemy lines: He sells Suzuki automobiles in the corporate heart of Toyota territory.
Ford Motor Co.'s first all-electric vehicle made its Los Angeles debut this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum, a fitting locale for a manufacturer to take a successful product from its present lineup and push it into the future.
Nissan Motor Co. is recalling about 540,000 pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans to address problems with brake pedals and fuel gauges.
Amid protests from state officials, Toyota Motor Corp. moved ahead Wednesday with plans to close a Fremont production plant, funding an average of $50,000 in bonuses to assembly workers who remain on their jobs through the month.
Robert A. Lutz, an outspoken and colorful industry veteran who has worked for all of the major American car companies, said Wednesday he will retire May 1 from his post as vice chairman of General Motors Co., ending a 47-year career in the industry.