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NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects

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million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. The recalls will provide vehicle owners with a new remedy after the manufacturers’ original attempts to fix the defects proved ineffective in some vehicles.

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

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announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. 15 mode with a 5-speed MT vehicle—at the time the world’s highest fuel economy among all mass-production gasoline-powered vehicles. hybrid vehicle sales. Acura ILX Hybrid (USA, Canada only).

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

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There are certain categories of discarded vehicles that I search for before all others during my junkyard travels. The Volkswagen Routan , Saab 9-7X , Mitsubishi Precis , Acura SLX , Isuzu I-Series , 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider and 1988-1993 Pontiac LeMans come to mind here. Was it cheaper than a similarly-equipped Frontier?

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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Hachigo went on to assume responsibilities as the person-in-charge of developing the second generation CR-V, Honda’s highly successful compact sport-utility vehicle for the worldwide markets, in 2001. From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

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He said that more than 12 new performance vehicles would be introduced through 2020. The stunning Ford GT—which received the EyesOn Design Award at NAIAS for best production vehicle—serves as a technology showcase for top EcoBoost engine performance, aerodynamics and lightweight carbon fiber construction. Earlier post.)

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