Toyota has made some history these past few weeks, and we’re not talking about the good kind of history. Stuck in recall hell, today marks another day that the Japanese automaker makes history: Two law firms, Parker Waichman Alonso and the Becnel Law Firm, have teamed-up in a bid to present Toyota its first-ever class-action [Read More]
Toyota’s gas pedal recall nightmare has now become viral. It has spread beyond North America, and now not even other automakers are safe. PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën, is recalling approximately 90,000 Peugeot 107 and Citroën C1 minicars fitted with the defective gas pedals. Apparently, PSA has a joint venture with Toyota [Read More]
After announcing that it will expand its recall to Europe, Toyota provided official numbers today. Similar to the U.S. recall, the European recall involves eight models: the Auris, Avensis, Aygo, Corolla, iQ, RAV4 Verso and Yaris. All of these vehicles are affected by defective accelerator pedals. In total, about about 1.8 million vehicles need fixing. [Read More]
The new year is off to a rough start for Japan’s two largest automakers. Joining Toyota in recall hell, Honda announced that it will recall 646,000 units of its Fit, Jazz and City models globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when fire broke out in a car last year. The recall [Read More]
J.D. Power and Associates has released the results of its 2009 Initial Quality Study and named Lexus the top manufacturer for initial new car quality, with Porsche, Cadillac, Hyundai and Honda following closely behind. Domestic automakers Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford improved on average by 10% this year compared to last. Cadillac moved up from [Read More]
