Toyota to recall 2.8 mn Prius cars, GM 15K
Reuters: Tokyo, Nov 15 2012, 02:14 IST
Toyota Motor Corporation said it will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including some of its popular Prius hybrid cars, for steering and water pump problems in the carmaker’s second multimillion-vehicle recall in a little over a month.
The defects, which Toyota said had caused no accidents and could each be fixed in an hour or so, could cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair, said Deutsche Securities autos analyst Kurt Sanger.
Toyota is recalling 2.76 million vehicles worldwide to fix a steering component that could be damaged by wear and tear, and 6,30,000 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles to replace water pumps, a company spokesman said.
GM to recall 15K cars to fix flaws
DETROIT: General Motors said it is recalling 15,575 Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet cars to correct potential safety flaws.
The recalls, posted Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, involve Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, Sonic compacts and the Cadillac XTS.
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