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Bloomberg is reporting that Toyota will again be bit by the recall bug, this time due to steering problems with its Lexus LS 460, LS 460L, LS 600h and LS 600h L. The recall, reportedly announced by Toyota spokesperson Mieko Iwasaki, will cover 11,500 models globally, including 3,800 units in the States. The company says that some customers in Japan have complained that the front wheels don't turn to their original position quickly enough after executing a turn, and the issue is reportedly both mechanical and software related The reported recall comes just one month after the Lexus GX460, was recalled for a stability control issue that was discovered by Consumer Reports. Toyota recalled 9,400 GX460 SUVs in the U.S. and 13,000 units globally. The Lexus LS recall is not currently listed on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, and there is no word yet regarding which model year(s) will be covered under the recall. [source: Bloomberg]

Audi managed to sell 15,600 more cars than Mercedes-Benz for the first three months of 2010, according to Automotive News Europe. The periodical states that this is the first time Audi has bested Daimler's main brand in quarterly new vehicle sales in history. BMW has not yet reported their first quarter sales. Audi sold 264,100 vehicles, while Mercedes recorded 248,500 sales from January to March 2010. For Audi, the claim comes with a jump in sales of 25.9% over the first quarter in 2009, and allows Audi to continue pushing forward with an ambitious plan. As we reported in November, the Volkswagen-owned brand is spending

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60S27120100129

By Carl Freire - Feb 9, 2007 AP Honda Motor Co. plans to recall 45,335 Civic Hybrid sedans worldwide to repair an electrical defect that could stop the cars' engines, a company spokeswoman said Friday. Japan's No. 2 automaker plans to recall 7,219 of the vehicles sold domestically and another 38,116 sold overseas, mostly in the U.S., a Honda spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity, citing company policy. Honda learned about the defective voltage converters -- which could cause a short circuit that would stop the engine and prevent it from restarting -- from overseas reports, the company said in documents filed Thursday with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Honda has received no reports of accidents related to the defect, the documents said. The affected vehicles were manufactured between September 2005 and September 2006, they said. In Japan, Honda plans to notify affected vehicles' owners by mail and to repair the defective parts, the spokeswoman said. The overseas recalls and repairs will be handled according to local laws, she said, without giving further details. Honda also plans to recall 72,597 Elysion minivans due to defective sliding door locks, according to separate documents filed Thursday with the ministry. The model is sold only in Japan, the Honda spokeswoman said. Honda has received 27 complaints about the locks, but no reports of related accidents, the documents said. The company plans to replace the defective locks on affected vehicles, manufactured between April 2004 and November 2006, they said.

Saab to Recall Nearly 300,000 Cars Globally 2 hours, 53 minutes ago STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Saab plans to recall almost 300,000 cars worldwide because of a problem with the ignition system, a company spokesman said Thursday. The recall will affect gas-engine 9-3 and 9-5 models made in 2000, 2001, and 2002, said Orjan Aslund, a Swedish spokesman for General Motors Corp., which owns Saab. He said the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found problems in the ignition system that can lead to overheating. "There's no immediate danger to drivers so the recall will happen in stages," Aslund told Dow Jones Newswires. He expected all of the 287,987 cars to have been fixed in the first half of next year. He refused to comment on how much it would cost to replace the ignition boxes, but Swedish news reports said it could cost more than 600 million kronor ($77 million). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050929/ap_on_...den_saab_recall

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/051018/3/3vqmp.html Got this from Yahoo news.sg... Singapore affected??

DETROIT (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is recalling 460,000 vehicles globally because of defective radiator cooling fans that can overheat and cause fires, the automaker said on Monday. The recall affects 1999-2001 model-year S60, S80 cars and the V70 and V70 Cross Country wagons. Around 150,000 cars are being recalled in the United States, Volvo spokesman James Hope said. Other large markets affected are Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Volvo is part of the Premier Automotive Group, Ford Motor Co.'s stable of luxury European brands. The defective cooling fan units in U.S. cars have led to seven fires, Hope said. No injuries have been linked to the recall, he added. Volvo S80 and V70 cars from the 1999-2001 model years have been recalled in the United States previously for other defects. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=6223409