BMW’s 5 Series and Hyundai’s Sonata received the highest scores for passenger cars and trucks under a new U.S. crash safety rating system.
The two vehicles were the only ones to receive the top safety score of five stars in crash-safety tests, the Na…
Honda Motor (HMC) and Isuzu Motors are recalling several small sports-utility vehicles from the 1998 to 2002 model years to fix suspension problems caused by road deicing products. Models involved include 1998 through 2002 Honda Passports, 1998 through…
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors (TSLA) is recalling 439 cars because over fire concerns.
The company said it is recalling Roadster models 2.0 and 2.5 after an incident where a cable chafed against the edge of a carbon fiber panel in the car, creating smoke and possibly fire behind the right headlamp.
The cable is a 12V low voltage auxiliary cable from a backup system.
“This issue is…
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Tesla Motors Recalls Roadsters for Fire Danger originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:06:00.
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Incoming BP (BP) CEO Bob Dudley fired the executive at the center of the Gulf oil disaster and created a new division to improve safety.
Andy Inglis, the head of the company’s upstream business, will leave the company at the end of the year, BP said in a statement.
The company also set up a safety and operational risk unit to monitor and enforce safety standards across BP. Mark Bly…
Continue reading BP Creates Safety Unit, Fires Executive
BP Creates Safety Unit, Fires Executive originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:15:00.
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