Church: A Place to Recharge Your … Car?

Fueling up your car at a church seems like a novel idea. But the emergence of an electric car market has resulted in a charging station at the Wooden Cross Lutheran church some 25 miles northeast of Seattle.
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Honda Also Plans Safety Recall Over Brake Fluid Leaks

First Toyota, now Honda: Japan’s No. 2 automaker said Thursday it also plans to recall an as-yet undetermined number of vehicles because of brake fluid leaks that could lead to reduced braking power. Toyota’s recall for same is…

Toyota Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide

Toyota Motor is issuing another recall — this time it involves 740,000 cars and sports-utility vehicles in the U.S. and nearly 600,000 units in Japan to repair a seal on the vehicles’ brake master cylinder that may leak fluid …

Mazda CEO Says Ford Partnership Will Continue

Addressing recent reports that Ford is looking to pull out of its partnership with Mazda, the head of the Japanese carmaker said Wednesday that the alliance remains intact. “We have an agreement with Ford,” Mazda CEO Takashi Ya…

Will Toyota Build a Second Mexico Plant as Yen Surges?

Toyota may build another factory in Mexico to produce small cars as the world’s largest automaker shifts more capacity outside Japan to remain competitive. The yen’s strength on world markets is said to be prompting the move.
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