April 12, 2010 – 12:48 pm
With the recent 8.5 million Toyota recall it makes you wonder just what you’re getting yourself into when purchasing an auto of any kind. When you’re in the market for a vehicle there are a number of places to find information, used or new. Great sources for safety and crash test information are the National [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Consumer Advocacy, Massachusetts Driving, Massachusetts News
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Also tagged autosafety.com, carfax, edmunds, kelly blue book, lemon laws, National Traffic Safety Administration, new car, purchasing new vehicle, VIN
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Drivers who own vehicles recalled by Toyota over the past month have raised concerns about what this means for their insurance coverage and rates. Drivers who were involved in an accident prior to the recall have faced surcharges other related costs of an “at-fault-accident” that may have been due to the manufacturer’s defects and reason [...]
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February 9, 2010 – 10:00 am
Toyota resumed production in eight North American plants yesterday after a full week stand still. Toyota claims to have enough replacement pedals to resume production after they had shut down production plants in Canada, Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas making a detrimental chip in production as well as sales. January 21st Toyota had recalled 2.3 million [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Consumer Advocacy
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Also tagged Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Japan prius recall, Japan recall, Mike Michels, RAV4, Sequoia, Toyota Prius, Toyota Recall, Toyota resmes production, Tundra, vehicle safety
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February 1, 2010 – 11:42 am
Toyota’s freeze on the productions of popular vehicle models and recall of 4.1 million additional vehicles may be reason enough take look at your own vehicle. Toyota announced last week accelerator pedals made by CTS may stick or slowly release from a depressed position on 2.3 million U.S-built cars and light trucks, causing them to [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Consumer Advocacy, Massachusetts Legislation
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Also tagged auto insurance surcharge, auto market, CTS, CTS pedal, Division of Insurance, massachusetts auto insurance, massachusetts drivers, Massahcusetts Division of Insurance, toyota dealership, Toyota Recall
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January 29, 2010 – 1:17 pm
Ford released a report this week of their first full-year profit since 2005. Over the past year Ford reports a $2.7 billion profit in 2009 and exceeded economists expectations in the fourth quarter. Ford forecasts another year of profits in 2010, a well needed change from the $30 billion losses between 2006 through 2008. It [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Consumer Advocacy
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Also tagged Acura, Auto Industry, auto market, Chrysler, Ford, Ford plants, Ford reorganization, Ford sales 2009, GM, Honda, Lexus, recovering auto industry, Scion
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