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Criminal cases getting second look following Toyota recalls – Justice News Flash

February 28, 2010

Criminal cases getting second look following Toyota recalls
Justice News Flash
A jailed man may be feed after his case is reexamined, due to Toyota's sudden acceleration cases. Product liability lawyers alert- A man may be freed from ...
Man Kills Three with Toyota, Is Jailed, Now Pedal Problems Might Set Him FreeBlackvoices (blog)
In Toyota crash, a bereft family hopes for answersPioneer Press
Toyota recall may free jailed Camry driverDigitalJournal.com
CBS News (blog) -The Associated Press -Kansas City Star (blog)
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Toyota, Honda Lead Increase in Japan’s February Vehicle Sales – BusinessWeek

February 28, 2010

Toyota, Honda Lead Increase in Japan's February Vehicle Sales
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Japan's two biggest automakers, led the seventh straight increase in the ...

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GM studying new offers for Hummer – AutoTalk

February 28, 2010

China Daily

GM studying new offers for Hummer
AutoTalk
General Motors is studying new offers for its Hummer brand of sport utility vehicles, two days after announcing plans to end the brand, a source familiar ...
GM Will Continue To Honour HUMMER Warranties And Provide Service Support And ...Al-Bawaba
Analysts: Hummer deal fated to failChina Daily
GM still trying to sell Hummer?Contract hire and leasing news (press release)
Brunei News -Stockton Record
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Volkswagen 2009 profit stalls – AutoTalk

February 28, 2010

Volkswagen 2009 profit stalls
AutoTalk
Volkswagen, the biggest European carmaker, said Friday that 2009 profit plunged by nearly 80 percent in the global slump but predicted that sales and ...
Volkswagen eyes rebound after weak 2009 profitsAlibaba News Channel

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Toyota chief visits China amid recall woes – The Associated Press

February 28, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald

Toyota chief visits China amid recall woes
The Associated Press
BEIJING — Toyota President Akio Toyoda's visit to China to talk about his company's quality problems reflects the fast-growing Chinese market's importance ...
Toyota President to Meet Press in China Amid RecallsBusinessWeek
Toyoda slips into China on damage control missionReuters
Toyota seeks China damage-controlAljazeera.net
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier -University at Buffalo The Spectrum -MarketWatch
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Police: Oregon car salesman shot during test drive – The Associated Press

February 28, 2010

WNCT

Police: Oregon car salesman shot during test drive
The Associated Press
Police Chief Randy Schoen says Johnson was giving the man a test drive in a Ford Mustang when they pulled into a parking lot to switch drivers. ...
PD: After Shooting Car Salesman Will be OkayKTVL
Car salesman shot during test driveMail Tribune
Lithia Toyota salesman in Medford shot during test driveHillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com

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• Ford Taurus headed back to front of the class – Lehighvalleylive.com

February 28, 2010

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

• Ford Taurus headed back to front of the class
Lehighvalleylive.com
Although Audi should be credited for introducing what became known as the "jellybean" sedan design, it was Ford's original 1986 Taurus that popularized it. ...
Ford Taurus poised to reign againThe Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

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Another side to Toyota’s troubles

February 28, 2010

BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. -- Terry McShan isn't thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He's thinking about his little girl.

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