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2008 Kia Optima
Kia

Kia is going to recall the “old” Optima

The Koreans may have struck gold with the current generation of the 2011 Kia Optima but they missed a point with the previous generation of this car. The 2006-2008 model year of the Kia Optima sedan because there's a problem that's related to the transmission. The NHTSA discovered that there's a situation where the cars can roll backwards and forwards...

Toyota FT-HS Concept
Toyota

Toyota Supra replacement not shelved

Confirmation on this situation is awaited but since the rumor had been killed off before you never know what might happen with this one that's just been revised and revived. According to this rumor we can hear some interesting things, namely that Toyota is working on a new MR2 and a Supra, most importantly a hybrid option. The Toyota MR2...

Dodge Caravan
Chrysler

Massive Chrysler recall over fire risk

Chrysler have just announced a massive recall involving nearly 285.000 2008-2009 minivans for a problem of the wiring in the doors that may lead to a fire. This is the second time this year that Chrysler's minivans are going on to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website for a major recall. The first occurrence took place back in February...

2007 Jeep Compass
Chrysler

Chrysler recall of 25000 Dodge and Jeep vehicles

It would seem that the problem of unintentional accelerations is still haunting us as Chrysler announced today that it is recalling some 25,000 Dodge and Jeep vehicles to fix a sticking gas pedal issue. The troublesome pedals in the Chrysler vehicles apparently are made by the same supplier involved in a much larger recall of Toyota vehicles for the exact...

Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
LamborghiniSupercars

Lamborghini recalls some Murcielagos

This is something the nostalgic would dread, an iconic Italian supercar manufacturer recalling vehicles because some problems with them has cropped up. Well, maybe it's not snowing in hell yet but Lamborghini are recalling a total of 428 examples of the 2007-2008 model year Murcielago Coupe and Roadster models in the United States. The reason behind this is that the...

GM Renaissance Center
General Motors

Good news for GM: first quarterly profit in three years

General Motors have announced today that the first quarter of 2010 has been the place for another achievement on behalf of the company as they returned to profitability and registered revenue of $31.5 billion and operating income of $1.2 billion. The registered net income attributable to common stockholders was $0.9 billion which means earnings per share on a diluted basis...