Posts Tagged ‘Consumer’

FT’s Lex Templeman on Luxury Hybrid Sports Cars: Video

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

March 5 (Bloomberg) — Luke Templeman of the Financial Times’ Lex commentary team talks with Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton about plans by luxury automakers such as Ferrari SpA and Porsche AG to manufacture hybrid vehicles. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Toyota issues new safety recall for latest Prius hybrid

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has begun working to resolve a brake problem in its flagship Prius hybrid vehicles.

The fix comes after the company announced it was recalling more than 400,000 cars in the latest in a series of embarassing quality problems.

On Wednesday Toyota announced a further recall, this time affecting some 7,000 of its 2010 Camry model, which it says has problems with the power-steering.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Tokyo on how Toyota is trying to repair its damaged image. (10 Feb, 2010)

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Possible Prius Recall May Stir Interest in Other Hybrids: Video

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Gigi Stone reports on the outlook for Toyota Motor Corp.s Prius hybrid car, which is under investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department for reports of defective brakes in its 2010 model. (Source: Bloomberg)

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