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Filed under: Aftermarket, Safety, Ford Today’s autos are chock-full of safety equipment that vastly improves your chances of survival in the event of a crash. And if an automaker wants to achieve the best crash test scores, it has to ensure that parts lik… (source: Autoblog) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Ford: Aftermarket replacement parts can be inferior, possible safety hazards (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota, Earnings/Financials Now there’s some sad things known to man, but ain’t too much sadder than the tears of a… CEO?

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Akio Toyoda apologizes to shareholders, shareholder tells him to stop crying (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Budget, Safety, India, Tata Earlier this year, there were reports of at least three Tata Nano runabouts channeling The Trammps and going up in Disco(unt) Infernos. Of the three Nanos that got the charbroil treatment, two of them were apparent… (source: Autoblog) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Tata completes Nano fire probe, says car is safe (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Toyota, Earnings/Financials Conventional wisdom might tell you that Toyota should have lost loads of money last quarter in the wake of the company’s largest-ever global recall and safety scandal.

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Toyota earns $1.2B in Q1 amidst recall mess (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Government/Legal, Toyota, Earnings/Financials According to a report by Automotive News, Toyota is ready to pay the $16.4 million fine levied against the company by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

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Toyota reportedly set to pay $16.4M federal fine (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Budget, Safety, Hatchback, India, Tata Yesterday, we shared a scary bit of news about a Tata Nano going up in flames only minutes after it was delivered to a customer. This isn’t the first incident involving a Nano catching fire - in fact, th…

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Tata orders probe into Nano fire (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Budget, Safety, Hatchback, India, Tata Yesterday, we shared a scary bit of news about a Tata Nano going up in flames only minutes after it was delivered to a customer. This isn’t the first incident involving a Nano catching fire - in fact, th..

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Tata orders probe into Nano fire (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota, Earnings/Financials Last Friday, Toyota’s stock closed at $79.56.

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Toyota being sued by shareholders for lying about its business (source: Autoblog)

I’m going to start off with my favorite line from the official press announcement: “The job of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which will be launched on 27 March 2010, is to ensure maximum safety in Formula 1.” Really? The job of the most powerful pace car … (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Official F1 Safety Car (source: About)

The keys to being safe on a bike are almost entirely in your hands. As outlined here, these five layers of bike safety lay out those simple things that make you a more effective, predictable cyclist and that go a long way to ensuring many happy miles on yo…

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Five Layers of Bike Safety (source: About)