Last Minute News Topics » lexus http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com The latest news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:27:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Toyota recalls Lexus cars in Japan, US to follow (AP) http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-recalls-lexus-cars-in-japan-us-to-follow-ap http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-recalls-lexus-cars-in-japan-us-to-follow-ap#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 06:34:11 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-recalls-lexus-cars-in-japan-us-to-follow-ap A visitor takes a photograph of the Toyota Lexus LS650hL at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Toyota said Wednesday it will recall 4,500 Lexus vehicles in Japan to fix a computerized steering problem, with another 7,000 vehicles overseas also likely affected. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. began a recall Friday of 4,509 Lexus cars in Japan because of a computer problem affecting the model’s steering system, with a similar recall to follow in the U.S.


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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-recalls-lexus-cars-in-japan-us-to-follow-ap/feed 0 Toyota to pay record $16.4M fine, recall Lexus SUV (AP) http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-to-pay-record-16-4m-fine-recall-lexus-suv-ap http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-to-pay-record-16-4m-fine-recall-lexus-suv-ap#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:20:26 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-to-pay-record-16-4m-fine-recall-lexus-suv-ap FILE - In this April 13, 2010 file photo, a red 2010 Lexus GX460 is seen at a dealership, with other Lexus vehicles behind it, in Portland, Maine. A Transportation Department official said Monday, April 19, Toyota will recall the 2010 Lexus GX 460 to address a potential problem with the SUV rolling over.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will pay a record $16.4 million fine for its huge acceleration recalls and then moved to recall new Lexus SUVs to address potential rollover problems. Despite paying the fine, the Japanese auto giant denied violating any U.S. laws.


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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/toyota-to-pay-record-16-4m-fine-recall-lexus-suv-ap/feed 0 ‘Shame on you Toyota for being so greedy’: tearful victim of runaway Lexus testifies http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/shame-on-you-toyota-for-being-so-greedy-tearful-victim-of-runaway-lexus-testifies http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/shame-on-you-toyota-for-being-so-greedy-tearful-victim-of-runaway-lexus-testifies#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:44:24 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/shame-on-you-toyota-for-being-so-greedy-tearful-victim-of-runaway-lexus-testifies “Shame on you Toyota for being so greedy,” the tearful survivor of a runaway Lexus incident testified Tuesday, as the world’s biggest car manufacturer denied a major design flaw that could cost the company billions more to fix and devastate sales for years to come.

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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/shame-on-you-toyota-for-being-so-greedy-tearful-victim-of-runaway-lexus-testifies/feed 0 Driver recalls 6 miles of highway terror in Lexus (AP) http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/driver-recalls-6-miles-of-highway-terror-in-lexus-ap http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/driver-recalls-6-miles-of-highway-terror-in-lexus-ap#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:19:03 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/driver-recalls-6-miles-of-highway-terror-in-lexus-ap FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown on the grille of a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Facing tough questions in Congress, Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 said that federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the company's safety problems and the Securities and Exchange Commission was probing what the automaker told investors. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP – Rhonda Smith’s story of six miles of interstate terror, as her Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour, will set the mood Tuesday for the first congressional hearing on Toyota’s acceleration problems.


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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/driver-recalls-6-miles-of-highway-terror-in-lexus-ap/feed 0 Lexus driver to describe 6 miles of terror (AP) http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/lexus-driver-to-describe-6-miles-of-terror-ap http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/lexus-driver-to-describe-6-miles-of-terror-ap#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:03:58 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/lexus-driver-to-describe-6-miles-of-terror-ap FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown on the grille of a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Facing tough questions in Congress, Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 said that federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the company's safety problems and the Securities and Exchange Commission was probing what the automaker told investors. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP – Rhonda Smith’s story of six miles of interstate terror, as her Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour, will set the mood Tuesday for the first congressional hearing on Toyota’s acceleration problems.


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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/lexus-driver-to-describe-6-miles-of-terror-ap/feed 0 Toyota’s massive recall: 437,000 cars, including Pruis, Lexus http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/toyotas-massive-recall-437000-cars-including-pruis-lexus http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/toyotas-massive-recall-437000-cars-including-pruis-lexus#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:22 +0000 admin http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/toyotas-massive-recall-437000-cars-including-pruis-lexus Oh, what a feeling Toyota has now. The powerhouse Japanese car company is taking its second major hit this year, announcing a recall of 437,000 units of its popular hybrids, including the top-selling Prius.

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]]> http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/world/toyotas-massive-recall-437000-cars-including-pruis-lexus/feed 0 Probe finds jump in runaway Toyota complaints: report http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/probe-finds-jump-in-runaway-toyota-complaints-report http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/probe-finds-jump-in-runaway-toyota-complaints-report#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.lastminutenewstopics.com/news/probe-finds-jump-in-runaway-toyota-complaints-report Reuters – LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Over 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported sudden, spontaneous acceleration of their vehicles since 2001, including crashes blamed for 19 deaths, far more than earlier disclosed, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.

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Probe finds jump in runaway Toyota complaints: report

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