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• Toyota Sudden Acceleration: Regulators Ignored Warning Signs

  Brett Emison | November 08, 2009 11:03 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Los Angeles Times reported that safety investigators ignored hundreds of reports of Toyota sudden acceleration problems since 2001. More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since...

• Toyota Recall: Unanswered Questions

  Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Update: Toyota Recall: Experts Point To Electronic Throttles; Not Floor Mats In Sudden Acceleration...

• Toyota Posts Profit in 2Q

  Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Wall Street Journal has reported that Toyota made nearly $250 million in profit for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30. TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp. posted a surprise quarterly...

• Auto and Vehicle Recall Update: New Recalls from NHTSA

  Brett Emison | November 04, 2009 9:40 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Office of Defects Investigation recently sent notices of the following safety defect recalls: Chrysler and Dodge Recall: 2009-10 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger recalled for a...

• Iowa Semi Truck Accident Causes Serious Injury

  Brett Emison | November 04, 2009 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Fox 44 News has reported that one person was seriously injured in a Hinton, Iowa tractor trailer crash. (HINTON, IA) A car versus semi accident in Hinton sends one person to the hospital....

• Deadly Semi Truck Crashes in Pennsylvania and Tennessee

  Brett Emison | November 03, 2009 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There were deadly tractor trailer crashes yesterday in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. WFMZ-TV news reported that the Pennsylvania tractor trailer accident involved a chain reaction collision. The...

• Ford Motor Company Reports Billion Dollar Profit

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Ford Motor Company announced $1 Billion dollars in profit for the 2008 third quater, meaning Ford earned $1 billion in profit in only three months (just under $350 million per month or about $11...

• Safe Crossing Week Teaches Train Dangers To Children

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Reuters is reporting that Safe Kids USA and CN are working together to teach elementary school children how to stay safe near railroad tracks. In 2008, approximately 744 people were killed and...

• Seroquel Settlement -- AstraZeneca Pays Half A Billion Dollars To Settle Four Seroquel Cases

  Brett Emison | October 30, 2009 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The New York Times reported that AstraZeneca -- the manufacturer of the atypical antipsychotic drug, Seroquel -- will pay $520 million to settle two federal investigations and two whistle-blower...

• Independence, Missouri Cracks Down On Train Accidents

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Independence Examiner is reporting that the City of Independence, Missouri is cracking down on motorists to remind them of railroad crossing accident dangers. Independence Police . . . issued...