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Wildcat strike hits Mercedes South African plant

May 20, 2013 11:16
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Car maker Mercedes Benz <DAIGn.DE> said on Monday workers at its South African assembly plant had gone on an illegal strike at the end of last week but had agreed to resume operations on Tuesday. "Scheduled production will resume on Tuesday 21 May," company spokeswoman Lynette Skriker said in a statement. She said production had been affected by the two-day walkout. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Ed Cropley)

Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 14:46
WASHINGTON - In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof alcohol. A corrected version of the story is below: Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended US officials recommend lowering drunken driving threshold to .05 blood alcohol to save lives By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

China's government says Cadillac recalling SUVs to fix problem with wheel nuts

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 08:00
BEIJING, China - China's product safety agency says General Motors Co.'s main Chinese joint venture is recalling Cadillac SUVs to correct a problem with nuts that hold their wheels in place. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said Friday that Shanghai GM will recall 2,653 imported Cadillac SRXs. The agency said torque might cause nuts on the wheels to loosen. It said the nuts will be adjusted and tightened. It was not immediately clear if the problem was limited only to such models in China.

Most small SUVs do poorly in frontal crash tests

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 16:45
Only two of 13 small SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety scored well on a front-end crash test. IIHS crashed the SUVs into a 5-foot-tall barrier at 40 mph and measured how the structure held up, how the air bags and seat belts worked and the potential for injuries to the head, neck, torso and other parts of the body. The test hits only about 25 per cent of the front-end, and that often misses structures set up to absorb crash impacts.

Only 2 of 13 small SUVs perform well in insurance institute front-end crash tests

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 11:18
DETROIT - Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations. Subaru's 2014 Forester was the only vehicle to get the top "good" rating in the results released Thursday. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport was rated as "acceptable." But fast-selling models such as the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Jeep Wrangler received only "marginal" or "poor" ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Remade Mercedes S-Class can help steer, give hot-stone massage

The Canadian PressMay 15, 2013 20:00
FRANKFURT - Daimler AG has unveiled the newest version of its S-Class model from luxury Mercedes-Benz brand, a key part of the company's effort to restore its earnings performance. The new S-class sedan was shown off Wednesday at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. It has a taller grille that changes its exterior appearance, but the major emphasis was on the technology added to increase driver comfort and safety — and underline the Mercedes' image as an advanced vehicle for the well-heeled.

No evidence cycle helmet laws reduce head injuries: study

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 23:00
Bicycle helmets may prevent head injuries, but a newly published study has found there's no evidence that mandatory helmet laws do the same thing. "It is a bit counterintuitive that we don't see an effect of helmet laws on head injuries," said University of Toronto researcher Jessica Dennis, whose work was published Tuesday in the journal of the British Medical Association. "But there's so many other things going on at the same time a helmet law is passed that it's really hard to say that helmet law was the reason head injuries decrease."

Ford owners sue in federal court, saying EcoBoost engine is defective

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 18:16
DETROIT - Three Ohio drivers are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming the company's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine is defective. The lawsuit says the 3.5-litre V6 EcoBoost engine can shudder, shake and rapidly lose power while drivers are trying to accelerate. It says more than 100 drivers have complained about the engine to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ford has been selling vehicles equipped with the V6 EcoBoost since 2009. The engine is used on the F-150 pickup, Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans and the Explorer, Flex and Lincoln MKT utilities.

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite behind AT&T's 'It Can Wait' anti-texting-and-driving campaign

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 02:15
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT AT The campaign is unusual not just because it unites rivals, but because it represents companies warning against the dangers of their own products. After initially fighting laws against cellphone use while driving, cellphone companies have begun to embrace the language of the federal government's campaign against cellphone use by drivers. AT

AP IMPACT: Global automakers' deadly cars drive up Brazil's traffic fatalities

The Canadian PressMay 12, 2013 13:01
SAO PAULO - The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. What happens once those vehicles hit the streets, however, is shaping up as a national tragedy, experts say, with thousands of Brazilians dying every year in auto accidents that in many cases shouldn't have proven fatal.
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