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By Ken Thomas

December 22, 2010

Hyundai, VW top insurance industry safe car list

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, used by safety-minded consumers looking to buy a new car. Read More

December 21, 2010

Toyota to pay $32.4 million in extra fines

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. Read More

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February 22, 2010

Documents: Toyota boasted saving $100M on recall

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota officials claimed they saved the company $100 million by successfully negotiating with the government on a limited recall of floor mats in some Toyota and Lexus vehicles, according to new documents shared with congressional inves... Read More

August 26, 2009

Cash for Clunkers under budget with 690,000 sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The popular Cash for Clunkers program generated nearly 700,000 new car sales during the past month, giving the U.S. auto industry a badly needed jolt of activity during the deepest decline in auto sales in two decades. The governm... Read More

August 5, 2009

'Clunkers' rebates look likely for another month

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has cleared the way for a vote extending the "cash-for-clunkers" program, which offers car buyers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in their gas-guzzlers for new, higher-mileage models, setting aside Republic... Read More

June 19, 2009

Govt. cash for your gas guzzling clunker

WASHINGTON (AP) — Car shoppers could take advantage of government incentives worth up to $4,500 this summer to send their old gas guzzler to the scrap heap in favor of a more fuel-efficient new vehicle.President Barack Obama is expected to sign into... Read More