GM recalls push US to near-record pace

Big U.S. recalls by General Motors and Toyota have put the auto industry on a record pace as companies try to avoid bad publicity and punishment from an increasingly aggressive government. 

On Wednesday, Toyota announced it was recalling nearly 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a spate of problems, including air bags that might not inflate. It's part of a worldwide recall of 6.4 million cars and trucks.alkyd resin 

So far this year, automakers have recalled about 9 million vehicles in the U.S.The array of the industrial products is very huge as there is a tool and equipment akupunktur århus every simple as well as complex task available. If that pace continues, the nation would break the record of 30.8 million recalled vehicles set in 2004. 

Most of the recalls are from Toyota and General Motors,The engine being the most vital part but still the shafts ad gear bright-tools what manages the engine once it start its work else. two automakers that are under government scrutiny and facing bad publicity and allegations that they concealed safety issues. 

Toyota's latest recalls were announced before the company even developed specific repairs. They come two weeks after the Justice Department skewered the Japanese automaker for covering up problems that caused unintended acceleration in some cars starting in 2009. Toyota agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle that case, but federal prosecutors can resurrect a wire fraud charge if the company fails to comply with the terms of the settlement. 

Toyota's actions come as rival GM recalls 2.6 million small cars for defective ignition switches the company links to at least 13 deaths. Of those, 2.2 million are in the U.S.The products are also available with features that are modified as Randers Akupunktur the specific requirements stated by the buyers. As that crisis unfolded, GM announced recalls of another 3.4 million U.S. vehicles. 

GM is facing a Justice Department investigation,polyester resin and last week its new CEO was grilled by Congress over its handling of the ignition recalls. It also faces fines of $7,000 per day for missing a deadline to answer questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.