Ford to Recall 792,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
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Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it was  recalling about 792,000 pickup trucks and sport utility  vehicles because of a fire risk from overheating of the speed  control switch.
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DaimlerChrysler&#39;s Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety.
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Toyota Motor Corp., Asia&#39;s largest automaker, said Tuesday it will recall about 646,000 vehicles starting today to fix the brakes in four models.
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Ford Motor Credit, the financial arm of  Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday it would cut 2,000 jobs  -- almost a quarter of its staff in North America -- and close  branch offices in order to cut costs.
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General Motors Corp. has recalled  nearly 1.5 million vehicles in North America, including 946,817  sport utility vehicles, to fix tail lights that could loosen  and flicker, the automaker said on Thursday.
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The following recall has been announced:
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General Motors Corp. GM.N is  recalling more than 98,000 pickups, vans and sport utility  vehicles because of a potential problem with their power  steering and braking systems, federal safety regulators said on  Tuesday.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Thursday  it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix  a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even  when the vehicles are parked.
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Test results on fuel which is said to have caused problems for thousands of drivers are due to be released.
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Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling about 474,000 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles worldwide because of an accelerator problem that can cause the engine to race.
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Consumers are being asked to return 526,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. because they could catch fire, the latest in a record-setting recall involving nearly 7 million computers.
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Chrysler Group said on Friday it would recall almost half a million vehicles, including recent models of the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Durango after reported fires and its new Dodge Avenger sedan because of faulty door latches.
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Federal safety regulators have asked Daimler Chrysler AG to recall 600,000 vehicles, because their wheels could fall off. The vehicles in question are 2000 through 2003 Dodge Durango SUV&#39;s and Dakota pick-up trucks.
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DETROIT  - Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even when the vehicles are parked.
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Ford Motor Co. announced plans on  Monday to notify about 740,000 owners of 2004 model-year  Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers of a potential transmission  problem in the popular sport utility vehicles.
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Suzuki Motor Corp. 7269.T is  recalling more than 172,000 Grand Vitara sport utility vehicles  because of a fuel pressure problem that can trigger fires, U.S.  federal safety regulators said on Thursday.
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A fire involving a laptop at Los Angeles International Airport has prompted Lenovo Group and IBM to recall Sony-made batteries used in 526,000 laptops because of concerns about fire.