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US: top auto stories led by recalls

2014-12-23 11:52:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Historically, 2014 might go down in automotive history as the year that recalls exploded, not the one when Fiat and Chrysler united to form FCA or the one that auto sales have finally recovered from the latest economic crisis. The auto industry had its fare share of bumps in the road this year, but in the end it's all about the Benjamins', and from that perspective it's better than ever.

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Schneider Electric Recalls Circuit Breakers Due to Fire, Burn, Shock Hazards

2014-12-21 06:06:12| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Schneider Electric is recalling about 62,500 PowerPact J-frame molded case circuit breakers with thermal-magnetic trip units. read more

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U.S. auto recalls top 60 million as response to defects shift

2014-12-20 16:45:54| Automakers - Topix.net

GM alone has recalled almost 27 million cars and trucks in the U.S. this year -- a record for any single automaker. WASHINGTON/DETROIT -- U.S. automobile recalls surpassed the 60 million mark for the first time in a single year, largely because of the rush to prevent more deaths from defective General Motors ignition switches and Takata Corp. airbags.

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Exclusive: GM develops contingency plans in case Takata recalls widen

2014-12-19 23:57:38| Automakers - Topix.net

General Motors Co has developed contingency plans in case recalls of potentially lethal Takata-made air bag inflators widens, forcing the U.S. automaker to repair millions of vehicles, the company said on Friday. More than 21 million vehicles have been recalled globally by numerous automakers since 2008 because of defective Takata Corp inflators that could rupture and shoot metal shards into the vehicle and have been linked to at least five deaths.

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