Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight

Here is an interesting article on an earlier Recall Fiasco, at Ford!

As of now, Ford, along with Hyundai, etc, are reaping benefits of Toyota's crisis.

Looking back, every major car manufacturer has committed the crime of failing the consumer on safety!

Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight

Child Car Seat @ Abu Dhabi

Parents in Abu Dhabi will walk out of the maternity wards in Abu Dhabi, with not only their bundle of joy, but also a car-seat for the new born. 

This is to ensure safety ... great initiative

Recall.... a trickle turning out to be a procession ?

Nissan

Acc to reports, Nissan is likely to recall 50 K vehicles in ME.

To fix among other things, faulty brake pedals !!!

This is quite turning out to be a processing

Toyota Recall Crisis

Courtesy- The English Blog



Courtesy - Arab News

Hummer ka kya hoga...

Hummer is a popular brand in GCC. People can afford it thanks to low oil prices.
But it could be curtains for this iconic brand of GM


http://pulse2.com/2010/02/24/general-motors-killing-off-hummer-brand/

PS : Quite a few big names drive around in India in their Hummers too :)

Confessions of a Toyota Fan

Corolla probe threatens Toyota brand - Transportation - ArabianBusiness.com

Now the icononic Corolla range also facing a probable recall...

This is like saying, 'got off to a bad start, went down the hill...'

Toyota and auto industry can not afford this ! Let us wait and see...

Confessions of a Toyota Fan

Interesting comparison how Japanese/Toyota handles the recall and an american manufacturer would have done. With all respects to American auto industry, it is definitely the fear of deluge of legal cases that may be preventing them from taking 'a honest' stand. Though Toyota top brass is blamed for the delayed apology, 'better late than never'. Hopefully they will ensure this does not recur. 


http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/02/17/am-toyota-culture/

What surprises the car lover is the confession: 
"Up to now, we had been saying that the rapid expansion was in response to customer needs – that it was inevitable," Akio Toyoda said. "I think the company's sales expanded faster than we were able to train personnel."
Isn't training an integral part of 'Toyota-Way'?


This may open up opportunities for other manufacturers. A survey in US has quoted over 80 % will switch to American brands. But, as Ford dealer in Middle East shared confidentially, 'you don't know, what holds for them in future' ! No one is above suspicion now... It will do well to all other brands to scale up their quality focus. 


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