Toyota is recalling the 2005-2008 Corolla and Matrix due to a stalling risk.
Update: General Motors has confirmed that the Pontiac Vibe, which shares its underpinnings with the Matrix, has also been affected. We’ve got GM’s press release after the jump with more info.
In our last flashback to the “noughties”, we had a look at China and how they’ve been moving up in the automotive industry. Now, we’ll be increasing the scale and having a look at the whole world, and how it was affected by the financial crisis.
General Motors will be recalling 1.3 million compact cars due to an issue with the power steering.
The 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe was one of the affected cars in Toyota’s second accelerator recall, due to its Toyota Matrix underpinnings. General Motors is reporting that repair parts are now coming in.
Toyota has announced that they will halt both sales and production of all cars affected by their recent accelerator recall. The cars were recalled due to an issue with the accelerator mechanism, which could cause the accelerator to jam.
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall, yet again involving the possibility of accelerators jamming. This time, less cars are affected, and the cause is different as well.
Celebrity Samuel L. Jackson once did some voiceovers for commercials of the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix. Autoblog has managed to dig out an outtake from one of the commercials.