Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Officer Jac Nasser
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Americans may be driving unsafe vehicles without knowing it because federal safety investigations are taking longer than they should, consumer advocates say.
Everyone's heard stories about the morally challenged used car salesman who will say or do anything to make the sale.
The Center for Auto Safety in Washington said it has recommended federal regulators investigate Jeep Grand Cherokees made from 1993 to 2004.
The head of an automobile industry watchdog group said Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. had repeatedly delayed announcements of product defects.
Toyota warned U.S. dealerships in 2002 that Camry owners complained of throttle surges and recommended adjusting the computer, documents indicted.
Japanese automaker Toyota may have taken a larger hit in consumer confidence than other car companies, due to recent massive recalls, market analysts said.
Politics caused the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to withhold the alarming results of an early distracted driving study, critics say.
Domestic and foreign automakers recalled 19.5 million cars and light trucks in the United States during 2003, despite improving engineering quality.
Ford, the maker of the Crown Victoria police car, has criticized crash tests devised by the city of Dallas that demonstrate the vehicle is unsafe.
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