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Toyota Airbag Issue forces Toyota to recall 907,000 cars

Posted March 12, 2013 by Matthew

“Toyota announced that it will recall more than 900,000 vehicles in Canada, Japan Mexico and the United State because of an air bag problem” according to VehicleServicePros.com. Toyota Airbag Recall
Toyota will replace parts used in some “hatchbacks, named Volts in Japan and Corolla and Corolla Matrix overseas, produced between 2001 and 2004”. The company said that the control unit of the vehicles airbags could be damaged by minor electrical noise, and could open wrong in the worst case scenario.
Two crashes maybe linked to the recall, no deaths have been reported.

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DuPont Performance Coatings to get a New Name and New Owners

Posted March 5, 2013 by Matthew

According to Body Dupont rebrand as Axalta Coating Systems Shop Business, “DuPont Performance Coatings has been purchased by The Carlyel Group and will be renamed Axalta Coating Systems”.

“We are excited to invest in Axalta Coating Systems and believe its strong market position and global footprint will enable the company to capitalize on opportunities in rapidly emerging markets such as China and Brazil,” said Martin Sumner, principal of The Carlyle Group.

Both companies are excited for the future and building on the foundation of more than 90 years in the coatings industry.
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2013 GMC Recall of 68,000 Vehicles

Posted February 14, 2013 by Matthew

GMC Recall 2013

According to VehicleServicePros.com, General Motors is recalling more than 68,000 new SUV’s, pickups and vans that could roll away after being parked.

The article goes on report that the company is recalling “2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon and Yukon XL because they may not meet a federal requirement on transmission shift interlocks.” Luckily, the majority of the vehicles affected are believed not to be sold yet, and are sitting in dealer lots or in transit to dealers.

No crashes or injuries have been reported. All the vehicles being recalled were built between November and December 2012.

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2013 Hennepin County Road Construction

Posted January 23, 2013 by Matthew

Mark your Calendars! The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced its upcoming projects for 2013 in Hennepin County.

Highway 169 and 93rd Ave North in Brooklyn Park – With plans to begin reconstruction of Hwy 169 and 93rd Ave N (aka County Highway 30) this spring, MNDOT says that this project will significantly improve safety at the intersection and help to facilitate traffic. To read the full details of this construction project, visit MNDOT’s website.

Highway 81 – The project, which began in October of 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in 2014, will realign the frontage road, Lakeland Avenue to intersect 63rd Avenue at Hampshire Avenue.

To view a full list of Minnesota road projects, click here.

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