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Automotive News Archive10-Oct-2006Gas Price Conspiracy Theories "Absurd," Pundit Argues Rising supply, lessening demand account for lower prices, think tank pundit contends. Consumers Choose Toyota then Buick in Michigan Study Ford, Jeep and Kia tied for last place. Toyota Tundra Recalled to Disable Front Passenger Airbag Switch In an odd twist of automotive safety, the Toyota Motor Corp. will recall nearly 160,000 Tundra pickups to disable the front-seat passenger airbag cut-off switch because the trucks do not have the required lower anchorage and tethers for children known as the LATCH system. Gas Price Slide Continues for Now Crude oil prices headed back up, though, so gas prices may be close behind. Toyota Hybrid Tax Credit to Decline as Sales Climb For consumers considering a Toyota Prius, now is the time to act. The hefty federal tax credit attached to the hybrid will soon go down and the amount a consumer can pocket could well decline before clearing the ample waiting list at a nearby Toyota dealer. Graduated Driver Licensing Reduces Fatal Crashes Graduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes among 16-year-old drivers, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Certified Dangerous: Airbags and Used Cars A five-month ConsumerAffairs.Com investigation finds widespread fraud by unscrupulous scam artists who rebuild wrecked cars and sell them as "certified."
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