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Automotive News Archive20-Sep-2006Feds Order Electronic Stability Control on All Cars Automakers have until 2012 to comply. Cadillac Escalade Tops With Thieves The most stolen vehicle in the U.S. is the Cadillac Escalade. Least likely to attract a car thief is the humble Ford Taurus station wagon. 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. Crude Oil Declines but Gas Prices Hold Steady Gasoline prices are holding steady despite a decline in crude-oil prices which have dropped below $70 a barrel. Ethanol Benefits Questioned Ethanol would supply only 12 percent of America's motoring fuel, even if every acre of corn were used to produce fuel and not food, suggesting the fuel is no cure-all for U.S. consumers facing high gasoline prices. NHTSA Releases 2006 Child Safety Seat Ratings The newest child safety seat models are easier to use than their predecessors, according to an annual National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey. House to Vote on Ethanol Subsidy Facing a Fourth of July recess crowded with constituents angry over rising gasoline prices, the House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill to use fuel economy fines to subsidize installing ethanol pumps at some filling stations. Facing Massive Recalls, Toyota Executives Promise to Do Better Stung by an unprecedented number of recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. executives faced a barrage of hostile questions at a Tokyo news conference, as they promised that the world's number two automaker will intensify its efforts to maintain quality as the company works to increase production and gain market share.
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