Tom Krisher

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FILE - This Feb. 3, 2010 file photo shows a palm tree behind a Toyota sign at Earl Stewart Toyota in North Palm Beach, Fla. Toyota is recalling 247,000 vehicles in high-humidity areas as an air bag problem that has plagued most of the auto industry continues to widen. The recall covers vehicles in South Florida, along the Gulf Coast, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

US agency warns car owners to get air bags fixed

Tom Krisher · October 20, 2014 10:11 pm

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, file photo, a line of unsold 2013 Chargers sits at a Dodge dealership in Littleton, Colo. Chrysler is recalling nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars for failing alternators and heated power mirrors that can cause minor fires. The largest of the recalls issued on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, covers nearly 470,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees, Chrysler 300s, and Dodge Chargers, Challengers and Durangos from 2011 through 2014. The alternators can fail, causing the 3.6-liter V6 engines to stall unexpectedly. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Chrysler recalling nearly 907,000 cars, SUVs

Tom Krisher · October 16, 2014 3:39 pm

Senators ask why feds allow regional car recalls

Tom Krisher · October 16, 2014 2:01 am

This undated product image provided by Mazda shows the 2015 Mazda6. Gas mileage for new cars and trucks in the U.S. averaged a record 24.1 miles per gallon last year, but the rate of improvement is slowing. Mazda led all automakers with an average of 28.1 mpg. (AP Photo/Mazada)

EPA says new vehicle mileage hits record 24.1 mpg

Tom Krisher · October 8, 2014 9:55 pm

FILE - This Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo, shows a key in the ignition switch of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt in Alexandria, Va. Despite recall notices, thousands of news stories, highly publicized congressional hearings and two federal investigations, fewer than half of the roughly 2.36 million people still driving Chevy Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other small cars with defective and potentially deadly ignition switches have had them replaced. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

GM uses Facebook, calls to get recalled cars fixed

Tom Krisher · October 6, 2014 8:19 pm

This product image provided by Ford Motor Co. shows a 2011 Ford Fusion. U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints of power-assisted steering failure in 938,000 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years, as well as the 2011 Mercury Milan. (AP Photo/Ford Motor Co.)

Feds probe power steering in Ford midsize cars

Tom Krisher · October 6, 2014 3:00 pm

FILE This April 5, 2012 file photo shows the 2013 Cadillac SRX displayed at the New York International Auto Show, in New York. General Motors announced two more recalls, pushing its total for the year to more than 70, affecting almost 30 million vehicles in North America. The biggest of Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 recalls covers just over 290,000 Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4X SUVs in the U.S. The company says some rear suspension nuts may not have been tightened properly. That could cause the toe link adjuster to separate from the suspension, possibly causing a crash. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

GM issues 2 more recalls for SUVs, mini cars

Tom Krisher · October 3, 2014 4:00 pm

General Motors CEO Mary Barra addresses the Global Business Conference for investors in Milford, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Barra says the company has enough parts available to fix all the faulty ignition switches that are blamed for at least 23 deaths nationwide. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

GM looks to new vehicles, China to boost profit

Tom Krisher · October 1, 2014 8:40 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007 file photo, a 2007 Toyota Corolla sedan, left, sits on the lot at a Toyota dealership in the southeast Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo. U.S. safety regulators are looking into a consumer's petition alleging that Toyota Corollas from the 2006 to 2010 model years can accelerate unexpectedly at low speeds and cause crashes. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Safety agency studying Toyota acceleration problem

Tom Krisher · September 29, 2014 9:04 pm

Chrysler recalling nearly 189,000 SUVs

Tom Krisher · September 20, 2014 1:47 pm

GM to add 750 workers to build small pickup trucks

Tom Krisher · September 16, 2014 5:47 pm

GM expert says 19 deaths eligible for compensation

Tom Krisher · September 15, 2014 5:38 pm