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Honda Recalls 1.2M Accords; Battery Sensors Can Catch Fire

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Honda is recalling 1.2 million Accord midsize cars because a battery sensor can short out and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers cars from the 2013 through 2016 model years. Honda says it has four reports of engine compartment fires due to the problem but no injuries. All the fires were in states where salt is used to clear…

Volkswagen, Dealers Reach Tentative Deal in Cheating Scandal

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Volkswagen has reached a tentative deal with its U.S. dealers to compensate them for losses they said they suffered as a result of the company’s emissions cheating scandal, attorneys for the carmaker and dealers told a federal judge Thursday. The value of the settlement with the roughly 650 dealers was not disclosed, although Volkswagen said in a statement later that…