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A Crisis Emerging

"There’s been a lot of talk about the recall." Jim Lentz has his hands full lately thanks to his title of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. If you've watched or read the news via any credible media outlet the past couple of weeks, it's been hard to ignore the catastrophic Quality Assurance (QA) falters of Toyota Motors. To date, 11, yes, 11 Toyota vehicles have been issued recalls, and the Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood even has gone as far as t...

The Auto Industry – Served

Facing increasing pressure from Congress and the American people, the auto industry is having to start cleaning up its act. It has been given a December deadline to regroup and approach Congress with a detailed plan, one that outlines drastic restructuring and operating measures and one that offers some definitive answers to lawmakers how money from a potential bailout package will be spent. Below is a poll from OrangeCountyGasPrices.com on consumer reaction locally to the possible government b...