Filed under: Government/Legal
You might recall about this time last year, California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit in Northern California’s U.S. District Court asserting that automakers selling vehicles in the Golden State were liable for the hundreds of millions of dollars of damages its products cause. That lawsuit, which named GM, Ford, Toyota, […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Videos, Volkswagen
One mysterious home movie maker created a video that Volkswagen didn’t like, and the German automaker isn’t stopping at having the video pulled from YouTube. The home movie in question puts a Nazi spin on a recent VW Golf commercial, and VW has issued a subpoena in hopes of finding out […]
Filed under: Time Warp, Etc., Ford, Jaguar
var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Ford_apes_the_RIAA_sues_Jaguar_fans_over_calendars’; The internet has made it incredibly easy for groups of enthusiasts to communicate and collaborate. Gearheads benefit a lot from this. It’s easy to share pictures of our beloved rides, and with services like CafePress, you can even get some cool merchandise […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Supercars, Porsche
Over two years ago a crash involving a Porsche Carrera GT during a Ferrari Owner’s Club track day killed two event participants when they hit the wall at over 100 mph while trying to avoid a Ferrari merging onto the front straightaway. The driver and Carrera GT owner was Ben Keaton, […]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Safety, Driving, Australia
So, this guy in Australia is all offended because he was mocked in a manner promoted by an anti-hoonage advertising campaign. He was so offended, in fact, that he hurled a water bottle at a woman’s car and promptly got himself charged with malicious damage. Since nothing can […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota
A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may […]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Lexus, Toyota
Back in June, we brought you news that Toyota was in the process of suing a pornography firm for copyright infringement. Apparently the Japanese automaker didn’t appreciate that adult film star Lexus Cash was using its luxury division’s handle as her stage name and for her website. Evidently unwilling to […]
