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(AP) BMW has agreed to demands from the government to replace driver’s-side air bags across the entire U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been pushing companies to recall older cars with air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. ...
Read More »Paraplegic settles BMW roof-support suit
A Salisbury man paralyzed in a single-vehicle rollover crash eight years ago has settled his $20 million product liability lawsuit against automaker BMW, in which he alleged a design defect caused the car’s roof to cave inward, causing his catastrophic neck injury.
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Read More »Hands off the wheel: Self-driving cars could save money, lives
WASHINGTON — In some ways, computers make ideal drivers: They don’t drink and then climb behind the wheel. They don’t do drugs, get distracted, fall asleep, run red lights or tailgate. And their reaction times are quicker. They do such ...
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Read More »BMW recalls more than 134,000 5-Series cars
DETROIT — BMW is recalling more than 134,000 5-Series cars in the U.S. because the rear lights can fail. The recall, posted Friday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, affects 528i, 535i, 550i and M5 cars from the ...
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Read More »BMW recalls more than 30,000 SUVs to fix brakes
DETROIT — BMW is recalling more than 30,000 SUVs to fix an oil leak that can knock out the power-assisted braking. The German automaker says the recall covers X5 SUVs in the U.S. from the 2007 through 2010 model years. ...
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Read More »Four tips on making a family business survive — and thrive
Even though family businesses span all industry groups and range in size from sole proprietorships to global giants, the successful ones share some key attributes, just as those that fail do. ...
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Read More »Feds find 16 crashes, 5 injuries in BMW probe
DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators have found 16 crashes and five injuries in an investigation of transmission control problems with BMW 7-Series luxury cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the cars last August. The agency has upgraded ...
Read More »Unemployment rates fall in 29 states
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell last month in most U.S. states, including in some hit hardest during the recession. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates declined in 29 states and rose in 8. Rates were unchanged in 13 ...
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