Kia recalls Sorento and Soul  
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Kia Motors is recalling about 35,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles to fix wiring in the interior lighting panels that could lead to fires.

Nissan Leaf on sale Wednesday  
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Alas, Japanese carmaker Nissan will begin taking orders for the Leaf on Wednesday -- the first fully electric vehicle from a major car company.

Car stickers to include environmental info  
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Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle's overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions.

Texas court rules against Toyota  
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Toyota will face charges that it acted in contempt of court in a 2007 lawsuit involving a paralyzed woman, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.

Ambitious Chrysler persues 165 US Fiat stores  
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Chrysler Group, the U.S. automaker run by Fiat, said it wants Fiat dealerships in about 165 U.S. locations as the Italian automaker expands into the US.

Japan's production explodes  
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Toyota, Honda and Nissan on Friday reported double-digit increases in worldwide total production for the month of July.

Toyota recalls one million cars  
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Toyota on Thursday ordered a recall of more than 1 million Corolla and Matrix models in North America, adding to safety woes that have plagued the world's largest carmaker for the past year.