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.

Ford assembly lines uses wireless technology  
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Claiming to be the first automaker to use Wi-Fi on the assembly line, Ford said Thursday that the new process will cut out the need to build and store Sync modules for each car, helping to reduce costs, streamline manufacturing, and ultimately improve quality.

Dodge police car is scary  
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The once-sleepy police-car market is heating up. Chrysler’s Dodge division is rolling out a version of its coming 2011 Charger called the Pursuit that has a suspension set up for better handling and an electronic stability control system specially calibrated to keep the car under control during chases.

Ford gets serious about Asia  
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Ford Motor Co. is furthering its push into Asia, announcing plans for eight new vehicle models in India and a $350 million investment with partner Mazda Motor Corp. in their pickup truck plant in Thailand.

Tesla will buy NUMMI equipment and parts  
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Tesla Motors, which decided in May to buy the former New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in CA, said Thursday it will buy some of the plant's equipment as well.

Nissan spends $870k on lobbying congress  
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Automaker Nissan's North American division spent $870,000 lobbying Congress and the federal government during the second quarter on a range of issues from vehicle safety to financial reform.