Total Recall

Filed under: Budget, Europe, Japan, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Nissan, Australia, UK, Middle East, South America A possible issue with a steering wheel bolt in the Nissan Micra (shown) and Cube from the 2002 to 2006 model years has Nissan recalling roughly 841,000 units on four continents, as well as Oceania and the Middle East. On the affected cars, the bolt may not have been tightened properly, which could lead to a loss of steering in a worst-case scenario. According to Reuters, there haven't been any reports of accidents or injuries due to the fault, however. The Micras affected were built in the UK and Japan, the Cubes in Japan. Nissan has yet to say when the recall will begin, but when it does, owners can take their cars to dealers for repairs; the bolt with either be tightened or, if necessary, a new steering wheel installed.Nissan recalling 841k vehicles overseas for steering wheel trouble originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 25 May 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Car Buying Generally speaking, holiday weekends are always good for auto sales, but the Detroit Free Press says that dealers are expecting to do exceptionally well during this year's three-day Memorial Day weekend. Even better, forecasts have 2013 new-car sales being the best the industry has seen since 2002 - predictions are hovering between 15 million and 16 million units for the year. Leading this rebound is the fact that construction and home-building industries are picking back up, which is an especially good sign for truck sales. The article points out that truck buyers tend to fare particularly well during Memorial Day weekend, as prices are usually discounted around 20 percent. The final bit of good news in the story - for the industry - is that this year's average price of newly purchased vehicles is $28,921, which is not only up from last year, but also the highest total ever for the month of May. View PollStrong auto sales predicted for Memorial Day weekend [w/poll] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments