Judges remember Detroit attorney Cliff Woodards killed in vehicle crash
DETROIT – Prominent Detroit attorney Cliff Woodards died Monday morning after his Lexus collided with a Detroit police squad car. News of Woodards’ death left fellow attorneys, judges and politicos in grief and disbelief. MORE: Community mourns defense attorney killed in crash involving Detroit police cruiser“He showed me how to make money and navigate through the criminal justice system,” said 32A District Court Judge Rebekah Coleman. In addition to his legal work, he at one time had a radio hosting job at 910 AM. “The legal profession just got to experience what we already knew -- There would never be a dull moment with him and there was going to be a debate about something,” said 36th District Court Judge Donald Coleman.
Mazda No. 1 in Consumer Reports 2020 auto reliability survey
DETROIT – Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Mazda took top honors for the first time in the survey, which this year included Consumer Reports organization members who own more than 300,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to 2020. Consumer Reports said that the Ford Explorer SUV, redesigned for the 2020 model year, is among the lowest-scoring models of any manufacturer with transmission, electronic, and engine issues. Only the company's Model 3 small car was rated as reliable and recommended by Consumer Reports. Nearly half of the new models have much worse than average reliability, Consumer Reports said.
Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stalling
DETROIT – Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall. The company says the latest recall brings the total to 5.8 million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles that need to be repaired worldwide. The recall affects more than 40 vehicles in the U.S. dating to the 2013 model year, covering much of the Toyota and Lexus model lineup. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that the fuel pumps can suddenly stop operating, and that can cause the vehicles to stall. Toyota began recalling the vehicles in January with about 700,000, and added 1.2 million in March.
Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stalling
DETROIT – Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall. The company says the latest recall brings the total to 5.8 million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles that need to be repaired worldwide. The recall affects more than 40 vehicles in the U.S. dating to the 2013 model year, covering much of the Toyota and Lexus model lineup. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that the fuel pumps can suddenly stop operating, and that can cause the vehicles to stall. Toyota began recalling the vehicles in January with about 700,000, and added 1.2 million in March.
Kyle Busch to represent Lexus with debut at Rolex for Vasser
PLANO, TX NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch will enter the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race in conjunction with Lexus and Toyota. Busch will drive the Lexus RC GT3 for AIM Vasser Sullivan, Toyota announced Monday at its annual "Motorsports Day" at its North American headquarters. Because the Rolex entry from Lexus Motorsports is an arm of Toyota's overall motorsports platform, the partnership existed and Busch was granted permission. I would love to continue that history and maybe get my own Daytona Rolex to add to my trophy collection." AIM Vasser Sullivan competes in the GTD class and will only be eligible for class victory, and not the overall win.