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Samray
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by Samray » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:15 am
BMW has agreed to pay $3 million in civil penalties to settle a claim that the automaker failed to report safety defects in a timely and complete manner.
The agency opened its investigation in December 2010 and examined recalls that had taken place throughout the calendar year. The recalls involved more than 100,000 cars and motorcycles of various makes and models.
BMW spokesman Thomas J. Plucinsky issued a statement in which the company said that all but one of the questionable recall filings were related to BMW motorcycles.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/l ... 1840.story
Old news I know, but wonder what's changed.
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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randomsquid
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by randomsquid » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:39 pm
They're all as bad as each other. As margins get squeezed safety goes down the pan.
A couple of years ago we had an enquiry from a maker of prestige cars. They had seen a couple of catastrophic component failures but they decided that £40 of testing for each car was too much to ask.
Where ever I lay my hat.....
