Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles

German carmaker Daimler is recalling hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz vehicles including Sprinter van models over diesel emissions issues.

Daimler said late on Friday that Germany’s road traffic regulator KBA has concluded hearings over certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles with so-called OM651 diesel engines meeting Euro 5 emission standards and has ordered Daimler to carry out recalls. read more »

AutoNation accused of selling vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls

A new report out Tuesday accuses one of the nation's largest car retail chains of selling used vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) looked into 2,400 used vehicles at 28 AutoNation dealerships nationwide. It claims "one in nine" had safety recall issues, including problems linked to deaths and injuries.

In 2015, AutoNation said it would no longer sell used cars with open safety recalls. But it reversed course the next year, and PIRG said it's been looking into how many unrepaired used cars are sold to consumers. read more »