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Automaker Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 39 percent fall in its third quarter profit, hurt by slower domestic sales and a strong yen.

The ongoing anti-government protests on the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities represent the biggest public demonstration in the country since the famous ‘bread riots’ which occurred exactly 34 years ago.

Japanese auto-maker Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall as many as 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about a possible fuel leakage problem.

Toyota has issued a recall of 1.7 million cars, its largest ever, mainly in its Lexus brand

Chrysler Group is recalling 150,000 trucks, crossover wagons and SUVs in three separate campaigns over steering, stalling and airbag concerns.

2010 will be remembered as the worst year for automobile industry. A number of leading car makers including Toyota, Honda, GM, BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Ford, Chevrolet recalled lakhs of vehicles because of various defects and safety problems.

General Motors on Thursday said it is recalling about 109,000 vehicles due to two concerns that could cause the rear axle to lock and the passenger-side airbag not to work.

General Motors Co is recalling 109,000 Cadillac CTS cars worldwide for the model years 2005 to 2007 because a mat under the seat that senses the front passenger could break and disable the front air bag.

Pfizer (NYSEL PFE) has recalled about 19,000 bottles of its Lipitor tablets after an “uncharacteristic odor” was reported in a bottle of the blockbuster cholesterol drug

General Motors is recalling 111,136 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX crossover utility vehicles from the 2011 model year due to seat belt buckle anchors that could fail to perform as designed in a crash.

Sweden car maker Volvo is recalling 416 vehicles from model years 2000-2010 equipped with Garmin Nuvi 760 and 765 portable GPS navigation units as it has been found that the batteries can overheat and lead to a fire.

Nissan Motor Co is recalling 604,500 vehicles in North and South America and Africa markets over fears that a fault could cause the steering column to crack.

Tata Motors, India's minicar manufacturer, has said it will offer to the customers of the Nano car additional safety device at free of cost and clarified the company is not recalling Nanos.

Already battered by a wave of product recalls, Johnson & Johnson acknowledged on Thursday it had misled consumers and U.S. regulators as it quietly removed its Motrin painkiller from the market.

Fisher-Price, a unit of toymaker Mattel Inc, on Thursday said it will recall about 10 million toys and other items in the United States and Canada due to the potential for serious injuries.

Hyundai Motor, South Korea's top automaker, will recall some 139,500 Sonata sedans sold in the United States, due to problems with the steering wheel that could cause a loss or reduction of control.

U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a massive nationwide egg recall, but did not notify health authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from the Iowa farms but would not comment if his office was considering opening an investigation.

Chicken feed contaminated with salmonella bacteria could have caused the outbreak at two Iowa producers that sparked a recall of more than a half billion contaminated eggs last week, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.

U.S. regulators on Monday were still investigating the massive salmonella outbreak that sparked a recall of more than a half billion eggs, while lawmakers launched their own probes and consumer advocates urged passage of a law to give food regulators more power.

General Motors Co will recall more than 243,000 model year 2009/2010 crossover sport utilities, mainly in the United States, to inspect safety belts for possible damage.