A Week of Failures: China JVs of Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda to Recall Over 650,000 Cars
Liao Shumin
DATE:  Aug 10 2019
/ SOURCE:  yicai
A Week of Failures: China JVs of Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda to Recall Over 650,000 Cars A Week of Failures: China JVs of Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda to Recall Over 650,000 Cars

(Yicai Global) Aug. 9 -- The China businesses of seven overseas auto companies, including  Volkswagen, Toyota Motor, and Hyundai Motor, have announced this week  that they will rescind a total of over 650,000 vehicles in China, mostly  due to faulty engines.

Beijing Hyundai Motor, a  joint venture between BAIC Motor and Hyundai Motor, will recall more  than 400,000 new Tucson sport-utility vehicles because of defective  engines, the State Administration of Market Supervision and  Administration said in a statement.

GAC Honda Automobile will  take back 222,700 Accord sedans whose engines may become hazardous when  driving in low temperatures. GAC Group's other JV, GAC Fiat Chrysler  Automobiles, is withdrawing over 9,000 brand new Jeep Compass SUVs from  the market.

Dongfeng Honda Automobile  will recall about 30,000 Inspire sedans made this year. Toyota Motor  China Investment is taking back over 4,700 imported cars in its Lexus  luxury series. FAW-Volkswagen Automobile will rescind 4,600 China-made  Audis due to potential engine failures. 

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