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Eight months after General Motors began recalling more than 2 million cars because of a deadly ignition-switch defect, less than half the owners have gotten their vehicles fixed.

Chrysler is recalling more than 31,000 full-size commercial vans to fix a problem with the headrests.

General Motors is recalling more than 60,000 vehicles in North America, the latest round of recalls this year for the automaker.

President Barack Obama, who used northern Indiana RV manufacturers as a rallying point during the Great Recession, returned to the state Friday for the first time in three years to tout the role of manufacturing in the nation's economic recovery.

General Motors announced two more recalls, pushing its total for the year to more than 70, affecting almost 30 million vehicles in North America.

General Motors is recalling more than 117,000 vehicles from the 2013 and 2014 model years for a defect that could cause them to stall.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the company has enough parts available to fix all the faulty ignition switches that are blamed for at least 23 deaths nationwide.

Ford Motor Co. of Canada says it is adding 1,000 jobs at its plant in Oakville, Ontario, by the end of this year to build the 2015 Ford Edge crossover SUV for the global market.

Toyota says it is recalling 690,000 Tacoma pickup trucks because the rear leaf springs could break, puncture the gas tank and cause a fire.

Gas fireplaces with potentially leaky valves are among this week's recalled consumer products.

The oil industry's lead trade group released new standards on Thursday for testing and classifying crude shipped by rail after prior shipments were misclassified, including a train that derailed in Canada and killed 47 people.

Chrysler is recalling nearly 350,000 older cars and SUVs to fix defective ignition switches that can cause the vehicles to stall.

Automakers have recalled more than 40 million cars and trucks in the U.S. so far this year, shattering the full-year record set in 2004, and many were for serious safety issues.

A man's complaint that his Chrysler minivan stalled unexpectedly after refueling has brought an inquiry from U.S. safety regulators.

General Motors says that in two years it will offer cars that talk to each other and can almost drive themselves at freeway speeds.

Honda Motor Co. is recalling 126,000 motorcycles for a second time because their brakes can malfunction.

Toyota executives say cars soon will do more to prevent crashes — including reminding drivers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

Akron and Summit County officials say Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. won't build its new $500 million plant in Ohio.

It's the corporate equivalent of high-stakes poker.

South Korea's Kia Motors Corp. says it will invest more than $1 billion to build a car factory in northern Mexico that is expected to begin production in 2016.