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Toyota wins unintended-acceleration case

Toyota secured a legal victory on Friday against the landslide of unintended-acceleration claims that have dogged the company for more than a year. A jury in New York found in favor of Toyota, rejecting claims of a driver who said a floor mat was the cause of his 2005 crash in a Scion tC. The jury took 45 minutes to reach the verdict after a weeklong trial in federal court.

Renault-Nissan and Mercedes get very cosy

The Mercedes Twingo? Almost, but not quite In yet another – highly expected – sign that the future for car makers is more and more co-operation, Renault-Nissan and Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) have today announced a wide-ranging alliance which will see much of the output of each company utilised by the other. Top of the list for starters is the joint development of the platform for the next SmartForTwo which will be shared by the next generation Twingo.

Nissan 370Z Black Edition revealed

The Nissan 370Z Black Edition - only 370 are being made The latest Nissan Z – the Nissan 370Z – has been with us a bit over a year now. There have already been a number of limited edition cars for different markets, and the UK got the 370Z Yellow last Summer. And it looks as if the same people in charge of thinking up catchy names at Nissan have been on the case for the latest 370Z limited edition, with the announcement that the latest 370Z will be the Nissan 370Z Black Edition.