Cybertruck recalled for 5th time

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

• Sales results from top automakers

• Cybertruck recalled, again

• Latest auto data and studies

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

Lexus records best-ever sales result in its 35-year history through the third quarter

Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3

September auto sales show smaller volume, little change to underlying dynamics

Tesla’s Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year

Vehicle alerts cause most complaints about advanced driver assistance systems, J.D. Power finds

Toyota says built extra stock in anticipation of US port strikes

Fewer drivers are opting out of lane departure prevention, IIHS finds

Nissan Group reports 2024 third-quarter U.S. sales

Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation

Infiniti sales drop 13% but QX50 keeps climbing

Stellantis U.S. auto sales extend free fall in third quarter

Mitsubishi’s Q3 sales surge 42% with Mirage soaring 152%

RECALLS

Tesla Cybertruck recall includes more than 27,000 electric trucks over rearview camera

Jeep 4xe fire recall involves more than 154,000 Jeep vehicles following at least 13 fires

Fiat 124 Spider recall has been announced because the front airbags may injure occupants instead of protect them

A 2016-2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata recall affects 85,000 cars equipped with front airbags that may deploy

Mercedes-Benz Camtronic system problems lead to recall of over 27,000 S580 and Maybach S models

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday morning with more car content.

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