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Ford starts 2025 with recalls

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.
In today’s edition:
Tesla directors finalize settlement
Impressive sales from Rivian and Lamborghini
Tesla’s new Model Y design
Recent recalls (mostly from Ford)
and more
MARKETS 📈

Note: Stock market prices as of Thursday’s market close.
HEADLINES 📰
Tesla directors to pay up to $919MM to settle claims they overpaid themselves
Rivian stock has its best day ever after EV maker reports 2024 production, deliveries
Auto manufacturer websites need updating to increase satisfaction, J.D. Power finds
Mercedes-Benz USA reports 9% year-over-year growth for passenger car sales
Lamborghini had record sales in 2024, selling over 10,000 cars
GM Design Chief Michael Simcoe to retire after 42 years
Tesla launches new-look Model Y in China
100 most popular used cars in 2024, according to iSeeCars
Toyota’s next-generation cars will be built with Nvidia supercomputers and operating system
RECALLS
Land Rover recalls 12,600 vehicles because the rearview camera images may be blank, distorted
More than 30,000 Ford vehicles recalled after rearview camera images act goofy
Ford and Lincoln recall 20,000 hybrid vehicles after vehicles suffered battery problems
Lincoln recalls about 48,000 Nautilus SUVs built in China need their door modules recalibrated
Nearly 300,000 Ford trucks are recalled because the high pressure fuel pumps may fail.
That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.
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