Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. Space Industry and Business News .




CAR TECH
Asbestos found in Chinese-made cars in Australia
by Staff Writers
Sydney (AFP) Aug 15, 2012


Some 23,000 cheap Chinese-made cars were Wednesday recalled in Australia after asbestos was found in their engines, with unions demanding to know how they came to be in the country.

Importer Ateco Automotive instructed all Chery and Great Wall dealers to stop selling affected vehicles, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) closely watching developments.

The asbestos was found bound in gaskets in the engine and exhaust systems.

"Asbestos is a prohibited hazardous substance and these engines and exhaust systems should only be worked on by qualified personnel using appropriate safety procedures," said ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard.

"The ACCC will monitor the recall, and Workplace Health and Safety authorities will monitor the workplace safety issues."

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) said it was unacceptable that the cars were allowed into Australia, which has banned the importation or use of asbestos since 2004.

"Asbestos kills people, it's that simple. It should not be in homes, construction material or cars," national secretary Paul Bastian said in a statement.

"If companies cannot guarantee that they do not have deadly substances in their vehicles, then simply they should not be able to import their products.

"We call on prosecutions to be served on anyone who imports asbestos into Australia."

The ACCC said customs officers detected the asbestos, which triggered a safety investigation that led to the cars being recalled.

Prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious illnesses, including malignant lung cancer.

Rickard said the automotive industry was experienced in managing the asbestos risk.

"The automotive service industry is experienced in managing this risk, as cars sold in Australia before 2004 often had gaskets that contained asbestos," she said.

"However, consumers and automotive repairers must be made aware that the risk may be present in these much newer vehicles."

.


Related Links
Car Technology at SpaceMart.com






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








CAR TECH
Japan's Isuzu plans China, India truck plants: report
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2012
Japan's Isuzu Motors will spend 30 billion yen ($382 million) to build new factories in China and India to tap rising demand for pickup trucks in the fast-growing markets, a report said Tuesday. The new plants will together produce about 200,000 trucks a year, boosting Isuzu's annual pickup capacity by about 50 percent to 600,000 by 2015, the Nikkei business daily reported without citing sou ... read more


CAR TECH
NTU scientist invents pocket living room TV

Ball Aerospace Incorporates Enhanced Data Communication for JPSS-1 Satellite

Researchers invent system for 3-D reconstruction of sparse facial hair and skin

Nano, photonic research gets boost from new 3-D visualization technology

CAR TECH
Raytheon unveils cross domain strategy to securely access information via mobile devices

NATO Special Forces Taps Mutualink for Global Cross Coalition Communications

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Integrated Receiver Circuit Under DARPA Program

Boeing Receives 10th WGS Satellite Order from USAF

CAR TECH
Pre launch verifications are underway for next Soyuz mission

GSAT-10 "spreads its wings" in preparation for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch

The Spaceport moves into action for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission to orbit two Galileo satellites

Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of Intelsat 21

CAR TECH
Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site

Raytheon completes GPS OCX iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review

Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement

Boeing Ships 3rd GPS IIF Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Launch

CAR TECH
Embraer, Cobham ink KC-390 tanker deal

Hong Kong Airlines considering cancelling A380 order

Nextant debuts business jet in Brazil

Kenya searches for Uganda chopper crash victims

CAR TECH
IBM buys flash memory firm

NIST's speedy ions could add zip to quantum computers

NASA Goddard Team to Demonstrate Miniaturized Spectrometer-on-a-Chip

Dutch firm ASML clinches 1.1 bn euro deal with Taiwan's TSMC

CAR TECH
Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood

Sparse microwave imaging: A new concept in microwave imaging technology

NASA Finalizes Contracts for NOAA's JPSS-1 Mission

MSG-3, Europe's latest weather satellite, delivers first image

CAR TECH
Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup

Worldwide increase of air pollution

Philippine gold mine suspended over spill

Top researcher snubs French honour over 'industrial crimes'




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement