The Full Sweep

NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY TOYOTA Honda is recalling 180,000 vehicles in the U.S., 250,000 worldwide, because of a "vehicle stability assist system" defect that could cause sudden braking when the driver's foot isn't on the brake pedal. Toyota had a recall for unintended acceleration, now Honda has one for unintended braking. NEW CHEVY SLOGAN "Find New Roads" replaces "Chevy Runs Deep" as Chevrolet's new tagline. Not to be overly critical, but maybe we should take a poll on which of the two unimaginative slogans sucks the least? There's really nothing earth-shaking happening in the world of retail automotive so I thought I'd go easy this time compared with the usual signature [Jim Ziegler] stuff. But who knows what might break loose soon? Until then, I'm donning a Hawaiian shirt, cleaning the pool furniture and welcoming springtime in Atlanta.