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News watch December 2011: today's auto industry news

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hourFriday 30 December 2011• Fisker has recalled all 239 Karma plug-in hybrids manufactured between 1 July and 3 November this year to fix a glitch in its battery. Supplier A123 Systems says the problem affects the battery's cooling system, but Fisker is adamant no customers have complained and this is a precautionary step (Automotive News)• Supplier Continental says business looks brisk in the first quarter of 2012, thanks to strong demand in the US and Asia (Automotive News Europe)• Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda is gradually changing the culture at Japan's biggest car maker, according to the Detroit News.

Spoken street names useful in navigation units, magazine says

If you're in the market for a portable navigation unit, features such as spoken street names and reality view/lane assist are worth the money while traffic information, connected services and voice recognition are not as essential, says Consumer Reports magazine. Less expensive navigation models are even offering the service via which the unit will speak the names of streets or highway numbers rather than telling drivers to merge or turn in a specific direction. Reality view/lane assist is a feature commonly packaged as one that displays three-dimensional views of exits, signs and intersections as well as the best lane to be in for upcoming driving maneuvers.

Video: Dougie Lampkin going mad around Goodwood

World trials bike champ Dougie Lampkin in action on the Goodwood estate By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 23 March 2010 11:07 The organisers of the Goodwood Festival of Speed have issued the second video instalment of stunt rider Dougie Lampkin's acrobatics around Goodwood. Watch the 12-time World Trials Bike Champion riding around on location at the Festival of Speed, as well as around Goodwood circuit and the airfield. Lampkin shows off his prowess on two wheels, as he roars through Goodwood House and runs amok on the 12,500-acre Goodwood Estate.