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Vehicle sales to surge in March: analysts Automakers will see steep increases in March sales as steep discounts and incentives are luring recession-weary shoppers back into showrooms, market research firms said Friday. Porsche takes top spot in dependability study Porsche shot to the top of a closely watched study of long-term vehicle dependability, overtaking U.S. and Japanese rivals, J.D. Power and Associates said Thursday. Officials: Brakes not applied in NY Prius crash U.S. investigators looking into the claim of a runaway Toyota Motor Corp Prius in New York last week said on Thursday no brakes had been applied before the vehicle hit a wall. Fixed Toyotas hit with new complaints Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data. Toyota official: Prius in NY crash yielding data Investigators from Toyota and the U.S. government inspected a crashed 2005 Prius in a suburb of NYC Wednesday and received data on engine speed and pedal position. New CFO says GM can be profitable this year If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors Co. has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said Wednesday. Honda to recall 412,000 autos for brakes Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems. Toyota recalls may cost automaker $5.5 billion The massive global recalls have become a very expensive problem for Toyota. How expensive? Depends who you ask. Toyota opens probe into crashed N.Y. Prius Toyota's investigation of sudden acceleration in some of its cars is shifting to suburban New York, where a driver said her Prius sped up on its own and slammed into a stone wall. Toyota casts doubt on runaway Prius claim Toyota said there were "significant inconsistencies" between a California man's claim that his Prius sped out of control and the findings of the company's preliminary investigation.