The recall, expected to get under way later this month, covers 4,355 vehicles in the 2016 model year.
The U.S. recall covers 865 Ford Focus Electric cars in the 2015 and 2016 model years.
More than 16,000 of the electric cars are at risk for shutting down propulsion because of a software glitch.
The recall, which begins this month, covers 2,666 of the battery-electric vehicles.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety names the 2016 Prius a Top Safety Pick+ award winner after the car excels in crashworthiness evaluations.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has named the 2016 Prius a Top Safety Pick+ award winner after the car excelled in crashworthiness evaluations, including the small overlap front crash test shown in this video. For the full story, click here.
The recall, which got under way March 15, covers more than 5,500 electric cars in the 2015 and 2016 model years.
Toyota's next-generation plug-in hybrid Prius, called the Prius Prime, improves fuel efficiency by 26% over the outgoing model with an estimated 120 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), Toyota announced at the New York Auto Show.
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid has been rated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to achieve 47 mpg in the city, which would put it atop mid-size hybrid sedans.
Audi entered the plug-in hybrid market with its 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron, a Euro-styled, roomy hatchback the automaker has been selling in the U.S. since late 2015.
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