Toyota's joint venture with FAW in Tianjin started a recall from August 16 of 33,809 Corolla Ex cars to fix defects that might cause the engine to stall.
The company said in a statement that faulty static protection could prevent the engine computer from operating normally.
The affected Corolla Exs were made between October 23, 2010 and January 29, 2011.
Geely sales rate lags full-year target
Domestic carmaker Geely recently announced that its sales increased 8 percent in the first seven months over the same period last year to about 235,000 units, but the figure was only 49 percent of its full-year sales goal of 480,000 vehicles.
The company said the expiration of both the purchase tax rebate for small cars and government subsidy on trade-in cars affected sales.
The company said it is confident it will meet the full-year target as Geely will have several new cars on the market in the coming months that are expected help to boost sales.
Coda and Great Wall link up for e-cars.
California-based lithium-ion battery developer Coda Automotive last week announced that it will partner with China's Great Wall Motors to develop new electric vehicles for global markets.
The US company previously developed an electric car based on the Hafei model by Chinese carmaker Chang'an. The car will hit the US market later this year.
Foton joins CPNC in petrol joint venture
Beiqi Foton, China's largest commercial vehicle maker, recently announced it will set up an petroleum sales joint venture with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's biggest energy company.
The Beijing-based automaker said it will invest 11.7 million yuan and have 39 percent share in the new partnership, while CNPC will have a majority stake of 51 percent. The other 10 percent will be held by CNPC Transportation Co Ltd.
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