Federal agency under fire for selling recalled cars

The General Services Administration is in the congressional hot seat following a new report that found the federal agency has been selling recalled vehicles to the public.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, has vowed to get answers from the GSA about its auction practices and is calling for greater government accountability, according to the digital news site Circa.

A report released this week by Circa found that more than 20 percent of the vehicles auctioned off by the GSA had open recalls.

VW recalls 281,500 Volkswagen, Audi vehicles in U.S. due to fuel leaks

Volkswagen AG is recalling about 281,500 Volkswagen and Audi brand vehicles in the United States in three separate recalls, each due to fuel leaks but with different causes, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.

No one has been injured as a result of these issues, a Volkswagen spokeswoman said on Friday. While the fuel leaks could increase the risk of fire, there have been no fires reported, she said.

Affected models are gasoline versions of the 2009-2012 model year Audi Q5 SUVs, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7 SUVs; gasoline versions of 2012-2013 Audi A6 and A7 sedans; as well as all engine types of 2015-2016 VW Golf, VW SportWagen, VW GTI, and Audi A3 sedans and Audi A3 Cabriolet.