this week, volkwagen ordered dealers to stop selling passats with newer 1.8 liter engines, because of oil leaks that could start a fire. also, vw is recalling cars with headlights that could go dark if the hood is slammed shut. "obviously both are made in chattanooga and so it's incumbant that managers there make sure they're producuing a safe product." also, analysts say automakers may order recalls now hoping that g-m's high-profile recall overshadows problems elswhere. "i do think they're hoping it all gets 'lost in the wash' of all the recall fatigue among the public, that's it's just another gm recall story and people won't notice." toyota's recall follows that automaker's 1.2 billion dollar settlement, last month for concealing information from safety regulators about sudden acceleration problems that led to five deaths and recalls in 2009 and 20-10. the cost of the search for missing malaysia air flight m-h 3-7-0 is expected to be the highest in aviation history. reuters analysis shows $44 million has already been spent. but, that number does not include a long list of expenses