Analysis undertaken internally by Takata suggests that a full recall of its airbag inflators could cost as much as US$24bn, according to reports.
Headlights on a third of U.S. midsize car models do a poor job, and only one, the Toyota Prius V, performed well enough with an optional upgrade to earn a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in results released today.
Automotive Technology Systems (ATS) will change its name on 1 April to Toyota Boshoku Illinois.
GM plans to cut sales to U.S. rental car fleets by 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year without surrendering significant market share, the head of the automaker's North American operations said.
Volkswagen may suspend its dividend payout as the costs of its diesel-emissions scandal rise higher, the German news agency DPA reported.
Harman says it has started operations at the Suzhou Global Product Development Centre (PDC) in China.
Mitsubishi Electric is adapting technologies it originally developed for military use to help self-driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. deceived consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly "clean diesel" VWs and Audis, which Volkswagen fitted with illegal emission defeat devices designed to mask high emissions during government tests.
Analysts insist the recent deal ending sanctions against Iran "has to hold" as suppliers and OEMs - including those from Russia - eye the market as providing genuine opportunity.
Dacia will focus on boosting brand recognition this year as sales of the low-cost unit have failed to keep pace with overall European growth as an aging lineup deters buyers and renewed consumer confidence leads customers to stretch themselves...
Opel says it will publish WLTP test cycle based fuel consumption numbers, reflecting more everyday driving conditions and it will also implement improved SCR diesel applications in new vehicles - which will lower harmful NOx emissions. The initiatives are voluntary ahead of regulatory changes in Europe.
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30 Mar, 2016
Up to 800,000 examples of the Cayenne and Touareg SUVs to be recalled globally for brake pedal problem, with over 32,000 in UK
Takata has estimated that a comprehensive global recall of its airbag inflators would cost about 2.7 trillion yen ($24 billion), with a worst-case scenario involving the callback of 287.5 million units, Bloomberg reported.
Takata has estimated that a global recall of its airbag inflators would cost about $24 billion, Bloomberg reported.
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30 Mar, 2016
Subaru updates its Forester SUV with a revised look inside and out, improved refinement and tweaked chassis
London Taxi, a UK subsidiary of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, won a 10-year contract worth more than $62 million to supply its iconic taxis to Australia and New Zealand.
General Motors is recalling 6,280 police cars for a power-steering defect. The recall affects 2014-16 model year Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit cars, according to documents filed with NHTSA.
A lawyer for people suing General Motors over a faulty ignition switch today urged jurors in Manhattan federal court to hold the company responsible for a 2014 accident they allege was caused by the defective part.
U.S. regulators are making progress and will begin issuing guidelines to help the introduction of self- driving car technology within the next few months, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.