DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Thursday it will phase out cars without air bags and other safety features after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact flunked a crash test in Latin America. The Latin New Car Assessment Program — an…
WASHINGTON, United States—Embattled airbag maker Takata was told by an independent panel Tuesday to improve management oversight and automation as the faulty airbag scandal continues to rock the global auto industry. The panel, commissioned by the Japanese…
DETROIT— Toyota is recalling about 320,000 trucks and SUVs because the roof-mounted air bags can inflate without a crash. The recall covers the 2005 and 2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, the 2003 through 2006 Land Cruiser, and…
TOKYO— Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker at the center of an air-bag defect scandal, said Monday its president Takanobu Ito will step aside and be replaced by another Honda executive. The unexpected decision follows massive recalls…
Airbags, invented and installed to help prevent deaths in road crashes, have now become a potential threat to safety in some vehicles. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging owners of certain Toyota, Honda,…
