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Ferrari Vietnam is recalling 24 cars for airbag faults that can cause severe damage in the event of a crash. The recall covers five models: 458 Speciale, 488 GTB, 488 Spider, California T, and F12 Berlinetta. The recalled cars were produced between March 2014…
India on Tuesday sought public comment on a proposal to make airbags mandatory for the front passenger in all cars from next year, in a move that could raise costs for automakers slowly seeing a revival in demand. Carmakers are required to provide an airbag…
Hyundai Motor Group has developed a new center side airbag, which works to separate the space between driver and passenger. The Group will roll out the technology in upcoming vehicles. This new, additional airbag expands into the space between driver and…
The development and testing of the new airbag was led by engineers at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Ohio in partnership with Autoliv Jim Keller, President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc, said, “This new airbag technology represents Honda’s continuing effort to…
Hyundai Motor Group, Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it has developed a safer airbag deployment system to better protect people from multiple crashes. The advanced airbag system immediately prepares for additional crashes once it recognizes an…
General Motors and its joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles due to faulty airbag inflators, China’s top quality watchdog as said. The vehicles are equipped with airbag inflators produced by troubled Japanese…
Takata’s bankruptcy filing last month was meant to draw a line under the auto industry’s biggest safety recall, but last week’s announcement of more air bag inflator recalls suggests automakers could face fresh liabilities in the future. In late-2015, U.S.…
Japan’s Takata Corp decided on Monday to file for bankruptcy protection in Japan with liabilities of more than 1 trillion yen (US$9 billion), Japanese media reported, as the auto parts supplier has struggled due to its defective air bag inflators at the…
Japan’s Takata, facing bankruptcy over the biggest recall in automotive history, would stop making air-bag inflators after completing a global recall, under a restructuring plan under consideration by its steering committee, sources told Reuters on Friday.…
Japanese chemicals maker Daicel and auto parts maker Toyoda Gosei Co said on Friday they will invest 1 billion yen ($8.98 million) in each other’s equity, deepening ties as both companies expand their global air bag businesses. Daicel, which produces…
Japan’s Takata is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as early as Friday as part of a $1 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over its handling of air bag ruptures linked to 16 deaths worldwide, sources said. The settlement includes…
As auto supplier Takata Corp (7312.T) prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S. court ruling that could expose a buyer to liability for the company’s defective air bags, sources have told Reuters. Takata…
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it was recalling a total of about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. The recall, which includes the Corolla and the Vitz subcompact hatchback model…
BMW Group said today it is recalling about 110,000 cars in Japan over potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata Corp., as part of the auto industry’s largest ever global call back. The automaker recalled 44 models including its 1-series 116i and 118i…
