Category Archives: Motoring News

Automakers to recall air bags in humid parts of US

FILE - In this April 21, 2005 file photo, a model poses by a Honda's CR-V at Auto Shanghai 2005 exhibition in Shanghai, China. Honda, Mazda and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. that could possibly explode. No accidents have been reported related to recalls Monday, June 23, 2014. Honda Motor Co. recalled 2.03 million vehicles for the airbag problem, including 1.02 million in North America and nearly 669,000 in Japan. The models recalled at Honda include the Fit, Element and CR-V, manufactured between 2000 and 2005. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
By DEE-ANN DURBIN

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government’s auto safety agency, said Monday that BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota will recall cars sold in places where hot, humid weather can potentially affect the air bags.

Ford Focus Steering Issues Raising Safety Questions

Reports of Ford Focus Steering Issues Raising Safety Questions
By CINDY GALLI and BRIAN ROSS

A new Top 15 auto safety watch list puts the 2012 Ford Focus at number one based on dozens of reported injuries in which drivers cited problems with the car’s steering.

Aerofex Hoverbike, Yes It’s real

Aerofex Hoverbike, Yes It's real.

By Polly Mosendz

Do you have $85,000 and want to impress all your friends? Is your lifelong dream to ride a speedbike from Star Wars?

Takata says willing to support certain air bag inflator replacements

Logo of Takata Corp - Takata says willing to support certain air bag inflator replacements

Reporting by Yoko Kubota

Takata Corp said it is willing to support car makers replacing certain air bag inflators made between 2000 and 2007 that were supplied to multiple car makers, including Honda and Toyota, for vehicles sold in the United States.

Toyota Europe CEO Didier Leroy ready to ‘help’ Nissan in Europe

Toyota Europe CEO Didier Leroy ready to 'help' Nissan in Europe

Toyota Europe CEO Didier Leroy says he’s ready to “help” Nissan achieve its stated goal of becoming the top-selling Japanese automaker in the region by 2016. Why? Because Leroy says he puts profit before volume.