Daily Archives: November 18, 2014

Kenneth Feinberg extends GM compensation claims deadline

Kenneth Feinberg extends GM compensation claims deadline (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

By TOM KRISHER

The deadline for victims of crashes caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches has been extended for a month as the death toll rose to 33.

ZF CEO says, TRW investment to help Takata replace defective airbags would be short-term

ZF Friedrichshafen is ready to invest more in airbag inflator output to meet replacement demand following the global recall of defective airbags made by Takata Corp. The investment would come through U.S. supplier TRW Automotive Holdings, which ZF in September agreed to buy for $13.5 billion.

Mustang driver injured by air bag fragment in North Carolina crash

Mustang driver injured by air bag fragment in North Carolina crash

By Paul Lienert

Ford said on Sunday night it was cooperating with U.S. safety regulators investigating a report the driver of a 2007 Ford Mustang was injured in August by a metal fragment from the car’s air bag.

Debunking the myths Why FCEVs are viable for the mass market

dr henri winand chief executive officer executive director Intelligent Energy - Debunking the myths Why FCEVs are viable for the mass market

by Dr. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption.

Wolf-Henning Scheider says FCV will be commercially viable by 2025

Wolf-Henning Scheider

Fuel cell technology is becoming cheaper and will be commercially viable for mass use in cars by 2025, Wolf-Henning Scheider, head of Robert Bosch’s automotive division, said.