By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Japan’s transport ministry said Friday it has ordered air bag maker Takata to conduct an internal investigation after cases of its air bags exploding triggered safety concerns in the United States and other countries.
Daily Archives: November 22, 2014
EPA delays decision on ethanol in gas
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
The Obama administration said Friday it is delaying a decision on whether to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply.
2014 Piaggio MP3 500 Sport in Paris road test
The Piaggio MP3 500 Sport is a motorcycle that most car drivers can ride on a car licence. Not many people know that a recent realignment of pan European licensing has handed car drivers a set of handlebars.
BMW needs to increase i8 production to cut waiting lists
BMW may have to increase production of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car to meet high demand.
Waiting lists for the €120,000 coupe are up to 18 months, BMW sales and marketing chief, Ian Robertson, said.
Volkswagen raises the stakes in China
Volkswagen’s investment plans for the next five years tell one story very clearly – the company is becoming ever more dependent on growth in China in its bid to overtake Toyota as the world’s number one carmaker.
For the first time in years, the planned increase in investment by VW’s two Chinese joint ventures – internally financed through their own cash flows – is set to accelerate, even as Volkswagen becomes dangerously exposed to a slowdown in China.
