By DEE-ANN DURBIN, MARCY GORDON, and Yuri Kageyama
Japan’s Takata Corp. rejected federal regulators’ demand Wednesday for an expanded, nationwide recall of millions of air bags, setting up a possible legal showdown and leaving some drivers to wonder about the safety of their cars.
by Daniel Dickson
Autoliv will supply replacement airbag inflators to be used by Honda Motor Company in the United States, Autoliv said on Wednesday.
Russia will earmark 10 billion rubles (€150 million) in 2015 to extend an incentives plan for new vehicle purchases, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said, as Moscow tries to help the country’s struggling car industry.
By TOM KRISHER, YURI KAGEYAMA and Marcy Gordon
Japan’s Takata Corp. refused to comply with a U.S. government demand for an expanded recall of its air bags that can explode and shoot out shrapnel, and instead passed along the crucial decision to automakers.
