By Bernie Woodall, Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert
For more than 25 years, the contest among Japanese car makers in North America has been a two-horse race, led by Toyota with Honda in second place and Nissan in the rear view mirror -trailing far behind. Not anymore.
Ford-sponsored survey of 7,000 smartphone users aged 18-24 from across Europe revealed that one in four have posted an update on social media or checked social media sites while driving.
Sixty-three death claims have been filed so far with the lawyer handling payments for those involved in wrecks caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches.
General Motors on Friday issued six more recalls totaling more than 312,000 vehicles as the company cleans up past safety issues.
Italian brake specialist Brembo expects to conclude a supply contract with a fourth high-end Japanese motorbike manufacturer and is also expanding into the aviation sector, Deputy Chairman Matteo Tiraboschi told Reuters in an interview.
Although Tiraboschi declined to give details, a spokesman for Kawasaki Heavy Industries confirmed the group was about to begin using Brembo brakes. A major supplier to Harley Davidson in the United States, Germany’s BMW and VW-owned Ducati in Italy, Brembo had struggled to expand in the Japanese bike market.
