Honda is planning to expand the Takata airbag related recall to three million vehicles in the US. Previously the company recalled around 2.8 million vehicles mostly in humid areas of the US, where humidity could make the inflators more ...
GW Plastics Supplier in Mexico grow with OEMs. As Mexico's automotive and aerospace industries continue to see rapid growth, suppliers are being encouraged to locate plants near these OEM and Tier 1 facilities to help reduce cost and ...
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Auto supplier Takata has told US lawmakers that it is yet to identify the cause behind the explosion of its air bags, but refused to extend the recalls to all the 50 states of the US. The Japanese company suspects high humidity to be the ...
Honda has called other automakers to join in an industry wide third-party testing of Takata airbag inflators to fix the issue as soon as possible. The company is encouraging automakers to engage in independent engineering analysis to test ...
Japanese automotive manufacturers Honda Motor and Mazda Motor may have to recall more cars in the US over airbag issues. Reuters reported that both the companies may have to recall 200,000 more cars in Japan to replace Takata air bags if ...
Honda has started selling its Grace hybrid compact sedan in Japan which is designed to provide enhanced fuel economy. The car is powered by Honda's SPORT HYBRID i-DCD (intelligent Dual Clutch Driv) motor which combines a 1.5L Atkinson ...
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Toyota Motor has announced recall of around 57,000 vehicles worldwide, to replace the potentially failed Takata's air bag inflators. Since 2008, over 16 million vehicles have been recalled by several car manufacturers due to problems ...
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Honda has unveiled fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) concept car in Tokyo which is expected to be launched in the Japanese market by March 2016 followed by European and US markets. The new car will have a power density of 3.1kW/L, which is an ...
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Brake pads are among 74 parts released by Bosch. Robert Bosch LLC has released 74 parts for brake pads and rotors, wiper blade sets, starters, alternators, oxygen sensors and electric water pumps. Brake pads Twenty brake pad ...
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Hagens Berman, a national class-action law firm, has filed a second class-action suit against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to ...
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Ford along with seven other automakers participated in a test which will inform the car owners to temporarily stop charging their vehicles to avoid overloading of the power grid. Participants included BMW, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, ...
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Honda has recalled more vehicles due to issues related to Takata air bags which can explode and release injurious metals in case of a collision. The recall includes 2003-2005 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2004 Element, 2002-2005 ...
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Honda’s Canadian unit is planning to invest $857m into three of its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing facilities to prepare for manufacturing of its flagship Honda Civic compact car. The company's Alliston facility, which is located ...
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To G.S. Sareen, CEO of Omni United (S) Pte. Ltd., tires don’t have to be a commodity. He wants to turn buying tires into a lifestyle purchase. To that end, he has partnered with Timberland LLC to introduce the Radar Timberland line ...
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Mazda is planning to introduce Mazda CX-3, a compact crossover SUV which will mark the fifth vehicle in the company’s line-up of new-generation products. Apart from the CX-3 the company will also launch the Mazda MX-5 two-seater ...
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