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  • Jul 30, 2014
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    Insurers Call for U.K. to Slow Down on Autonomous Vehicles  

    “We must recognize that fully driverless cars require a great deal more comprehensive testing and development before they can be made commercially available in the U.K. – or anywhere in the world,” says a top insurance industry official....More
  • Newswire

    Hyundai Recalls Sonata Sedans Over Transmission Concerns  

    The 883,000 cars covered by the recall have potentially faulty transmission-shift cables that could cause unintended or unexpected movement....More
  • Newswire

    Suzuki Recalls Verona Sedans Over Fire Risk  

    The recall of 25,900 Verona sedans from the '04-'06 model years involves the increased risk of fire linked to daytime running lights....More
  • Newswire

    Mazda Issues Latest Takata Airbag-Related Recall  

    The Japanese automaker is recalling 18,000 Mazda6 sedans and 50 RX-8 sports cars sold in the U.S. and equipped with airbags whose inflators could rupture and possibly injure occupants...More
  • Newswire

    Some Car Dealers Making Lemonade Out of Recall Lemons  

    Dealers worried about vehicle owners' hostility as the recall crisis unfolded have worked to develop customer goodwill, made a slight profit on the repairs themselves, made money on unrelated repair work and even sold new cars....More
  • Jul 24, 2014
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    Stakes High for U.S., EU Automakers in Trade Talks  

    Industry representatives hope the trade agreement will acknowledge their claim that there are few practical differences in outcomes produced by different regulations on either side of the Atlantic....More
  • Newswire

    Chrysler Issues New Ignition-Switch Recall  

    The No.3 U.S. automaker's second recall of the year involving potentially faulty ignition switches covers '05-'07 Jeep Grand Cherokee and '06-'07 Jeep Commander models....More
  • Newswire

    CORRECTED-Mitsubishi recalls Lancer sedans with Takata air bags  

    (Corrects paragraph 1 and headline to collectively show that Mitsubishi is one of nine automakers, not the ninth, to say it will conduct a limited regional recall, deletes second sentence in 7th paragraph saying Mitsubishi was the last to announce recall) DETROIT, July 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp is recalling cars made with Takata Corp air bags in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands....More
  • Newswire

    Takata Links $440 Million Special Loss to Airbag Recalls  

    The Japanese manufacturer, which took a ¥30.4 billion charge in the year to 2013 following several global recalls of cars equipped with its airbags, still projects a net profit of ¥16 billion for the year ending in March 2015....More
  • Jul 17, 2014
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    GM, Delphi Testify on Ignition Switch; Industry Issue May Exist

    Delphi CEO Rodney O’Neal, supplier of the ignition switch, reveals that of the 120,000 engineering changes requested by automakers last year only 40% included an updated part number....More
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