Now It’s The Replacement Airbags That Are Killing Americans
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
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After Largest Recall Ever, 6.4 Million Cars On U.S. Roads Still Have Deadly Takata Airbags
Those infamous Takata airbags—the ones with the accelerator that can send shrapnel flying towards the faces of folks sitting in the front of them—are still a massive problem on U.S. …
Something wrong with your car? Here’s how Canada’s vehicle recall system works
From broken seatbelts to faulty airbags and dysfunctional pedals, it sometimes seems like there’s a story about a major vehicle recall every other day. On Wednesday, Nissan sent out a …
Millions of U.S. cars still have deadly Takata airbags
Shrapnel from a Takata airbagPhoto: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) More than a decade after a global airbag scandal led to the downfall of manufacturer Takata, Carfax reports that 6.4 million …
Automakers Face ‘Weeks Of Disruption’ As They Divert Cars From Baltimore’s Blocked Port
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 28, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Renault’s message to Indian regulators on airbag U-turn: If you lay down a path, follow it
Renault wants India to adhere to its regulatory roadmaps after the French automaker incurred unnecessary engineering costs following New Delhi’s decision to not implement a proposal mandating six airbags in …
How to avoid airbag injury during crash: Life-saving tips and suggestions
Airbags play a crucial role in enhancing vehicle safety by providing an additional layer of protection during accidents. However, improper positioning or lack of awareness can lead to airbag-related injuries. …
Vehicle scrapping facilities: How they could emerge as a critical component of India’s automotive industry
You can call it a car cemetery. On sprawling three acres of prime land in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, over a hundred dilapidated vehicles are being arranged in stacks before each …
hyundai motor india: Hyundai Motor India says all its vehicles to come with 6 airbags
Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday said all its models in the country would now come with six airbags as standard. The automaker also announced that it has decided for voluntary …
Mahindra Scorpio accident with one youth dead: Company explains why airbags didn’t open
Recently, reports of a case that had been registered against Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra and 12 other employees of the company in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh surfaced on the …