Another Deadly Airbag Recall Could Hit 49 Million Cars
Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 1, 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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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 …
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. …
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 …
Nissan Warns ‘Do Not Drive’ 84,000 Cars With Explosive Airbags
Topline Nissan warned the owners of nearly 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because they are equipped with recalled airbag inflators, which have an increased risk of exploding in …
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 …
Plug-In Hybrid Sales Are Outpacing EVs
Good morning! It’s Friday, March 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
What’s Your Auto Recall Horror Story?
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Last year was one of the biggest on record for automotive recalls. The industry blamed supply chain issues and worker shortages for the shoddy build …
What Are The Wildest Automotive Scandals You’ve Heard Of?
Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) I’ve been working my way through a series of different Enzo Ferrari biographies, and I have to be honest: We keep talking this guy up …
Another Explosive Airbag Recall Could Impact 52 Million Cars
Good morning! It’s Friday, October 6, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …