In a significant development, U.S. regulators have issued final rules which have eliminated the need for manual driving controls for fully autonomous vehicles; the development sees regulators finalizing new crash standards which have to be met by automated vehicle manufacturers…. Read More ›
In a statement the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said, it has opened an “engineering analysis” which covers around 3 million vehicles to evaluate, among other things, the efficacy of recalls initiated by Kia Motors Corp and Hyundai Motor… Read More ›
In a statement Ford Motor Co said, it is in the process of recalling 661,000 Explorer sport utility vehicles in North America following a request by U.S. regulators who have said, Ford should recall the model due to the potential loosening… Read More ›
In a significant development, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV stated, it could potentially face costs up to $840 million (722 million euros) to resolve a Justice Department investigation into excess diesel emissions. In a statement FCA said, the impact of a… Read More ›
According to a consent order, Honda Motor Co has agreed to a settlement of $85 million following an investigation by most U.S. states into its use of defective Takata airbag inflators in its vehicles. The investigation by most U.S. states… Read More ›
Mercedes-Benz USA has agreed to pay $20 million in civil penalty over its handling of U.S. vehicle recalls following a year-long investigation by the U.S. government into the recall of 1.4 million vehicles. Under the terms of the settlement, Mercedes-Benz… Read More ›
The investigations revolves around the deployment of airbags in the 2011 Hyundai Sonata and 2012-2013 Kia Forte models. On Monday, Hyundai Motor’s share tread a downward slope following the opening of a probe by a U.S. regulator after some of… Read More ›
The move could further pad the pockets of big oil and big auto and end up hurting U.S. consumers. The U.S. Transportation Department has disclosed it may revise auto fuel efficiency standards from the 2021 model year. The move comes… Read More ›
Takata’s bankruptcy proceedings on novel ground given the number of parties involved and the quantum of the recall. With last week’s global recall of Takata Corp’s defective air bags being widened, the bigger worry, as per legal experts, is the… Read More ›
The popular models have had to face the brunt of investigations in the past. Now investigators are probing potential braking issues with these models. U.S. safety regulators have begun investigating Ford Motor’s Mercury Milan and Fusion sedans made from 2007… Read More ›
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