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American Honda has announced an expansion of its previous recall of faulty Takata air bags that may be at risk. Another 127,000 bad Takata airbag inflators to its growing recall. This latest round affects 2003 and 2004 CR-V crossovers. This is the first time that the 2004 CR-V has been included in the airbag recall.The Honda Models included in the recall are:-2003-2007 Honda Accord-2001-2005 Honda Civic-2002-2004 Honda CR-V (all 2002 and certain 2003 CR-V previously included)-2003 Honda Element-2002-2003 Honda Odyssey-2003 Honda PilotRepairs will be conducted free of charge, and Honda not...
The U.S. government and private auto-safety raters made evident this week how tougher standards are moving beyond crash tests that just measure passenger protection. Now, they're evaluating systems that can avoid accidents altogether.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday that 48 vehicles earned its highest rating of "Top Safety Cars." Toyota, Honda and Subaru are the winners, with 23 combined. Volkswagen and its luxury brand, Audi, had seven winners. Volvo, Hyundai and Mazda each had multiple winners. The Chrysler 200 was the only domestic car to earn the ...
Takata Corp. handled their air bag crisis is the very reason why they lost one of their biggest investors, Sawakami Asset Management. He was one of the automotive supplier, 12th largest shareholder, but the firm lost faith in Takata after the management refused to explain what was happening during the crisis. “We could not help feeling the management is not trustworthy,” fund manager Takahiro Kusakari said in an interview from his office in Tokyo. “We felt Takata had a ‘we are needed and our products are needed, so the business will come back and the situation won&...
According to calculations based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers, the first reports of November auto sales are in.Statistics show that Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota set the pace in November. Gains among major players fell within a narrow range of 0.3 percent at Ford Motor Co. to 3.8 percent at Nissan Motor Co. Hyundai’s 12 percent increase stood out in percentage terms. Hyundai generated sales of 60,007 vehicles, up 12 percent, for its best-ever November. Only American Honda and Volkswagen Group posted a decline in volume. Overall U.S. sales, wi...
There is no doubt that ceratin automotive brands have to benefit from the Volkswagen's troubles after the emissions scandal.Full-line brands including Ford, Toyota and Honda are the most frequently cross-shopped against VW, according to market experts' data. Based on cross-shopping patterns, these brands could gain most if shoppers spurn VW: Ford would gain 26%, Honda - 23%, Toyota - 20%, 18% would go to BMW and 19% - to Mazda.But Volkswagen might have enough in its arsenal to keep some of those shoppers in the fold. Some gasoline-powered VW models had a s...
