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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that an eighth fatality in the U.S. has been linked to a defective air bag made by Takata, marking the first reported death since April and the ninth worldwide.The auto safety agency also said it named a former US Justice Department official to oversee the massive recalls of airbags and the Japanese parts firm's compliance with a settlement.NHTSA spokesman Gordon Trowbridge told reporters on a conference call that the death took place in July in a recalled used 2001 Honda Accord coupe near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The unidentifi...
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 ...
Ford is recalling 450,000 cars in the USA for fuel tanks that can crack.Ford has not received any reports of accidents or fires related to this condition."Affected vehicles include certain 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant from July 21, 2008 through March 4, 2011."The second recall affects 13 F-650 trucks. The column shifter's park position mechanism may fracture and let the truck roll away unexpectedly. Those 2016 models built in Ohio between July 29 and September 3, 2015 are all located in the US. Fixing the problem will require...
The Quebec government is ready to spend more than $420 million in 2020 just to promote and to sell hundred thousand units of electric and hybrid vehicles annually. “Transportation electrification represents a way for Quebec to set itself apart by promoting important values such as respect for the environment, collaboration and knowledge as well as the desire to enhance the public’s prosperity and well-being,” the province’s Ministry of Transport says in Propelling Quebec Forward with Electricity, a document that lays out the program.As they already planned the char...
Halloween is just around the corner! What does this day mean for you?Halloween is celebrated by millions of people in multiple countries. For most it is a fun time, especially for kids who put on costumes and go door-to-door to get candies. But it is also known as a time of witches, ghouls, goblins, and ghosts. Anyone who’s cool will tell you that Halloween is the best holiday there is, because you can basically go crazy and then blame all your shenanigans on the supernatural.On Halloween car dealerships across the country are taking advantage of the holiday to have some fun w...
