Economy Aug 19 Toyota slashes production as pandemic strains supply chain In North America, Toyota said it expects August production to be slashed by 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles. By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press
Politics Jan 14 Toyota fined for failing to report, fix emissions defects The company also agreed in court to investigate future emissions-related defects quickly and report them to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a timely manner. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Nation Apr 23 U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3 million vehicles U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
World Jan 09 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Rosenstein will reportedly leave DOJ when new attorney general is confirmed In our Wednesday news wrap, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will reportedly leave the Justice Department once a new attorney general is confirmed. Rosenstein oversees the special counsel’s Russia investigation and has been attacked by President Trump. Also, Israeli security…
Mar 15 Trump set to challenge Obama-era fuel standards in Detroit By Associated Press Moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental rules, President Donald Trump is set to announce in Michigan plans to re-examine federal requirements that regulate the fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks. Continue reading
Oct 07 Lacking political clout in D.C., Volkswagen braces for Congress By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the first time, Volkswagen Group of America President and CEO Michael Horn will appear before a congressional investigative committee this week. He, and the company, will bring little Washington political clout to the table. Continue reading
Jan 31 More than 2M vehicles recalled in latest case of faulty air bags By Associated Press More than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles are being recalled for faulty air bags that may inflate while the car is running. Continue reading
Oct 21 Are you driving a car with dangerous airbags? By Laura Santhanam The U.S. government recently issued an immediate recall for more than 4.7 million vehicles that were installed with defective airbags. However, the consumer website that lists vehicle identification numbers included in the recall did not appear to be working on… Continue reading
Jun 14 Honda, Toyota add vehicles to defective airbag recall By Deepashri Varadharajan Honda and Toyota have issued recalls due to problems related to airbag inflators manufactured by Takata Corp. Continue reading