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BMW adds nearly 185,000 vehicles to recall over fire risk
April 18, 2019 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles in the U.S. to a 2017 recall for possible engine fires. Two years ago the company recommended that the vehicles be parked outdoors until problems are fixed. The recall expansion covers a…
Most automakers slow to fix dangerous air bags: Associated Press analysis
August 1, 2017 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – A government effort to speed up recalls of more than 21 million of the most dangerous Takata air bag inflators is falling short, according to an analysis of completion rates by The Associated Press. Nearly 10 million inflators…
Two-thirds of defective Takata airbags still not repaired, U.S. senator reports
June 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterApproximately two-thirds of recalled inflators involved in the Takata recall in the United States have not yet been repaired, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) reported late last week. “The numbers provided to Nelson by the independent monitor appointed to oversee…
Takata pleads guilty in air bag scandal, agrees to pay $1B
February 28, 2017 Tom Krisher and Ed White - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S. The…
Quebec electric vehicle law sparks concern within automotive industry
January 24, 2017 Ross Marowits - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Automakers are expressing concern that it will be difficult to comply with a new law in Quebec that requires them to sell a minimum number of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Starting with the 2018 model…
Telematics subscribers using embedded systems to reach 170 million worldwide by 2021, from 26.5 million at the end of 2015: report
December 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe number of telematics service subscribers using embedded systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.4% from 26.5 million subscribers at the end of 2015 to 170.2 million subscribers at the end of 2021, according to…