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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Honda has confirmed another death involving a Takata airbag, bringing the global total to 11 fatalities in a scandal that has set off the biggest auto recall in US history. The latest death came last week when a 17-year-old Texas teenager died from injuries sustained after her 2002 Honda Civic collided with another car, activating the defective airbag. Honda’s US unit on Wednesday confirmed the death, which is the 10th […]
The ‘Project 2&4’ concept brings Honda’s car and motorcycle expertise together in one high-powered, cabin-less sports vehicle. Matthew Stock reports. What happens when you mix a car with a motorcycle? Honda’s new concept design might be the answer. Project 2&4, so named after Honda’s two-wheel and four-wheel racing roots, made its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Designer Martin Petersson says it combines the freedom of a motorcycle with the maneuverability and stability of […]
BY PAUL LIENERT (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co, facing a U.S. safety probe, strengthened its recall of U.S. cars to replace potentially defective Takata Corp air bags linked to several deaths. Japan’s third-biggest carmaker said late on Thursday it was adding to its recall an undisclosed number of cars from model years 2001-2006 that were sold or registered in humid areas where the air bag inflators are thought to be most vulnerable to rupture. Honda […]
(Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators ordered Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) on Wednesday to provide documents and answer questions under oath about potentially defective air bags installed in millions of recalled U.S. vehicles. The air bags were made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp (7312.T), which received a similar order last Thursday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For the past 18 months, Takata has been besieged by chronic, widespread problems with defective […]
(Reuters) – The recall crisis involving Takata-made air bags exploding with too much force and spraying vehicle occupants with metal shrapnel is growing, with two more lawsuits filed over accidents in older Honda cars. News of the lawsuits came a day after Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Monday recalled 247,000 vehicles in the United States because of potentially defective air bags made by Takata Corp (7312.T). Also on Monday, U.S. safety regulators urged consumers affected […]
