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The U.S. government and a group of global automakers are set to unveil a voluntary agreement at the Detroit auto show on Friday aimed at improving auto industry safety and spurring culture changes, according to company and government officials. The accord could set the framework for further discussions on safety reforms and mark a new ... Read More »
Read More →SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — New-vehicle registration volumes for light-duty vehicles reached the highest point in nine years, with more than 17 million new vehicles registered within the United States between Nov. 1, 2014 and Oct. 31, 2015, according to Experian Automotive. The highest number of new registration volumes on record was 17.4 million in 2006, while ... Read More »
Read More →Nissan Motor Co.’s hands-off labor union stepped in to criticize the French government over its power struggle with Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn, issuing its first public appeal involving the Japanese carmaker’s affairs in 16 years, reports BloombergBusiness. The French government’s “unacceptable” attempt to obtain double voting rights in Renault SA would destabilize the two carmakers’ ... Read More »
Read More →DULUTH, Ga. — Asbury Automotive executives were confident during a quarterly earnings call Tuesday that the group’s internal cap on dealer markups, as well as its fixed F&I product prices, will keep it out of trouble with regulators like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Craig Monaghan, Asbury’s president and CEO, said he didn’t know ... Read More »
Read More →Five automakers on Thursday widened recalls of cars and trucks with Takata Corp air bags and the U.S. Congress set a hearing next week on the safety issue that has been linked to six deaths, reported Reuters. Takata last week complied with demands of U.S. safety regulators and doubled the vehicles to be involved in air ... Read More »
Read More →As part of an agreement with Takata, federal regulators expanded the recall of vehicles equipped with the company’s air bags to 33.8 million in the U.S., making it the largest safety recall in the nation’s history, reports Detroit Free Press. The move essentially doubles the number of vehicles being recalled to replace potentially lethal air ... Read More »
Read More →For the fifth straight year, Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Honda Motor Co (7267.T) topped a study of automakers with U.S. plants in supplier relations, helping them get the best parts at the lowest cost, reported Reuters. Toyota was the tops in supplier relations, followed closely by Honda. Ford Motor Co (F.N) was a distant third, followed by Nissan ... Read More »
Read More →Nissan Motor Co said on Friday it would expand an investigative recall in certain U.S. regions to replace air bags made by Takata Corp, adding about 45,000 Sentras from the 2004-2006 model years that weren’t included previously, reported Reuters. Japan’s second-largest automaker has informed the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its plans to ... Read More »
Read More →Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday the automaker needs more capacity in North America to fuel its growth, reported Reuters. Demand for Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles can be supplied in the short term from plants in Korea and Japan, but longer term “we obviously need more capacity in North America,” ... Read More »
Read More →U.S. safety regulators have opened separate investigations into potential steering issues in an estimated 374,000 Honda Accord sedans and an estimated 17,000 Infiniti EX35 compact crossover vehicles, reported Reuters. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary evaluation into the failure of electric power steering in certain 2013 Accords made by Honda ... Read More »
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