Traffic Deaths Fell 3% Nationwide in 2013 December 23, 2014 The number of traffic deaths nationwide dropped just over 3 percent last year, and the rate of deaths per 100...
Takata Takes Out Newspaper Ads in Reaction to Airbag Crisis December 19, 2014 By Craig Trudell and Masatsugu Horie Takata Corp., the embattled air-bag maker, stepped up its response to a global auto safety crisis by distributing an open...
Senate Approves Rosekind as New Auto Safety Chief December 18, 2014 By JOAN LOWY The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a new administrator to lead the government’s auto safety agency, which faces complaints that regulators...
New Cellphone App Tells You How Many Drinks is too Many December 16, 2014 A new federally funded cellphone app allows people who may have had one too many to get an idea just...
Mazda Expands Airbag Recall to Nationwide December 12, 2014 By YURI KAGEYAMA Mazda is expanding its U.S. recall for Takata airbags that may explode to the entire country, following Japanese rival Honda...
Honda Could be Fined $35M for Underreporting U.S. Claims November 26, 2014 By Jeff Plungis and Jeff Green Honda Motor Co. said it failed to report more than 1,700 claims of injury or death involving its cars to...
Fall Most Dangerous Season for Deer-Vehicle Collisions November 24, 2014 By MARTY RONEY, The Montgomery Advertiser Al Brown still remembers hitting the deer last year, about 10 miles west of Prattville on Alabama 14. “It was...
Only 6% of Cars Recalled for Airbags Repaired November 21, 2014 By Ma Jie and Craig Trudell Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers have fixed only a fraction of the almost 8 million...
Fatigue Expert Nominated to Run Highway Safety Agency November 21, 2014 By Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis The White House plans to nominate a specialist in human fatigue and alertness to run the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Federal Auto Safety Agency Wants Nationwide Recall of Takata Airbags November 20, 2014 By Julia Edwards and Eric Beech The U.S. auto safety regulator has told Japanese supplier Takata Corp and five automakers to expand nationwide a regional recall...