Air bag makers eye boost from new India road safety rules

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2015, 17:08

In India, a person is killed in a road accident every four minutes - 141,000 in 2014.

Ferrari recalls 2,600 cars globally over airbags risk

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 19:15

Italy sports car giant Ferrari has recalled 2,600 cars globally because of a default in airbags supplied by Japanese company Takata, the company said Monday.

Honda recalls another 4.5 million cars over exploding airbags

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 15:00

The move takes to 24.5 million the total number of vehicles that the country's number three auto manufacturer has called back after the faulty airbags were linked to eight deaths around the world.

Nissan recalls 12,000 vehicles to fix engine switch, airbags

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 18:56

The Japanese company has announced recall for around 270,000 cars worldwide on certain models.

Takata CEO says internal probe into failing airbags not progressing well

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 19:08

The head of Japan`s Takata Corp said an internal probe into its potentially deadly air bag inflators was not progressing well, but vowed to stay at the helm until trust in the safety of its products was restored.

Toyota, Nissan to recall more than 3 mn more cars over airbags

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 17:43

Toyota and Nissan, Japan's two top automakers, on Thursday said they will recall more than three million more cars globally because of concerns over airbags involved in eight deaths worldwide.

Honda recalls 1.39 million cars with passenger-side Takata air bags

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 12:36

Models affected by the Monday announcement include 2001 to 2005 Civic sedans and 2003 to 2007 Accord sedans sold in the United States.

With ''attitude shift'', Takata moves from denial to compromise in air bag crisis

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 11:23

Takata faces dozens of civil lawsuits, which have been consolidated in a U.S. federal court in Miami, alleging the Japanese firm and automakers knew for years about potential problems with the air bags but failed to warn customers or alert regulators until recently.

Takata faces questions over air bag fix as recalls expand

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 23:49

Automakers and safety regulators could take months to nail down why air bag inflators made by Takata Corp are exploding with too much force.

Toyota promises to help find cause of Takata airbag defects

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 16:47

Analysts say too many factors remain unclear to properly assess the ability of Takata to hold up under the costs of such massive recalls, the biggest on record.

Canadian class actions against Takata over airbags to expand

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 13:16

If they are certified by a judge, they would likely be lumped into a single class action lawsuit in the coming months.

Takata to recall 34 million vehicles; largest in US auto history

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 08:57

Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp is doubling a recall of potentially deadly air bags to nearly 34 million vehicles, creating the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.