American Honda Expands Initiative To Help Reach Honda And Acura Customers For Airbag Recall
American Honda has issued a statement directed to those involved in the repair sector to help get the word out about airbag recalls for Honda and Acura vehicles.
Jury Rules In Michelin’s Favor In $80M Rollover Accident Suit
In the high-profile product liability case, Dukes v. Michelin North America Inc., the plaintiffs claimed the accident and injuries were due to tire and seat belt defects. The plaintiffs’ lawyers asked the jury to award the victims more than $80 million in damages. The jury ruled that the original tire was not defective, but rather the tire was damaged when previously in service and then purchased used. In addition, the jury ruled that the plaintiffs were not wearing seat belts.
Need To Know: 4 Things To Know About From the Auto World This Thursday
Somebody call Marty McFly – the Delorean is coming back into production.
NHTSA Issues Urgent Warning For Airbag Recalls
The recall affects cars from 10 manufacturers that used Takata airbags in various vehicles spanning model years 2000 to 2011. It impacts some of the most popular used vehicles on the market, including Dodge Ram trucks, Ford Mustangs, Subaru Outbacks and Legacies, Toyota Corollas and Nissan Maximas, Pathfinders and Sentras. Honda was the manufacturer most affected with more than 5 million recalled vehicles, including Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Odysseys.
Automotive News 2013 PACE Award Winners Announced
The 2013 Automotive News PACE Awards were presented April 15 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Awards were presented in four categories: Product, Manufacturing Process and Capital Equipment, Information Technology and Innovation Partnership Winners.
Meritor WABCO Announces Availability of Next Generation Lane Departure Warning System
Product now available for order in North America.
Polk Names Anthony Pratt Director of Forecasting, Americas
Pratt joins Polk from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP where he led its Detroit-based Autofacts team. Prior to that, he was senior manager of global powertrain forecasting at J.D. Power and Associates and has held marketing positions with several automotive suppliers, including TK Holdings (Takata), Federal-Mogul, NSK Ltd. and Freudenberg-NOK.
Eleven Suppliers Earn the 2011 Automotive News PACE Awards
The 17th annual awards program for innovation honors suppliers that contribute products, processes, capital equipment, information technology or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks worldwide.
Wolverine Advanced Materials Announces Key Executive Appointments
Key changes include separation of sales and marketing functions, new leadership in research and development and engineering and the appointment of a CFO.
General Motors Recognizes Best Global Suppliers
Eighty-two top companies honored for outstanding performance.