Japan’s three biggest carmakers said on Wednesday they would expand a huge global recall triggered by potentially fatal air bags made by Takata Corp., saying they were taking back millions of vehicles worldwide for investigation. Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan …
Japan’s investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion of a car model not included in current recalls suggests automakers may have to yet again expand their safety campaigns. …
Honda Motor Co. said it failed to report more than 1,700 claims of injury or death involving its cars to U.S. regulators, a violation that would be one of the biggest in history and could lead to a fine of …
A Southern California woman took Honda to small-claims court and won in a big way. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car and …
An unusual small claims lawsuit by a Honda hybrid owner took another complicated turn last week with additional arguments that prompted a commissioner to delay a ruling for more consideration. Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan said he was aware of …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, “historic flooding in Thailand continues to damage residential properties and has interrupted operations for numerous businesses. At the start of this year’s monsoon season in late July, Tropical Storm Nock-Ten brought high precipitation …
Honda Motor Co said its Thai plant remains underwater as flooding in the center of the country worsens, closing down 4.7 percent of its global output in a disaster that is hammering other Japanese firms that have made the nation …
