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Subaru, Mitsubishi small crossovers top new crash test
… Tiguan and Toyota RAV4. The 2014 Patriot also qualifies, as does the 2013 Patriot when equipped with optional side torso airbags . The RAV4, one of the top-selling crossovers in the country and redesigned for the 2013 model year, was not subjected …
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Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai?
… options. Other upgrades to please the people in the back include multiple massage functions, heated armrests and additional airbags -- including one in the seat belt strap. Mercedes needs any boost it can get in China, where it badly trails rivals BMW …
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Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai?
… options. Other upgrades to please the people in the back include multiple massage functions, heated armrests and additional airbags -- including one in the seat belt strap. Mercedes needs any boost it can get in China, where it badly trails rivals BMW …
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Report: Vehicles sold in Brazil lack safety features
… meeting such standards of other countries, according to the article. Brazil, for instance, will begin requiring frontal airbags and antilock brakes on all cars next year, features that most developed nations already require, according to the report …
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Airbag supplier Takata names first foreign president
… including Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and BMW AG, recall some 3.6 million vehicles worldwide due to flawed airbags supplied by Takata, the world's second biggest seatbelt and airbag maker. Stoker, who became Takata's corporate officer …
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Airbag supplier Takata names first foreign president
… including Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and BMW AG, recall some 3.6 million vehicles worldwide due to flawed airbags supplied by Takata, the world's second biggest seatbelt and airbag maker. Stoker, who became Takata's corporate officer …
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Chevy Flop Goes Hollywood (5/7/13)
… calling 220000. Vehicles from the 2002. And 2003 model years. It's part of a wider recall involving several auto makers and airbags supplied by Japan's to cada. About 42000. Of the BMWs were sold in the US. The models affected are the three series and …
years. It's part of a wider recall involving several auto makers and airbags supplied by Japan's to cada. About 42000. Of the BMWs were sold in the US. The models affected are the three series -
BMW recalls 220,000 vehicles in Takata airbag issue
… part of a wider recall affecting airbags made by supplier Takata Corp ..... Mazda were recalled because of the airbags made by Takata, the world's second-largest manufacturer of airbags and seatbelts . About 1.3 million of those …
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BMW recalls 220,000 vehicles in Takata airbag issue
… part of a wider recall affecting airbags made by supplier Takata Corp ..... were recalled because of the airbags made by Takata, the world's second-largest manufacturer of airbags and seatbelts . About 1.3 million of those …
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Mercedes Citan vans recalled over faulty airbags
… STUTTGART (Reuters) -- Daimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans in Europe because of faulty airbags . Window airbags will be replaced in the Citan, a company spokesman said on Monday. The Citan small delivery van is a derivative …
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Suppliers to the 2013 VW Beetle convertible
… OVERRUNNING ALTERNATOR PULLEYS INA, FAG EXTERIOR MIRRORS Ficosa, SMR SIDESHAFTS GKN Driveline SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AIRBAGS IEE IN-DASH ANTENNA Harada DOOR LATCHES Inteva Products FRONT DOOR GLASS Vitro EXTERIOR DOOR COVERING SMP MUFFLER Tenneco …
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Lexus prices base 2014 IS at $36,845, up $885
… lights, paddle shifters, a dual-zone climate-control system, a color 4.2-inch multi-information display and 10 airbags . The multimedia system delivers real-time traffic and weather information without subscription, a first for the industry …
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U.S. EV maker Coda files for bankruptcy
… 37,250 vehicle was criticized for its no-frills styling, and its short history also included a recall due to faulty airbags . Just three years ago Coda was one of an emerging crop of California startups including Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors …
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Suppliers follow automakers to inland cities
… suppliers. Visteon makes radiators there; Bosch produces wheel speed sensors; Freudenberg manufactures filters; TRW makes airbags and seat belts, and the list goes on. "You can't serve your western customers out of Shanghai," said David Royce, TRW …
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Mercedes Citan performs poorly in EuroNCAP crash test
… weaknesses and safety shortcomings during the crash tests, especially in front and side impacts as well as in its active safety equipment . (Click here for the full report.) Crash test experts in particular criticized hard structures in the instrument panel …
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Toyota store must defend airbag suit
… injuries or whether the store should be liable for damages. Lakeside sold the Corolla new in 1996. It had first-generation airbags that deployed with explosive force, according to the panel, posing greater risk to short drivers, such as Alexander, who …
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Airbag maker Takata to book $307 million loss after Japan autos recall
… Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, said last week they would recall 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata were at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers.
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Recall of airbags shows risk of global supply chains
… Japanese automakers because of faulty airbags underscores the perils of huge global ..... million vehicles worldwide because of airbags supplied by Takata Corp. that are at ..... 463 units. It is the largest recall for airbags made by Takata, the world's second …
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Key Safety Systems sells sensor subsidiary for $145 million
… Mexico. Hamlin generated revenue of $76 million in 2012, Littelfuse said in a statement. Key Safety Systems, a supplier of airbags , steering wheels and seat belts for the automotive industry, divested the subsidiary to invest in its core products, CEO …
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Airbag recall shows risk of global supply chains
… Japanese automakers because of faulty airbags underscores the perils of huge global ..... million vehicles worldwide because of airbags supplied by Takata Corp. that are at ..... 463 units. It is the largest recall for airbags made by Takata, the world's second …
