NHTSA Investigates Possible Air Bag Failures in GM Vehicles
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles.
April 13, 2021Chip Shortage Forces More Production Cuts by GM, Ford
DETROIT — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.
April 9, 2021Infrastructure Plan Could Include $3 Trillion in Tax Increases
President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of an infrastructure plan that is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, and the White House hopes to take a more deliberate and collaborative approach with the contentious Congress than it did on the COVID-19 rescue package, officials said.
March 30, 2021NLRB Finds Elon Musk Tweet Violated Labor Law
DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tweeted his way into trouble with another federal agency, this time the National Labor Relations Board.
March 26, 2021VW Seeks Damages From Former Execs for Diesel Scandal
BERLIN — Volkswagen is seeking damages from two former top executives for their role in the diesel emissions scandal that cost the German automaker billions of euros and a hefty dent in its reputation.
March 26, 2021Chip Shortage Worsens as Fire Shuts Factory for a Month
NEW YORK — A fire at a plant owned by Japanese chipmaker Renesas could deepen the ongoing global semiconductor shortage that has especially hampered automobile production.
March 22, 2021Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers
DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.
March 19, 2021NHTSA Probes Engine Fires in Nearly 1.9M Toyota RAV4 SUVs
DETROIT — The U.S. government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 small SUVs.
March 1, 2021Extreme Winter Weather Causes Vaccine Shipping Delays
WASHINGTON — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration’s planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days’ worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.
February 19, 2021Toyota to Add Electric, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
DETROIT — Toyota says it will roll out two new battery-electric vehicles and one plug-in gas-electric hybrid in the U.S. this year as the parade of new EVs continues.
February 10, 2021