Volkswagen pleads guilty to all Canadian charges in emissions-cheating scandal

CANADIAN PRESS

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to all of the Canadian charges it faced in the emissions-cheating scandal. read more »

Toyota recalls 2.9 million cars to fix airbag defect

USA TODAY

Toyota issued a massive recall on Tuesday to fix an airbag sensor defect on 2.9 million U.S. vehicles made over the course of nearly a decade.

The automaker said it is recalling certain versions of the 2011-19 Corolla, 2011-13 Matrix, 2012-18 Avalon, and 2013-18 Avalon Hybrid.

The vehicles have a faulty electronic control unit, which is designed to assess incoming signals from crash sensors and trigger an airbag deployment and seatbelt tightening, if necessary. read more »

PSA not sure if engines it delivered to Mitsubishi are part of German probe

REUTERS

French carmaker PSA said on Wednesday it did not know if 1.6 liter diesel engines it supplied to Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi between 2015 and 2018 are part of a probe in Germany.

Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines, the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. read more »