Automotive News: Here are how many auto recalls there are in a given year, Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities, report says
Here are how many auto recalls there are in a given year
The Takata air bag recall — the subject of the cover story in the Weekly Edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times — is already the largest automotive recall in history.
It's impacted tens of millions of air bag inflators in the U.S., with an estimated 10 deaths and 100 injuries related to ruptured air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday afternoon expanded the air bag recall to include between 35 million and 40 million inflators in addition to the 28.8 million that are already under recall. The agency said the consent agreement calls for the recall to take place in stages between 2016 and 2019. The Takata air bag recalls began in November 2008 with the recall of 4,000 Accords and Civics for potential ruptures.
How many auto recalls are there in a given year? Here's the most recently reported data from NHTSA: read more »
Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities, report says
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Uber has acknowledged the software, known as "Greyball," helped it identify and circumvent government officials who were trying to clamp down on Uber in areas where its service had not yet been approved, such as Portland, Ore. read more »
Drop in diesel car demand
A plunge in sales of diesel cars in Europe's two biggest markets is helping to drive down the value of used vehicles, posing a risk to the lucrative financing plans used by major automakers to sell millions of cars.
After Volkswagen's emissions test cheating scandal, authorities across Europe are looking to raise taxes on diesel vehicles that are more polluting than originally thought, and ban or restrict their use in some cities. read more »
