Manufacturing
Australian man likely 18th death from faulty Takata airbags
July 22An Australian man who died in a Sydney car crash may be the 18th death linked to faulty Takata airbags, after police said he was killed when hit in the neck by shrapnel from an airbag.
Suppliers still wary of border tax
July 19Many Republicans have expressed skepticism or opposition toward the border adjustment tax, but House leaders still are expected to pursue the tax.
Autoliv Q2 net income drops 13.5%
July 21Autoliv said its net income dropped 13.5 percent during the company's second quarter from a decline in North American and Chinese auto production.
Fisker, emerging battery supplier Nanotech end JV
July 21A joint venture between Henrik Fisker's new car company and an emerging battery supplier was unplugged before it could ever charge up.
It's on: Toyota's V-6 vs. Honda's turbo
July 24Toyota Camry's chief engineer sings the virtues of V-6 power as rival Honda switches to a downsized turbo.
Aluminum pioneer takes steel path
July 24Audi has sharply reduced the amount of aluminum in the bodyshell of its new A8.
Ford to petition to avoid U.S. recall of 2.5 million vehicles
July 21Ford wants to avoid a U.S. recall of about 2.5 million vehicles with Takata airbag inflators that the Japanese auto supplier declared defective last week.
UAW, GM 'talking' about impact of slumping car sales on U.S. jobs
July 20The president of the UAW expressed concern about the impact of weak U.S. car sales at GM on auto plants and jobs.
UAW's Williams 'confident' union can win vote at Nissan plant
July 20UAW President Dennis Williams said he feels "very strongly" that Nissan workers in Canton, Miss., will vote early next month in favor of union representation.
Jaguar Land Rover opens first overseas engine plant
July 21Jaguar Land Rover opened its first overseas engine plant, picking China for the investment. China was JLR's fastest growing market in 2016.
New Takata airbag recalls could expose automakers to more liabilities
July 19Takata's bankruptcy filing was meant to draw a line under the auto industry's biggest safety recall, but last week's announcement of more airbag inflator recalls suggests automakers could face fresh liabilities.
Victims' lawyers say unjust to halt U.S. airbag cases vs. carmakers
July 18Lawyers for people injured by Takata's defective airbags told a judge there was "no basis" for an "unjust" request by the company's U.S. unit to halt hundreds of consumer lawsuits.
