Regulation & Safety

Takata airbag plant in Mexico with troubled past at center of probe

A series of blasts badly damaged Takata's airbag factory in Ciudad Frontera, Mexico, on March 30, 2006. (REUTERS\/Gustavo Adolfo Rodriguez)
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By:
Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein and Ben Klayman
November 20, 2014 05:00 AM

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Toyota’s Ted Ogawa: Stretch life cycles to improve affordability

In an exclusive interview, Toyota Motor North America CEO Ted Ogawa said that affordability can be helped by stretching some vehicle life cycles.

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Jamie Butters
Toyota’s Ted Ogawa: Stretch life cycles to improve affordability
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Automotive News Leading Women talk mentorship, mental health at 2025 conference
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Toyota’s Arene, debuting in the 2026 RAV4, launches a new era of advanced software
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Hans Greimel
Toyota’s Arene, debuting in the 2026 RAV4, launches a new era of advanced software
Manufacturing
Tesla, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes test smarter robots as manufacturing aims for human-free ‘dark factory’
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Pete Bigelow
Tesla, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes test smarter robots as manufacturing aims for human-free ‘dark factory’