美国国家公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)于12月16日宣布，2027年9月以后销售的新车必须安装后排安全带提醒系统，以促进安全带的使用。
此次最终规定新增了后座和副驾驶座必须使用安全带提醒的强制性规定，并增加了延长此前强制实施的驾驶座警告音持续时间的要求，旨在提高安全带的使用率，减少发生碰撞时的伤亡事故。乘用车、卡车、客车(校车除外)、多用途乘用车(车辆总重：1万磅及以下)均在此范围内。
新规定修订了美国联邦机动车安全标准第208号

西雅特于3月21日宣布，计划在内燃机时代结束之前发售改良款插混车和低油耗车。Arona和Ibiza将于2025年进行改款，Leon将在进行技术和工程升级后很快推出。Ateca也将进行升级，延长其生命周期。
今年，CUPRA将发布该品牌第二款电动车型Tavascan和电动SUV Terramar。此外，Leon和Formentor的改良款车型也在筹备中。
CUPRA还宣布计划携纯电Formentor和在北美大众集团工厂生产的大型电动跨

  奥迪于11月23日展示了其最新的Q8 e-tron安全带扣的塑料盖。该外壳的一部分是通过化学回收过程由汽车混合塑料废料制成的。这是奥迪首次将这种回收产品用于安全部件。该公司与塑料制造商LyondellBasell合作，根据在与PlasticLoop项目相关的试点项目中获得的知识，建立了创新工艺。
  回收工作包括从客户车辆上拆下无法修复的塑料部件，去除金属夹等异物，将其切碎，用化学回收方法将其加工成热解油。热解油被用作生产新的颗

  据8月12日的底特律新闻报道，美国运输部公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)缺陷调查办公室(ODI)正在调查与现代和起亚2020-2022车型安全带预紧器相关的召回事件。
  本调查基于预紧器可能破损或爆炸的声明。ODI掌握了可能由预紧器缺陷引起的三起事件。在这些事故中系统异常，导致金属碎片飞入后座。
  现代汽车和起亚就预紧器破损在2021年10月-2022年4月发布了5起召回。召回车型为起亚2022款Sorento、现代2021

  据12月23日底特律自由报报道，大量2021款全尺寸皮卡——新款F-150正在被运往密歇根州Flat Rock组装工厂周边的设施，以安装安全带并解决其他问题。其中包括数千辆早期生产的2021款F-150皮卡，这些皮卡被存放在底特律大都会机场周边以及位于Hamtramck的美国车桥(American Axle)的设施内，以进行质量检查。
  福特于12月23日确认，由其在包括全资子公司Troy Design and Manufac

  15日，通用因重型皮卡的2014-2015款雪佛兰Silverado和GMC Sierra的安全带问题，宣布召回。
  安全带与车辆连接的钢丝绳随着时间的推移可能会降解分离。
  包括美国、加拿大、墨西哥、中南美、中近东的全球召回量共计为1,037,982辆。
  作为对策，将加大侧挡开门，在张紧器上配置推进器支架。根据需要更换张紧器。
  本次问题通过保修数据明确，并没有报告碰撞、伤害・死亡事故。
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  28日，福特宣布，将向其他公司或其他行业提供取得专利的膨胀式安全带系统(inflatable safety belt system)的使用许可。
  膨胀式安全带技术除了用于飞机、直升机等航空领域以外，还适用于水上、军事等乘客坐在座椅上的客运领域。福特通过提供许可，将促进膨胀式安全带的普及。
  膨胀式安全带与普通的安全带形状相同，但发生碰撞时会进行膨胀，面积增加约4倍，对身体进行约束，可降低对胸和肩的压力，据悉还有助于控制头部

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