quickly ramp into series production at the beginning of 2012. (From a press release on September 13, 2011) The Bosch Group announced that it will apply its automotive video technology to serve the growing demand in the U.S. market from 2012. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed that new vehicles to be fitted with reversing cameras as standard from 2013. (From a press release on September 13, 2011) Robert B...

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or through an over-the-air update. Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed June 16, 2025. Ford in April issued two other recalls in the U.S. for rearview camera issues covering about 289,000 vehicles, for which Ford will replace the rearview cameras. In November 2024, NHTSA said Ford had agreed to a USD 165 million civil penalty after an agency investigation found the company failed to recall vehicles with defective...

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Toyota recalls 443,444 Tundra pickups in U.S. over reverse lights On May 21, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing notified the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it is recalling 443,444 units of 2022-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid pickups in the U.S.  Toyota said moisture may enter the reverse light assemblies and cause a light failure, which may reduce visibility, and not alert pedestrians and othe...

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ons, including a heated steering wheel, as well as vehicle stability control system as standard on all versions. Equipped with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine, it is priced at 15.15 million won for the "Style," and 19.95 million won for the "Premium." The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has added 2011 and 2013 models years to an investigation of an airbag problem with Hyundai Elantras. The agency started investigating 123,000 2...

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production to start in 2023 GM launching production of Chevrolet Silverado EV in 2023 GM begins deliveries of GMC HUMMER EV and BrightDrop EV600 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 pickups being delivered to U.S. dealers GM targets six-fold increase in 2022 EV production, 400,000 units by 2023 GM seeks U.S. NHTSA approval to begin building Cruise Origin robotaxi Chevrolet selects Lear to supply 2024 Silverado EV seating GM idles Ramos Arizpe plant for 6...

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sed its sales in the U.S. 1.2 percent in 2011 over the previous year to 266,989, recording the highest for three years in a row. In addition to the brisk sales of the "Outlook" and an introduction of the all new "Impreza" in November, FHI is aiming to boost sales 12.4 percent up to 300,000 in 2012. NHTSA said Fuji Heavy Industries will recall 275,000 "Forester" SUVs from the 2009 to 2012 model years. An automatic locking retractor of the center s...

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Tesla gets request from U.S. NHTSA about FSD ahead of Robotaxi launch On May 8, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla Field Quality Director Eddit Gates,  regarding its planned rollout of a Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas with full self-driving (FSD). NHTSA would like information on Tesla’s development of technologies for use in ‘robotaxi’ vehicles to understand how Tesla plans to evaluat...

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mosillo, Mexico. Ford priced the 2011 "Lincoln MKZ" hybrid at around 35,000 dollars, in the same price bracket with its gasoline engine models. It will be put on the market in the fall of 2010. Ford's Lincoln MKZ hybrid for the 2011 model year will go on sale in October with a price tag of $35,180. NHTSA is probing a problem involving the wheel stud broken with the 2010 Ford "Fusion" sedan. More than 317,000 cars will be subject to the investigat...

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unced alignment with the new FMVSS 226 ejection mitigation rule, which is intended to reduce the risk of occupant ejection from vehicle, starting from August, 2013. Using airbag design and compressed gas inflator technology, KSS is able to meet the new requirement in multiple vehicle architectures. NHTSA's new rule will be phasing in, mandating all passenger vehicles sold on U.S. soil to conform. (From a press release on November 17, 2011) Key Sa...

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Ford recalls 273,789 Expedition, Navigator SUVs in U.S. over brake issue On May 14, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that Ford is recalling 273,789 vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of brake function which may increase the risk of a crash. The recall affects certain Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles produced between April 2022 and November 2024. Brake fluid in the affected vehicles may leak due to...

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said it is recalling 1,212 self-driving vehicles operating on the company’s older fifth-generation automated driving system (ADS) software for updates and to address the risk of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a probe in 2024. Waymo currently has over 1,500 vehicles on the road across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona;...

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to produce up to 30,000 vehicles annually, will run a full-scale production starting in 2024, as B–ON continues to grow its US, Canada, and Latin American presence. A fire occurred to a Fisker "Karma" parked in Woodside, California on August 10, the second such incident to the "Karma" this year. NHTSA is investigating why the fire broke out. Fisker has so far delivered more than 1,000 "Karma" cars. Fisker Automotive said it will postpone the p...

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ogue from local suppliers. The delivery price of the parts is lower than that at the Smyrna plant in the U.S. With the start of exporting Nissan Rogue vehicles, 87 Korean parts suppliers' sales are expected to increase by KRW 3.1 trillion in the next five years. Nissan reported two new campaigns to NHTSA on January 26. Globally two recalls will affect nearly 768,000 vehicles. 468,815 units of 2008-13 Nissan Rogue vehicles will be recalled in the ...

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Takaoka Plant, the Motomachi Plant and the Tahara Plant resumed production from the first shift on February 18 while the Tsutsumi Plant restarted operation from the second shift on the same day. Toyota announced on February 12 that it is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 700,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles and, combined, approximately 300,000 ...

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in early 2012. General Motors is planning to install the Cadillac User Experience (CUE) in-vehicle infotainment system on the Cadillac XTS and ATS luxury sedans and SRX luxury crossover, starting in 2012. GM announced that the 2012 "Chevrolet Camaro Coupe" has got the highest five-star score at the NHTSA crash tests. It features include a rear-view camera, 6 airbags, "StabiliTrak" electronic stability control system and disc brakes on four wheels...

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Polestar 3 becomes second model recalled for camera issue by U.S. NHTSA On May 7, twelve days after Polestar issued a recall for its Polestar 2 sedan, the company is issuing a similar recall for the 2025 Polestar 3. Polestar says the problem is that the rearview camera image might not come up when the vehicle is put in reverse. The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the situation increases the risk of a crash ...

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a HR-V on May 15. The 2016 HR-V was designed by Honda R&D Co., Ltd in Japan and will be manufactured at the Celaya plant in Mexico. It is powered by 1.8L 4-cylinder engine (141hp, 127 lb-ft) mated with CVT or 6-speed MT. The HR-V is designed to achieve top safety ratings: an NCAP five-star from the NHTSA and a TOP SAFETY PICK rating from the IIHS. Honda announced on September 16 an all-new, dynamically styled 10th-generation 2016 Civic Sedan, sla...

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d that Veoneer, its electronics business, has been selected by one of the leading automakers as a partner to develop and produce mono vision camera systems comprised of camera hardware, software and algorithms. Veoneer’s mono vision system is designed to meet or exceed the market standards set by NHTSA and European NCAP for 5-star safety ratings. Veoneer’s mono vision camera systems are best in class for pedestrian detection, forward collisio...

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exicoUlsan, Korea VW Atlas / Atlas Cross Sport 48-50% 32-34% Mexico Chattanooga, TN Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 10% 25% Germany Tuscaloosa, AL BMW X5 28% 19% Germany Spartanburg, SC (Source: MarkLines Model Launch Schedules Models/Refined search / Search OEM Plants by Country/OEM, Created from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) materials)   For information on the trends of OEMs and suppliers regarding the additional US t...

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amry" and "Camry Hybrid," but also the "RAV4" manufactured at the Woodstock Plant in Ontario, Canada. Toyota announced on June 28 that its U.S.-built Camry, the best-selling car in America for 14 consecutive years, received an award from Cars.com for being the most “American-made”. According to NHTSA, the U.S.-sold domestic content for the Camry is 75 percent. . TMMK is Toyota’s largest vehicle manufacturing plant in the world with an annua...

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