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Subaru’s EV Commitment Intensifies in the U.S.
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, August 2, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Toyota Recalls 110K New Vehicles Due to Airbags Failing
Toyota has been forced to issue a recall of more than 110,000 brand-new models that have shipped with faulty airbags. The recall was sparked after manufacturing firm Furukawa American Inc. informed the Japanese automaker that contamination during the assembly of six Toyota models meant their airbags may not deploy…
Poor Rear-Seat Crash Safety Ratings for New Midsize Trucks: Report
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that so-called small trucks are lacking in safety for rear-seat passengers. What the IIHS really means is that modern midsize trucks are lacking in safety, because trucks stopped being small years ago.
NHTSA Pushes for Automatic Emergency Braking in Most Vehicles
The NHTSA has great timing. Just days after announcing a probe into instances of phantom braking with automatic emergency braking systems, USA Today reports the agency is now considering making that same tech a requirement on all new cars in the next couple of years.
Millions of Kia Cars at Risk of Dangerous Airbags in Morning Shift
Good morning! It’s Thursday, June 1, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.