Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 6,000 cars of its new A-class because of a possible flaw in the cover of the passenger-side airbag unit, the German luxury auto maker said Tuesday. “The airbag expands, but not the way we want it to,” said the spokesman. The affected models were produced between June and December 2012. The [...]
Japan’s number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide due to a steering wheel problem. The recall will cover the Micra, known as the March in some markets, and Cube models produced in Japan and Britain between 2002 and 2006, a company spokeswoman said. Nissan sold the cars — [...]
German luxury carmaker BMW has issued a recall of 220,000 vehicles because of a defect in Japanese-made airbags installed over a decade ago, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The flawed airbags made by Takata Corp had several weeks ago sparked the recall of more than three million cars made by Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda. BMW’s [...]
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in the United States to fix brake lights and airbags, the US government said Wednesday. The brake light recall affects Hyundai and Kia vehicles in model years between 2007 and 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Sunday undertook an inspection of Nigeria’s biggest Auto Spare parts Market, in Ladipo, Mushin Local Government Area, closed last Monday over environmental degradation, declaring that the Government would reopen it for business once the traders spearhead a clean-up exercise and formally undertake that never again allow trading take place [...]
The Lagos State Government today shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ten suspected Bakassi boys were also arrested during the closure of the market. Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed the market as early as 4.00a.m and [...]
The head of US tyremaker Titan sparked an uproar in France on Wednesday by mocking French workers for putting in only “three hours” a day and saying it would be “stupid” to invest in the country. Titan chief executive Maurice Taylor’s incendiary remarks came as France’s economy is struggling in the face of increasing global [...]
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