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Ford Will Fork Over $299.1M to Resolve Takata Air Bag Consumer Claims
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumers' economic-loss claims connected to Takata Corp. air-bag recalls. The settlement, filed in federal court in Miami Monday, reimburses ...
Court Docs Show Automakers Knew Earlier About Takata Air Bag Issues
General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Daimler AG knew of problems with Takata air bag inflators and should have moved faster to recall vehicles, according to company ...
Takata’s U.S. Air Bag Settlement to Include Up to $130M of Automaker Money
A group of 13 automakers will contribute as much as $130 million to compensate those injured by faulty Takata Corp air bag inflators as part of a deal to resolve the Japanese company's bankruptcy, a ...
Takata Clears Path Out of Bankruptcy by Settling Air Bag Claims
Takata Corp.'s U.S. operations, pushed into bankruptcy by the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, settled with two groups representing victims of its faulty air bags, the company said in court ...
Ford Urges 2,900 Pickup Owners to Stop Driving, Following Second Takata Death
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp and urged 2,900 owners in North America to stop driving ...
Takata Corp. Slow to Repair Defective Air Bags in U.S. Vehicles
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. vehicles containing defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. remain unrepaired as automakers have made varying degrees of progress addressing the largest auto ...
Takata Bankruptcy Judge in U.S. Pauses Lawsuits Against Automakers
A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp's U.S. business has halted for 90 days the lawsuits brought by victims of its faulty air bag inflators against automakers, ...