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Honda Spending $52M For SUV Production At Indiana Plant
Company officials announced Tuesday that they expected to add 100 jobs at the Greensburg factory, where it now has some 2,300 workers building Honda Civic compact cars.
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Company officials announced Tuesday that they expected to add 100 jobs at the Greensburg factory, where it now has some 2,300 workers building Honda Civic compact cars.
Another problem has developed with automotive air bags, this one resulting in recalls of 5 million vehicles.
Honda's recall includes older model years dating to 2005, but also has some newer vehicles from as recently as the 2015 and 2016 model years.
Authorities say a metro Detroit man has died after being hit in the head by a forklift while working at a Honda research and development facility in central Ohio.
The safest cars this model year, according to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, come from Japan.
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.
The recall spans 17 models, including the Fit subcompact, Stream minivan and CR-V SUVs.
The company says 26-year-old Jewel Brangman died in a September 2014 crash in Los Angeles County, California.
U.S. regulators have confirmed that an air bag made by Takata Corp. was involved in the April death of a woman in Louisiana , connecting the defective air bags to a seventh fatality.
Acura has recalled two models of SUVs because the automatic emergency braking systems can malfunction and put the vehicles at risk of a collision.
Automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. are scrambling to figure out which models are now covered.
Honda is adding nearly 105,000 vehicles to its growing U.S. recall of driver's side air bag inflators that can explode with too much force.
Production at the Honda plant will be cut in half for the rest of the week.
More than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles are being recalled for a second fix for faulty air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.
Honda blamed the lapses on inadvertent data entry and computer programming errors, as well as a misinterpretation of the federal TREAD act, a law passed in 2000 requiring faster reporting of deaths, injuries and safety defects by automakers.
The move is likely to give more ammunition to lawmakers who are calling for a nationwide recall of cars with air bags made by Japanese parts supplier Takata.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Honda may have failed to report incidents related to Takata air bags as well as other defective parts.
U.S. safety regulators are ordering Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. to provide more information about air bags that can explode and shoot shrapnel toward drivers and passengers.
So far, more than 12 million vehicles worldwide with air bags made by Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. have been recalled for the problem.
The inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed in crashes.
A defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure the driver or passengers.
GM is on track to break the American automaker record for the most recalls in a single year, ever.
Honda Motor Co. is recalling 886,815 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. because a fuel pump cover can deteriorate and cause a fuel leak.
Slow sales caused dealer inventories to rise in January and February, putting pressure on companies to clear their lots.
President Biden is delivering his first remarks on camera since he announced his decision to end his reelection campaign.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state's $82.5 billion budget a month after lawmakers approved it in June.
The Detroit Lions are coming off their best season in generations, earning two playoff victories in one postseason for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL title.
A 15-year-old boy jumped into Lake St. Clair after a woman drove her vehicle into the lake.
Kamala Harris' campaign appears to be casting a wide net to find a VP, vetting a large number of potential running mates.
President Biden is delivering his first remarks on camera since he announced his decision to end his reelection campaign.
Penelope "Penny" Wise was found safe on Sunday after a community member spotted her, according to the Kent County Sheriff's Office.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state's $82.5 billion budget a month after lawmakers approved it in June.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy filed a lawsuit against its former CFO William Smith, along with his wife, mother, sister and a friend in an effort to reclaim the $40 million that was stolen.
The Detroit Lions are coming off their best season in generations, earning two playoff victories in one postseason for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL title.
Ford will make its F-Series Super Duty pickups at a plant in Ontario, Canada beginning in 2026 in order to keep up with customer demand for the vehicle.
The Biden administration is awarding $1.7 billion to 11 "shuttered or at-risk" facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia, to bolster electric vehicle production.
Throughout the next year, dozens of new zero-emission buses will be hitting the pavement in the city of Detroit, all thanks to a $30.8 million federal grant.
The company said the temporary layoffs will impact about 1,600 workers for the month of July.
American automakers are pushing back against a federal safety ruling that involves automatic emergency braking technology in new cars.
The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died.
Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan's football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
President Biden is delivering his first remarks on camera since he announced his decision to end his reelection campaign.
Kamala Harris' campaign appears to be casting a wide net to find a VP, vetting a large number of potential running mates.
Campaign finance records show Donald Trump donated twice to reelect Kamala Harris as attorney general of California more than a decade ago.
A U.S. Army employee was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing almost $109 million in military grant money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
It is the second recent recall for BMW, which earlier this month recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles over potentially dangerous airbags.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a law that would make it easier for people to be released from Michigan prisons if they're in debilitating health.
The now-recalled Diamond Shruumz gummies had been sold legally, but testing found they contained an illegal controlled substance.
Citing suspected links to a listeria outbreak, Canada's health agency has issued a recall notice for 18 plant-based drinks sold under the Silk and Great Value brands.
The study showed that inulin administered as gel-based immunotherapy prevented allergic reactions in mice for common peanut, egg white and milk allergies.
Nearly 7,000 pounds of hot dogs were produced and distributed without being inspected, federal government says.
The Detroit Lions are coming off their best season in generations, earning two playoff victories in one postseason for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL title.
WWE legend Hulk Hogan is scheduled to visit Metro Detroit this week to launch his Real American Beer brand in Michigan.
The IOC also voted on Wednesday to name the French Alps as the host of the 2030 Winter Games.
Michigan colleges are recruiting top sports talent, and it's not just for the athletic fields. The world of video games is rapidly changing. Competitive gaming is drawing more and more people around the world, even at the collegiate level. College signing day isn't just for the football stars anymore.
An obituary out of Pennsylvania caught the attention of many Michigan residents due to its reference of the Detroit Lions.
With a red-hot election season on and 2024 past the halfway point, the focus is on business.
Gardner-White is a 112-year-old family-owned furniture retailer, and Stewart is the first female to serve as CEO of the company.
It's a focus on our physical well-being as we talk about the importance of oral health and its impact, particularly among children.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters this Sunday.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state's $82.5 billion budget a month after lawmakers approved it in June.
President Joe Biden will address the nation Wednesday evening about his decision to leave the 2024 presidential race.
Arab and Muslim leaders in Dearborn Wednesday protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
A 15-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after helping rescue a woman who drove her vehicle into Lake St. Clair Tuesday afternoon.
Sunny skies greet us for the end of the week, but heat and humidity will build to wrap up the month.