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Faulty airbags led to the biggest auto recall in US history. Airbag explosion via www.shutterstock.com

Why automakers so frequently botch product recalls

From Ford’s Pinto problem to Takata’s defective airbags, sometimes it seems auto companies know how to do little more than mismanage product recalls.
Faulty ignition switches like this one were at the core of the troubles at GM, which led to record recalls last year. Reuters

It seems little is certain in life but death, taxes and auto recalls

The US’s top auto safety agency last week fined Japanese car company Honda Motor a record US$70 million for failing to report hundreds of fatal accidents and injuries over the last 11 years. The unfiled…

Toyota recalls made no dent in their brand

A series of high-profile safety recalls by car manufacturer Toyota made little to no impact on how consumers perceived the…

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