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Electric Evolution: Tesla Meets Toyota in the Automotive Arena
With technology bringing new cars in the market, the quest to become the top manufacturer of electric vehicles and hybrids goes on. Tesla and Toyota go head to head to ensure their visions become reality-but with a twist, outsmarting the other.
By Dabbie Davis
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Honda says defective Takata air bags in 2002 used different design
Honda Motor Co said it was aware of a ruptured Takata air bag inflator in a car that was covered by a 2002 recall but the inflator design was different from one that ruptured in a 2004 accident.
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Toyota recalls more cars for dangerous Takata air bags
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 vehicles globally to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata Corp, as a safety crisis around the Japanese auto parts maker looks far from being contained.
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Honda admits under-reporting serious U.S. accidents since 2003
Honda Motor Co (7267.T) failed to notify U.S. safety regulators of 1,729 claims of injuries and deaths related to accidents in its vehicles since 2003, the automaker acknowledged on Monday.
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U.S. regulator to Chrysler's Marchionne: get act in gear on Jeep recall
U.S. government safety regulators on Thursday told Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne that the company "have to get their act in gear" to speed up repairs of recalled Jeep SUVs that face a heightened fire risk.
By ERIC BEECH

GM to build Opel SUV and invest 500 million euros in European engines
General Motors (GM.N) will build a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the Opel factory in Ruesselsheim, Germany, and invest 500 million euros ($626 million) in engine production in Europe, Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday.
By EDWARD TAYLOR

Peugeot plans to cut 3,450 French jobs in 2015: sources
PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) is preparing to cut another 3,450 French jobs next year as the troubled carmaker pursues a recovery plan under new Chief Executive Carlos Tavares, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
By GILLES GUILLAUME AND NICHOLAS VINOCUR

Toyota aims to replicate Prius success with fuel cell Mirai
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will introduce its first mass-market fuel cell car next month, hoping to replicate the success of its Prius hybrid with a vehicle that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline.
By NICHOLA GROOM AND CHANG-RAN KIM