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U.S. opens probe into Honda reporting of Takata air bag failures

U.S. opens probe into Honda reporting of Takata air bag failures

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it will examine whether Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) failed to report deaths or injuries involving air bags that are now part of a sweeping federal review.

By ERIC BEECH AND PATRICK RUCKER

Daimler buys into Agusta as motorbike and car tech converge

Daimler buys into Agusta as motorbike and car tech converge

Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) will buy 25 percent of Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta IPO-MVAG.MI - the latest sign that motorbike and car technologies are converging, driven by a push to lower emissions and improve safety.

By EDWARD TAYLOR

Exclusive: Ford to overhaul Lincoln brand, this time with big bucks

Exclusive: Ford to overhaul Lincoln brand, this time with big bucks

Ford Motor Co's (F.N) new chief executive, Mark Fields, is giving the automaker's long-moribund Lincoln brand what his predecessor Alan Mulally never could: a little love and a lot of cash.

By PAUL LIENERT AND BERNIE WOODALL

Microsoft sales beat Street hopes, cloud profits up

Microsoft sales beat Street hopes, cloud profits up

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by stronger sales of its phones, Surface tablets and cloud-computing products for companies, while keeping its profit margins largely intact.

By BILL RIGBY

U.S. prosecutors probe Takata Corp over statements: WSJ

U.S. prosecutors probe Takata Corp over statements: WSJ

U.S. federal prosecutors are trying to determine whether Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp (7312.T) misled U.S. regulators about the number of defective air bags it sold to automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T), The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

By Emily Flitter; Additional reporting by Ben Kalyman; Editing by Andre Grenon, Sandra Maler and Leslie Adler

Michigan becomes fifth U.S. state to thwart direct Tesla car sales

Michigan becomes fifth U.S. state to thwart direct Tesla car sales

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill on Tuesday that will keep electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) from selling its cars directly to consumers in the state, home to the biggest U.S. automakers.

By Bernie Woodall; Editing by Jonathan Oatis

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