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Ryan Felton

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WSJ autos reporter | Signal: 313-407-7540

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Joined November 2010
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Exclusive: A Chinese supplier has been tied to fake airbag parts that exploded and killed five people driving used cars wsj.com/business/autos/count…
Exclusive | Warning Issued on Fake Air-Bag Parts That Can Explode and Kill in a Crash

Exclusive | Warning Issued on Fake Air-Bag Parts That Can Explode and Kill in a Crash

U.S. safety regulators believe a Chinese manufacturer is linked to counterfeit parts that are now involved in five deaths.

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NHTSA published a 6k+ page PDF it received as part of one of its investigations and redacted everything. Good stuff. static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/201…
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mitsu said: we couldn't confirm if biz info was in our docs, so we're saying all of it is and will let you know if some of it isn't. unclear if nhtsa ever pressed mitsu, because 6 years on, all i see is the fully redacted letter: static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/201… static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/201…
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Did you buy a “new” Jeep Patriot this quarter? Are you a dealer with six actual Dodge Darts? Show yourself
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Exclusive: Jeep-maker Stellantis told U.S. dealers in an email Tuesday that tariffs will put its brands at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that import from Japan, South Korea and Europe. wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-t…
Exclusive: Jeep Parent Stellantis Says Tariffs Favor Asian, European Rivals

Exclusive: Jeep Parent Stellantis Says Tariffs Favor Asian, European Rivals

Jeep maker Stellantis told its U.S. dealers Tuesday that newly-imposed 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada will put its car brands at a competitive disadvantage against Asian and...

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The company is prepared to work with the administration to further invest in its U.S. manufacturing footprint, the email says, "but we need time to make these changes without engatively impacting the business and our customers."
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nhtsa is providing records on a rolling basis for an old foia request i made and every month it's just a confidentiality request from a particular OEM and NHTSA's response granting that request. several months of this now, it's great
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Might take a decade to process at this cadence and the most info possibly gleaned from this will probably be that OEMs sent information to NHTSA about a particular thing
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Counterfeit air bags have killed or seriously injured people in at least five incidents in the past year on.wsj.com/4exA6hF on.wsj.com/4exA6hF
Deadly Counterfeit Air Bags Are Making Their Way Into Vehicles

Deadly Counterfeit Air Bags Are Making Their Way Into Vehicles

Regulators are accelerating arrests and car companies are warning dealers to be more vigilant as knockoff air bags are being installed in vehicles during postcrash repairs.

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Well, more @wsj layoffs today. Dow Jones stock is up, margins are up, there’s a new windfall AI deal in place and we’re cutting good reporters.
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Stellantis introduced a new bonus program for dealers this month that pays $ if they hit a sales target, but it has an unusual twist: the program is structured so the bonus is tied to how many cars are shipped to their store. wsj.com/business/autos/stell…
Jeep and Ram Dealers Gripe to Stellantis as Cars Sit on Lots

Jeep and Ram Dealers Gripe to Stellantis as Cars Sit on Lots

The automaker is cutting prices and launching an unusual incentive program following a meeting with retailers.

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fiat brand sold less cars in the U.S. than rolls royce in april, per industry data. does anyone know if there is a fiat-only storefront in the U.S., i've poked around periodically for a long while and still do not know
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not the least bit surprising but in fy23 nhtsa was the slowest on average among the transportation department's agencies to respond to simple foia requests
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NHTSA (it seems) proactively sought a public version of this document, albeit redacted. Unclear if it's wholly redacted, or in part, as it's never been published. No idea why.
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I'm sure if I squint someone could argue this has something to do with Argus, which, whatever. But this probe's gone on a very long time, and the agency's apparently in possession of stuff the OEMs already think is public. Just publish it.
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