Asian car firms hit over air bag record.

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, March, 1990 by Brostoff, Steven

Asian Car Firms Hit Over Air Bag Record Washington - Asian car manufacturers are lagging far behind American manufacturers in the move to install air bags in 1990 models, according to a study by three consumer groups. The study - which was conducted by Public Citizen and the Center for Auto Safety, both of Washington, D.C.; and Motor Voters, McLean, Va.

- found that Subaru, Hyundai, Honda, Mazda and Nissan have the worst records on air bags, installing them on only a fraction of their 1990 models. An American manufacturer, Chrysler, was given the highest marks. The study was conducted in coordination with the twentieth anniversary of the first proposed safety standard for air bags, according to Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook. "The air bag standard...

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