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Article: AUTO NEWS digest.(NEWS)(UAW)(briefs)
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- Automotive News
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- March 16, 2009
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Toyota plans rear-seat airbag
TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp. has developed an airbag that deploys between rear-seat passengers and will install it on a model to be launched in Japan.
The airbag inflates from a rear-seat center console during side collisions. The idea is to stop rear-seat passengers from knocking against each other or the console.
Toyota said the airbag will appear soon on a Japan-market vehicle. It did not name the vehicle, but the redesigned Crown Majesta luxury sedan is scheduled to debut March 27.
Visteon pays interest, bonuses
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