Major automakers criticize US auto safety agency, call for reform

  A major trade group representing General Motors Toyota Motor , Volkswagen , Hyundai and other automakers sharply criticized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying the auto safety regulator is impeding progress and struggling to modernize. A major trade group representing General Motors Toyota Motor , Volkswagen , Hyundai and other automakers sharply criticized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying the auto safety regulator is impeding progress and struggling to modernize.