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PSA Sales Growth Stalls in First Half
7/13/2015PSA Peugeot Citroen delivered 1.55 million vehicles in January-June 2015, up only 0.4% from the same period last year, when sales rose more than 5%.
Auto Safety Bill Would Tighten NHTSA Recall Powers
7/13/2015A new U.S. Senate bill aims to strengthen federal powers to punish lapses in vehicle safety recalls.
Takata Rejects Compensation Fund Plan for Airbag Victims
7/13/2015Takata Corp. has turned down a request to create a fund to compensate victims of its defective airbag inflators.
FCA Adds 88,300 Cars to Its Takata Airbag Recall
7/13/2015Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is adding 88,300 of its 2008-2010 model Dodge Challenger sedans to its previously announced recall to replace some 4.5 million Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode when activated in a crash.
VW’s Interim Chairman Like to Remain through 2015
7/13/2015Berthold Huber, who was named interim chairman at Volkswagen AG in April when Ferdinand Piech resigned, is likely to keep the post until at least the end of 2015, Bild am Sonntag reports.
Tesla Hires Marketing Exec from Burberry
7/13/2015Tesla Motors Inc. has hired Ganesh Srivats, a former strategic planning and retailing executive with British fashion house Burberry plc as its new vice president of North American sales.
GM Recalls 779,000 Crossovers to Fix Liftgate Struts
7/13/2015General Motors Co. plans a global recall of 779,000 crossover vehicles to replace rear hatch support struts that could wear out prematurely and fail, allowing the hatch to hit the user.
Carmakers Grapple with How Much Data to Share
7/10/2015Major carmakers are scrambling to determine how to cash in on data generated by connected cars and how much to share with such tech partners as Apple and Google, Reuters reports.
PSA to Debut DS Brand Flagship Sedan in 2018
7/10/2015PSA Peugeot Citroen's upscale DS brand is preparing to introduce its top-end model, a large sedan code-named DS 8, in three years, sources tell Automotive News Europe.
Report: VW Offers Financial Help to China Dealers
7/10/2015Volkswagen AG is providing 1 billion yuan ($161 million) in financial support to distributors in China to offset slumping demand for VW brand vehicles, sources tell Bloomberg News.