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GM Models to Get Smartphone-Based Remote Lock/Start
6/5/2013General Motors Co. is standardizing a feature that will enable U.S. owners to use a smartphone to lock and unlock their vehicles' doors, start the engine, honk the horn or turn on the lights.
Auto Sales Growth in South Africa Cools
6/5/2013Sales of new passenger cars in South Africa, which jumped 16% year on year in April, grew 6% to 37,000 units in May, according to the National Assn. of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa.
Axalta Kicks Off New Corporate Branding
6/5/2013Axalta Coating Systems LLC unveiled a new logo on Tuesday to mark the completion of its migration from the former DuPont Performance Coatings unit to an independent global coatings company.
BMW to Build Driving Center in Korea
6/5/2013BMW AG has broken ground on its first driving center in Asia, a 70 billion-won (€48 million) facility in Incheon, South Korea, that is scheduled to open by July 2014.
Porsche Mulls Purchase of Stake in Supplier Mobileye
6/5/2013Porsche Automobil Holding SE is in talks about investing $150 million to buy a 10% stake in Netherlands-based Mobileye N.V., a maker of collision avoidance systems, Israel's Calcalist reports.
NHTSA Ponders Broader Recall for GM Airbag Flaw
6/4/2013The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a probe to determine whether General Motors Co. should broaden a recent recall of 6,800 vehicles to cover an estimated 400,000 units.
Germany’s Car Sales Fall 10%
6/4/2013Registrations of new cars in Germany dropped to 261,300 units in May from 290,000 units a year earlier, according to federal auto bureau KBA.
Auto Sales in Germany Fall 10%
6/4/2013Registrations of new cars in Germany dropped to 261,300 units in May from 290,000 units a year earlier, according to federal auto bureau KBA.
Chrysler Defies NHTSA Demand for Jeep Recall
6/4/2013Chrysler Group LLC has refused a request by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.7 million Jeep SUVs that the agency claims have unsafe fuel tanks.
GM Will Return to S&P 500 Index
6/4/2013Standard & Poor's says General Motors Co. will rejoin the benchmark S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Thursday.