Kelly's work on safer airbags goes back to 1996

David Kelly, the former acting chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was hired this week to oversee the 10-automaker consortium searching for the root cause behind Takata airbag explosions.

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Group 1 names banker Doyle Arnold to its board

Group 1 Automotive has named a new director to its board seven days after another director resigned. The retailer said today its board of directors appointed Doyle Arnold, 66, as a Class I Director, effective immediately.

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GM retrenches in Thailand after Indonesia retreat

A day after announcing it is to stop making GM-branded cars in Indonesia, General Motors today said it would cease production of its Chevrolet Sonic in Thailand by the middle of this year.

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Fiat Chrysler recalling about 467,500 SUVs worldwide

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it will recall about 467,500 SUVs globally in order to fix a fuel-pump issue that could cause engine stall.

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Mazda launches CX-3 small SUV, bets on diesel-only car for Japan

Mazda will sell only diesel-powered cars in the domestic launch of its key model for 2015, gambling it can convince the country's army of hybrid petrol-electric drivers that the days of sooty, noisy diesels are long gone.

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Nissan expects to reach 10% U.S. share goal ahead of schedule

Nissan North America Chairman Jose Munoz outlined a four-prong capacity expansion plan that could power Nissan to its 10 percent U.S. market share goal ahead of schedule.

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Nissan sees meeting U.S. sales goal with capacity in S.Korea, Japan

Nissan will be able to meet its goal of taking 10 percent of the U.S. market in two years without any major new investments and by making use of capacity available at factories in Japan and South Korea, a top executive said.

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