Kia's U.S. marketing chief Chehab steps down

Tim Kuniskis, who shepherded Dodge amid the roll out of the high-powered Hellcat Chargers and Challengers, is again leading passenger car brands in North America for FCA US. Jim Morrison, who led the Ram brand in North America, slides over to head Jeep, where he'll be responsible for sales, marketing and strategic operations.

An agreement announced in January to cooperate on vans and pickup trucks with Ford could be firmed up at the July 11 board meeting, with the alliance potentially extending to include joint work on self-driving and electric-car technology, Bloomberg reported.

Saad Chehab told his Kia colleagues about his departure on Wednesday but did not indicate his new employer. He is expected to stay within the industry.

Subscribers to CDK Global's Hailer application have the option to offer Lyft rides free of charge or at a cost automatically added to the customer's service bill.

The Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act, introduced Wednesday, would require used-car dealers to repair any outstanding safety recalls before selling, leasing or loaning the vehicles to customers.

The announcement comes as the Trump administration has proposed barring California from regulating vehicle emissions or requiring more zero-emission vehicles.

Canadian tech giant BlackBerry and LG Electronics of South Korea have expanded a longtime partnership in an effort to “accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology” for automakers and suppliers.

Lance Iserman will take the top spot at Morrie's on Monday. He replaces interim CEO Ken Czubay, a former Ford Motor Co. executive, who will remain a board adviser to Morrie's.

The CEO of a credit repair agency has been named as the ringleader.

FCA pushed the third shift's elimination date to Oct. 21 from Sept. 30 “to accommodate a large order” of fleet vehicles, FCA Canada spokeswoman LouAnn Gosselin said in a statement.