South Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai tightened their grip on the lead in U.S. new-vehicle quality with Kia ranked best in J.D. Powers annual survey.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. said five million vehicles need to be recalled to fix their air-bag control units, adding to the challenges for an auto industry already struggling to replace millions of faulty air bags made by Takata Corp.
U.S. safety investigators, who are already probing suspected flaws in automobile air bags made by Takata Corp., have opened a similar inquiry of those made by another company.