General Motors chose the Detroit Grand Prix this past weekend to launch its emergency refresh of the Chevrolet Malibu for 2014. See this news and more in the Executive Briefing.
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+ The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will rule by the end of the year on whether to mandate automatic braking systems. More here at the Denver Post.
+ David Markin, the Kalamazoo, Michigan businessman who owned taxicab maker Checker Motors until its demise, is dead at 82. More here at MLive.
+ The U.S. Justice Department will wind up its bribery investigation at Daimler AG More here at The Detroit Bureau.
+ General Motors is giving the slow-selling Chevrolet Malibu an emergency refresh for 2014. More here at AOL Autos.
+ Detroit Electric will delay the rollout of its first vehicle by at least a month. More here at The Detroit News.
+ The IndyCar series outlined its long-term technical and competition plans in a press conference in Detroit. More here at National Speed Sport News.
+ Renault announced that recent talks with Mitsubishi had concluded without reaching a cooperative agreement, More here at Reuters.
+ Ford will recall eight vehicle models in three separate actions, including one that involves 465,000 vehicles. More here at Torque News.
For the previous Executive Briefing from May 31, click here.
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