The company has also had a tight customer focus, laser-targeting auto-rickshaw drivers for the vehicle.

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Using the new tool, the auto maker is targeting younger buyers who might be interested in its Chevrolet Sonic subcompact car, said two people familiar with the matter.

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According to statements to the press made by company officials at the Shanghai Auto Show, GM is targeting 100, 000-plus exports of Chinese-made cars this year, a record, with export growth likely to be more than 50%.

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Once in, he began perusing the database of 1, 100 Texas Auto Center customers with the device installed, first targeting specific customers but then going down the list corrupting records, setting off car horns, and disabling cars.

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While hotels so far are letting regulators do the dirty work of targeting Airbnb, other industries are pivoting, most notably the auto industry.

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