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Jul
13th

Inventory levels drift higher

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Light-vehicle stocks drifted upward in June, a month in which U.S. sales rose 3.9 percent.
Jul
12th

VW interim chairman to stay on, hunt for Piech successor continues, report says

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Volkswagen AG is still looking for a successor to former chairman Ferdinand Piech, meaning the interim holder of the position, Berthold Huber, is likely to stay until at least the end of the year, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
Jul
12th

FCA to recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers for Takata airbags

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers to fix a flaw with the driver-side frontal airbag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Jul
12th

VW’s Seat brand puts brakes on sportiness to lure family buyers

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VW Group's Spain-based Seat brand is no longer the 'Spanish Alfa Romeo' after moving away from its sporty image, CEO Juergen Stackmann said. Nowadays, the marque is aiming to win family buyers, the executive said.
Jul
12th

For Odor Doctors, rotten food, roadkill are all in a day’s work

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Cigarette smoke. Pet urine. Skunks. Vomit. Gasoline spills. Those are just some of the smelly facts of life that can lead to odoriferous cars or trucks.
Jul
12th

Overtime plan might impact dealers

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Car dealers may have to pay more to employees who work more than 40 hours a week or tweak pay plans to avoid doing so.
Jul
11th

Curse of the $16.5 million Ferrari pits tycoon against an auction house

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Following 16 years of lawsuits and ownership claims from Paraguay to Switzerland, the fate of a 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus roadster, which Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner thought he bought last year for 10.7 million pounds ($16.
Jul
11th

Detroit 3, UAW set to square off over wages, U.S. jobs

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The Detroit 3 and UAW will kick off bargaining Monday for new contracts that will set how much more robust, post-recession profits the industry shares with workers, and determine union costs to win more U.S. jobs.
Jul
11th

A lunch date, then a breakup

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A dispute over demands for access to data on all AutoNation sales, not just TrueCar-related ones, led the two companies to part ways. A close-up look at how their relationship went south.
Jul
11th

Local Motors prepares 3-D car production

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The world's first fleet of 3-D printed cars is on its way, startup Local Motors said, but you won't see a mass-produced 3-D car anytime soon.
Jul
11th

Chrysler sees midsize car incentive war

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Shrinking sales in the 16-vehicle midsize car segment - which includes the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion - are forcing automakers into a profit-eroding incentive war.
Jul
11th

Inside the AutoNation-TrueCar divorce

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A dispute over demands for access to data on all AutoNation sales, not just TrueCar-related ones, led the two companies to part ways. A close-up look at how their relationship went south.
Jul
11th

BMW will shift some 5-series output to Magna Steyr, report says

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BMW will outsource some production of its 5-series range to Magna Steyr after the contract manufacturer stops building the Paceman and Countryman for sister brand Mini, a German report said.
Jul
10th

TrueCar: AutoNation underreports sales generated from shopping site

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The dispute between TrueCar and AutoNation took a bitter turn Friday after the car-shopping website alleged the giant auto retailer has been underreporting sales generated by TrueCar leads.
Jul
10th

Ferrari IPO filing to come in days, Marchionne says

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Ferrari SpA, the supercar maker being spun off by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is close to filing for an initial public offering, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said.
Jul
10th

PSA first-half sales held back by Citroen, Latin America

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PSA's first-half sales rose a modest 0.4 percent, the French carmaker said on Friday, as slumping Latin American demand and a weak performance by the Citroen brand diluted the effect of a European market rebound.
Jul
10th

Hyundai-Kia, tech firm get $6M U.S. grant to develop wireless EV charging

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Hyundai-Kia's U.S. technical center is teaming up with a wireless power technology company to research and develop a high-speed wireless charging system for electric vehicles.
Jul
10th

ANALYSIS: Foreign brands attack declining Japanese market

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Passenger car sales ended the first half of CY2015 down 11%, due mostly to a tax rise for mini vehicles. Yet not every OEM is suffering. Mazda was up 47% in June, while multiple European brands are also enjoying high percentage gains.
Jul
10th

Senate introduces bill clamping down on vehicle defects

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New vehicles would be required to have a dashboard warning light to tell drivers that their vehicles have been recalled under a sweeping auto safety reform bill backed a trio of Democrat U.S. senators.
Jul
10th

Toyota Financial CEO, CFO take on added duties

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Toyota Financial Services added expanded global roles for Mike Groff, president and CEO, and Chris Ballinger, senior vice president and CFO.
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