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Aug
31st

UAW members at GM vote to authorize a strike

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UAW-represented workers at General Motors plants overwhelmingly authorized union leadership to strike the carmaker if the two sides reach an impasse during talks over a new wage and benefit pact.
Aug
31st

FCA details buy-backs, incentives for completing older recalls

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today issued details on its buy-back and incentive program offered to more than 1 million owners of vehicles recalled in 2013 but for which recall repair programs weren't immediately available.
Aug
31st

Internet entrepreneurs back Chinese electric vehicle startup, NextEV

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A group of deep-pocketed China-based internet entrepreneurs and financial investors, including Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, is backing an effort to create NextEV, a new rival to U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors.
Aug
31st

Grupo Antolin completes purchase of Magna interiors unit

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Grupo Antolin closed on its acquisition of Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc.'s interiors operations today in a deal valued at about $525 million.
Aug
31st

Renault, Nissan halt $756 million India investment, report says

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Renault and alliance partner Nissan have halted plans to invest 50 billion rupees ($756 million) in India because they say they are owed 46 billion rupees by the Tamil Nadu state government for investment promotion subsidies and tax refunds, a...
Aug
31st

Suzuki will defend its independence after 4-year dispute with VW ends

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Suzuki plans to defend its hard-won independence after arbitrators upheld the Japanese automaker's request to terminate a 2009 agreement with Volkswagen. VW will sell its 19.9 percent Suzuki stake, valued at about $3.8 billion.
Aug
31st

Denso goes green with center to grow algae-based biofuel

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Toyota-affiliated supplier Denso, better known for its fuel injectors, air-conditioners and electronics, will open a large testing center in Japan to develop biofuel from algae.
Aug
31st

Marchionne waits at the gate, but who is there to answer?

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The really bad news for GM: A dragon stands again at the gates. And he's wearing a black sweater.
Aug
31st

Marchionne wants a partner but says FCA can survive alone ‘in mediocrity’

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Compared with its larger and far richer global counterparts, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles faces a huge set of problems. CEO Sergio Marchionne knows he has challenges but says he also has a plan that is working.
Aug
31st

Dealer: Color-coding cars makes shopping easier

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Orlando luxury dealer Peter Wilson has simplified used-vehicle retailing by grouping his inventory into clearly defined categories.
Aug
31st

The quotable Marchionne

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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne takes stock of countries, competitors, brands, dealers, disruptors and the industry at large in these excerpts from an interview with Automotive News.
Aug
31st

No S660 convertible for U.S., but Honda has some sporty ideas

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Honda's tiny S660 roadster from Japan likely has no future in the U.S. market, according to John Mendel. But that doesn't mean Honda doesn't have some fun things planned.
Aug
31st

Post-Piech, VW’s Phaeton gets delayed

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Tinkering with the $100,000 Volkswagen Phaeton has ended careers at VW.
Aug
31st

Racketeering case against M-B store fails

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A Texas Mercedes-Benz store that stopped selling factory parts to a repair shop whose owner testified against it in a lawsuit has beaten an allegation of civil racketeering by the shop and its owner.
Aug
31st

China faces an added threat down the road: Capacity glut

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The news coming out of China right now is bad, and chances are, it's going to get worse.
Aug
31st

Can tech-loaded, plush 7 series take on S class?

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BMW's redesigned 2016 7-series sedan illustrates that even the brand that touts itself as a driver's car has succumbed to the gadget and semi-autonomous driving trend. In fact, BMW has outdone the Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan with gizmos.
Aug
31st

Classic Broncos reach ICON status

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Jonathan Ward, CEO of California-based ICON, sells refurbished and modernized classic 1960s-era Ford Broncos for between $175,000 and $230,000 - and says he can't keep up with demand.
Aug
31st

Sergio may stay till 2020, hunts for next top leader

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Sergio Marchionne is 63 and the first to admit that he and won't stick around as CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles forever. But he may remain a bit longer than expected.
Aug
31st

Porsche dealers looking to leverage posh new Atlanta experience center

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Porsche dealerships are hosting events at and sending customers to the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta. That's exactly the kind of dealer buy-in Porsche's U.S. chief Detlev von Platen was seeking when he proposed the $100 million project.
Aug
31st

Mazda rolls out store redesign

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A suburban Seattle store is the first store to adopt Mazda's first new dealership design in 12 years, a black-and-white motif called Retail Evolution.
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