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Jan
23rd

UK 2014 car production rises to highest since 2007

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UK car production rose to its highest level since 2007 last year, up 1 percent to 1.53 million cars. The UK is a major center for manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and GM.
Jan
23rd

Opel plans EV version of its Karl minicar, report says

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Opel plans an electric version of its new Karl minicar, a German magazine reported. The Karl EV could go on sale by the end of 2018, the report said.
Jan
23rd

Entry-level Jeep Renegade should boost brand in subcompact market

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The Renegade subcompact SUV is Jeep's latest attempt at an entry-level vehicle. With prices starting at $18,990, including shipping, the first Italian-made Jeep should help the brand thrive in the competitive subcompact market.
Jan
23rd

Ford names new lobbyist in Europe as free trade, CO2 pressure intensifies

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Ford of Europe has promoted veteran lobbyist Andrew McCall as its new vice president for government and community relations.
Jan
22nd

Big sales goal for new Titan may be low, Nissan’s Munoz says

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Nissan startled many auto industry observers last week when it said it envisioned the redesigned 2016 Titan capturing 5 percent of the U.S. full-size pickup market. But Nissan's U.S. boss, Jose Munoz, says 5 percent might be on the low side.
Jan
22nd

Mobile is king, but third-party sites chart unique paths to connect dealers, buyers

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Mobile is king when it comes to car shopping, representatives of third-party shopping sites say.
Jan
22nd

Big dealerships are here to stay, panel says

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Big dealerships are here to stay. That's the assessment of retailers talking about the dealership of the future at Thursday's Automotive News Retail Forum.
Jan
22nd

Third-party auto shopping sites say don’t count us out

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Third-party shopping sites are far from an endangered species, despite AutoNation's much-publicized effort to reduce reliance on those sites by building its own online presence, panelists at the Automotive News Retail Forum said Thursday.
Jan
22nd

Now’s the time to invest, Cox’s Schwartz says

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Dealers should take advantage of the current good times to invest for the future, Sandy Schwartz, president of Cox Automotive, told the Automotive News Retail Forum Thursday.
Jan
22nd

AutoNation digital effort grows

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AutoNation will spread its AutoNation Express approach to online car purchasing to the rest of Florida during the next three months, CEO Mike Jackson said Thursday. The expansion follows the December launch of AutoNation Express in South Florida.
Jan
22nd

New models are driving brands’ success

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New-model introductions will continue to boost the performance of auto franchises for the next two years.
Jan
22nd

Tamara Darvish joins credit union after rift over family dealerships

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Tamara Darvish, a veteran auto dealership executive embroiled in a legal dispute with her family, is joining Pentagon Federal Credit Union, better known as PenFed, as executive vice president in charge of business development and government and...
Jan
22nd

Tamara Darvish joins credit union in charge of business development

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Veteran auto dealership executive Tamara Darvish is joining Pentagon Federal Credit Union, better known as PenFed, as executive vice president in charge of business development and government and community relations.
Jan
22nd

Nissan uses zany videos to boost Super Bowl spot

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Nissan is letting YouTube stars add their own flavor to the automaker's Super Bowl storyline.
Jan
22nd

Ghosn lifts European car market forecast on eurozone stimulus plan

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Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn upgraded his European car market growth forecast after the European Central Bank unveiled a bond purchase program to boost the continent's flagging economy.
Jan
22nd

Ghosn lifts European car market forecast on euro zone stimulus plan

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Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn upgraded his European car market growth forecast after the European Central Bank unveiled a bond purchase program to boost the continent's flagging economy.
Jan
22nd

DOE announces $55 million in funding for green car research

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More than $55 million in new funding from the Department of Energy will go toward projects that aim to reduce and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel and conventional vehicles.
Jan
22nd

Fiat Chrysler’s 7% global sales growth outpaces biggest peers

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U.S. car buyers' thirst for Ram trucks and Jeep SUVs sent Fiat Chrysler's sales up faster than those of the biggest three carmakers last year, an early positive sign for CEO Sergio Marchionne's ambitious five-year growth plan.
Jan
22nd

‘We feel very good about 2015’

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It is party time for U.S. car dealers in the short term. But don't get complacent. Industry leaders said the cheap gasoline prices, low interest rates and general prosperity supporting auto sales will reverse, possibly by year-end or early 2016.
Jan
22nd

Independent repair shops edge out dealership mechanics in customer satisfaction survey

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When it comes to vehicle repairs, independent shops may be pleasing customers more than mechanics at dealerships' service bays, a Consumer Reports' survey said today.
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