UAW considers first dues hike since 1967Auto News

The UAW is considering hiking membership dues by 25 percent, the first increase since 1967, as it faces dwindling membership and rising costs, a top UAW official and several union sources said.



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Federal-Mogul acquires bearings supplier in RussiaAuto News

Auto supplier Federal-Mogul has agreed to acquire European bearings supplier DZV Bearings Co., based in Dimitrovgrad, Russia.



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New Renault Megane to cost from £16,745 Auto Trader

New Renault Megane to cost from £16,745

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Volvo hires WPP's Grey London for global creative ad accountAuto News

Volvo Car has chosen Grey, London, as its new global creative agency effective January 1, a top company executive said. The account shift will include Volvo's $50 million creative business held by Havas-owned Arnold in the United States.



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Ford gets new court hearing on $445 million IRS tax dispute Auto News

Ford will get a new hearing in its bid to collect $445 million in interest on overpaid taxes from the IRS, as the Supreme Court told a lower court to take a fresh look at the case.



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Volvo hires WPP's Grey London for global creative ad accountAuto News

Volvo Car has chosen Grey, London, as its new global creative agency effective January 1, a top company executive said. The account shift will include Volvo's $50 million creative business held by Havas-owned Arnold in the United States.



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Revised Renault Megane to cost from £16.745 Auto Trader

Revised Renault Megane to cost from £16.745

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Ram boss says small ProMaster City van is coming in late 2014Auto News

Ram brand head Reid Bigland today said Chrysler Group will bring the Fiat Doblo to the United States late next year and call it the ProMaster City.



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Mercedes to test-drive online cars sales at German dealershipAuto News

Mercedes-Benz will start selling cars online for the first time through its dealership in Hamburg, following BMW in experimenting with web sales.



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Saab focuses on China as production of 9-3 sedan restartsAuto News

Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, today started series production of the 9-3 sedan. Sales will be ''initially focused'' on China, the company said.



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Panasonic discusses acquisitions, alliances with auto suppliersAuto News

Panasonic is in talks with automotive parts makers for possible acquisitions or alliances as Japan's No. 2 television producer seeks to expand the components it delivers to vehicle manufacturers.



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Alfa's revised plan focuses on new rwd/awd architectureAuto News

The revised Alfa Romeo plan that Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne is expected to announce next April focuses on a new rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive architecture that the automaker hopes will boost Alfa's global presence.



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Marchionne will unveil 4th relaunch plan for struggling AlfaAuto News

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne hopes that betting billions of euros on Alfa Romeo in his fourth relaunch plan will help reverse a decade of losses and six years of collapsing sales at the sporty brand.



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Inventories highest since 2005, which will test automakers' pricing discipline Auto News

Automakers entered their year-end sales push last month with the most cars and trucks on U.S. dealer lots in eight years, a buildup that's poised to test the industry's newfound pricing discipline.



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