TI Automotive near deal to sell to Bain for $2 billion, report saysAuto News

TI Automotive, the auto fuel-systems company owned by several hedge funds, is nearing a deal to sell itself to Bain Capital Partners for as much as $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.



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Mazda rotary gets new lease on lifeAuto News

Mazda has given a new lease on life to its rotary engine in the form of a Mazda2 hatchback reconfigured as an extended-range hybrid. The prototype runs as an electric vehicle, with an electric motor powering the wheels.



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Dealertrack to buy Dealer.com in $1 billion dealAuto News

Dealertrack Technologies, a leading provider of financial services software to auto dealers, has agreed to purchase digital-marketing giant Dealer.com for about $1 billion.



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Tesla retail model faces new legal challenge in OhioAuto News

Ohio new-car dealers aren't giving up in their fight with Tesla Motors.



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Mercedes plans long-wheelbase C class for ChinaAuto News

Mercedes-Benz will build a long-wheelbase version of its new C-class sedan for China, as part of ambitious plans to roll out production of its biggest selling model across four continents in six months.



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Tesla vs. 'Te Si La': Brand's Chinese launch hits a snagAuto News

Tesla Motors has started offering its poplar Model S sedans in China, but the premium electric carmaker has yet to give its brand a Chinese name because of a long-running trademark dispute.



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Martinrea shares fall after supplier misreports incomeAuto News

Shares in Martinrea International, Canada's third-largest auto parts maker by market value, slumped after it warned one of its factories had misreported net income over eight years and said earnings would be lower than forecast.



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Fisker won't build cars at former GM plant, Del. senator saysAuto News

Fisker Automotive, the bankrupt electric-car maker, won't use a shuttered GM plant it bought in Delaware even if its new owner resumes production, Delaware Senator Tom Carper said today.



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Chrysler plans new product at Windsor, Ontario, plant, report saysAuto News

Chrysler Group is planning to source new products at its Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant, raising speculation about the market timing of its next-generation minivan, a Canadian newspaper reported, citing union officials.



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Daimler to acquire Aston Martin stake under technology, engine pact Auto News

Daimler will own as much as 5 percent of Aston Martin as part of an agreement to supply the British sports-car maker with technology.



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Cuba opens up sale of new, used vehicles Auto News

For the first time since the 1959 revolution, Cubans will have the right to buy new and used vehicles from the state without government permission in another step toward greater economic freedom on the communist-led island.



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Daimler to acquire stake in Aston Martin under technology, engine pact Auto News

Daimler will own as much as 5 percent of Aston Martin as part of an agreement to supply the British sports-car maker with technology.



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Audi's top designer Egger will move to Italdesign on Feb. 1Auto News

Audi confirmed that its chief designer, Wolfgang Egger, will move to Italdesign Giugiaro, where he will become the design house's styling director on Feb. 1, 2014.



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Daimler to take 5% stake in Aston Martin, report saysAuto News

Daimler will take a 5 percent non-voting stake in Aston Martin, the Financial Times reported, completing a deal between the German and British car makers.



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Tougher criteria thin ranks of IIHS' top safety picksAuto News

The list of vehicles earning Top Safety Pick honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has gotten much shorter for 2014 because of stricter criteria that the IIHS put in place to spotlight new technology.



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Toyota Camry regains Consumer Reports' favor after crash test resultsAuto News

The Toyota Camry, headed for its 12th consecutive year as the best-selling car in the U.S., returned to Consumer Reports' recommended list after showing improvement on an insurance-industry crash test.



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Honda to introduce redesigned Fit, Acura TLX in DetroitAuto News

American Honda is counting on two new-generation cars debuting next month at the Detroit auto show to boost U.S. sales in 2014. Honda will unveil the third-generation 2015 Fit subcompact at the show, the company said today.



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