Luxury ads take backseat to Toyota TundraAuto News

This week's newest auto brand viral videos were a contrast between blue collar and white, work and pleasure.



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Manheim waives online fees for snowed-in buyersAuto News

Manheim said today it will offer some relief to dealerships hit by the weekend storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Northeast and Midwest by waiving some online auction fees.



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Toyota gears up for more fuel-cell vehicles, will add stationsAuto News

Toyota's engineers have been so successful reducing the cost of the company's new fuel-cell powered FCV sedan that the operation in the United States has asked headquarters to boost their initial allotment.



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Remembering Henry Ford's $5 day for line workersAuto News

One hundred years ago, Henry Ford made a move that angered his peers and changed the nation -- he introduced the $5-a-day wage for Ford line workers.



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Bosch develops self-parking technology with phone appAuto News

German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH has developed a self-parking function for vehicles that can be remotely activated by the driver via a cell phone.



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BYD says Chinese cars headed to U.S. in late 2015Auto News

Chinese cars are poised to begin hitting U.S. showrooms by as soon as next year. BYD, the Chinese automaker backed by Warren Buffett's Berskshire Hathaway, plans to introduce about four models for its U.S.



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Jeep sets global sales record, up 4% over record 2012Auto News

Chrysler Group's Jeep brand set a global sales record in 2013 with sales of 731,565 vehicles, up 4 percent from the previous year's record despite not having the Jeep Cherokee available for sale until late October.



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Garmin Dash Cam touted as a driver's 'personal witness'Auto News

Garmin International Inc. says its new high-definition dash cam is like a 'personal eyewitness' on the road.



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Supply-chain collaboration, image of industry are OESA chief's top tasksAuto News

For the past three months, Original Equipment Suppliers Association founder Neil De Koker has been easing the reins of his organization into the hands of its new CEO, Julie Fream.



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Mazda pins improved mpg on Skyactiv 2Auto News

Mazda has ambitious plans for a generation of engines debuting around 2020 that would achieve 30 percent better fuel economy than the current line of Skyactiv engines the company has only just begun rolling out.



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Ford, State Farm sign up with Pandora for ads aimed at driversAuto News

Pandora Media, the online radio service, has begun selling advertising that only listeners in automobiles will hear, creating a potential new revenue source.



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AutoNation says new-vehicle retail sales gained 6% in DecemberAuto News

AutoNation said its new-vehicle retail sales in the United States rose 6 percent in December from the year-ago period, to 29,596 units. It was the highest number of units sales in the month of December since 2001.



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GM in talks with Chinese companies about introducing 4G LTEAuto News

General Motors is in discussions with Chinese telecommunications companies about providing 4G high-speed cellular data service in its vehicles.



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Samsung sees opportunity in autos: 'A gigantic smartphone on wheels'Auto News

Samsung Electronics Co., which sells almost one of every three smartphones, wants to parlay that technology into automotive navigation and entertainment systems for an industry that makes more than 80 million vehicles a year.



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Google rolls out auto alliance to bring Android into car systemsAuto News

That kid, the one in the back of the SUV with the iPad, he's the automotive industry's worst enemy.



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Jeep Wrangler fire-risk investigation ordered by ChinaAuto News

China ordered Chrysler Group to investigate its Jeep Wrangler, saying the SUV had a 'relatively high risk' of catching fire and warned owners not to drive the vehicle under extreme conditions.



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Jeep Wrangler fire investigation ordered by ChinaAuto News

China ordered Chrysler Group to investigate its Jeep Wrangler, saying the SUV had a 'relatively high risk' of catching fire and warned owners not to drive the vehicle under extreme conditions.



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Ford China sales soar 49% in 2013, pushing it past Toyota for No. 5Auto News

Ford's China sales surged 49 percent in 2013, overtaking Toyota Motor Corp. as the nation's fifth-largest foreign automaker.



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Land Rover recalls SUVs in U.S. for potential airbag issueAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 3,912 Range Rover SUVs in the United States because the front seat side airbags may not deploy.



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