Software -- the new battleground Auto News

Automakers, taking cues from gadget makers such as Apple, are developing cars to receive software updates that include new tools or even improve fuel efficiency, much in the way an iPad gets new capabilities with each successive operating system.



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Ford's Fields: 'Automotive has all of the excitement of Silicon Valley'Auto News

Driven by the rise of the millennial generation and a global growth boom, the auto industry is in the midst of a new golden age, said Mark Fields, Ford COO, in a speech at the Automotive News World Congress.



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Ford wins 4th straight Polk award for most-loyal customersAuto News

ord Motor Co. earned honors for the fourth consecutive year as the car company with the most-loyal customers, according to the Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards presented at the Automotive News World Congress tonight by IHS Automotive.



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'Digital first' is now automaker marketing execs' mantra Auto News

Social media, YouTube videos and other digital advertising platforms are now driving how automotive marketing executives plan their campaigns, a panel of automotive marketing executives said today.



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GM to pay first dividend in 6 years Auto News

General Motors will pay the first quarterly dividend on its common stock in almost six years, marking another step in the recovery from its 2009 bankruptcy. The automaker's board approved the 30-cent-a-share payout today.



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Toyota wants a bulletproof fuel-cell entryAuto News

Toyota is ready to take some flak when it plunges into mass-market hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles next year. Literally.



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Ford to drop F-150 Tremor from truck lineupAuto News

Ford will discontinue its F-150 Tremor sport truck after just one model year.



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GM declares quarterly dividend of 30 centsAuto News

General Motors will pay a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share on its common stock, the company said today. GM said that its board of directors approved the dividend today. It will be payable on March 28 to all common shareholders as of March 18.



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All the wrong things pay off for TeslaAuto News

Tesla Motors broke all of the rules on Tuesday with perhaps the least rehearsed, most amateurish-looking press conference of any automaker at this year's Detroit auto show.



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AutoNation's Jackson warns of excessive inventory levels in 2014Auto News

AutoNation's CEO Mike Jackson warns manufacturers to slow production in 2014. Jackson said the auto industry is unlikely to grow in 2014 at the same rate it has been growing in the past few years.



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Tesla's global sales top 22,000 in 2013, stock rises 16%Auto News

Tesla said it delivered about 22,300 of its Model S electric cars worldwide in 2013.



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Volvos made in China to come to U.S. 'fairly quickly,' says CEOAuto News

Volvos produced in China will be exported to the U.S. market 'fairly quickly,' Hakan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Car Corp. said at the Automotive News World Congress.



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JCI preps lightweight lead acid battery Auto News

The drive to reduce vehicle weight now includes the good old-fashioned lead acid battery. Automotive supplier Johnson Controls is working on a new lightweight battery that could be ready in about a year.



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Infiniti working with Daimler on platform for four modelsAuto News

NIssan's luxury Infiniti brand is developing a new platform with Daimler AG that will spawn four models including a crossover vehicle, the unit's president said.



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Mulally: Auto industry needs privacy boundaries set by lawAuto News

The automotive industry needs legislation to protect drivers' privacy as more cars utilize data for location tracking and other services, Ford CEO Alan Mulally said Tuesday.



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Electric cars pose different risks, not more, U.S. regulator saysAuto News

Electric cars including Tesla's Model S pose different risks than gasoline-powered models while being as safe overall, the top U.S. auto-safety regulator said Tuesday.



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Tesla's global sales top 22,000 in 2013Auto News

Tesla said it delivered about 22,300 of its Model S electric cars in 2013.



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Denso plans to expand U.S. headquarters, operationsAuto News

Denso International America said it is expanding its North American headquarters in suburban Detroit. The supplier purchased a 140,000-square-foot building next to its current campus in Southfield, Mich.



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GM's 2013 global sales rise 4.5% for narrow lead over VWAuto News

General Motors announced global sales results that show a narrowing lead over Volkswagen AG in 2013 as deliveries in China failed to outpace its ambitious German rival.



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German automakers to focus on boosting local production in U.S., PwC saysAuto News

German automakers may boost the number of cars they build in the United States by almost 12 percent this year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.



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Acura's TLX to do double dutyAuto News

Acura today unveiled a prototype version of its 2015 TLX mid-sized sedan, a car that will replace the TL and TSX sedans in its lineup.



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Visteon to buy electronics unit of Johnson Controls for $265MAuto News

Visteon has agreed to purchase the automotive electronics business of Johnson Controls for $265 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014.



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Lexus puts performance in RC F coupeAuto News

This fall, Lexus will launch the first high-performance coupe in Toyota's luxury lineup, a competitor to the BMW M4. The RC F coupe, unveiled today at the Detroit auto show, will boast a 5.



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Cadillac chief: ATS convertible, wagon on the tableAuto News

The ATS coupe that Cadillac unveiled here today is the first variant model to spin off from the award-winning compact sedan -- but it won't be the last, Cadillac global chief Bob Ferguson vows.



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Michelin says new tire gets better with ageAuto News

Michelin said it has developed a tire with tread that changes as it wears to reduce stopping distances.



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UAW expects to be in VW's Tennessee plant by June, report saysAuto News

United Auto Workers President Bob King is convinced the union will be represented in Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga by June, he told a German newspaper.



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