Auto Plus Moto: 01/16/14

2014年1月16日星期四

On show floor, go-go boots still key to pitch as glass ceiling shattersAuto News

The juxtaposition in Detroit's Cobo Center this week -- the appearance of Mary Barra, the first women CEO of a major automaker, along with scores of female product models in form-fitting outfits -- highlights the strange business of selling cars and...

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Faurecia, Magneti Marelli team up to capitalize on booming, lucrative HMI sectorAuto News

Suppliers Faurecia and Magneti Marelli have joined forces to challenge rivals such as Continental, Delphi, Denso and Harman in the booming and lucrative sector for human-machine interface applications.

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Japanese supplier Koito to plead guilty in U.S. to price fixing, pay $57 million fineAuto News

Japanese supplier Koito Manufacturing has agreed to pay $57 million in fines and plead guilty in federal court to price fixing lighting components that were sold to Toyota.

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U.S. to sell $3 billion of Ally stock, reducing stake to 37%Auto News

The Treasury Department plans to sell $3 billion of Ally Financial common stock, reducing taxpayers' stake in the firm to 37 percent. After the sale, the government will have recouped about $15.

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Ford recalling 46,000 Edge SUVs over fuel leakAuto News

Ford is recalling about 46,000 Edge SUVs from the 2012 and 2013 model years on a fuel system leak that could lead to a fire, the company and federal regulators said.

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Biden says U.S. bet on auto industry paid offAuto News

Vice President Joe Biden said the federal government's wager on the nation's automotive industry has paid off. "We bet on you," Biden said today at the Detroit auto show. And "we won."

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Chevy Corvette Z06, Ford F-150 top Autoweek's picks of the showAuto News

The 2014 Detroit auto show had dozens of never-before-seen cars and trucks gleaming under the Cobo Center lights. Here are the four we, the Autoweek staff, think stood out the most.

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More millennials interested in buying, leasing cars, study saysAuto News

Contrary to the perception that Generation Y doesn't like to drive as much as previous generations, a study released today says 61 percent of millennials in the United States are expected to buy or lease a car in the next three years.

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Video: Media spotlight on GM's Mary BarraAuto News

These features from ABC-TV mark some of the media attention drawn by Mary Barra this week as she became General Motors' CEO.

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How Takata crossed 'dangerous bridge' on airbag quality, safetyAuto News

After a series of accidents and at least two deaths allegedly caused by faulty airbags, automaker clients of Japanese supplier Takata last year ordered the largest airbag-related recall in history.

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54.5 mpg possible with today's technology, JCI executive saysAuto News

Automakers can meet the CAFE target without introducing high volumes of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, said members of the purchasing panel today at the Automotive News World Congress.

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European December car sales jump 13%, boosted by discountingAuto News

European new-car sales surged 13 percent in December, boosted by price cuts. Full-year sales fell by nearly 2 percent to 12.3 million, the lowest number since 1995 but a more modest decline than feared.

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