Gilles: Viper has 'never tried to be Corvette'Auto News

Ralph Gilles, head of the SRT brand and Chrysler Group's design operations, says the design of the 2015 Chrysler 200 will influence future Chrysler products.



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Karma chameleons? Lutz company snaps up FiskersAuto News

A year-old vehicle conversion company backed by retired General Motors product chief Bob Lutz is soliciting Fisker dealers to take unsold cars off their hands.



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Ford dealers say truckers are ready for aluminumAuto News

When Jeff Carlson heard Ford Motor Co. was making its 2015 F-150 pickup out of aluminum, he became concerned many customers might not be ready for such a big change.



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Ford offers 20% discount on necessities to fix aluminum F-150 Auto News

Ford is offering dealerships with body shops a 20 percent discount on the $30,000 to $50,000 in special equipment and training needed to repair the 2015 aluminum pickup.



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Nissan dealers get stair-step reliefAuto News

Nissan has modified its brand-new stair-step sales incentive plan to cut dealers in some markets some slack. Nissan launched its Dealer Growth Program on Jan.



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Westcott: Keep defending reserveAuto News

NADA must continue to defend in-dealership financing or the car-buying public will suffer, outgoing NADA Chairman David Westcott told dealers today.



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Honda tweaks national Civic ad that spotlighted Detroit's 'pain'Auto News

Honda has tweaked a national commercial for the Civic compact after the original spot caused an uproar in Detroit for featuring images of protesters outside of a federal court in the bankrupt city.



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Acura aims for 175,000 in U.S. sales, led by new TLXAuto News

Acura is gunning for sales of 175,000 units in the United States in 2014, propelled by sales of the new TLX sedan, dealers were told at the make meeting today.



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Honda tweaks national ad that spotlighted Detroit's 'pain'Auto News

Honda has tweaked a national commercial for the Civic compact after the original spot caused an uproar in Detroit for featuring images of protesters outside of a federal court in the city.



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Infiniti wants more distance from Nissan adsAuto News

Infiniti wants to have a new global ad agency selected and in place by July as it pushes further away from its mass-market sibling, Nissan.



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GM brands fight back for scorecard marksAuto News

General Motors improved its performance on industry scorecards last year as it pushed to distance itself from its bankruptcy and government bailout.



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Audi says iPads will be used throughout dealershipAuto News

Audi executives told dealers at today's make meeting that the Apple iPads that are rolling into showrooms will soon make their way to the parts and service departments.



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Mazda dealers expect Mexico output will help lift Mazda3 sales 20%Auto News

Mazda dealers expect extra production from the company's new plant in Mexico will help boost sales of the Mazda3 compact car about 20 percent.



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Manheim's DealerMatch sibling grows as it sidesteps auctionsAuto News

DealerMatch, the corporate sibling to Manheim that helps dealerships buy and sell used vehicles among themselves while avoiding the auctions that are the core of Manheim's business model, has upped its base price, launched optional...



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Used car prices will fall in 2014, NADA economists sayAuto News

Used cars should get cheaper in 2014 after five years of consistently rising prices, National Automobile Dealers Association economists said today. But analysts from the NADA Used Car Guide insisted this is not a sign of a bursting bubble.



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Get ready for a flood of off-lease carsAuto News

New vehicles retailed through leases nearly tripled to 3.



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Digital media choices overwhelm, but the reward is great, panelists sayAuto News

The challenge for automakers trying to funnel shoppers to dealerships via digital media is mind-boggling -- how to simplify communications in a technology sphere that is continually growing and changing.



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VW parts ways with U.S. sales chief TrivieriAuto News

Volkswagen of America has disclosed the departure of another top executive: Frank Trivieri, who since 2011 had been the Volkswagen brand's executive vice president of sales.



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Tavares could take helm of Peugeot in March, report saysAuto News

Carlos Tavares could take over as chief executive of PSA Peugeot Citroen in March, two sources close to the situation said. Tavares, the former second in command at rival Renault, joined the loss-making French carmaker as CEO-in-waiting on Jan. 1.



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