EcoMotors forms second China joint ventureAuto News

EcoMotors, a Michigan-based engine maker backed by Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, has formed a joint venture in China with a subsidiary of First Auto Works.



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Nissan stays edgy with refreshed JukeAuto News

Four years after introducing a small crossover with a polarizing design, Nissan plans to change as little as possible on the 2015 Juke. Except to make it a bit more polarizing.



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Ford goes solo on new medium-duty trucksAuto News

Ford on Tuesday introduced new versions of two medium-duty commercial trucks, vehicles that -- for the first time in years -- will be built without the help of Navistar, Cummins or Allison Transmission.



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Keith Crain named to Hall of FameAuto News

Keith Crain, who has led Automotive News for more than four decades, has been elected to the Automotive Hall of Fame. Crain will join Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech, customer satisfaction pioneer J.



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Barra overseeing GM's handling of ignition switch recallAuto News

General Motors CEO Mary Barra is taking charge of a team of senior executives assembled to coordinate the company's response to a recall of 1.6 million discontinued vehicles.



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Average U.S. fuel economy up slightly in Feb.Auto News

The average fuel economy of new U.S. light trucks, cars, SUVs and vans sold in February rose 0.1 mpg from the revised figure for January, to 25.2 mpg, according to a monthly report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.



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Subaru of America names Nakamura CEOAuto News

Subaru of America has named Tomomi Nakamura as CEO effective April 1, taking over from Takeshi Tachimori.



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Chrysler idles 325 Illinois workers for a week amid slow Dart salesAuto News

Chrysler Group has idled 325 workers at its Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant for a week because of slow sales of the Dodge Dart.



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All-wheel-drive sales get lift from severe winterAuto News

While U.S. auto sales have been slowed this winter by record cold and snow, brands known for their all-wheel-drive offerings have fared well, and in several cases, are thriving.



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Chrysler says it will keep minivan production in CanadaAuto News

Chrysler Group will keep minivan production in its Windsor, Ontario, plant but has withdrawn its request for government help from federal and provincial officials in Canada.



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NHTSA ends inquiry into 1.6M Fords including Escape, FusionAuto News

After reviewing nearly 12,000 complaints about drops in engine power in late-model Ford vehicles -- including the popular Ford Escape and Ford Fusion -- federal auto safety regulators say they will not try to force a recall.



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Corker: Don't let the UAW silence public officialsAuto News

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., in an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal today, accused the UAW of trying to silence public officials as part of the union's appeal of a failed organizing vote at Volkswagen AG's Tennessee assembly plant last month.



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NHTSA closes probe into fuel system on 1.6 million Ford modelsAuto News

Federal safety investigators on Tuesday closed an investigation that could have led to a recall of about 1.6 million Ford Motor Co. sedans and crossovers.



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AutoNation's U.S. new-vehicle retail sales rise 4% in FebruaryAuto News

AutoNation's U.S. new-vehicle retail sales rose 4 percent in February from a year earlier to 21,987 units. It was the dealership group's top-selling February since 2007.



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Jaguar plans compact sedan with new engine, aluminum unibodyAuto News

Jaguar's compact sedan coming next year will be called the XE, will be powered by one of the company's new engines and will built on a new aluminum unibody architecture, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said today at the Geneva auto show.



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Mercedes considers expanding production in North AmericaAuto News

Daimler AG is looking to add production capacity in North America for both its compact and rear-wheel drive models, CEO Dieter Zetsche said today.



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Hyundai revamps Sonata sedanAuto News

When Hyundai last overhauled the Sonata in 2009, U.S. motorists embraced the curvy styling and the company went on to gain more market share than any major automaker for the next half decade.



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Chrysler has made decision on minivan plant, Marchionne saysAuto News

Chrysler Group has decided whether to keep minivan production in its Windsor, Ontario, plant and will make its choice public within two days, CEO Sergio Marchionne said today.



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GM's president vows transparency amid recallAuto News

General Motors President Dan Ammann said today that GM wants to convey a message of transparency to its customers as its new executive team grapples with the recall of 1.6 million vehicles to fix faulty ignition switches.



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Mercedes considers expanding production in North AmericaAuto News

Daimler AG is looking to add production capacity in North America for both its compact and rear-wheel drive models, CEO Dieter Zetsche said today.



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Ford, GM, others monitor Russian dispute with UkraineAuto News

Top executives from Ford, General Motors, and other global automakers said they're watching with keen interest the impact on automotive markets from Russia's territorial dispute with neighboring Ukraine.



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Infiniti Eau Rouge would get 560 hp engineAuto News

Barely two months after unveiling the Formula One racing-inspired Q50 Eau Rouge concept in Detroit, Infiniti has moved the car a step closer to commercial production #8211; even referring to it as the brand's future performance flagship.



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