Auto design scholarship to honor legacy of William Clay Ford Sr.Auto News

The Ford Motor Company Fund, the automaker's philanthropic arm, has set up a $1 million scholarship for automotive design students to honor the legacy of William Clay Ford Sr., who died Sunday at age 88.



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GM board to lose three members as UCLA's Telles says she will step downAuto News

General Motors now expects to lose three of its outside board members this year. Cynthia Telles, who joined the GM board in April 2010, plans to step down after the company's annual shareholder meeting this summer, GM said today.



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Ally names Jeffrey Brown to replace Muir as CEO of dealer financial unitAuto News

Ally Financial has appointed Jeffrey Brown as CEO of Ally Dealer Financial Services, succeeding the veteran Bill Muir, who will retire later this year.



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Union opponents sue Volkswagen, UAW over Tennessee plantAuto News

Three workers opposing unionization have sued Volkswagen and the UAW in a federal court, alleging that VW and the union improperly colluded in the run-up to a union election in Tennessee that the UAW lost.



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CFPB fills auto finance liaison jobAuto News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has appointed attorney Jeffrey Langer to the role of liaison between the CFPB and the auto finance industry, succeeding Rick Hackett. Langer's appointment, announced Wednesday, was effective immediately.



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GM's challenge: 'Reassure the world' Auto News

General Motors could face a decade of lawsuits and regulatory headaches over its delayed recall of 1.37 million vehicles in the United States with suspected faulty ignition switches.



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Auto industry files 18% more international patents in 2013Auto News

The auto industry's international patent filings jumped 18 percent in 2013, the World Intellectual Property Organization said today, in part reflecting a push for new technologies to lower exhaust emissions.



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Rear cameras better than sensors for preventing backup crashes, IIHS findsAuto News

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety said rear cameras are more effective than parking sensors at preventing collisions while a driver is in reverse.



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Ferrari Land theme park to open in 2016Auto News

Ferrari and PortAventura Entertainment have inked a deal to build a new Ferrari Land amusement park inside the PortAventura resort near Barcelona, Spain.



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Chrysler recalls 49,400 Chargers for headlight issueAuto News

Chrysler Group said today it is recalling about 49,400 full-size Dodge Chargers for possible overheating of headlight parts.



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Marchionne says Fiat Chrysler's Q1 profit to climb on U.S. resultsAuto News

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne predicted first-quarter earnings will rise amid 'strong' industrywide demand this month for Chrysler in the United States.



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DOT's Foxx updates lawmakers on GM investigationAuto News

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx updated lawmakers on Capitol Hill today into his agency's probe of whether General Motors was slow to report to the federal government problems with ignition switches in its autos, which have led to at least 12...



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Tesla vs. dealer issue creates political firestorm in N.J.Auto News

The controversy surrounding Tesla Motors selling cars directly to consumers has become part of New Jersey's ongoing political drama involving Governor Chris Christie -- one of the Republican Party's top potential candidates to run for president in...



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U.S. probes timing of GM reporting ignition problem, DOT's Foxx saysAuto News

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said today his agency was looking into whether General Motors was slow to report to the federal government problems with ignition switches in its autos, which have led to 12 deaths.



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Mercedes plans 'tailor-made' C class Auto News

Mercedes plans to better meet the needs of C-class customers by building the new generation of its top-selling model on four continents.



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BMW Group posts fourth-quarter profit gain on 3-series demandAuto News

BMW Group earnings before interest and taxes rose to 1.95 billion euros ($2.72 billion) from 1.87 billion a year ago, boosted by stronger demand for the 3-series sedan and wagon.



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VW Group targets 10 million sales this year on model expansionAuto News

VW Group may sell more than 10 million vehicles in 2014, four years earlier than planned, as the automaker expands its lineup in a bid to overtake Toyota as the global sales leader.



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