Ford spending $500 million to build new V-6 truck engine in OhioAuto News

Ford is investing $500 million to build a new compact, lightweight turbocharged V-6 engine for the redesigned F-150 pickup at a plant in Lima, Ohio.



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Panasonic hesitant to commit to Tesla battery factoryAuto News

Panasonic, Tesla's primary supplier of lithium ion cells for its electric Model S sedans, hasn't committed to investing in the massive U.S. battery plant proposed by Tesla's Elon Musk.



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Enterprise expands car-sharing business into CanadaAuto News

Enterprise Holdings' Canadian subsidiary has purchased a car-sharing company in Toronto.



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Earlier GM recall may have averted most Cobalt deathsAuto News

Of the eight deaths in Chevrolet Cobalts that General Motors has said may be related to faulty ignition switches, seven occurred after April 2006, when GM says it approved a redesign of the part now being recalled, according to research by...



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GM urged to warn owners not to drive recalled modelsAuto News

GM should promptly warn consumers not to drive GM cars recalled because of faulty ignition switches that can unexpectedly turn off engines and air bags as the vehicles are running, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said.



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Blumenthal turns up heat on GM over recallAuto News

GM should promptly warn consumers not to drive GM cars recalled because of faulty ignition switches that can unexpectedly turn off engines and air bags as the vehicles are running, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Thursday.



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GM: Calls to customer service have doubled since recallAuto News

Calls to a GM customer call center in Warren, Mich., have more than doubled during peak hours since the automaker recalled 1.6 million small cars with faulty ignition switches linked to a dozen deaths.



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Superior Industries names chair, 2 interim co-CEOsAuto News

Aluminum wheel supplier Superior Industries International has appointed a new chairman and two interim co-CEOs as it continues to search for a permanent replacement for retiring Chairman and CEO Steven Borick.



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BMW X7 poised to make S.C. plant an even bigger manufacturing powerhouseAuto News

BMW's next expansion at its Spartanburg, S.C., plant and the addition of the X7 crossover will mark another milestone for a factory that's become a centerpiece of BMW's global manufacturing strategy.



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BMW X7 poised to make S.C. plant an even bigger manufacturing powerhouseAuto News

BMW's next expansion at its Spartanburg, S.C., plant and the addition of the X7 crossover will mark another milestone for a factory that's become a centerpiece of BMW's global manufacturing strategy.



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Bill Ford says UAW's Gettelfinger deserves more credit 'for helping save Ford'Auto News

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford today credited the UAW for helping to 'save' the automaker and stood by the track record of Ford's dealer network as Tesla Motors pushes its direct-sales model.



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Bill Ford says UAW's Gettelfinger 'doesn't get enough credit for helping save Ford'Auto News

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford today credited the UAW for helping to 'save' the automaker and stood by the track record of Ford's dealer network as Tesla Motors pushes its direct-sales model.



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Bill Ford says Gettelfinger 'doesn't get enough credit for helping save Ford'Auto News

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford today credited the UAW for helping to 'save' the automaker and stood by the track record of Ford's dealer network as Tesla Motors pushes its direct-sales model.



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VW reassigns Chattanooga plant chief Fischer amid management shuffleAuto News

Frank Fischer, who has led Volkswagen AG's operations in Chattanooga since the automaker announced its return to manufacturing in the United States in 2008, has been reassigned to lead an assembly plant in Germany, the company announced today.



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BlackBerry determined to maintain lead in connected-car technologyAuto News

BlackBerry says it's determined to keep its lead in connected-car software, even though its share of the global smartphone market has tumbled below 1 percent, crushed by rivals Apple and Google.



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Infiniti names new product strategy headAuto News

Infiniti has named industry veteran Francois Bancon as its product strategy head. Currently Bancon leads advanced product planning at parent Nissan.



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Ally Financial IPO could generate $2.7 billion for U.S. TreasuryAuto News

Ally Financial, the former GMAC auto lender rescued by the federal government during the 2008 financial crisis, is helping the Treasury Department divest its stake by seeking as much as $2.7 billion in an initial public offering.



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Alfa Romeo leans on Ferrari for horsepower in brand's overhaulAuto News

Fiat is turning to the cachet and horsepower of Ferrari as part of its latest effort to transform struggling Alfa Romeo into a profit machine.



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