GM issues 2 more recalls, covering 662,00 new trucks, CruzesAuto News

General Motors issued two more safety recalls late Friday, covering 490,000 new full-sized pickups and SUVs as well as 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze models, bringing the total number of callbacks issued by the automaker this month to six.



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Toyota's major midcycle revamp aims to keep Camry on topAuto News

It has been the best-selling car in the United States for 12 years, but the Toyota Camry is losing ground in the industry's escalating mid-sized sedan wars.



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Major midcycle revamp aims to keep Camry on topAuto News

It has been the best-selling car in the United States for 12 years, but the Toyota Camry is losing ground in the industry's escalating mid-sized sedan wars.



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Ram van falls a few fridges shy of cargo claimAuto News

When Ram converted the Fiat Ducato last fall into the 2014 Ram ProMaster for the United States, it also converted the van's cargo capacity from Europe: 15 cubic meters to 530 cubic feet.



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GM expands ignition switch recall in U.S. by 824,000 vehiclesAuto News

GM is expanding its ignition switch recall to include another 824,000 U.S. models to ensure that owners of cars that may have been repaired over the years using faulty switches can get them replaced.



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Tesla reaches deal to keep 5 N.Y. storesAuto News

Tesla Motors Inc. and New York auto dealer lobbying groups reached an agreement that allows the electric-car maker to keep its five company-owned stores in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.



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GM expands ignition switch recall to include 824,000 additional U.S. vehiclesAuto News

GM is expanding its ignition switch recall to include another 824,000 U.S. models to ensure that owners of cars that may have been repaired over the years using faulty switches can get them replaced.



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GM expands ignition-switch recall by 971,000 cars, including 824,000 in U.S., to cover all 2008-10 Saturn Ion, Sky; Pontiac G5, Solstice; Chevy HHR; and 2008-11 Chevy Cobalt modelsAuto News

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Ford vs. Cadillac: C-Max video spoofs rich-guy ELR spot, speaking to the common manAuto News

Instead of portraying an ELR buyer as smug and boastful, Ford hits on the same themes that Cadillac did -- hard work, entrepreneurship and environmentalism --- and paints the buyer of a C-Max Energi as someone who wants to make a difference.



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BMW's Spartanburg plant will be company's biggest Auto News

BMW is investing $1 billion in its Spartanburg, S.C., factory by 2016 to expand capacity by 100,000 units and add production of a fifth crossover, the X7 -- making the plant its biggest worldwide.



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Texas dealers argue against altering franchise laws to lure Tesla plantAuto News

Texas dealers defended the state's franchise laws today, just days after Gov. Rick Perry suggested that the laws should be reviewed and perhaps changed to let Tesla Motors sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers.



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Cadillac's Ferguson sent to D.C. to steer GM recall crisisAuto News

GM has dispatched Cadillac chief and former head lobbyist Bob Ferguson to Washington, D.C., to help steer the company through the crisis surrounding its handling of the ignition-switch recall.



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Ford vs. Cadillac: C-Max spot spoofs rich-guy ELR spot, speaking to the common manAuto News

Instead of portraying an ELR buyer as smug and boastful, Ford hits on the same themes that Cadillac did -- hard work, entrepreneurship and environmentalism --- and paints the buyer of a C-Max Energi as someone who wants to make a difference.



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VW aids dealers with winter stair-step bonusesAuto News

Volkswagen Group of America has devised a national bonus program that allows dealerships to recoup stair-step bonuses threatened during this winter's miserable weather.



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Ford vs. Cadillac: C-Max spot spoofs ELR spot, speaking to the common manAuto News

Instead of portraying an ELR buyer as smug and boastful, Ford hits on the same themes that Cadillac did -- hard work, entrepreneurship and environmentalism --- and paints the buyer of a C-Max Energi as someone who wants to make a difference.



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Ram van: A few fridges shy of cargo claimAuto News

When Ram converted the Fiat Ducato last fall into the 2014 Ram ProMaster for the United States, it also converted the van's cargo capacity from Europe: 15 cubic meters to 530 cubic feet.



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Chrysler's Windsor plant 1st in N.A. to earn World Class Manufacturing silver statusAuto News

Chrysler Group's Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant has become the first North American plant to achieve silver status under the automaker's World Class Manufacturing system, Chrysler said today.



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Ford boosts Mulally's pay 11% to $23 million on rising profitsAuto News

Ford boosted CEO Alan Mulally's compensation by 11 percent last year to $23.2 million as the automaker posted record earnings in North American and Asia.



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GM faces French dealer challenge over Chevy exit from EuropeAuto News

General Motors is facing a legal battle with a group of French Chevrolet dealers who are preparing to go to court over the terms of the brand's withdrawal from Europe.



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GM pulling Opel out of China after two decadesAuto News

GM will pull Opel from China next year after failing to gain traction in the market over the last two decades and will invest in Europe to boost the German car brand's sales in its home region.



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BMW: Spartanburg plant will be company's biggest in the worldAuto News

BMW is investing $1 billion in its Spartanburg, S.C., factory by 2016 to expand capacity by 100,000 units and add production of a fifth crossover, the X7 -- making the plant its biggest worldwide.



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GM safety chief says company must simplify processes in wake of recallAuto News

GM, recalling 1.6 million small cars equipped with faulty ignition switches tied to 12 deaths, needs to simplify its processes, the automaker's new vehicle safety chief said.



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Toyota recalls 124,050 Avalons to prevent inadvertent airbag deploymentsAuto News

Toyota said it was recalling about 124,050 Avalon large sedans globally, with most in the United States, to fix an electrical issue that may cause the front airbags to inadvertently deploy.



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NHTSA closes Tesla fire inquiry as Model S gets new battery shieldAuto News

NHTSA said it closed a three-month-long investigation of fires in the Tesla Model S this week, as Tesla announced a design change to better shield the electric car's batteries.



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GM issues stop-delivery order on some 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze compactsAuto News

General Motors is requiring Chevrolet dealers to stop selling some 2013 and 2014 Cruze compact cars for an undisclosed issue, marking another setback as GM grapples with the crisis created by last month's recall of 1.



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Opel will build Buicks in Germany for U.S.Auto News

GM's Opel said it will build a Buick model for the United States at a plant in Germany. Opel said production would begin in the ''second half of the decade'' without naming the model.



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Obama says U.S.-EU trade talks are moving forwardAuto News

President Barack Obama said his administration is moving forward on establishing a trade pact between the U.S. and EU. Automakers are lobbying hard for the pact to end import tariffs and adopt standard safety and environmental regulations.



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