Smart recycling cuts F-150 costAuto News

Innovative recycling that sorts aluminum by type and returns it to suppliers will save Ford $124 per pickup, compared with using conventional recycling methods, when production of the 2015 aluminum-bodied F-150 starts this fall, says a stock analyst.



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Fiat to expand automatics in 500 lineupAuto News

Fiat will offer an optional automatic transmission in the top performance versions of the 500 minicar in the United States for the 2015 model year.



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New Corvette gets driven by Scarlett Johansson in 'Captain America'Auto News

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" opened nationwide this weekend. But they might as well call it "Scarlett Johansson Drives a Corvette Stingray" because movie-goers will witness a flood of product placements from General Motors.



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Barra's role as change agent collides with 33 years as daughter of GMAuto News

GM CEO Mary Barra presented herself as a change agent during congressional testimony this week. Senator Barbara Boxer wasn't buying.



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Tesla cars to get fewer green credits as California tweaks rulesAuto News

Tesla Motors, which had its first profitable quarter last year aided by sales of California environmental credits, is to receive fewer for each Model S sold as the state modifies its zero-emission vehicle program.



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Backup camera mandate boosts suppliersAuto News

The biggest beneficiary of the new federal mandate for rearview cameras is likely to be Magna International, which claims 40 percent of the North American market for the equipment.



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Russia's slump threatens Ford, GM in EuropeAuto News

Russia's falling ruble, shrinking car demand and threat of additional economic sanctions are hitting automakers such as Ford and General Motors' Opel division just as their European operations are recovering from a six-year slump.



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Dealers unite behind Barra as damage control shifts to themAuto News

General Motors dealers applauded CEO Mary Barra's testimony on Capitol Hill this past week as she took the national stage in the ignition-switch recall storm.



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