Retreat at VW now may help UAW laterAuto News

It's never easy for a labor union to walk away from a fight, but for the UAW, surrender offered a way to salvage a long-term opportunity from the wreckage of Chattanooga.



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Chrysler in 2014 closely resembles what Marchionne said it would 5 years agoAuto News

In late 2009, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and his team laid out an audacious five-year plan to rebuild Chrysler Group.



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Fields' track record shows he has leadership chops to silence criticsAuto News

Mark Fields, the 53-year-old New Jersey native who is expected to be named soon as Ford's next CEO, has confronted cynics with every big post he's taken. They always expect him to fail #8211; and he never does.



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GM's top lawyer is no potted plantAuto News

Michael Millikin, GM's top lawyer, was conspicuous in his silence during a U.S. Senate panel grilling of CEO Mary Barra over the company's ignition-switch recall.



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Public retailers want to take the wheel on leadsAuto News

Public dealership groups are moving to improve their own online lead development and reduce reliance on third-party lead providers.



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Sources: Alfa Romeo poised to stand aloneAuto News

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will turn Alfa Romeo into a stand-alone company.



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Ford tries to revive C-Max Hybrid salesAuto News

Ford is faced with rebuilding the C-Max Hybrid's sales after volume tanked when the company was forced to lower the vehicle's estimated fuel economy in August.



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M-B gets tough over customer service scoresAuto News

Mercedes-Benz USA is taking a hard line with dealers after the brand made little progress in the latest J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index.



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How will Ford build the aluminum F-150?Auto News

To get a sense of the manufacturing challenge facing Ford as it prepares to build its aluminum-bodied F-150 pickups, you need only look at rivets and other complexities at the Range Rover assembly plant in Solihull, England.



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Texas dealer sells natural gas, tooAuto News

Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine, Texas, the nation's largest Chevrolet dealership, has opened its own compressed natural gas fueling station to help sell the brand's new natural-gas-powered vehicles.



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Toyota to move U.S. sales HQ to Texas, sources say Auto News

After 57 years of being headquartered in the trend-setting Los Angeles area, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. is moving its sales and marketing headquarters to Plano, Texas, sources close to the matter said.



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Toyota readies U.S. marketing reorganizationAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales is expected to announce details of a change in its marketing operations on Monday, people familiar with the plan said. An overhaul was expected to go into effect on May 1, Automotive News reported in February.



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Detroit 3 rush to expand SUV lineups in ChinaAuto News

Roughly a decade after the United States, China is going gaga for SUVs. The mantra is more SUVs ASAP, as those vehicles -- including SUVs and crossovers -- rapidly supplant sedans as the most popular segment.



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