Sonic plans to leave haggling far behindAuto News

Town and Country Toyota in Charlotte, N.C., will be Sonic's first store to adopt one-price selling beginning in July.



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Toyota looks to Nissan's move #8211; with some concernAuto News

In moving its U.S. headquarters out of California, Toyota hopes to avoid some of the problems that Nissan encountered when it did the same thing in 2006.



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Jeep's sales keep climbing in JapanAuto News

As other U.S. brands struggle in Japan, Jeep is forging ahead to its fifth straight year of sales increases and a solidified, if unlikely, spot as the No. 1 American brand here.



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Will rivals snap up Toyota talent that stays behind?Auto News

Toyota's move to north Texas almost certainly will put some of its senior managerial and executive talent in play.



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GM begins talks over faulty switch claimsAuto News

An attorney hired by GM to explore compensating victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch met Friday with a plaintiffs' lawyer to discuss a potential settlement for claims, regardless of when accidents happened.



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Former Fisker creditors seek OK to file liquidation planAuto News

Creditors of the former Fisker Automotive Holdings are seeking permission to file their own liquidation plan for the defunct maker of luxury plug-in hybrids cars, saying the company is insisting on terms that would harm unsecured creditors and put...



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Production kinks curb supply of GM SUVs, pickupsAuto News

GM is limiting dealer orders on many popular models of its pickups and freshly redesigned big SUVs because of short supplies of four-wheel-drive systems, V-8 engines and other components.



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American Axle earnings get boost from Jeep Cherokee, Ram pickupAuto News

American Axle and Manufacturing today reported its strongest quarterly earnings in more than a year, crediting strong sales from the new Jeep Cherokee and Ram pickup.



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Quiz: Toyota's move, Tesla's gigafactories and the L.A. ClippersAuto News

California and more made news this week. See what you remember by taking our quiz.



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GM attorney in talks with families' lawyer over switch claimsAuto News

An attorney hired by General Motors to explore compensating victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch met today with a plaintiffs' lawyer to discuss a potential settlement for claims, regardless of when accidents happened.



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Subaru Marketing Chief Leaves (5/2/14)

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Can I request a Jeep Gladiator in the plan? Auto News

To borrow a line from The Blues Brothers movie a few decades ago, Chrysler Group is 'getting the band back together' on Tuesday to reveal its next five-year business plan. So I wonder: Is it too late to put in a request?



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U.S. bankruptcy judge urges settlement on GM ignition defectsAuto News

A federal bankruptcy judge today urged settlement talks in a dispute between General Motors and plaintiffs seeking compensation for the lost value of their cars stemming from a massive recall over a faulty ignition switch.



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AutoNation unit sales up 14% in best April since 2006Auto News

AutoNation said today its U.S. new-vehicle retail sales rose 14 percent in April from a year earlier to 25,669 units, driven by a strong growth in company's premium luxury segment.



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Subaru U.S. marketing chief Evans departsAuto News

Dean Evans, who pushed Subaru of America into the world of digital marketing while its sales soared in the United States, has left after fewer than three years at the automaker.



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Lotus names industry veteran Gales as CEOAuto News

Industry veteran Jean-Marc Gales is the new CEO of Lotus. Gales, 51, has held high-level jobs with Daimler, BMW, VW, PSA and Opel and is tasked with leading the sports-car maker's turnaround.



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U.S. bankruptcy judge inclined to have GM switch probe on expedited basis Auto News

The judge who oversaw General Motors' 2009 bankruptcy said he's inclined to let a customer probe of the automaker's handling of ignition-switch problems proceed on an 'expedited basis.'



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American Honda recalls 24,889 Odyssey vans in the U.S.Auto News

American Honda said it would voluntarily recall 24,889 of its 2014 Odyssey vehicles in United States to replace a component that could prevent the deployment of the side-curtain airbag during a crash.



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Ford's product pipeline will remain full, Fields saysAuto News

Incoming Ford CEO Mark Fields says he will 'stay relentlessly focuse on bringing even more great products and innovations with top quality to the marketplace.'



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GM takes recall fight to familiar turf in bankruptcy court Auto News

General Motors is bringing its fight against owners of recalled cars to its former turf: the Manhattan bankruptcy court where the federal government financed the automaker's turnaround five years ago.



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Visteon pays Cerberus to take control of interiors unitAuto News

Auto supplier Visteon said it signed an agreement to transfer its global automotive interiors business to an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management LP.



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QandA: Fields says he will stay 'relentlessly focused'Auto News

Incoming Ford CEO Mark Fields said at a press conference Thursday that when he takes over on July 1, he will 'stay relentlessly focused #8230; on bringing even more great products and innovations with top quality to the marketplace.



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