Marchionne: Chrysler to embrace hybrids to meet mpg rulesAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said today that Chrysler Group increasingly will have to turn to electrification of its vehicles to meet the government's rules requiring cars and light trucks to average 54.



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Porsche tells N.A. dealers to cease using live Tigers for Macan marketingAuto News

Porsche Cars North America is asking its dealers not to use live tigers in promotions of the new Macan mid-sized crossover after animal rights activists objected to the plans.



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Buick joins list of brands making backup cameras standard before U.S. deadlineAuto News

General Motors' Buick brand, following others in getting ahead of a new federal safety requirement, said today it will make backup cameras standard on all 2015 models.



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Chrysler hires 204 workers for new transmission plant in IndianaAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has hired 204 workers at a new factory in Indiana to make transmissions for its popular Jeep Cherokee SUV and Chrysler 200 sedan -- about a quarter of the total hires planned for the facility.



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BMW names motorcycle exec Blesse as CEO of Canada unitAuto News

Hans Blesse, vice president of BMW Motorrad USA, will replace BMW Group Canada CEO Eduardo Villaverde, beginning the transition immediately and taking the title June 1, the company said today.



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Detroit 3 consider aid to art museum in city's bankruptcyAuto News

Detroit's three automakers are mulling a request by the city's art museum to help it raise money for a key component of Detroit's plan to restructure its debt and exit bankruptcy, representatives of the companies said today.



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Superior awards new CEO Stebbins $2.6M in stock incentivesAuto News

Donald Stebbins, the former Visteon CEO who is taking the helm of wheel-maker Superior Industries International, is getting a compensation package that includes 132,455 restricted shares of common stock -- currently valued at about $2.



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Mahindra plans to add about 110 engineering jobs at suburban Detroit tech centerAuto News

Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra, which unsuccessfully tried to introduce its light trucks in the United States in 2006, plans to add about 110 engineering jobs at its technical center in suburban Detroit



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Porsche sued over 'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker's fatal crashAuto News

Kristine Rodas, the widow of Roger Rodas -- who in November 2013 was killed along with 'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker in a Porsche Carrera GT crash -- filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles against the automaker.



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Godzilla goes mega-viral; Cadillac captures a promise keptAuto News

The first numbers for Fiat's "Godzilla" campaign are in -- and it's all good news.



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VW says four-month group sales rise 6% to 3.2 millionAuto News

Volkswagen said it increased sales across its multi-brand group more than 6 percent in the first four months to over 3.2 million cars, a new record.



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Mercedes sales close in on BMW, Audi in AprilAuto News

Mercedes-Benz narrowed the sales gap with larger luxury competitors BMW and Audi last month as customers sought the company's top-of-the-line S-Class and up-market E-Class sedans.



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VW says it expects new SUV to revitalize U.S. sales as it outlines 2018 strategyAuto News

Volkswagen AG plans to redouble efforts to boost flagging sales in the United States as well as grow in Brazil as Europe's largest automaker chases Toyota Motor Corp.'s global lead.



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