Honda, Mercedes rank best for quality and value in new study Auto News

Honda and Mercedes led the way in a tally of brands ranked by new-vehicle buyers for quality and value, a study conducted by ALG found.



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Canada's auto suppliers showcase connected crossoverAuto News

Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, aiming to spotlight the country's supplier community and technology capabilities, unveiled an advanced connected vehicle Wednesday at its annual conference in Windsor, Ontario.



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Toyota's ad agency hires new creative chiefAuto News

Saatchi and Saatchi LA, the longtime advertising agency of record for Toyota Motor Sales USA, has hired Jason Schragger, a former creative executive with Nissan's global marketing team, as its new chief creative officer to oversee work for the...



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Dana to expand Ohio HQ, new UAW contract approvedAuto News

Dana plans to expand its headquarters in suburban Toledo, Ohio, and consolidate workers from other offices in the new space.



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Follow GM's recall report Thursday on autonews.comAuto News

General Motors CEO Mary Barra will hold a town hall-type meeting with employees on Thursday to share the findings of an internal investigation into why the automaker took so long to recall vehicles with flawed ignition switches.



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FTC crackdown on Consumer Portfolio Services start of 'regulatory onslaught'Auto News

Last week's consent order with subprime lender Consumer Portfolio Services won't be the last time the FTC targets an auto lender for fairness in collections and loan servicing rather than discrimination in loan originations, lawyers say.



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Ghosn predicts self-driving cars could hit roads in 2018Auto News

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn predicts that self-driving cars could be on the roads four years from now, provided red tape does not get in the way.



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M-B breaks ground on new West Coast sales, training centerAuto News

Mercedes-Benz USA began construction today on a new home for its West Coast operations that will consolidate a vehicle preparation center, a learning and performance center and a regional sales office.



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Dennis Williams elected UAW president as King retiresAuto News

Dennis Williams was elected president of the UAW today at its 36th Constitutional Convention. Williams, 61, takes the helm of the United States auto workers union for four years, replacing Bob King, 67, who officially retired at the convention.



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Canadian union may strike supplier to GM plant in Oshawa, OntarioAuto News

Unifor, which represents Canadian auto workers, will strike at Johnson Controls' Whitby, Ontario, plant if the parts maker doesn't reverse its plan to close the facility in a couple of years.



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GM to release results of internal probe on ThursdayAuto News

General Motors plans to release on Thursday morning results from its internal investigation into why it did not recall 2.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches for about a decade after problems surfaced.



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Hail ravages thousands of vehicles at Woodhouse, Nebraska dealershipsAuto News

Woodhouse Auto Family, the owner of Woodhouse Ford in Nebraska, known for its Truck Mountain, said it sustained damage to nearly 4,400 of its vehicles Tuesday night as storms pelted the Midwest with baseball-sized hail.



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AutoNation retail sales rise 15% for best-selling May since 2006Auto News

AutoNation said its new-vehicle retail sales jumped 15 percent in May from the year-earlier month to 30,275 units, the company's best-selling May since 2006.



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Opel plans return to profit focusing on small cars, GM technologiesAuto News

Opel aims to return to profit and increase its market share in Europe by focusing on smaller cars using more components from General Motors, CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann says.



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GM officials expect internal probe to exonerate Barra, report saysAuto News

General Motors officials increasingly believe CEO Mary Barra will be cleared of wrongdoing in the recall crisis after a three-month internal investigation, the New York Times reported.



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