Small cars to fuel production boom in MexicoAuto News

Mexican auto factory output is poised to explode this decade, making the country a top source of United States vehicle imports -- particularly small cars.



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Supplier price-fixing crackdown jolts Japan's business cultureAuto News

Compared with just two years ago, Japanese parts makers are scrambling to educate employees on actions that are off-limits. The buzzword of the times: compliance.



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GM switch complaints began 17 years ago, long before CobaltAuto News

General Motors car owners have been complaining to dealers about defective ignition switches since 1997, years before the automaker launched the Chevrolet Cobalt and other small cars with faulty switches linked to at least 13 deaths.



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Tesla measure allowing 5 stores heads to Pa. governor's deskAuto News

Tesla Motors, which has battled auto dealer groups over its direct sales of electric cars through company-owned stores, won another victory in Pennsylvania and a measure there allowing it to expand retail operations is headed for the governor's desk.



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BMW to Build $1B Mexico Plant (7/3/14)

BMW factory to open in ‘19, produce 150,000 units annually; Subaru corrosion recall; kid...

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Infiniti hires Porsche official as first corporate communications director Auto News

Infiniti Americas said it hired Nick Twork as director of corporate communications, a newly created position at the company, effective July 21.



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BMW to invest $1 billion in new plant in Mexico, employ 1,500 workersAuto News

BMW plans to spend $1 billion to build a plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, with capacity of about 150,000 units per year, the company said today.



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Fiat narrows Q1 loss by 46% after Chrysler-related accounting changeAuto News

Fiat has revised its first quarter net loss to 173 million euros ($236 million) from a previously announced loss of 319 million euros based on accounting changes related to its buyout of Chrysler.



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Daimler tests self-driving truck, sets goal of production by 2025Auto News

Daimler is working to introduce trucks that steer, brake and accelerate independently as early as 2025 as the world's commercial-vehicle industry leader seeks to keep an innovative edge.



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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles files to list shares on NYSEAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles this morning filed registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission to become a publicly traded company with its stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange.



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Subaru recalls 660,000 vehicles for potential road salt brake-line corrosionAuto News

Subaru of America is recalling more than 660,000 vehicles in 20 'salt belt' states and the District of Columbia for potential brake-line corrosion that can occur when salt water enters through a gap in the fuel tank protector, the...



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VW denies rumors of planned takeover bid for U.S. truckmaker PaccarAuto News

Volkswagen says it is not interested in bidding for truckmaker Paccar, rejecting comments made by Daimler's commercial vehicle chief Wolfgang Bernhard.



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Fiat calls shareholder meeting for Chrysler merger on Aug. 1Auto News

Fiat has called a shareholder meeting on August 1 to approve its merger with Chrysler, potentially clearing the way for the new company to be listed in New York as planned before the end of this year.



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GM victims contacting Feinberg a month before program startAuto News

Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer hired by General Motors to arrange compensation for victims of cars with defective ignition switches, is already hearing from people even though claims won't be accepted until Aug. 1.



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Ford's Fields starts new job with 9% raise in annual salaryAuto News

Ford said its new CEO, Mark Fields, will receive a 9 percent increase in his base salary, as well as stock options and a performance-based bonus. Ford said in documents filed today with U.S. regulators that Fields' base salary will be $1.



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