J.D. Power pans in-car voice recognition systemsAuto News

In-car voice recognition systems work so poorly that automakers should give up trying to add new features and go back to the basics, said Kristin Kolodge, JD Power's executive director of driver interaction.



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Superior Industries investors urged to OK company's board nomineesAuto News

Three proxy advisory firms are recommending that Superior Industries International Inc. shareholders vote for the supplier's four board nominees at its annual meeting next week.



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Superior Industries investors urged to OK company's board nomineesAuto News

Three proxy advisory firms are recommending that Superior Industries International Inc. shareholders vote for the supplier's four board nominees at its annual meeting next week.



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Toyota exec touts supply chain benefits of staff moves to Mich.Auto News

Toyota's plan to move supplier development and purchasing staffs to its technical center in Ann Arbor will improve suppliers relations, a top executive said today.



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KAR Auction buys half of a dealer-to-dealer online auction companyAuto News

ADESA has acquired a 50 percent stake in a software company that has created a system to help franchise dealers buy and sell vehicles among themselves, ADESA's parent company said today.



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The global market beckons, but where?Auto News

The auto industry will have to side-step social unrest and political obstacles to take advantage of a coming decade of overseas growth opportunity, says GM's chief economist.



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Software is key to sizzling active safety market, Delphi exec saysAuto News

The $14 billion global market for collision avoidance and driver assistance is expected to grow about 25 percent a year -- a growth rate that has established active safety as one of the auto industry's hottest segments.



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China plant in fatal blast was dusty deathtrap, ex-workers say; Beijing to overhaul safety practicesAuto News

The weekend blast at a Kunshan auto parts plant, described by former workers as a dusty deathtrap, prompted China to overhaul workplace safety practices, and reignited concern about occupational hazards in the world's second-largest economy.



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Obama aides let Delphi avoid taxes with 'inversion' tactic now assailedAuto News

President Obama says U.S. corporations that adopt foreign addresses to avoid taxes are unpatriotic. His own administration helped one $20 billion American company, Delphi Automotive, do just that.



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Marchionne vows to claw back share of supplier profitsAuto News

Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne today fired a shot at his supply base, saying that suppliers' double-digit profit margins were making his blood pressure go up.



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Toyota gives $1 million to help shield Detroit museum's art from bankruptcy sale, aid pensionersAuto News

Toyota's North American arm pledged $1 million toward the Detroit Institute of Arts' goal to raise $100 million and help prevent the sale of the museum's collections during Detroit's bankruptcy case and assist city pensioners.



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Tesla names Juniper Networks executive first female directorAuto News

Tesla Motors is expanding its board to seven members by adding Juniper Networks' Robyn Denholm, who will be the first female director for the fast-growing electric-car maker.



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Cozying Up To Nissan (8/6/14)

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Johnson Controls experiments with interiors that change colorsAuto News

Johnson Controls is experimenting with car interior surfaces that could change colors to match the motorist's whim.



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Marchionne blames 'overreaction' for selloff threatening mergerAuto News

MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) -- Fiat Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne today blamed overblown press reports and a "lack of understanding" of the merger with Chrysler for a share selloff that threatens to prevent the tie-up's completion.



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Nissan exec wants faster customer satisfaction feedbackAuto News

Nissan will attempt to speed up feedback from car shoppers and move beyond widely accepted customer-satisfaction practices, Nissan's top sales executive for the United States said today.



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Jaguar Land Rover grapples with growing demand, tighter suppliesAuto News

After a year of record global sales of 425,000 vehicles in 2013 and a 14 percent increase in the first half of 2014, Jaguar Land Rover is facing a problem it has not seen in decades: Demand is far outstripping supply on some models.



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Nissan kills slow customer satisfaction feedbackAuto News

Nissan will attempt to speed up feedback from car shoppers and move beyond widely accepted customer-satisfaction practices, Nissan's top sales executive for the United States said today.



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Nissan brings suppliers closer to the lineAuto News

Nissan North America is pulling back from a strategy of buying parts from low-cost countries and is now encouraging suppliers to locate near its assembly plants in the United States instead.



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Chrysler's Q2 profits rise 22% to $619 million on Jeep, pickup gainsAuto News

Chrysler reported net income of $619 million in the second quarter on record Jeep sales and strong pickup deliveries. The second-quarter profit was 22 percent higher than the $507 million in net income posted during the same quarter of 2013.



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Chrysler says Q2 net income rises 22% on Jeep, pickup gainsAuto News

Chrysler reported net income of $619 million in the second quarter on record Jeep sales and strong pickup deliveries.



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Chrysler says Q2 net income rises 22% to $619 millionAuto News

Chrysler Group reported net income of $619 million in the second quarter on record Jeep sales and strong pickup sales.



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Dana CEO says purchasers are collaborating with suppliers earlierAuto News

Like other Tier 1 suppliers, Dana, a major supplier of axles and driveshafts, has been working to strip weight out of its products, says CEO Roger Wood. Meanwhile, he says automakers are working earlier with suppliers on product development.



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Chrysler, Nissan looking into claims their cars 'most hackable'Auto News

Chrysler and Nissan said they are reviewing a report by well-known cyber security experts that rates their vehicles among the three "most hackable" cars on the market, along with a General Motors model.



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Tasty Spread for GM Dealers? (8/6/14)

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Pickup trucks rising, thanks to oil boomAuto News

Full-sized pickup sales are rebounding to big volumes -- even without the complete return of new-home construction. Through seven months, sales of full-sized pickups in the United States rose 4 percent in an overall market that increased 5 percent.



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Visteon posts 11% rise in Q2 revenue, raises profit forecastAuto News

Visteon reported an 11 percent rise in quarterly revenue and raised its full-year profit forecast as higher vehicle production boosts sales of air conditioning and electronics products.



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Visteon Q2 revenue up 11%Auto News

Visteon reported an 11 percent rise in quarterly revenue as higher vehicle production boosted sales of its climate control products.



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Fiat shares fall to yearly low on Chrysler merger concernsAuto News

Shares in Fiat fell to their lowest level this year, with traders citing concerns that investors who voted against the carmaker's merger with Chrysler would exercise their right to sell the stock, potentially jeopardizing the tie-up.



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Tesla reaches settlement to end China trademark disputeAuto News

Tesla Motors said it resolved a trademark dispute in China that threatened to complicate the company's plans to increase sales in the world's largest auto market.



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China says it will punish Audi, Chrysler for monopoly behaviorAuto News

China said it will punish Audi, Chrysler and 10 Japanese spare-parts makers for antitrust violations. The Chinese government is scrutinizing pricing practices as the country becomes an increasingly important profit source for foreign automakers.



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