Ford to launch '15 Mustang output today in MichiganAuto News

Ford today officially launches production of the redesigned Mustang at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Mich. With the 2015 model, Ford is making the Mustang to suit global tastes for the first time.



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Kia says it will build 'range' of small cars at new plant in MexicoAuto News

Kia plans to produce 'a range' small-cars for markets including the United States at its new $1 billion plant in Monterrey, Mexico, after production begins in the first half of 2016, the company said in a statement Wednesday evening.



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Lear agrees to buy leather supplier Eagle Ottawa in $850 million dealAuto News

Lear, which supplies auto seats and electrical power systems, said it agreed to buy automotive leather supplier Eagle Ottawa LLC in a deal valued at $850 million that aims to strengthen the company's global seating business.



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Mercedes to ditch M-class in favor of GLE as part of renaming strategyAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is ditching the M-class nameplate as part of a comprehensive renaming strategy. When the vehicle receives a face-lift in early 2015 for the 2016 model year, it will be called the GLE class.



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Keith Crain will be honored at Boca Raton Concours d'EleganceAuto News

Keith Crain, editor in chief of Automotive News and chairman of Crain Communications, will be honored with a 2015 Automotive Lifetime Achievement award at the ninth annual Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance in February.



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GLE class to usher in new Mercedes nomenclatureAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is ditching the M-class nameplate as part of a comprehensive renaming strategy.



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Kia to build Forte compact at new plant in Mexico, report saysAuto News

Kia plans to initially produce the Forte compact at its long-anticipated plant in Mexico, sources told Reuters today. Kia also is considering building the Sportage SUV at the plant.



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BMW joins Cadillac wooing Silicon Valley to combat TeslaAuto News

BMW scored a coup this month when former Apple executive Tony Fadell became one of the first owners of the new $136,000 i8 plug-in sports car in the United States.



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Volvo banks on new era with debut of redesigned 2016 XC90Auto News

Volvo, embarking on an ambitious new era, formally unveiled the redesigned XC90, a flagship SUV whose sales performance will help recast the Swedish brand's fortunes in the U.S.



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Subaru casts wider net with safer, greener WRXAuto News

Subaru hopes the redesigned WRX line will capture a wider customer base with better fuel economy and safety features after spinning off the nameplate from its Impreza stablemate.



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Sales rate to top 16 million for 6th month in a row, analysts predictAuto News

Auto sales volume in the United States is expected to keep rolling along in August, with two independent forecasters predicting a sixth straight month of 16 million-plus selling rates. TrueCar predicts a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 16.



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GM details plans for SRX, engine production in Tenn.Auto News

General Motors said today it will invest $185 million to make small engines at its Tennessee assembly plant, while relocating production of the next-generation Cadillac SRX to that factory from a facility in Mexico.



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Spiders hooked on gasoline fumes cause another recall, this time for SuzukiAuto News

Spiders drawn to gasoline vapors and weaving webs that block a hose to vent those vapors have caused Suzuki Motor of America to recall about 19,000 Kizashi midsize sedans from the 2010-13 model years.



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AvtoVAZ aims to win back market share to return to profit, CEO Andersson saysAuto News

AvtoVAZ plans to return to profit by cutting costs and rolling out new models to claw back market share that has been slipping away from the producer of Lada vehicles since the end of the Soviet Union.



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Daimler settles dispute with UAW over retiree medical benefits for $480 millionAuto News

Daimler will pay $480 million to settle a dispute with the UAW over medical benefits for retired employees of its North American trucks business, U.S. court records show.



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GM ignition switch fund receives claims for more than 100 deathsAuto News

A program to compensate victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has received claims for 107 deaths as of Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the lawyer overseeing the program.



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