Alfa dealers urged to offer luxury servicesAuto News

Chrysler Group expects Alfa Romeo dealers to provide luxury services -- such as home pickup and delivery for repairs -- despite having only a handful of cars to sell for the next two years.



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GM 8-speed likely to get wide useAuto News

The eight-speed automatic transmission that will soon debut in the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette is expected to get broad use in General Motors trucks and luxury cars in coming years.



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Dealers in Georgia petition to shut Tesla downAuto News

Auto dealers in Georgia are the latest seeking to shut down Tesla's factory-owned stores.



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Capital Automotive sold for $4.3 billion, source saysAuto News

Brookfield Property Partners will acquire Capital Automotive for $4.3 billion, according to a source familiar with the deal.



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Buick lifts cover on Envision crossover in ChinaAuto News

General Motors has taken the wraps off a new midsize Buick crossover in China amid growing evidence that the vehicle is destined for showrooms in the United States.



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Tesla Virtual Store Tour (8/29/14)

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California to phase out EV incentives for the wealthyAuto News

California, which offers rebates of up to $2,500 to electric vehicle buyers to help meet a goal of getting 1.



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Hong Kong firm acquires majority stake in supplier Key Safety SystemsAuto News

Hong Kong private equity firm FountainVest Partners completed a deal to become the majority shareholder in automotive safety products supplier Key Safety Systems.



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Tesla shares jump to record after China charging network dealAuto News

Tesla Motors shares rose to a new record after the electric-car maker led by Elon Musk reached an agreement to create a vehicle-charging network in China with the country's second-largest mobile-phone company.



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Ford to halt B-Max production again in Romania, report saysAuto News

Ford will halt production of the B-Max at its Romanian plant for nine days in September, a report said. The automaker has halted output in Romania several times since September 2013 on slow sales of the minivan.



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Fiat Clears Merger Hurdle (8/29/14)

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Ford wins dismissal in U.S. of claims it aided apartheidAuto News

Ford and IBM won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming they aided South Africa's apartheid regime, with a judge saying they couldn't be sued in the United States over actions of their units overseas.



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Lexus NX may challenge RX for brand sales leader outside U.S.Auto News

The new Lexus NX compact crossover, already racking thousands of orders in Japan, may unseat big sibling RX as the luxury brand's top global nameplate. At least outside the United States.



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Tesla signs deal to set up 400 charging points in ChinaAuto News

Tesla Motors has agreed to work with China's second-largest mobile-phone company to set up charging points for its electric vehicles.



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Fiat clears Chrysler merger hurdle Auto News

Fiat will spend less than the limit the carmaker set to buy shares from investors who opted to sell ahead of its merger with Chrysler Group, clearing a key hurdle before the deal can close.



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Global price-fixing crackdown threatens supply chain's 'business model'Auto News

As antitrust regulators, most recently in China, go after auto suppliers in what has become a worldwide probe into price fixing, a longtime "business model" in the supply chain is now in danger, says an automotive purchasing executive.



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