Colorado Ford, Subaru dealer Carlson in line to become '16 NADA chairmanAuto News

The National Automobile Dealers Association chose Colorado dealer Jeff Carlson as its next vice chairman, putting him in line to become chairman after Bill Fox of New York, who -- as expected -- will be NADA's 2015 chairman.



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NADA board elects N.Y. dealer Bill Fox 2015 chairmanAuto News

The National Automobile Dealers Association's board of directors has tabbed upstate New York dealer Bill Fox as chairman for 2015.



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Chrysler's Busse has a surprise for youAuto News

Klaus Busse, Chrysler Group's head of interior design, and his team enjoy hiding what they call "Easter eggs" throughout Chrysler Group vehicles for owners to discover.



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2015 Ford F-150 lassos Truck of Texas awardAuto News

Ford's 2015 aluminum-body F-150 pickup has taken home the prestigious Truck of Texas award, handed out annually by the Texas Auto Writers Association Truck Rodeo.



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Escaping avenging action figures tops newcomer videosAuto News

The newest hot entry on our viral video rankings this week comes from Nissan Canada promoting its sponsorship of high school football.



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Acura grabs page from Subaru's awd playbookAuto News

Acura, trying to reinvent itself yet again, wants to position all-wheel drive at the center of its revival bid, much the way Subaru did in the 1990s, to great success.



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Fracking spurs debate, energy boomAuto News

Hydraulic fracturing is not new. Drilling companies have fractured shale for decades to release and extract trapped hydrocarbons nearby. What has changed, however, is the scale of the energy available due to advances in horizontal drilling.



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LaSorda's VC firm adds Zetsche, Magna to 2nd investment fundAuto News

Tom LaSorda, the former CEO of Chrysler and Fisker, says his venture-capital firm has begun making investments out of its second fund, which he said raised almost $10 million and has added Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche and Magna International to...



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Chrysler recalls 184,000 SUVs for potential airbag, seat belt defectAuto News

Chrysler is recalling an estimated 184,215 SUVs globally because a possible short circuit in a part could disable airbags and seat belt pretensioners, similar to a September recall involving more than 850,000 Ford vehicles.



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Daimler lifted by 29% jump in Q3 earnings at MercedesAuto News

Daimler today reported a 29 percent jump in quarterly core earnings at Mercedes-Benz Cars, surprising investors wary of an economic slowdown.



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Ghosn finds Datsun a tough sell -- even at $5,000Auto News

In July last year, as Nissan prepared to bring Datsun out of a decades-long retirement, the company scoffed at the idea that the budget brand could follow Tata's $2,500 Nano in becoming a flop.



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Daimler lifted by 29% jump in third-quarter earnings at MercedesAuto News

Daimler today reported a 29 percent jump in quarterly core earnings at Mercedes-Benz Cars, surprising investors wary of an economic slowdeown.



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