NHTSA expands faulty airbag warning to 6.1 million vehiclesAuto News

NHTSA expanded a warning late Tuesday about faulty airbags made by Japanese auto parts maker Takata to 6.1 million vehicles in the United States. The agency also corrected and expanded a list of vehicles included in an advisory on Monday.



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Auto industry forming consortium to fight hackersAuto News

Automakers are forming a consortium to deter hackers who might try to breach a vehicle's security system -- an effort that has gotten the blessing of federal regulators.



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Daimler sees $780 million windfall from sale of Tesla stakeAuto News

Daimler AG said it will book a $780 million windfall from selling its 4 percent stake in rival electric car maker Tesla Motors.



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Asbury raises its acquisition targetAuto News

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.'s acquisition ambitions keep getting bigger.



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NHTSA website search function crashes as drivers look for airbag recalls Auto News

The website federal safety regulators are urging 4.7 million people to check to see if their cars have defective airbags couldn't be fully accessed today.



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Sonic pushes back rollout of customer-experience programAuto News

Sonic Automotive will take at least six months longer than originally planned to roll its new customer experience program out to all of its dealerships.



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Ford cuts Focus Electric price by $6,000Auto News

Ford slashed the price of the Focus Electric by $6,000 to $29,995, including shipping. The price reduction will remain in effect for all 2014 models and will continue when 2015 models are introduced.



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Ford to close climate control plant, lay off 257 workersAuto News

Ford plans to shed the last line of business in nine-year-old Automotive Component Holdings LLC by December when ACH closes its Sheldon Road climate control plant in suburban Detroit and lays off its last 257 employees.



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Viper plant to reopen in mid-NovemberAuto News

Chrysler Group will restart the idled Conner Avenue plant in Detroit in mid-November to build the Dodge Viper.



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Mich. blocks Tesla's sales model by plugging loopholeAuto News

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill today that effectively bars Tesla Motors' direct-sales model in the state.



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Mich. blocks Tesla's sales model by plugging loopholeAuto News

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill today that effectively bars Tesla Motors' direct-sales model in the state.



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Toyota ordered to pay $12.5 million to woman 'virtually decapitated' by seat beltAuto News

A California jury ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to pay $12.5 million for being responsible for debilitating lap-only seat belt injuries in a 2010 crash.



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Tesla courted suppliers in bid to stop bill banning direct sales in Mich.Auto News

Tesla Motors looked for support from its suppliers in Michigan in the company's unsuccessful bid to get Governor Rick Snyder to veto a bill that bans Tesla from selling its EVs directly to customers in the state.



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Daimler will shift some Sprinter production to N.A. from GermanyAuto News

Daimler said it will build the next-generation Mercedes Sprinter van in North America, shifting some production from Germany to improve competitiveness.



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Nissan's 2016 Maxima drives back to rootsAuto News

Nissan's redesigned Maxima sedan may be getting back to its '4DSC' roots. Recent spy photos show an early prototype of the 2016 Maxima.



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Nissan's redesigned Maxima drives back to rootsAuto News

Nissan Motor Corp.'s redesigned Maxima sedan may be getting back to its '4DSC' roots. These spy photos show an early prototype 2016 Maxima.



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Takata hit with 2 more airbag lawsuitsAuto News

The recall crisis involving Takata airbags exploding with too much force and spraying occupants with metal shrapnel continues to grow, with two more lawsuits filed concerning accidents in older Honda cars.



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Toyota-Honda airbag crisis deepens in blow to safety confidenceAuto News

A deepening crisis involving deadly air bags is shaking confidence in the ability of automakers including Toyota and Honda to ensure the safety of millions of drivers in the United States.



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Takata, wrestling with airbag recall, sees shares take 23% plungeAuto News

Takata shares plunged by a record in Tokyo trading after Toyota advised U.S. owners of its cars to seat passengers in the back amid reports of metal shrapnel being propelled from inside faulty airbags.



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Mercedes G class to soldier on with '70s stylingAuto News

As Mercedes-Benz restyles the rest of its luxury SUVs, the G-Class's angular form -- it's about as sleek as a snow plow -- will stay the same. It hasn't had a redesign since its introduction in 1979 -- and sales are higher than ever.



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Takata, wrestling with airbag recall, sees its stock take 23% plungeAuto News

Takata plunged by a record in Tokyo trading after Toyota advised U.S. owners of its cars to seat passengers in the back amid reports of metal shrapnel being propelled from inside faulty airbags.



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Asbury Automotive Q3 profit jumps 43%Auto News

Auto dealer group Asbury Automotive reported a 43 percent jump in quarterly profit as it sold more vehicles amid easier availability of credit.



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Asbury Automotive 3rd-quarter profit jumps 43%Auto News

Auto dealer group Asbury Automotive reported a 43 percent jump in quarterly profit as it sold more vehicles amid easier availability of credit.



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Takata stock, as airbag recall grows, takes a record 23% plungeAuto News

Takata plunged by a record in Tokyo trading after Toyota advised U.S. owners of its cars to seat passengers in the back amid reports of metal shrapnel being propelled from inside faulty airbags.



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China's 'aggressive' EV ambitions to drive demand for aluminumAuto News

China's drive to build electric cars is likely to set up a greater-than-forecast surge in demand for aluminum, according to Novelis, the world's biggest supplier to automakers of aluminum sheets.



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