GM says next Chevy Volt will have bigger 4-cylinder engineAuto News

The next-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will use a 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine as its range extender, General Motors said today.



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Volvo's Horbury takes his auto design cues from a nation's styleAuto News

As a design leader, Peter Horbury has always been the outsider with great insight, the foreigner able to identify style motifs native to a particular country and put them to good use.



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Ford capitalizes on Halloween with haunted car washAuto News

Two of the newest entries in our viral videos ranking are positively spooky in nature.



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More airbag recalls could test automakers' Takata tiesAuto News

Japan's Takata, whose potentially defective car airbags have been linked to four deaths in the United States, is unlikely to be dumped by its automaker customers given the cost and disruption of such a move -- for now.



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Mazda to unveil CX-3 for small crossover market Auto News

Mazda wants a piece of the market for miniaturized crossovers.



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Lincoln's McConaughey ads get another parody, this time from SNLAuto News

If the success of an ad campaign -- and the brand it touts -- was measured by the number of parodies it generated, Lincoln's moody ads featuring Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey would already be in the advertising Hall of Fame.



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Dodge brothers back in action in new TV spotsAuto News

The last time a Detroit automaker resurrected a dead guy for an ad campaign, the result was widely panned.



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U.S. auto sales projected to rise 6% in Oct. to highest total in a decade Auto News

New light-vehicle sales are expected to rise about 6 percent in the United States this month from last October to about 1.27 million vehicles, according to three forecasts. It would be the highest October sales volume since 2004.



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U.S. safety regulators probe Chrysler process on Ram pickup recallsAuto News

Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation of Chrysler Group's handling of two recalls for potential steering issues affecting nearly 1 million Dodge Ram pickup trucks in the United States.



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Scion's iM concept suggests Toyota's Auris is U.S.-boundAuto News

Toyota Motor Corp., on a mission to rejuvenate its youth-oriented Scion brand, may replace its boxy xB subcompact with a version of Europe's Toyota Auris, new images suggest.



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Infotainment glitches haunt automakers in Consumer Reports' reliability surveyAuto News

Infotainment hiccups confounded the industry in the Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Auto Reliability Survey, with Infiniti suffering some of the biggest headaches.



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Tenneco's adjusted Q3 net income rises 26% on record revenueAuto News

Tenneco, a supplier of ride control components and emission control systems, said today its adjusted third-quarter net income rose 26 percent from a year earlier to $78 million.



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Deaths linked to GM's ignition switch rise to 30Auto News

A program to compensate victims of mishaps caused by a faulty ignition switch in General Motors' vehicles has approved one new death claim, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the switch so far to 30, according to a report released today.



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'No other supplier other than Takata has used this ammonium nitrate'Auto News

The emerging crisis over airbags traces back to a little-known Japanese company that for over 20 years has supplied the safety devices to automakers including Toyota, Honda and GM.



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Honda to take $53 million charge for recalls, including FitAuto News

Honda Motor Co. said it will book 5.7 billion yen ($53 million) in additional recall charges for vehicles, including the top-selling Fit compact car and the new Vezel SUV.



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Tesla offers leasing options for new Model S in U.S.Auto News

Tesla Motors unveiled a leasing policy for its new Model S with an option for buyers in the United States to return the car within three months of purchase.



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Toyota's global sales rise 3% as race with VW tightensAuto News

Toyota said worldwide sales climbed 3 percent through September as the carmaker battles Volkswagen to be the global sales leader. The race is playing out as automakers contend with mounting recalls and rising scrutiny over the safety of vehicles.



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Takata to form quality control committeee; CEO apologizes for airbag crisisAuto News

Takata said it will form a global quality control committee in response to an auto-safety crisis created by flaws in its airbags. The company's CEO also issued an apology.



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Takata forms quality control committeee, apologizes for airbag crisisAuto News

Takata said it will form a global quality control committee in response to an auto-safety crisis created by flaws in its airbags. The company's CEO also issued an apology.



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Auto industry uses 3-D printing heavily in product developmentAuto News

Companies as old as Ford and as new as Local Motors have embraced 3-D printing, a technology that promises faster development, lower costs and a reduction in mechanical failures.



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