Tesla stock bounces back 10% after Musk disputes WSJ on TwitterAuto News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that sales of the electric Model S rose 65 percent in North America last month and reached a 'record high' worldwide.



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AutoNation plans December launch of digital storefrontAuto News

AutoNation said it will launch its digital storefront in December in the south Florida market with a new pricing moniker it calls Smart Choice.



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On Twitter, 140 characters = $716 million in car sales Auto News

It's a burning question for auto marketers on Twitter: Are our tweets influencing people to buy cars? To tackle this question, the social network released new data today that attempts to show just how much 140 characters are worth.



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Quality Chief Leaves Chrysler (10/28/14)

Doug Betts’ departure follows poor showing in reliability study; ‘emotional’ Camry...

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GM says new Chevy Volt will be quicker and quieter Auto News

The next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be quicker off the line, quieter and go farther in electric mode than its predecessor, General Motors engineers said today.



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AutoNation halts sales of used cars under Takata recallsAuto News

AutoNation has stopped selling used vehicles that are subject to the Takata airbag recalls and warnings. The action affects fewer than 400 cars, AutoNation said today.



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

As a design leader at companies such as Ford and Volvo, 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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VW will launch more than 20 electric, plug-in hybrid models in ChinaAuto News

VW Group says it will launch more than 20 EVs and plug-in hybrids in China over the next few years. The automaker previously said it planned to offer more than 15 green vehicles in China by 2018.



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Obama administration eyes leadership change at NHTSA, report saysAuto News

The acting chief of the NHTSA, the top federal automotive safety regulator, is unlikely to be nominated for the job and an active search is under way to fill the position, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.



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BorgWarner's Verrier expects supplier to thrive despite increased competitionAuto News

James Verrier, BorgWarner Inc. CEO since January 2013, is working to double the size of the giant supplier from $7.5 billion in revenue to $15 billion by 2022.



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TRW's revenue slips 1%, net income falls 4% in Q3Auto News

Automotive safety technology supplier TRW Automotive Holdings, preparing for its $13.5 billion acquisition by ZF Friedrichshafen, today said its third-quarter revenue dropped 1 percent to $4.



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Next-generation Wrangler will get an aluminum bodyAuto News

It's looking more and more like the next-generation Jeep Wrangler will have an aluminum body, keep its body-on-frame construction and remain built in Toledo, Ohio. That means Chrysler will likely produce more Wranglers for U.S.



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Honda says quarterly North American operating profit drops 14%Auto News

Falling sales and hefty incentives undercut North American profit at Honda in the latest quarter, as the automaker trimmed its full-year sales and profit outlooks.



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Takata knew of airbag defects as early as 2001, lawsuits allegeAuto News

Takata knew at least as early as 2001 of manufacturing defects that could lead its airbags to explode, U.S. drivers claimed in lawsuits.



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Betts leaves Chrysler after another poor quality showingAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's quality chief has left the company, a day after the automaker ranked last in a closely watched scorecard on vehicle reliability in the United States.



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AutoNation Q3 net income rises 15% to $106.5 millionAuto News

Improvements in all segments of the business drove AutoNation's net profits up 15 percent during the third quarter.



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