Jaguar Land Rover's Eberhardt sees end to inventory crunch Auto News

Jaguar Land Rover dealers struggling because of acute shortages of key products likely will see relief toward the end of the year and in early 2015.



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GM tries to overcome 'recall fatigue'Auto News

General Motors has launched a cutting-edge digital marketing tool to reach customers on Facebook and other popular websites. It assigned one of its top marketing executives to the effort.



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BMW, others bet on Brazil but benefits trail MexicoAuto News

BMW is among a group of carmakers investing in Brazil as a growing middle class fuels a surge in car sales, but high costs, poor infrastructure and few trade agreements mean Brazil can't compete with rival Mexico.



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Takata must rev up airbag replacement effort, NHTSA warns Auto News

U.S. auto safety officials on Friday told Takata to work harder to meet demand for replacement parts for airbags that could prove defective in millions of U.S. cars.



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Kuni Automotive COO Herman dies at 72Auto News

Joseph Herman, COO of dealership group Kuni Automotive and a 40-year veteran of the auto retailing industry, died the morning of Oct. 29 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.



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Hitachi Metals to plead guilty, pay $1.25 million U.S. fine for fixing parts prices sold to ToyotaAuto News

Hitachi Metals will pay a $1.25 million fine and plead guilty for fixing prices and rigging bids of brake hose installed in cars in the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.



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SEC investigates Ally on subprime loans, securitization Auto News

Ally Financial disclosed today that it is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange with regard to 'subprime automotive finance and related securitization activities.'



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Most interested in self-driving cars, but safety is a concern, survey saysAuto News

When fully autonomous cars become ready to sell, consumers around the globe -- particularly in Asia -- may be ready to buy, but many of them still have concerns, according to a new survey by the University of Michigan.



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Cooper-Standard profits rise on higher sales, MandA movesAuto News

Cooper-Standard Holdings reported higher earnings in the third quarter from increased North American and Asian sales as well as merger and acquisition activity.



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American Axle Q3 profits rise as non-GM business growsAuto News

Powertrain components supplier American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings, which has been ramping up its non-General Motors business in recent years, today reported strong gains in third-quarter net income and revenues.



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Ram quality, reliability dragged down by technology, new boss says Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Ram brand chief says cockpit technology was partly responsible for the brand's ranking in the latest Consumer Report's reliability study.



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Ferrari fined $3.5 million by U.S. regulators for not filing reportsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Ferrari brand has been fined more than $3.5 million for not filing "early warning reports" indicating safety issues with federal safety regulators.



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Aston Martin wins temporary exemption to new U.S. safety rulesAuto News

British luxury sports car maker Aston Martin has been granted a temporary exemption to new safety rules in the United States that would have stopped it selling hundreds of cars in one of its key markets, federal regulators said today.



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Denso's first-half operating profit falls 16% on randd costsAuto News

Japan's Denso, the world's second-largest auto supplier, today said it posted a 16 percent decline in six-month operating profit, as development costs and investment outweighed a rise in revenue.



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Takata airbag recalls should include newer cars, watchdog saysAuto News

A watchdog group has asked federal regulators to broaden a defect investigation of Takata airbags to include more vehicles and to see whether replacements used in recalled vehicles are safe.



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Honda, Takata sued in California for airbag-related recallsAuto News

Honda and airbag supplier Takata were sued by a driver seeking damages on behalf of the owners of 5 million Honda and Acura models recalled so far in the United States to replace potentially unsafe airbags.



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Jaguar Land Rover opens $750 million engine plantAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover moved another step closer today to gaining greater control of its destiny with the opening of its $750 million engine plant near Wolverhampton in the U.K.



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Audi recall no threat to Continental's financial guidance, CEO saysAuto News

Supplier Continental AG said a fault with airbags installed at Audi could cost a double-digit million euro amount to fix, a sum which the German automotive supplier could absorb without revising its earnings guidance.



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Mercedes, VW to put brakes on Google's in-car data inroadsAuto News

VW Group and Mercedes called on fellow automakers to establish separate platforms for data on vehicle use to avoid handing over sensitive customer information to Google.



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Kia Motors says president resigned over prolonged wage disputesAuto News

Kia Motors said its president, Lee Sam-ung, has resigned to take responsibility for "enormous" production losses caused by recent strikes by its South Korean union during wage talks.



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Mazda, Fuji Heavy post big quarterly profit gains on weak yenAuto News

Mazda Motor and Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries today posted rosy second-quarter profit growth as a weak yen made their exports more lucrative.



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Ram chief says consumers aren't clamoring for aluminum pickupAuto News

Bob Hegbloom, chief of the Ram brand, isn't buying the buzz that the lightweight aluminum body of the upcoming 2015 F-150 pickup will give Ford a significant advantage.



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