Rehired exec at center of Takata stormAuto News

This past summer, Takata rehired a retired engineering executive to oversee its embattled quality-control operation -- an executive who is now at the center of a fresh controversy involving the company's disclosures about its defective airbags.



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Chevy eyes Buick's regional ad styleAuto News

Chevy's approach to its so-called Tier 2 advertising, under which regional dealer groups pool money to buy ads, is in something of a transition.



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Dealerships' newspaper ad spending forecast to diveAuto News

Auto dealers large and small will eliminate $800 million worth of print advertising from U.S. newspapers next year, according to a new industry forecast, accelerating their media rush onto the Internet.



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Ford extends Ranger recall in U.S. to look at driver's side airbagAuto News

A recall of Ford Ranger pickup trucks in the United States was expanded to include more flawed Takata airbags after a fatal accident in Malaysia exposed a defect that wasn't previously known.



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Hyundai U.S. Marketing Boss Leaves (11/14/14)

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Lutz's VIA Motors gets EPA certification for vanAuto News

VIA Motors, a fledgling retrofitter whose chairman is veteran auto executive Bob Lutz, says it has received EPA certification for a plug-in hybrid van. The company equips vans and trucks with plug-in hybrid powertrains and sells them to fleet buyers.



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Hertz to restate results, change fleet-purchase strategyAuto News

Hertz said today it will revise financial statements from 2011 through 2013 and continue a review that has found $87 million of errors so far.



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Cadillac inks lease on its NYC headquartersAuto News

Cadillac has chosen a space in New York for its new global headquarters, after coming under fire in September for its plan to move away from General Motors' Detroit headquarters, real estate companies for the automaker said Thursday.



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Executives from Japan's NSK, Jtekt indicted in U.S. for price-fixingAuto News

Two more executives from Japanese auto suppliers have been indicted as part of the Justice Department's long-running investigation into price-fixing in the auto parts industry, the government said today.



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Hyundai's U.S. marketing boss Shannon steps downAuto News

Hyundai Motor America's marketing chief Steve Shannon left the company on Thursday to 'pursue other interests.' Hyundai announced the departure in a statement today.



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Ford's European sales up 8% on UK, ItalyAuto News

Ford increased European car sales by 8 percent in October, its fifth straight monthly gain, as it benefited from double-digit growth in the UK and Italy. Overall 10-month sales also rose 8 percent.



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Ford taps independent software developersAuto News

Ford is betting on open systems and the innovative capabilities of external software developers in its vehicle connectivity strategy, said Barbara Samardzich, Ford of Europe's COO.



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Mercedes, Mini top J.D. Power sales satisfaction rankingsAuto News

Mercedes-Benz ranked highest in sales satisfaction among luxury brands in the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index Study released today. For a fifth consecutive year, Mini ranks highest among mass-market brands, with a score of 727.



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