Automakers will gather to coordinate Takata airbag testingAuto News

Several automakers will meet in metro Detroit Thursday to begin an industrywide investigation into the cause and scope of faulty Takata airbag inflators, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.



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White House rolls out tire safety, efficiency program with NASCARAuto News

The White House rolled out a new program aimed at getting American consumers to buy tires that will enable cars to get better mileage and take better care of them to cut down on tire-related crashes.



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Cars.com cuts 32 Chicago jobsAuto News

Cars.com cut 32 jobs last week at its Chicago headquarters in a 2.5 percent headcount reduction that comes just months after it was acquired by media giant Gannett.



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Chevy, Toyota Vie for No. 2 Sales Spot (12/10/14)

Brands can’t catch Ford in U.S., eye runner-up post; rides that don’t satisfy; Ferrari...

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Porche 918 Spyder sold out; Americans are top buyersAuto News

Porsche sold the last of the limited-edition 918 Spyder supercar, the German company's most expensive model, and Americans snapped up more than anyone else.



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Will cheap gasoline hurt Tesla?Auto News

Tesla Motors Inc. customers are rich enough to buy luxury cars whatever the cost of a tank of gasoline. So the oil rout may not hammer the stock for long.



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Honda issues stop-sale on some Acura TLX sedans that could roll awayAuto News

Honda Motor told dealers in the United States to stop selling some of its Acura TLX sedans because the parking lock may fail to engage, the latest quality shortcoming at the automaker after President Takanobu Ito took a pay cut.



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Takata patent history shows decades spent seeking safer airbagsAuto News

Airbag patents show researchers probed ways to make the devices more durable and the explosive propellant inside them more stable for decades before Takata products designed to save lives started killing people.



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