Rosekind says NHTSA must improve defect analysis systemAuto News

Improving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's vehicle defect analysis and recall system is the top priority of the agency's new administrator, who also vowed to petition congress for additional resources and authority to bolster the...



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Infiniti previews Q60 Concept coupe coming to DetroitAuto News

Infiniti released the first detailed image of the Q60 coupe concept it will showcase at the Detroit auto show.



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Mercedes USA will move to Atlanta seeking sales growth, lower costsAuto News

Mercedes-Benz USA will relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta to cut its costs and to chase sales growth it foresees in the South, CEO Steve Cannon said today.



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BMW's iDrive will add touch screen, gesture recognitionAuto News

BMW plans to add touch-screen and gesture recognition to its next-generation iDrive human-machine interface.



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Former Toyoda Gosei executive agrees to U.S. prison time, fine for price-fixing roleAuto News

A former executive with Japan-based supplier Toyoda Gosei has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge and serve just over a year in prison for his role in fixing the price of automotive hoses sold to Toyota.



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Average fuel economy in U.S. dips to 25.1 mpg in Dec.Auto News

With gasoline prices plunging, the average fuel economy of light vehicles purchased in the US in December was down slightly from November, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute report said.



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About 1,400 Jaguar Land Rover vehicles, and others, stuck on grounded ship, reports sayAuto News

About 1,400 vehicles -- including 1,200 made by Jaguar Land Rover, 65 Minis, and one Rolls Royce Wraith -- headed to the Middle East could be damaged after a cargo ship carrying them ran aground on a bank in the United Kingdom, according to media...



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Vehicles worth $53 million aboard grounded ship, reports sayAuto News

About 1,200 Jaguars and Land Rovers, 65 Minis and one Rolls Royce Wraith headed to the Middle East could be damaged after a cargo ship carrying them ran aground on a bank in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.



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Obama plans visit to Ford plant near DetroitAuto News

President Obama is scheduled to visit the Detroit area on Wednesday and visit a Ford assembly plant to talk about the auto industry's successes in the five years since his administration rescued General Motors and Chrysler Group.



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Detroit Electric's sports car takes shapeAuto News

It's been slow in coming, but the Detroit Electric sports car is taking shape.



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AutoNation posts 12% sales gain in DecemberAuto News

AutoNation said its new-vehicle sales jumped 12 percent in December compared with a year earlier, reaching 33,069 vehicles.



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Lexus to unleash GS F sedan in DetroitAuto News

An F performance version of the Lexus GS sedan will make its world debut at the Detroit auto show. The GS F will be the third vehicle to receive Lexus' high-performance makeover, after the LFA.



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Lear completes acquisition of automotive leather supplier Eagle OttawaAuto News

Seating and electronics supplier Lear has closed on its $850 million acquisition of automotive leather supplier Eagle Ottawa LLC.



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Mercedes to move U.S. HQ to Atlanta from N.J., reports sayAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is expected to announce today that it will relocate its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta, according to several media reports.



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Mercedes to move U.S. HQ to Atlanta, reports sayAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is expected to announce today that it will relocate its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta, according to several media reports.



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BMW revives wireless charging to cut electric-car hasslesAuto News

BMW AG is trying to make charging cables optional as it plans plug-in hybrid versions of top models from the 3 series to the X5 SUV.



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Ford CEO Fields predicts self-driving cars on roads in 5 yearsAuto News

Ford CEO Mark Fields said that an automaker probably will introduce a self-driving vehicle within half a decade, but it won't be his company, which is focusing on less expensive features that assist in driving.



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