Chevy extends all-new Volt's EV range a third to 50 milesAuto News

The second-generation Chevrolet Volt will go about 50 miles on an electric charge, up from 38 on today's model, as General Motors looks to broaden the plug-in hybrid's appeal beyond environmentalists and tech geeks.



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Alfa Romeo 4C Spider coming to North America -- but just 400 a yearAuto News

There about as many words in this short story as there will be 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spiders available to dealers to sell in the United States each year.



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CES in 2015: A space odysseyAuto News

They held an electronics extravaganza in the desert last week -- and a car show broke out.



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LaNeve may light a fire under FordAuto News

Ford Motor Co.'s installation of former General Motors executive Mark LaNeve as its new U.S. sales and marketing chief shows that the automaker plans to get more aggressive.



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New Volt raises profile of engineer FletcherAuto News

For a mechanical engineer who once worked on 1,000-hp race boats and Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s roaring NASCAR engines, Pam Fletcher is pretty stoked about a car that starts with barely a whisper.



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Pohanka body shops sold to repair chainAuto News

A major body shop chain has acquired Pohanka Collision Centers, a 12-store auto body shop group in Maryland and Virginia affiliated with Pohanka Automotive Group.



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Car guys to Google: Move overAuto News

Mercedes-Benz basically invented the automobile. And judging from its new prototype for a self-driving luxury car, it may be an old-guard company like Mercedes -- not a newcomer like Google Inc. -- that reinvents the automobile for the next century.



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The world's favorite vehicleAuto News

The global car is here. And it's not a car. It's the small crossover, and it's quickly cementing its place as the super vehicle for the global auto market.



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Suppliers resist ceding controls in the cockpit to Apple and GoogleAuto News

Most automakers and traditional suppliers aren't content to let mobile-phone technology dictate how drivers interact with their vehicles.



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Big gains, big vehicles and a big finishAuto News

Automakers sold more cars and trucks to U.S. buyers in the last two months than in any other November and December in history. Now entering its sixth consecutive year of growth, the market could top 17 million units for the first time since 2001.



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Help us honor the industry's top womenAuto News

We are looking for powerful women in the auto industry. One hundred of them.



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Dealertrack will pull DMS in CanadaAuto News

Dealertrack Technologies has decided to stop selling dealer management systems to dealers in Canada, forcing its current 130 dealer customers to find alternative vendors.



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Luxury champ BMW spent big on spiffsAuto News

In a year in which BMW reclaimed the U.S. luxury sales title from Mercedes-Benz, BMW hiked incentives and outspent its top rival by more than $670 per vehicle.



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Dealership adjusts as traffic changes courseAuto News

It used to be that whenever a customer called AutoNation Honda Roseville, the call reverberated around the dealership for anyone to answer, regardless of their specialty.



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Mercedes GLE coupe takes on BMW X6 for SUV buyers seeking curvesAuto News

Mercedes-Benz, which pioneered the luxury offroader with the boxy G-class 36 years ago, is now adding curves to its SUV lineup with the new GLE coupe.



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VW readies crossover blitz to help revive U.S. fortunesAuto News

Volkswagen is mobilizing an SUV and crossover offensive over the next few years to strengthen its presence in those fast-growing segments and revive the VW brand's sagging U.S. sales.



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Buick hints at flagship sedan with Avenir conceptAuto News

Buick signaled the direction for a possible flagship sedan with the introduction Sunday of the Avenir concept featuring a new grille and other new styling cues.



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Mercedes-Benz to sell C350 plug-in hybrid in U.S. in fallAuto News

Mercedes-Benz will begin US sales of the C350 plug-in hybrid this fall. The new car is one of 10 plug-in hybrids Mercedes will be launching through 2017, said Thomas Weber, Daimler AG board member for group research and Mercedes-Benz car development.



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More off-lease pickups, SUVs and crossovers in 5 years, KBB saysAuto News

Cars dominated the top segments of vehicles coming off lease in 2014, but the segments with the most projected off-lease growth in 2019, vs. 2014 volumes, will be SUVs, crossovers and pickups, analysts from Kelley Blue Book predicted Sunday.



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2 diesel Range Rovers coming to U.S. this fallAuto News

Land Rover will offer a diesel engine in two Range Rover models this year and across its entire lineup in several years. The two vehicles are debuting at the Detroit auto show. They go on sale this fall.



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KBB forecasts 16.9 million in U.S. sales, powered by retail demandAuto News

Auto sales will grow in 2015, but the US industry will have to work harder for smaller gains in the sixth year of recovery, analysts from Kelley Blue Book predicted on Sunday.



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Ultra-luxury brands, 3-D car, get star treatment in DetroitAuto News

More than 500 guests from all corners of the nation showed up at The Gallery on Saturday night, an exclusive, invite-only event that formally kicks off the Detroit auto show.



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Volvo mulls U.S. plant; Chinese-made 'strategic flagship' may be exported to U.S., report saysAuto News

Volvo is considering building an assembly plant in the United States and also may export a "strategic flagship" sedan made in China to the US, people familiar with the Chinese-owned automaker's plans told Reuters.



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Jaguar's first crossover, the F-Pace, to hit U.S. in 2016Auto News

Jaguar will enter the cutthroat luxury crossover segment in 2016 with the new F-Pace. The all-wheel-drive crossover will use the same aluminum-intensive architecture as the new XE compact sedan.



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