Chevy to expand Spark EV sales to MarylandAuto News

Chevrolet will begin selling the Spark EV in Maryland this spring, its first East Coast entry and third state overall since the electric minicar was launched in California and Oregon in 2013.



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TrueCar says more than half of its web traffic now is mobileAuto News

As technology plays a more pivotal role in the vehicle-shopping process, mobile shoppers, for the first time, have begun to make up the majority of TrueCar's web traffic.



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Ford to open randd lab in Tesla's backyardAuto News

Ford CEO Mark Fields, seeking to burnish his company's high-tech credentials, will announce Thursday the opening of a Silicon Valley randd center that is believed to be one of the auto industry's largest.



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Why auto show display design is trickyAuto News

Automakers and suppliers spent an estimated $300 million building out displays for this year's Detroit auto show. Scott Kellner, vice president of marketing for display maker George P. Johnson Co.



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VW Cuts Complexity (1/21/15)

VW reduces parts complexity to bolster margins; Waiting out low fuel prices; GM victim payouts grow;...

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Paperwork error on GM loan will cost JPMorgan $1.5 billion, U.S. court rulesAuto News

A 2008 paperwork error in a loan agreement with General Motors, before the automaker went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will cost JPMorgan Chase $1.5 billion, a federal appeals court ruled today.



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GM's Treasury bailout records shouldn't be secret, U.S. judge toldAuto News

The Treasury's role in shielding General Motors from car lawsuits after a 2009 bailout of the automaker isn't confidential and should be made public, the Center for Auto Safety told a federal judge.



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Toyota supplier weighs raising airbag capacity as demand climbsAuto News

Toyoda Gosei, a supplier part-owned by Toyota, is considering increasing its capacity for making airbags to cater to expanding global demand for the safety devices.



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