Renegade excels as entry-level Jeep, both on-road and offAuto News

The Renegade subcompact SUV is Jeep's latest attempt at an entry-level vehicle. With prices starting at $18,990, including shipping, the first Italian-made Jeep should help the brand thrive in the competitive subcompact market.



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Big sales goal for new Titan may be low, Nissan's Munoz saysAuto News

Nissan startled many auto industry observers last week when it said it envisioned the redesigned 2016 Titan capturing 5 percent of the U.S. full-size pickup market. But Nissan's U.S. boss, Jose Munoz, says 5 percent might be on the low side.



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Big dealerships are here to stay, panel saysAuto News

Big dealerships are here to stay. That's the assessment of retailers talking about the dealership of the future at today's Automotive News Retail Forum.



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Mobile is king, but third-party sites chart unique paths to connect dealers, buyersAuto News

Mobile is king when it comes to car shopping, representatives of third-party shopping sites say.



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Third-party auto shopping sites say don't count us outAuto News

Third-party shopping sites are far from an endangered species, despite AutoNation's much-publicized effort to reduce reliance on those sites by building its own online presence, panelists at the Automotive News Retail Forum said Thursday.



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Tamara Darvish joins credit union Auto News

Veteran auto dealership executive Tamara Darvish is joining Pentagon Federal Credit Union, better known as PenFed, as executive vice president in charge of business development and government and community relations.



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Blue sky values up, but buy/sell activity likely to slow as industry growth does, panel arguesAuto News

Slowing vehicle sales growth rates across the industry are also likely to slow dealership buy/sell activity just as blue sky values peak, just not yet, a panel of experts on dealership transactions said at the 2015 J.D. Power Automotive Summit.



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Third-party auto shopping sites: Don't count us outAuto News

Third-party shopping sites are far from an endangered species, despite AutoNation's much-publicized effort to reduce reliance on those sites by building its own online presence, panelists at the Automotive News Retail Forum said Thursday.



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Now's the time to invest, Cox's Schwartz saysAuto News

Dealers should take advantage of the current good times to invest for the future, Sandy Schwartz, president of Cox Automotive, told the Automotive News Retail Forum Thursday.



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AutoNation digital effort growsAuto News

AutoNation will spread its AutoNation Express approach to online car purchasing to the rest of Florida during the next three months, CEO Mike Jackson said Thursday. The expansion follows the December launch of AutoNation Express in South Florida.



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New models are driving brands' successAuto News

New-model introductions will continue to boost the performance of auto franchises for the next two years.



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A bright outlook for 2015 -- with a few worriesAuto News

Risky car loans are on the increase, rising interest rates will put a crimp on product prices, and a new wave of off-lease vehicles soon will wash over the market. That's the bad news, Thomas King, J.D.



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Tamara Darvish joins credit union in charge of business developmentAuto News

Veteran auto dealership executive Tamara Darvish is joining Pentagon Federal Credit Union, better known as PenFed, as executive vice president in charge of business development and government and community relations.



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Nissan uses zany videos to boost Super Bowl spotAuto News

Nissan is letting YouTube stars add their own flavor to the automaker's Super Bowl storyline.



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DOE announces $55 million in funding for green car researchAuto News

More than $55 million in new funding from the Department of Energy will go toward projects that aim to reduce and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel and conventional vehicles.



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Fiat Chrysler's 7% global sales growth outpaces biggest peersAuto News

U.S. car buyers' thirst for Ram trucks and Jeep SUVs sent Fiat Chrysler's sales up faster than those of the biggest three carmakers last year, an early positive sign for CEO Sergio Marchionne's ambitious five-year growth plan.



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Independent repair shops edge out dealership mechanics in customer satisfaction surveyAuto News

When it comes to vehicle repairs, independent shops may be pleasing customers more than mechanics at dealerships' service bays, a Consumer Reports' survey said today.



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JCI quarterly net income grows 12% on higher volumeAuto News

Supplier Johnson Controls said today its quarterly net income grew 12 percent, reaching $507 million, compared with $451 million during the same quarter last year.



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About 100 EV stations planned for high-traffic east- and west-coast locationsAuto News

Around 100 new electric vehicle quick-charging stations will be installed along high-traffic highway corridors on the east and west coasts by year-end under a new deal announced today by BMW, Volkswagen and EV-charging network operator ChargePoint.



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Takata executive indicted in U.S. for fixing prices of seat beltsAuto News

An executive at embattled Japanese auto supplier Takata was indicted today for conspiring to fix the prices of seat belts sold to carmakers, the US Justice Department said.



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Toyota's Carter says dealerships must change to look like new customersAuto News

Successful auto dealers must make their dealerships look like their future customers with more women, minorities and the young, Toyota's head of automotive operations in the US says.



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NHTSA to add automatic braking to star ratingsAuto News

Federal regulators will add automatic braking to a list of technologies considered in its influential star-rating advisory system for consumers.



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GM issues stop-sale on crossovers for problem with Goodyear tiresAuto News

General Motors has told dealers to stop delivery of about 6,300 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave crossovers because of a pending recall to replace tires that are prone to cracking.



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Cadillac boss to introduce 'boutique' store concept to 700 dealersAuto News

Cadillac plans to ask about 700 of its dealerships to invest in small "boutique" stores that would that would offer "high technology showrooms" and a higher level of service than they offer today.



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Chinese aerospace firm pursues acquisition of U.S. supplier Henniges, report saysAuto News

AVIC, China's biggest aerospace company, is among bidders pursuing an acquisition of US auto supplier Henniges Automotive Holdings, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. AVIC could pay $1 billion for the acquisition, Bloomberg reported.



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