Volvo plans $500 million U.S. assembly plantAuto News

Volvo will spend about $500 million to build its first assembly plant in the U.S. as part of an ambitious plan to jumpstart lagging sales.



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Lincoln to bring back Continental nameAuto News

Lincoln is resurrecting the Continental name and phasing out the brand's signature split-wing grille. A full-size sedan named the Continental will go on sale in North America and China in 2016.



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The buzz about the Benz pickupAuto News

Daimler's surprise announcement that it will launch a Mercedes-Benz pickup by 2020 contained no technical details, but offered one major clue: The midsize truck will be built by the company's commercial vans division.



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How the SUV drove luxury kings to powerAuto News

BMW, Lexus and Mercedes climbed to unimagined heights in the United States after agreeing to go where luxury makers once feared to go: the grubby world of mud-spattered trucks.



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FCA dealers strain to deliver 5-year winning streakAuto News

Fiat Chrysler will achieve five full years of U.S. monthly sales gains #8212; if it can post an increase for March. The streak has been propelled by daunting sales goals set for each dealership.



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Caddy previews top-down strategyAuto News

Here's a question that will hang over Cadillac's unveiling of the CT6 sedan in New York this week: Why is a brand so badly in need of a sales boost fixated on all that low-volume sheet metal?



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Toyota's better cars get better plantsAuto News

Toyota Motor Corp., which made "lean manufacturing" a global buzzword, is about to unleash a new wave of ultraefficient assembly plants.



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Ex-dealership staffers face prisonAuto News

Several former sales staffers at a Birmingham, Ala., Nissan store face federal prison time as part of a federal crackdown on fraudulent practices in car dealerships.



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UAW delegates demand higher payAuto News

To say the UAW rank and file's expectations for more pay are high would be an understatement.



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New Chevy ads elevate 'focus groups'Auto News

Chevrolet this week will roll out a major advertising campaign, doubling down on the spoofy "focus group" imagery it has used in its rollout of the Colorado pickup.



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Automotive News wins Grand Neal Award for GM recall reportsAuto News

Automotive News has won the Grand Neal Award for its coverage of the General Motors ignition-switch recall crisis.



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'Apple way' inspires Seattle dealerAuto News

Brad Miller, who owns Honda and Toyota stores in booming downtown Seattle, knows the traditional way of selling cars. And he knows he doesn't like it.



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Sonic to expand initiative piece by pieceAuto News

Sonic Automotive Inc.'s rollout of its customer experience initiative to stores in the Charlotte, N.C., area came slower than expected, in part due to a malfunctioning website.



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Honda launches S660 minicar roadster, heir to Beat's looksAuto News

Honda is going small and sporty with the release of the S660 mini roadster, a new open-top minicar that will be sold only in Japan, at least for now.



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Tesla reboots in China as range anxiety, customs crimp salesAuto News

Tesla is rushing to expand its network of charging stations across China to assuage range anxiety, add luxury features that suit local tastes and retrain a sales force that CEO Elon Musk previously described as "brain-dead."



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