Chevy Malibu sheds weight, gains room with sculpted 2016 makeoverAuto News

The next-generation Chevrolet Malibu will be larger, lighter, packed with new safety gear and wrapped in sheet metal that signals Chevy's ambition to turn the heads of midsize sedan buyers.



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Mazda plans online orders to smooth Miata launchAuto News

Before the redesigned Mazda MX-5 Miata arrives on U.S. shores this summer, fans of the diminutive Japanese sports car will be able to preorder a car in any color they like -- as long as that color is red.



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Scion packs new iM, iA with advanced electronics, safety gearAuto News

Toyota is banking on new technology to give momentum to its struggling Scion brand.



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Cadillac touts big CT6 as driver's car, answer to Germans Auto News

Cadillac continued its comeback quest by introducing the CT6, a rear-wheel-drive sedan rivaling the Mercedes S class in size while being touted for the driving performance of a smaller car.



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Jaguar XF redesign boasts more aluminum, interior roomAuto News

Jaguar is stepping up its game with the redesigned 2016 XF sedan, which features aluminum-intensive technology and boasts increased interior room and a host of high-technology safety and entertainment.



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Cadillac mulls lower-priced, entry-level vehicle, de Nysschen saysAuto News

Cadillac is considering a lower priced, entry-level luxury vehicle, one of several holes it's working to fill, but doesn't want to create a lineup as large as many German automakers, the brand's chief, Johan de Nysschen, said today.



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Did Lincoln Continental rip off Bentley? Design chiefs clash onlineAuto News

A row between Bentley and Lincoln's design chiefs erupted late Monday after Ford showed the 2016 Lincoln Continental Concept ahead of the New York auto show.



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UAW says it gained more than 12,000 members in 2014Auto News

Membership in the UAW rose by more than 12,000 people to 403,466 in 2014, the fifth consecutive year of small gains for the American union, according to an annual filing with the U.S. Department of Labor.



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Ally to relocate its headquarters in downtown DetroitAuto News

Ally Financial, along with Detroit political and business leaders, said today it plans to move its headquarters and 1,300 employees to a signature office building in downtown Detroit.



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Ford grappling with premature demands for $400k GT supercarAuto News

Ford has a problem, though not necessarily the worst kind: Too many people want to pay about $400,000 for its upcoming GT supercar.



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Berkshire Hathaway Automotive targets growth, possibly abroadAuto News

Berkshire Hathaway Automotive already is on the prowl to acquire more dealerships. And, top executives hinted today, that might include looking outside the US. Berkshire Hathaway closed on its purchase of Van Tuyl Group on March 9



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Battle Over Sunday Car Sales (3/31/15)

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Ally touts dealership camaraderie in new ad campaignAuto News

Ally Financial is touting the camaraderie it has with dealerships in a new ad campaign that puts an emphasis on storytelling.



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Bosch will plead guilty to price-fixing, pay $57.8 million U.S. fineAuto News

German auto parts giant Robert Bosch GmbH has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing and pay a $57.8 million fine for its role in conspiring to rig bids for spark plugs, oxygen sensors and starter motors sold to the Detroit 3 automakers, the U.S.



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Nooses found at FCA minivan plant subject of investigationAuto News

A pair of nooses were found late last week on the truck and near the workstation of a black laborer working on the retooling of Fiat Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant, the Windsor Star reported today.



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Honda, like Mercedes, to test self-driving cars at Calif. military baseAuto News

Honda said today it plans to join Mercedes-Benz in testing its self-driving cars at the Concord Naval Weapons Station, a retired military base northeast of San Francisco.



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Low oil prices drive bullish forecasts for U.S. salesAuto News

The US auto industry appears to be firmly in the fast lane, at least for the next two years.



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GMC Terrain undergoes facelift for 2016Auto News

GMC, riding a hot streak in sales of utility vehicles, introduced a face-lifted version of the midsize Terrain today ahead of its debut at this week's New York auto show.



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U.S., Japan have 'significant gaps' on auto market access, trade official saysAuto News

Acting Deputy US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler said on Monday that "significant gaps" in the trade negotiations remain between the United States and Japan regarding access for US automobiles in the Japanese market.



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The 26-year-old design prodigy behind Honda's new S660Auto News

Honda will soon learn whether giving a designer with no engineering experience five years to develop a sports car is pure genius or plain madness.



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Audi picks Delphi for technology bundling self-driving functionsAuto News

Audi is developing a device the size of an iPad tablet that will pack all the computing power needed for a car to drive itself safely along streets and highways without crashing.



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Auto-parts exec Tilton, 'turnaround queen,' faces fraud chargesAuto News

Federal regulators accused financier and auto-parts executive Lynn Tilton and her advisory business of defrauding investors by hiding poor performance of assets underlying three collateralized loan obligation funds.



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GMC Freshens Terrain for '16 (3/31/15)

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Bang and Olufsen to sell car-audio unit to Harman Auto News

Bang and Olufsen A/S plans to sell its automotive sound-system business to Harman International Industries Inc., the US maker of JBL audio equipment, as the Danish company reorganizes to focus on consumer electronics.



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NADA expects interest rates to hold through summer, boosting salesAuto News

The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates through the summer, giving vehicle sales a boost that can offset slow economic growth in the start of the year.



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Hyundai plans to have autonomous tech on road by 2020Auto News

Hyundai said today it aims to commercialize autonomous driving capabilities in some of its cars in 2020, as the South Korean automaker plays catch-up in the increasingly competitive technology.



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NADA expects interest rates to hold through summer, boosting auto salesAuto News

The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates through the summer, giving vehicle sales a boost that can offset slow economic growth in the start of the year.



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