Porsche U.S. chief: Raise customer satisfactionAuto News

Porsche has been at the top of many automotive customer satisfaction surveys. But that's not enough for US chief Detlev von Platen, who is calling for dealers and the company to improve their performance.

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Inside the mind of Fiat Chrysler's marketing bossAuto News

Olivier Francois, Fiat Chrysler's chief marketing officer, sat down with Automotive News staffers to discuss the Chrysler brand's evolving message and his views on ad agency competition.

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Tesla starts small with CPO programAuto News

Tesla is now selling CPO cars online in 11 US cities, marking the start of a used-car foray that could someday turn into a big money-maker.

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Porsche U.S. chief: Raise customer satisfactionAuto News

Porsche has been at the top of many automotive customer satisfaction surveys. But that's not enough for US chief Detlev von Platen, who is calling for dealers and the company to improve their performance.

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Volvo focuses on Georgia, S. Carolina for factory, reports sayAuto News

Volvo is nearing a decision on its first US factory, and sites in Georgia and South Carolina are on the short list, according to reports.

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Cooper-Standard income up in Q1Auto News

Cooper-Standard Holdings reported diminished sales due to foreign currency fluctuations, but improved income from a recent stake acquisition in its first quarter.

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How Tesla sent penny stock soaring 4,400%Auto News

Market regulators halted trading on a penny stock from defunct Riviera Tool Company that was incorrectly linked to the Tesla Motors acquisition of Riviera Tool LLC.

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Dealertrack, Autobytel digest acquisitionsAuto News

Dealertrack Technologies and Autobytel, vendors to auto dealers, are benefiting from the hot vehicle-sales market even if they are trying to absorb acquisitions made last year, the companies said in separate earnings announcements this week.

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Dodge brings back street-legal Viper ACR racer for 2016Auto News

Ordering will open Monday for the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, a track version of the two-seat sports coupe that comes equipped with a much stiffer chassis and a giant carbon-fiber rear wing and other aerodynamic features to improve downforce.

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How Tesla sent a penny stock soaring 4,400%Auto News

Market regulators halted trading on a penny stock from defunct Riviera Tool Company that was incorrectly linked to the Tesla Motors acquisition of Riviera Tool LLC.

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Superior relocates HQ from Calif. to DetroitAuto News

Superior Industries International, a longtime aluminum wheel manufacturer led by former Visteon CEO Don Stebbins, is relocating its global headquarters from California to suburban Detroit.

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Analysts question Tesla's cash positionAuto News

Analysts are voicing concerns about Tesla Motors' cash, saying the maker of electric cars and energy-storage products may need to raise money.

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FCA seeks new trial, says Ga. jury award 'grossly excessive'Auto News

FCA has asked for a new trial following one that ended early in April with a Georgia jury awarding $150 million to the family of a 4-year-old boy killed in a crash involving at 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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GM expects to fall short of 2017 EV targetAuto News

General Motors said it will fall short of its goal of having 500,000 GM vehicles on US roads by 2017 that are powered by some form of electricity.

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FCA US says it earned $312 million in Q1Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' US subsidiary, FCA US, said it posted earnings of $312 million in the first quarter before a one-time gain of $2.4 billion and other one-time charges.

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Takata says it will return to profit in 2015-16Auto News

Japan's Takata said today it expects to return to profit this financial year on higher Asian and US sales, but the troubled company made few provisions for possible costs related to a massive global recall of its exploding airbags.

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TrueCar records 33% revenue growth in Q1Auto News

TrueCar reported continued revenue growth and another loss in the first quarter, and said it launched its TrueCash incentive program, which allows automakers to target discounts to specific consumers based on where they live, what they drive and...

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Tesla may need to raise capital after Q1 losses, analysts sayAuto News

Analysts are voicing concerns about Tesla Motors' cash, saying the maker of electric cars and energy-storage products may need to raise money.

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FCA US says it earned $312 million in Q1Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' US subsidiary, FCA US, said it posted earnings of $312 million in the first quarter before a one-time gain of $2.4 billion and other one-time charges.

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Porsche's Atlanta center opens in JuneAuto News

Beginning in June, potential Porsche buyers can test drive the brand's cars and crossovers at the company's new $100 million US headquarters and customer experience center in Atlanta.

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Toyota quarterly profit jumps 46% on U.S. sales, weak yenAuto News

Booming North American sales and big foreign exchange gains powered surging profits at Toyota in the latest quarter while propelling record full-year earnings. Operating profit jumped 46 percent to $5.

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Subaru maker reports 21% profit increase; plans more U.S. capacityAuto News

The maker of Subaru vehicles, Fuji Heavy Industries, reported a 21 percent surge in quarterly operating profit as advantageous exchange rates and surging U.S. sales delivered record earnings.

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