Infiniti reveals 2016 Q30 compact hatch - in camouflageAuto News

Infiniti intends to officially unveil the English-made Q30 hatch in September at the Frankfurt motor show. It goes on sale in Europe late this year and is expected in U.S. showrooms some time in 2016.

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UAW leaders intent on bridging the gap in auto workers' pay, Williams vowsAuto News

UAW President Dennis Williams, using his final press conference before the start of contract negotiations with the Detroit 3, today vowed to address the pay disparity between entry-level workers and longtime auto workers meaningfully in this year's...

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Tom Benson, New Orleans dealer and Saints owner, ruled competent by judge in battle with heirs Auto News

Tom Benson, a New Orleans and San Antonio dealer and the owner of the NFL's Saints franchise, was found competent to manage his own affairs by a Louisiana judge overseeing part of a fight by spurned heirs trying to oust the billionaire from control...

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La. exec sentenced to 11-year prison term for $1.2M ad fraud of dealershipsAuto News

A politically connected media firm owner who billed Louisiana dealerships for fictitious advertising that cost them more than $1.2 million was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Wednesday, the Department of Justice said.

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Toyota 'confident' arrested exec Hamp didn't intend to break Japan drug lawsAuto News

Toyota today expressed confidence in communications chief Julie Hamp, its first female senior executive, after she was arrested on suspicion of a Japanese drug offence, saying she did not intend to break any laws.

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GM credit raised to investment grade by FitchAuto News

General Motors said today that Fitch Ratings had raised the credit ratings of both GM and GM Financial to investment grade.

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UAW leaders 'intend on bridging the gap' in auto workers' pay, Williams vowsAuto News

UAW President Dennis Williams, using his final press conference before the start of contract negotiations with the Detroit 3, today vowed to address the pay disparity between entry-level workers and longtime auto workers meaningfully in this year's...

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FCA's long-odds GM pursuit hangs on Marchionne's deal recordAuto News

Moves by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to force General Motors into a merger might have been laughed out of court by now, had its CEO been anyone other than Sergio Marchionne.

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GM asking advisors for help rekindles FCA merger talkAuto News

MILAN (Reuters) -- General Motors seeking advice from investment banks shows it is taking an attempt by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to force a merger with its larger U.S. rival seriously, analysts and traders said.

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Daimler poaches BMW's connected drive executiveAuto News

Daimler said it had hired Sajjad Khan, a senior BMW executive responsible for the automaker's Connected Drive program, in a coup for the Mercedes-Benz parent company.

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UAW wants health care pool of 3 U.S. automakers to cut costsAuto News

UAW President Dennis Williams said the union is looking at ways to reduce health care costs at the Detroit 3 automakers through a group that would include all of their hourly and salaried employees.

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U.S. report finds fuel-economy targets can be met -- at a costAuto News

A midsize sedan can exceed the 54 mpg needed to comply with the U.S.

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U.S. researchers see auto fuel standards driving technologyAuto News

U.S. cars and light trucks will become more fuel efficient and safer -- but also more expensive -- by the end of the next decade, as a result of increasingly stringent environmental standards, a new research report said today.

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NHTSA compiles Takata recall data from automakersAuto News

Automakers affected by the Takata airbag inflator recall have loaded the ID numbers of millions of recalled vehicles into a searchable system, allowing consumers and government officials to examine the data, U.S. safety regulators said on Wednesday.

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Toyota executive Hamp arrested in Japan on suspected painkiller-delivery violationAuto News

Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp was arrested on a suspected violation of Japan's drug laws for sending a painkiller through the mail, Tokyo

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Fiat Chrysler recall failings detailed by regulators, report saysAuto News

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Toyota executive Hamp arrested in Japan on suspected drug law violation, reports sayAuto News

Toyota Chief Communications Officer Julie Hamp was arrested for a suspected violation of Japanese drug law, Japanese media reported today, citing Tokyo police. Public broadcaster NHK said Hamp had received Oxycodone pain medication in the mail.

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GM and FCA line up financial advisers in merger standoff, report saysAuto News

General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have turned to investment banks for help to deal with a stand-off as FCA seeks to force a merger with its Detroit rival, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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