Alfa's high-power rebootAuto News

To revive Alfa Romeo, Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, plans a performance-first approach.

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After 'chicken tax,' a flood of foreign trucks?Auto News

Two free-trade deals the U.S. is trying to negotiate would roll back the so-called chicken tax. Critics of the tax say it has priced imported trucks out of the market, shielding the Detroit 3's biggest profit machine from robust foreign competition.

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Leaf to get a big boost in driving rangeAuto News

Nissan Motor Co., fighting falling sales of its Leaf electric vehicle, plans a midcycle update as early as August that aims to deliver a big boost in the EV's driving range, a person familiar with the project said.

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Ford builds in Silicon Valley -- and talent comesAuto News

Ford's Silicon Valley research center is helping the automaker attract employees with different backgrounds and perspectives than it usually gets at its home campus in Michigan.

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Why talk of GM-FCA tie-up just won't dieAuto News

Few auto industry pundits seem to be taking Sergio Marchionne's awkwardly public pursuit of a merger with General Motors very seriously. And yet, there must be some reason why the idea keeps resurfacing.

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Message to NHTSA: Reform first, funding laterAuto News

In previous congressional hearings on auto safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's shortcomings in major defect cases were largely cast as the result of corporate deception and a lack of agency resources.

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Dodge to build more Hellcat enginesAuto News

Fiat Chrysler plans to substantially increase production of the popular 707-hp Hellcat engines.

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NYC dealership must provide documents for non-English speakersAuto News

As part of a settlement with the New York attorney general's office, a New York City dealership group must begin providing translations of sales documents to customers who negotiate their vehicle purchases in languages other than English.

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Mini gets serious with the new ClubmanAuto News

Mini will take a more serious tone in marketing for the new Clubman, which it is aiming at premium compact buyers.

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Next-gen Prius may be ill-timed, but not ill-fatedAuto News

While the timing isn't ideal, dealers, analysts and Toyota itself are all bullish on the prospects for the next-gen Prius. They credit the strength of the Prius brand, its promising looks and what's shaping up as a solid backup plan.

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Chevy pulls ahead timetable for Bolt EVAuto News

General Motors has accelerated development of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle as the automaker tries to have the first mainstream brand with a long-range EV on the market.

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Dealer Wise goes the extra mile(s) for buyersAuto News

Let's say you're shopping at one of the Randy Wise Automotive stores in this area, and you decide to check out a vehicle from a different brand at another dealership owned by the group. Well, just sit tight.

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VW to launch low-cost car family for China, possibly elsewhere, in 2018Auto News

Volkswagen plans to launch a family of low cost budget cars in China and possibly elsewhere starting in 2018, CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.

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