Nissan will boost production by 100K units, add two variants Auto News

Nissan moved last week to give U.S. dealers more of one of its hottest selling products by tapping Japan for 100,000 more Rogues a year, starting next year.

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CEO Hachigo taking Honda back to basicsAuto News

Honda's new CEO, aiming to reboot the ailing automaker, plans to rekindle development of more exciting cars, steer clear of numerical targets and maximize use of the company's overseas production to soak up global overcapacity.

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Lotus plans roadster for U.S., CEO saysAuto News

Lotus Cars will add a roadster version of the Evora 400 six months after it launches the coupe in the U.S. in December this year, its CEO said.

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How junk cars can slip through the cracksAuto News

Holes in the national federal vehicle title database let title-washed cars slip though. Only 44 of 50 states participate in the national system.

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Tally: Fewer minority dealershipsAuto News

The number of minority-owned dealerships in the U.S. declined in 2014, a tally by the nation's largest minority dealers association shows.

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Kia seeks J.D. Power title to prove quality gainsAuto News

Kia has set a new goal for itself: to reach No. 1 on the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. It hopes that doing so will turn around consumers' perception of the brand's quality.

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What's driving the shift to crossoversAuto News

Consumers no longer must choose between the fuel economy and comfortable ride of a sedan and the versatility and increased visibility of a crossover or SUV.

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With hydrogen, high pressure to get it rightAuto News

Mike Sullivan's Santa Monica, Calif., dealership is one of the first eight in the country chosen by Toyota to sell its groundbreaking Mirai hydrogen fuel cell sedan. Such an important launch means he'll need to do things a little differently.

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GMC uses Instagram to pitch premium lineupAuto News

To sell its premium image, GMC is exploring Instagram, the popular photo and video app. The haven for creative imagery was purchased by Facebook in 2012. It has 300 million active users.

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Geofencing identifies shoppers' locationsAuto News

Geofencing allows a dealer to draw a circle around a rival or location, then hit shoppers with special electronic offers to lure them in.

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With new owner, TI Automotive weighs acquisitionsAuto News

Now that TI Automotive has a new owner - Bain Capital - company CEO Bill Kozyra says he has the money and shareholder support to make acquisitions.

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How to erase that odor: Clean, deodorize, sanitizeAuto News

Odor Doctors has a three-step, vehicle odor-busting process, owner Frank Simmons says.

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VW interim chairman to stay on, hunt for Piech successor continues, report saysAuto News

Volkswagen AG is still looking for a successor to former chairman Ferdinand Piech, meaning the interim holder of the position, Berthold Huber, is likely to stay until at least the end of the year, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.

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FCA to recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers for Takata airbagsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers to fix a flaw with the driver-side frontal airbag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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