Subaru chief seeks to limit sales growthAuto News

Subaru sales keep growing. But global head Yasuyuki Yoshinaga says there is such a thing as too big. He wants to keep sales in the 1 million unit-plus range to preserve the brand's niche appeal.

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Tesla ends $100 flat fee service promiseAuto News

Tesla once pledged door-to-door 'Ranger' service for covered repairs for $100. The company is now charging some customers much more than that, triggering owner complaints.

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Japan Inc.'s 2020 vision: Self-driving cars on the roadAuto News

Japan's big automakers, long known for their fondness for automation, finally are ready to make a big push into self-driving cars. Honda, Nissan and Toyota used the stage at last week's Tokyo Motor Show to outline their next steps.

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GM's 'told ya so' small pickupsAuto News

GM was estimated to have sold 95,000 Chevrolet Colorados and GMC Canyons this year through October, surpassing experts' full-year sales estimates in just 10 months.

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Toyoda says sexiness is in, utility is out for Lexus vehiclesAuto News

Anxious to boost Lexus' sex appeal, Akio Toyoda is making clear which categories of vehicles will work for the luxury brand and which simply aren't seductive enough.

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In changing times, Honda's Hachigo says he's open to partnershipsAuto News

Honda, known for its independence, now is open to collaboration with other automakers, said CEO Takahiro Hachigo.

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AutoNation will be biggest FCA retailerAuto News

When its latest acquisition is complete early next year, AutoNation Inc. will become the largest retailer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles vehicles in the U.S.

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Nissan's Ghosn says missing margin goal carries consequencesAuto News

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is warning heads might role if the automaker doesn't achieve his ambitious target of an 8 percent operating profit margin by March 31, 2017.

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Tokyo auto show hits and missesAuto News

David Undercoffler has a keen eye for product and a tendency to speak his mind.

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Pickup-based Ram SUV is a 'no-brainer' for FCA chiefAuto News

Fiat Chrysler is studying whether to produce a new full-sized SUV based on the Ram pickup. The vehicle is possible because the Ram 1500 is moving to a larger, more modern plant.

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Mitsubishi plans to add small crossover in U.S.Auto News

Mitsubishi, aiming to continue its double-digit sales growth in the U.S., plans to add a five-seat small crossover to its lineup, slotted between the midsize Outlander and compact Outlander Sport, the automaker's CEO said.

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Nissan plans to load up U.S. stores with TitansAuto News

Nissan's U.S. dealers are pushing for more new Titans. In response, the automaker is delaying the pickup's Canadian-market launch and diverting those vehicles to the U.S.

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Can Mazda team spin rotary vision into viable reality?Auto News

Mazda Motor Corp.'s racing-mad executives want a sports car to replace the iconic RX-7 and RX-8. And with the RX-Vision concept from the Tokyo Motor Show, chief designer Ikuo Maeda gave them a glimpse of such a car.

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Honda's exotic powertrain techAuto News

Honda is readying a number of exotic powertrain technologies: from a new generation of plug-in hybrids and ultra-lean burning engines, to 10-speed transmissions and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Better customer service coming in clearAuto News

Borrowing a tool from high-end hotels, Street Toyota workers wear radios with discreet lapel microphones to speed communication and charm customers at the 12-acre dealership in Amarillo, Texas.

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JCI boss says he's a victim; records show no injuryAuto News

Johnson Controls CEO Alex Molinaroli has drawn scrutiny because he has paid legal bills for and provided substantial financial support to a man who was convicted Sept. 3 of running a $50 million Ponzi scheme.

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Nissan focuses on code for the roadAuto News

In the race toward autonomous driving, Nissan engineers are laboring over software refinements more than hardware.

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U.K. scientists create battery that may dramatically boost range of EVs Auto News

U.K. scientists have created a lithium oxygen battery that could eventually replace lithium ion batteries in electric cars, giving them a much longer range between charges.

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