Faraday picks Las Vegas suburb for $1 billion EV plantAuto News

Faraday Future, the electric-vehicle startup backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, selected Nevada for the company's planned $1 billion U.S. factory.

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Fiat Chrysler to pay $70 million U.S. auto safety fine, report saysAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay $70 million in fines to resolve a U.S. investigation that it failed to disclose vehicle crash death and injury reports, sources told Reuters today.

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Current, former executives from Eberspaecher unit indicted in U.S. for price-fixingAuto News

One current and two former executives of Espar and its German parent company Eberspaecher have been indicted for conspiring to fix the prices of heaters used in trucks to keep drivers warm, the Justice Department said today.

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Florida dealership group sells 7 stores to Illinois-based groupAuto News

Fields Auto Group has agreed to buy Brumos Automotive in Jacksonville, Fla. The deal is expected to close in mid-February. Brumos declined to announce the terms of the transaction because it remains subject to governmental and manufacturer approvals.

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VW Names Exec to Oversee Crisis (12/9/15)

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UAW members resume work at auto supplier Nexteer's U.S. operationsAuto News

Union workers at Nexteer Automotive's plant in Saginaw, Mich., returned to work today after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract late Tuesday following a 20-hour strike, officials from the UAW said.

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Metaldyne co-president Amato to step downAuto News

Thomas Amato, co-president of powertrain components supplier Metaldyne Performance Group, will step down from the position at the end of the year, the company said today.

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Pep Boys gives Bridgestone 3 days to top Icahn's offer Auto News

Pep Boys today gave Bridgestone three days to top Carl Icahn's $15.50-per-share, $863 million takeover offer, saying its board had determined that the billionaire investor's bid is superior to their earlier agreement.

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VW picks Garcia Sanz to oversee handling of diesel scandalAuto News

Volkswagen Group has picked one of its most experienced executives, Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, as the executive in charge of cleaning up its diesels scandal.

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VW picks new development, procurement chiefs for core brandAuto News

Volkswagen today announced new heads of development and procurement at its core autos brand as it aims to recover from the diesel emissions scandal.

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VW says false CO2 emissions data affects far fewer carsAuto News

Volkswagen said a probe into false CO2 emissions data and fuel usage affects far fewer vehicles than originally thought. The company and German authorities found slight deviations in nine model variants with an annual production of about 36,000 cars

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Subaru breaks ground on new HQ in Camden, N.J.Auto News

Subaru of America broke ground on its new headquarters in Camden, N.J., today, promising to create 100 jobs in exchange for a $118 million state grant to build its new home.

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Pep Boys gives Bridgestone 3 days to top Icahn's offer Auto News

Pep Boys today gave Bridgestone three days to top Carl Icahn's $15.50-per-share, $863 million takeover offer, saying its board had determined that the billionaire investor's bid is superior to their earlier agreement.

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Acura plans return to Super Bowl with NSX adAuto News

Acura is returning to the Super Bowl after four years. The brand says the first quarter spot will feature the NSX supercar and focus on its North American roots.

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New Genesis G90 flagship promises 'first class' experienceAuto News

Genesis, South Korea's first premium auto brand, unveiled a flagship sedan it promises will compete in the 'top of the luxury car market' with 'world best' technologies.

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Samsung says autonomous driving key to its car components pushAuto News

Samsung Electronics will focus on autonomous driving, information and entertainment components for automobiles in its push to boost sales in the car parts business, where South Korean rival LG Electronics Inc. has established a lead.

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Dow Chemical, DuPont engaged in late-stage merger talks, report saysAuto News

Dow Chemical is in late-stage talks to merge with DuPont in what would be the largest deal in the chemicals industry, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. Both companies have a major presence in the automotive supply chain.

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New awd Toyota Prius not U.S.-bound, for nowAuto News

The fourth-generation Toyota Prius went on sale in Japan today, complete with a new all-wheel-drive version arriving just in time for the onset of snowy driving.

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VW says scope of carbon-dioxide probe smaller than first thoughtAuto News

Volkswagen AG said a probe into its cars' carbon-dioxide emissions affects far fewer vehicles than originally thought, easing one front in the pollution scandal that has plagued the carmaker for nearly three months.

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