NHTSA chief scrambles to beat the clockAuto News

In late 2014, Mark Rosekind had a choice: re-up for another five years on the National Transportation Safety Board or try to move the needle in two years as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Fiat Chrysler's alleged cheating shocks investors, not dealersAuto News

When two dealerships owned by a Chicago-area group last week accused Fiat Chrysler of falsifying sales reports, it did two things: Cratered FCA's share price and launched yet another discourse about industry integrity.

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Volvo seeks luxury cred with product revivalAuto News

Volvo showed a new car -- and a reborn company -- at the Detroit auto show just days after setting a global sales record in 2015.

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Genesis brand born with luxury heritageAuto News

Hyundai came to the Detroit auto show with what seemed to be a fully formed vision for its Genesis luxury brand, built around rear-wheel-drive platforms, Nurburgring-worthy tuning and styling by the best designers that the Hyundai empire could pluck...

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Volkswagen's efforts to clear diesel cloud sputterAuto News

A full four months into a crisis that has cast it a cheater, polluter and corporate villain, Volkswagen appears to be backsliding in its stated aim of regaining trust and credibility with consumers, dealers and regulators.

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Peugeot tops rivals in shareholder valueAuto News

France's Peugeot SA outpaced rival global automakers in creating value for its shareholders over the past one and three years.

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Detroit's stars and snoozersAuto News

After a detour to the Consumer Electronics Show, our Faraday Future beat reporter and resident car critic David Undercoffler arrived in Detroit weary and jet-lagged. But nothing stirs him out of his slumber like the smell of fresh metal.

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BMW trims free service, adds dealer bonusAuto News

BMW of North America will cut its free scheduled maintenance to 3 years/36,000 miles starting with the 2017 model year and use the savings to pay for a new dealer bonus.

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Hyundai resists the allure of retail temples for GenesisAuto News

Instead of requiring its dealers to build costly Genesis showrooms, Hyundai is planning to use a mix of specialty showrooms, standalone stores and hybrid stores, depending on the market.

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Lexus, Acura and Infiniti search for halos in assault on GermansAuto News

There's a new luxury plan from Japan, and its message is emotion and power. Even as customers flock to their crossovers, the Japanese luxury brands are combating their traditional weakness in passenger cars.

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Audi unhurt, undaunted by diesel crisisAuto News

Armed with fresh product in critical luxury segments, Audi is readying itself for another market-beating year, even as parent company Volkswagen trudges through its diesel crisis.

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BMW will boost i3's rangeAuto News

BMW will boost the range of its i3 electric car by about half for the 2017 model year.

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GMC takes first step onto Jeep terrainAuto News

The All Terrain model of GMC's redesigned Acadia signals GM's desire to position the brand as a challenger to Jeep.

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Managers monitor calls to save businessAuto News

Since Phillips Chevrolet in northern Illinois started requiring managers to listen to at least one employee-customer phone call a day, 10 to 15 customer experiences a month in sales or service have been saved.

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Porsche, Piech families support embattled VW CEO, report saysAuto News

The Porsche-Piech family clan, which control a majority of the voting rights in Volkswagen, are standing behind CEO Matthias Mueller, insiders say, despite criticism of his handling of the emissions crisis during a U.S. visit.

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