IIHS study underlines benefits of automatic brakingAuto News

Automatic braking systems were shown in a new study to reduce rear-end crashes by about 40 percent on average, handing added momentum to a push by safety groups, regulators and some automakers to equip all new cars with the technology.

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GM ignition switch accords challenged over alleged lawyer conflictAuto News

A settlement fund for the benefit of more than 1,000 GM customers who sued over faulty ignition switches should be re-examined by a judge because the lawyer who negotiated it had a conflict of interest, another plaintiff attorney involved in the...

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Lexus recalls RX350, RX450h crossovers for airbag flawAuto News

Toyota is recalling 6,000 new Lexus RX350 and RX450h crossovers from the 2016 model year to fix issues related to airbags.

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ZF TRW signs office lease for global electronics businessAuto News

ZF TRW plans to open its global electronics headquarters in suburban Detroit by the end of the second quarter following a lease of a 171,000-square-foot office building.

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Snow put damper on January U.S. sales, but demand expected to reboundAuto News

Last weekend's big snowstorm took a big bite out of January's U.S. new-vehicle sales, but analysts and dealers said they expect demand to rebound in February and March, keeping the industry on track for a second consecutive record year.

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FCA to idle plant that makes Chrysler 200 for six weeksAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it will idle its plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., which makes the midsize Chrysler 200 sedan, for six weeks starting on Monday.

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FCA to pay UAW workers up to $4,000 in profit sharingAuto News

UAW-represented Fiat Chrysler workers will receive profit-sharing checks of as much as $4,000 this year, 45 percent more than in 2015, the company said today.

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FCA tilts N.A. production plans to trucks, scales back Alfa ambitionsAuto News

A revised business plan released today by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles moves its profit-heavy Jeep and Ram brands into the passing lane, while tapping the brakes on efforts to build a full line of Alfa Romeos from scratch by 2018.

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FCA scales back Alfa ambitions, tilts N.A. production plans to trucksAuto News

FCA is tapping the brakes on its 2014 plan to build out a full line of eight Alfa Romeo vehicles globally by 2018, saying now that it will add only a midsize SUV and the Giulia by the end of next year.

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Fiat Chrysler Q4 adjusted earnings jump 39% as demand booms for Jeep SUVsAuto News

MILAN (Bloomberg) -- FCA's fourth-quarter earnings rose 39 percent as demand boomed for its Jeep SUVs. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes increased to 1.64 billion euros ($1.78 billion) from 1.

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