Kia's Super Bowl campaign to draw on star power of Christopher Walken, social media influencessAuto News

In Kia's Super Bowl 50 ad, the redesigned 2016 Optima is like the world's most exciting pair of socks.

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VW Group sends proposal to fix rigged 3.0-liter diesels to U.S., Calif. regulators Auto News

Under deadline Tuesday, Volkswagen Group of America submitted to U.S. and California regulators a draft plan to recall and repair thousands of 3.0-liter diesel vehicles containing illegal emissions software.

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Toyota recalls 320,000 vehicles for side airbag issueAuto News

Toyota today said it is recalling about 320,000 vehicles from the 2003-06 model years for an airbag-related defect.

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Honda cites weather for 1.7% decline; Civic surgesAuto News

Facing challenges from both calendar and climate, American Honda Motor Co. reported 100,497 sales for January, a 1.7 percent decrease from a year earlier.

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Toyota down 4.7% as cars undercut truck gainsAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales started 2016 with a tap on the brakes, reporting a 4.7 percent decline in January sales from a year ago to 161,283 vehicles.

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Snowstorms drive sales down 0.4%; SAAR rises to 17.55 millionAuto News

U.S. auto sales declined 0.4 percent last month, as severe winter weather pushed some consumers to put off car shopping until February. With two fewer sales days, the sales rate still rose to 17.55 million.

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Hyundai, Kia post slight gains to set January recordsAuto News

January U.S. sales at Hyundai-Kia were mostly flat but rose just enough to give the brands their best-ever starts to a year.

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Subaru posts record for JanuaryAuto News

Despite supply constraints, Subaru reported a record January and a U.S. sales increase of 0.7 percent compared with a year earlier to 41,101 vehicles.

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Ford slips; rising fleets fail to offset retail decline Auto News

Ford Motor said its retail sales fell 11 percent in January, and a rise in deliveries to car-rental companies wasn't able to fully offset the decline.

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VW sinks to 5-year low; Audi extends streak Auto News

Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 15 percent last month, the embattled brand's third-straight monthly decline, while sibling brand Audi kept up its own streak, recording its 61st straight monthly U.S. sales record.

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Ford slips; rising fleet sales fail to offset retail decline Auto News

Ford Motor said its retail sales fell 11 percent in January, and a rise in deliveries to car-rental companies wasn't able to fully offset the decline.

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GM ekes out gain; retail up as fleet falls Auto News

General Motors posted a 0.5 percent gain in U.S. sales for January amid strong retail deliveries, and said it would continue to cut back on rental sales in 2016 as a way to boost resale values and brand health.

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VW's sales sink to 5-year low; Audi's record run continuesAuto News

Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 15 percent last month, the embattled brand's third-straight monthly decline, while sibling brand Audi kept up its own streak, recording its 61st monthly U.S. sales record.

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Jeep and Dodge lift FCA to another increase Auto News

Fiat Chrysler sales rose 6.9 percent in January as big increases by Jeep and Dodge offset sharp declines for the Chrysler and Fiat brands.

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Canadian sales jump 10% after record year Auto News

Automakers reported a robust 10 percent gain in Canada for January, even as forecasters expect demand in Canada for light vehicles and trucks to level off this year following a record-breaking 2015.

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GM ekes out slim gain; retail up as fleet falls Auto News

General Motors posted a 0.5 percent gain in U.S. sales for January amid strong retail deliveries, and said it would continue to cut back on rental sales in 2016 as a way to boost resale values and brand health.

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Toyota Motor Credit reaches pact with CFPB over discriminatory loan pricingAuto News

U.S. financial regulators said they reached an agreement with Toyota's financial unit for it to pay up to $21.9 million in restitution to thousands of minority borrowers over discriminatory loan pricing.

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Dow CEO Liveris agrees to exit after DuPont mergerAuto News

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris will leave the company after the completion of its merger with DuPont Co., marking a victory for activist investor Dan Loeb, who had called for his removal.

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Ferrari shares slump to record low after saying sales growth will slowAuto News

Ferrari said sales growth will probably slow down in its first full year of independence from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, sending the shares to their lowest level since the supercar maker's Oct. 21 initial public offering in New York.

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Automakers post 10 percent gain in Canada salesAuto News

Automakers reported a robust 10 percent gain in Canada for January, even as forecasters expect demand in Canada for light vehicles and trucks to level off this year following a record-breaking 2015.

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Nissan pulls ahead on strength of crossoversAuto News

Nissan brand U.S. sales rose 3 percent in a winter storm-wracked January as crossovers and trucks gained traction.

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Snow storms drive sales down 0.4%; SAAR rises to 17.55 millionAuto News

U.S. auto sales declined 0.4 percent last month, as severe winter weather pushed some consumers to put off car shopping until February. With two fewer sales days, the sales rate still rose to 17.55 million.

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Mazda issues recalls for potential fuel leak, Takata airbagsAuto News

Mazda issued two recalls covering all of its 2014-16 CX-5 crossovers in the U.S. for potential fuel leak concerns, in addition to 2004-06 pickups equipped with Takata airbags.

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Automakers report higher January sales in CanadaAuto News

Automakers reported higher Canadian auto sales for January, even as forecasters expect demand in Canada for light vehicles and trucks to level off this year following a record-breaking 2015.

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VW's sales sink 15% to five-year low; Audi's record run continuesAuto News

Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 15 percent last month, the embattled brand's third-straight monthly decline, while sibling brand Audi kept up its own streak, recording its 61st monthly U.S. sales record.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by Chinese conglomerate in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Ally posts strong gains in net income for year, Q4Auto News

Ally Financial's fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 profit and net income rose, while auto loan and lease originations remained relatively flat or increased slightly, despite GM's switch to lease exclusivity with GM Financial.

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GM, lawyers ask U.S. judge to reject bid to halt switch settlementAuto News

General Motors has asked a judge to reject efforts by a lawyer who first publicly exposed a faulty ignition switch in GM vehicles to undo a settlement fund resolving 1,380 death and injury lawsuits.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by Ningbo Joyson in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by China's Ningbo Joyson in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Ford's rising fleet sales fail to offset 11% decline in retailAuto News

Ford Motor said its retail sales fell 11 percent in January, and a rise in deliveries to car-rental companies wasn't able to fully offset the decline.

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GM ekes out slim gain; retail up as fleet sales sinkAuto News

General Motors posted a 0.5 percent gain in U.S. sales for January amid strong retail deliveries, and said it would continue to cut back on rental sales in 2016 as a way to boost resale values and brand health.

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Microbus-styled mini-MPV to use new electric platformAuto News

The purely-electric and distantly Microbus-related Volkswagen BUDD-e will see production in the near future, Britain's Car magazine reports.

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Takata must change culture to prevent another safety crisis, panel saysAuto News

Takata Corp. must make quality a part of company culture if it hopes to prevent future safety defects like the exploding airbags at the center of the largest automotive recall in U.S.

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Toyota's U2 van concept to pop up in TorontoAuto News

Toyota's U2 Urban Utility small delivery van concept will make its global auto show debut in Toronto next week.

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Jeep and Dodge gains offset losses at Chrysler and FiatAuto News

Fiat Chrysler sales rose 6.9 percent in January as big increases by Jeep and Dodge offset sharp declines for the Chrysler and Fiat brands.

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FCA survives storm to post 6.9% monthly gain; GM flat, Ford falls 2.8%Auto News

Fiat Chrysler, Nissan and Hyundai managed to increase sales last month in spite of a big snowstorm on the East Coast, while General Motors sales were essentially flat and Ford posted a 2.8 percent decline.

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FCA survives storm to post 6.9% monthly gainAuto News

Fiat Chrysler used its Jeep and Dodge brands to pound through Winter Storm Jonas last month and grind out a 6.9 percent gain in January.

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Tata to rename Zica hatch after outbreak of dangerous zika virusAuto News

The rapidly-spreading zika virus has an unlikely victim: Indian carmaker Tata Motors.

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Takata panel to release review of manufacturing practicesAuto News

Takata, the airbag maker responsible for the biggest auto safety recall in history, is poised to learn the results of a probe into its manufacturing practices by an outside panel set up one year ago.

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Lexus reports record global sales in 2015; aims higher in 2016Auto News

Lexus may not have reclaimed the U.S. luxury sales title in 2015, but by any other measure, it was a champion year for the Japanese premium brand.

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