Martin Leach took passion for racing to exec suiteAuto News

From the age of 5, when he chose a push car as a birthday present, Martin Leach was happiest behind the wheel of an automobile, preferably a very fast one.

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'The turning point for Mercedes'Auto News

After falling behind in the global luxury race, CEO Dieter Zetsche has put Mercedes-Benz in a position to overtake BMW.

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Truck sales on pace for 10 million markAuto News

While it's increasingly unlikely that 2016 will beat last year's record U.S. volume, sales of the big vehicles that generate the bulk of many automakers' profits are at an all-time high.

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How long is a 7-minute wait? Too long.Auto News

A New York-area dealer used video to get his service advisers to stop leaving customers unattended and waiting.

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Adient will pay to upgrade its seatsAuto News

Now free of its large parent company, newly independent seat maker Adient is ready to begin pouring more cash into future seat research and technology.

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Sonic's EchoPark to assist private salesAuto News

Sonic Automotive is procuring used cars by putting private sellers together with private buyers at its used-only EchoPark stores.

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Nissan vows to turn a new leaf with suppliersAuto News

Suppliers have grumbled about Nissan North America's rough posture on parts pricing. Nissan now wants to do better.

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American Axle finds solace in Metaldyne dealAuto News

Last week, American Axle announced plans to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. for $3.3 billion, a deal that allows it to declare that it is truly independent of its former parent, General Motors.

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FCA's big cars extended to 2020Auto News

Fiat Chrysler will refresh and stick with its stable of large cars until at least 2020, two sources told Automotive News.

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CDK's 'fanstastic win' is now lostAuto News

Hendrick Automotive Group has decided not to switch to CDK's dealership management system from Reynolds and Reynolds' system, CDK CEO Brian MacDonald told analysts.

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Toyota's growth model turns on servicesAuto News

For eight decades, Toyota's business model was straightforward: Sell more cars, make more profit.

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One-stop shops for self-driving technologyAuto News

ZF-TRW and other suppliers envision a role of leading automakers into autonomous capability.

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Dealer reconsiders selling recalled vehiclesAuto News

After a whirlwind of local and national media coverage of a lawsuit filed by Florida dealer Earl Stewart against a rival group which was selling used vehicles subject to the Takata airbag recall, there's one less dealership group in South Florida...

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AutoNation dials back acquisition strategyAuto News

With so much capital going into the AutoNation USA used-car stores and other brand extensions, AutoNation's appetite for acquisitions will primarily be limited to smaller deals to fill a hole in an existing market, CEO Mike Jackson says.

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Potential bidders for Takata may balk at GM bankruptcy precedentAuto News

As troubled Japanese auto supplier Takata prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S.

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Ford workers in Canada ratify new labor contractAuto News

Ford workers represented by the Canadian union Unifor today ratified a four-year contract that includes a commitment from the automaker to invest more than $530 million (C$710 million) in its Canadian plants.

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Union strikes key Canadian seating supplier for FCA, GMAuto News

Unifor Local 444 members employed at Integram Windsor (Magna) Seating have rejected their new collective agreement by 58 percent. The ships just-in-time seating and components to FCA's Windsor minivan plant and GM's CAMI operation in Ingersoll, Ont.

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Union votes down contract offer at key Canadian seating supplier Auto News

Unifor Local 444 members employed at Integram Windsor (Magna) Seating have rejected their new collective agreement by 58 percent. The ships just-in-time seating and components to FCA's Windsor minivan plant and GM's CAMI operation in Ingersoll, Ont.

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