Ford names Mustang, F-150 team leader new Europe design chiefAuto News

Ford has named Joel Piaskowski to head its design team in Europe. He will succeed Martin Smith on July 1. Smith, who has led Ford's European design for 10 years, will retire at the end of the year.



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'I bet my life' that Barra was unaware of safety defect, Akerson saysAuto News

Former GM CEO Dan Akerson says in a new published report that his successor, Mary Barra, didn't know about a deadly safety defect in GM small cars when she took the job in January.



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GM to start exporting cars from India in 2nd half of yearAuto News

General Motors will start exporting vehicles from India in the second half of the year, aiming to ramp up local capacity utilization rates amid a slowdown in the domestic auto market.



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Toyota to raise directors' pay 19% after record profitAuto News

Toyota plans to boost pay to directors by 19 percent for the last fiscal year after the company earned record profit.



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Google plans own fleet of self-driving carsAuto News

Google will launch its own fleet of autonomous vehicle prototypes #8211; with no steering wheels and no gas or brake pedals #8211; as the technology giant begins a new phase of its self-driving car project.



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U.S. seeks to fund Alcoa's bet on automotive aluminumAuto News

The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed lending money to Alcoa to expand aluminum production at a Tennessee factory, setting the stage for the first loan to a supplier under a dormant $25 billion fund.



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Jeep 9-speed needs a reset againAuto News

Chrysler Group continues to tweak the software that operates the complex nine-speed automatic transmissions it will use to power all of its front-wheel-drive-based vehicles.



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Tesla bonds assigned 'junk' status by SandPAuto News

Tesla received a far less rousing recommendation from bond raters at Standard and Poor's Corp. -- which assigned the electric-vehicle maker's bonds a B- rating, or 'junk' status.



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Hyundai leapfrogs Honda to become greenest automaker in U.S., scientists sayAuto News

Hyundai, which has championed smaller engines and gasoline-electric hybrids, dethroned Honda as the greenest automaker in the United States, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists.



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Linamar CEO delays goal of $9.2 billion sales by 2020Auto News

Canadian automotive supplier Linamar is unlikely to meet its goal of almost tripling sales by 2020 due to capital costs and labor shortages, CEO Linda Hasenfratz said.



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Audi refreshes A7/S7 with sharper lines, powertrain upgradesAuto News

Audi has revealed the redesigned A7 and S7 fastback sedans, with both cars receiving a sharper look all around as well as a revised powertrain lineup.



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Hyundai unseats Honda for greenest automaker crown in U.S., scientists sayAuto News

Hyundai's quick embrace of downsized engines, electric hybrids and other anti-pollution technology helped the company unseat Honda as the most environmental automaker, a scientific research group said.



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Pro skater Tony Hawk jumps a moving Mini CooperAuto News

Mini recruited skate boarding legend Tony Hawk to jump over its classic Cooper Hardtop in a stunt that has been a hit online.



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200,000 Nissan Sentras, Versas investigated for potential brake issueAuto News

U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into an estimated 200,000 Nissan cars in the United States for potential braking issues.



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Toyota to raise directors' pay 19% after record profitAuto News

Toyota plans to boost pay to directors by 19 percent for the last fiscal year after the company earned record profit.



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Ford's shift upscale across Europe draws skepticsAuto News

Ford intends to compete with premium automakers with high-end versions of its mass-market models in a bid to end years of financial losses in Europe. But the strategy is not without risk.



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Mini studies new design with Superleggera conceptAuto News

The future of Mini may look nothing like the iconic model designed by Sir Alec Issigonis in 1959 but a lot like the Superleggera Vision roadster concept the BMW subsidiary showed off Sunday in Italy.



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Canada probes fatal crashes amid complaints over faulty GM switchesAuto News

Canada is probing two fatal crashes in General Motors vehicles which were subject to a recall to fix faulty switches and has received nine additional complaints from drivers, the country's top transportation official told Reuters on Monday.



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Kobe Steel, Toyota Tsusho explore joint aluminum output in U.S.Auto News

Kobe Steel and Toyota Tsusho, aiming to tap growing demand for aluminum vehicles, are in talks to set up a joint venture to make the lightweight sheetmetal in the United States.



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