BMW-backed researchers close in on cheaper carbon fiber for CarsAuto News

Large-scale manufacturing of cars made with lightweight carbon fiber is moving closer to reality as costs start to fall, according to a materials-development group that has BMW as a partner.



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Mercedes sales top Audi in Sept. as global competition intensifiesAuto News

Audi sold fewer cars globally than rival Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year in the latest sign that the sales rivalry among Germany's top luxury automakers is intensifying.



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Vellequette previews how the energy boom has come to dealersAuto News

Reporter Larry Vellequette talks about his upcoming feature in the Oct. 13 issue of Automotive News on how dealers deal with the surging sales #8211; and challenges #8211; in suddenly prosperous natural gas 'fracking' areas.



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Tesla to end 'The D' suspense Auto News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk today will unveil new technology that helps keep drivers from drifting off the road and what analysts predict will be an all-wheel-drive variant of its Model S.



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Russian market in free fall as Ukraine crisis curbs demandAuto News

Russia's auto market is in free fall with new-car sales plunging by 20 percent last month following a 26 percent drop in August as buyers worried about the country's sanctions-hit economy avoid large purchases.



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Fiat Chrysler could sell $830 million in shares after U.S. listing, report saysAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could sell up to $830 million worth of shares to boost its finances and increase trading in the stock after it begins trading on Wall Street next week, Reuters reported.



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Mercedes sales top Audi in Sept. as competition intensifiesAuto News

Audi sold fewer cars than rival Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year in the latest sign that the sales rivalry among Germany's top luxury automakers is intensifying.



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Marchionne rebuilds Fiat-Chrysler at 200 mph to woo Wall StreetAuto News

As CEO Sergio Marchionne prepares to help ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday to mark the debut of Fiat Chrysler shares, he is racing to create a lineup of cars that will lure buyers into showrooms worldwide.



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Mercedes-Benz rewarded with EPA credits for adopting start-stop Auto News

Mercedes-Benz will get extra credit on U.S. fuel economy standards for putting start-stop systems in its luxury cars -- but not as much as the automaker had hoped.



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Technology propels fuel economy average to record 24.1 mpg, EPA saysAuto News

The average fuel economy of cars and light trucks, driven by wider use of technology such as direct injection and advanced transmissions, increased to a record 24.1 mpg in the 2013 model year, though the pace of improvement slowed.



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Mitsubishi maintains profit guidance, uncertain on sales outlookAuto News

Mitsubishi Motors expects to meet its full-year guidance for operating profit for the 2014-15 financial year, but is not yet certain it can meet its forecast for sales, a spokesman for the company said on Wednesday.



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Fuel-economy average climbs to record 24.1 mpg, EPA saysAuto News

The average fuel economy of cars and light trucks increased to a record 24.1 mpg in the 2013 model year, though the pace of improvement slowed compared with the two previous years, according to the U.S.



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Johnson Controls fires consultant after affair with CEOAuto News

Johnson Controls fired a consulting firm after learning that one of its principals had an extramarital affair with CEO Alex Molinaroli.



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Audi wants $2.5 billion in annual cost cuts to offset tech spending, reports sayAuto News

Audi wants to rein in costs by about $2.5 billion a year to offset surging spending on new technology, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Marchionne foresees merger creating a new No. 1 automakerAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne sees potential to form a new No. 1 automaker as companies grapple with low returns on the growing amount of money needed to develop a new car.



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BMW hires Ferrari's chief engineer Auto News

BMW has hired Ferrari's former technical director, Roberto Fedeli, for an as-yet unspecified role. Fedeli joined Ferrari in 1988 and has been responsible for the engineering of all Ferrari cars since 2007.



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BMW hires Ferrari's chief engineer, sources sayAuto News

BMW will announce later this month that it has hired Ferrari's former technical director, Roberto Fedeli, sources said. Ferrari said Fedeli left the carmaker Sept. 13.



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Marchionne says he's 'done' after 2018 Fiat Chrysler plan Auto News

Sergio Marchionne, Fiat's chief executive officer and the architect of its merger with Chrysler, plans to step down after completing a five-year strategic plan to expand the combined carmakers.



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Toyota supplier Denso considers Japan expansion as yen weakensAuto News

Denso is giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a reason to believe his weak yen policy will eventually boost investment by manufacturers.



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