VW to unveil concept crossover in Detroit for U.S., report saysAuto News

Volkswagen plans to show an SUV concept at the Detroit auto show next month as the automaker seeks a larger presence in lucrative crossover segments to boost sales in the US market, company sources told Reuters.



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Two more deaths eligible for GM compensationAuto News

Claims deemed eligible for compensation from a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles rose slightly in the last week, including two additional deaths attributed to the defective switch, according to an official report today.



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VW brand suffers biggest drop in global car sales this yearAuto News

Sales of Volkswagen's core brand fell 4 percent in November, the biggest monthly drop this year, as demand contracted in eastern Europe and Latin America and VW switched to a new-generation Passat.



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Takata brass waits in the bunker as airbag crisis growsAuto News

Takata promoted Swiss-born Stefan Stocker to president last year to inject global thinking and openness into the insular, family-dominated Japanese supplier.



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Your favorite pickup -- with a woman's touchAuto News

Pickup trucks are still seen as a stronghold of the industry's testosterone-laden, good-old-boy past. But now, women do pickups, too. Next month Becky Blanchard will take over as director of Chrysler Group's Ram brand.



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Stagnant wages are a drag on new-car salesAuto News

One reason auto sales in the United States still aren't quite back to the 17 million-a-year pace seen during the boom years before the recession: Many consumers haven't gotten much of a raise since then.



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High salesperson turnover getting worse, study findsAuto News

In 2013, the average dealership had a 66 percent turnover rate among sales consultants, up 4 percentage points from the previous year and well above the national average for the private sector of 42 percent, the National Automobile Dealers...



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Chrysler Pentastar V-6s to get turbos and direct injection, sources sayAuto News

Chrysler Group is improving its Pentastar family of V-6s, adding direct injection, turbocharging and other technology to enable smaller displacement engines to power its vehicles.



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Toyota's products, factory retooling set stage for market share gainsAuto News

For most of the last five years, Toyota has been hampered by one problem after another: recession, safety crisis, earthquake, strong yen.



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Jeep drives 25% of U.S. sales gains Auto News

Jeep's big year has helped Fiat Chrysler grow at four times the pace of the rest of the industry, gaining momentum as the U.S. market shows signs of starting to plateau.



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Lexus ponders drop-top optionsAuto News

As the only convertible in its lineup approaches the end of its life cycle, Lexus is looking ahead to another critical step in the balancing act it's undertaking: trying to appeal to younger buyers while keeping its core customers.



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Carmakers hit the gas as China slows downAuto News

Chinese bureaucrats are jittery, maybe even a bit panicky, about the country's slumping economy. But global carmakers sound as optimistic as ever as they place big bets on the world's biggest auto market.



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Creative pairing: 2 dealers innovate as partnersAuto News

After toiling to revitalize separate single-point dealerships in the Detroit area, two childhood friends merged and expanded operations to compete with larger groups. "It's not an acquisition, but a partnership," says Sam Slaughter.



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Ford considers CVTs as way to improve fuel economyAuto News

Ford is considering giving the continuously variable transmission another spin. "We've had some experience with CVTs and it wasn't all good," said Raj Nair, Ford's global product development chief, during a media event here. "They are getting better.



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After decades of store confinement, the FandI office is inching digitalAuto News

Lou Bregou, a director of operations at Driver's Village in Cicero, N.Y., says he has embraced putting financing tools on the dealership group's e-commerce website.



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Trust in Takata to solve crisis is dissolvingAuto News

Takata, the world's second-largest supplier of airbag inflators and a company once considered too big to fail, is rapidly losing control of the recall crisis.



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Dealerships grapple with regulations allowing service dogsAuto News

Dealerships can face litigation if they don't know the rules about how to deal with customers who require service dogs. The issue is complicated by people who claim, incorrectly, that their pets are service dogs.



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Lexus adopts bolder, racier persona in adsAuto News

Lexus' advertising is increasingly taking on the personality of its newest models: racier, more daring and with a hint of fun. Lexus is applying that strategy across several channels.



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Will Chevrolet's tiny Trax spark a sibling rivalry?Auto News

Given that GMC's entire product lineup is shared with Chevrolet, it begs the question: Will GMC get a version of the new Chevy Trax small crossover?



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Shiloh expands aluminum output for southern automakersAuto News

Shiloh Industries plans to open an auto parts plant in Tennessee this month to continue its expansion of North American aluminum-casting capacity.



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