Takata tightens screws on suppliers as airbag crisis mounts, report saysAuto News

Takata has begun enforcing tighter quality controls on a group of parts suppliers as the auto safety equipment maker boosts production to replace millions of air bags recalled for a potentially deadly defect, people familiar with the situation told...



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Toledo's 500,000th Jeep due this weekAuto News

Workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Toledo Assembly Complex are expected to stop their lines for a few minutes late this week to acknowledge something they've never done before: build over 500,000 Jeeps in one year.



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Ford seeks infotainment middle groundAuto News

In replacing its widely derided MyFord Touch infotainment system, Ford gathered more outside input than it had ever considered in developing an entire vehicle.



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Chrysler expands airbag recall tally following NHTSA criticismAuto News

Chrysler Group has agreed to further expand its regional recall of older-model Dodge and Chrysler vehicles equipped with airbag inflators manufactured by Takata -- a week after federal safety regulators criticized the automaker's response to the...



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Whose dashboard is it anyway?Auto News

When car companies do business with Apple Inc. or Google Inc., they like to say they are dealing with a "partner" -- not a supplier. It's becoming clear that they won't always be silent partners.



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GM dealers take on more loanersAuto News

Dealers are seeing a huge expansion of General Motors' Courtesy Transportation Program, a bid to create better loyalty via the service lane and by getting more people to try vehicles.



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Renault-Nissan Alliance shuffles purchasing teamAuto News

The Renault-Nissan Alliance said today has shuffled its executive purchasing team, promoting Yasuhiro Yamauchi to executive vice president of the two companies' joint purchasing operation.



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Chrysler 200: A D3 Disruptor? (12/12/14)

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Audi Q7 slims down for 2015Auto News

Audi is shrinking the Q7 SUV. By reducing the size slightly and constructing the body with a mixture of high-strength steel and aluminum, the three-row SUV drops 716 pounds.



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FTC launches second crackdown on auto dealer advertisingAuto News

The Federal Trade Commission today charged two auto dealership groups with violating earlier orders from the FTC to avoid misleading advertising regarding payments and financing, such as improper use of fine print and failure to adequately disclose...



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Ford elects former FCC chairman Kennard to its boardAuto News

Ford elected William Kennard, former US ambassador to the European Union and FCC chairman, to its board of directors.



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Mazda expands airbag inflator recallAuto News

Mazda said it will replace driver-side Takata airbag inflators in some 330,000 vehicles in the United States, expanding an earlier effort limited to regions with high humidity.



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Tesla's China president resigns after less than 9 months in postAuto News

Tesla Motors said its top manager in China is leaving the company after less than nine months in the position.



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N.Y. Department of Financial Services subpoenas captives, 2 banks over subprime auto lendingAuto News

New York state's financial services regulator has subpoenaed financing divisions of automakers including Ford, Honda, Nissan and Volkswagen, along with banks Santander and TD Bank, as part of a probe of possible consumer abuses in subprime auto...



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Automakers say selection of firm to test Takata inflators will come soonAuto News

Automakers investigating the scope and cause of sudden ruptures in Takata airbags concluded their first meeting Thursday in metro Detroit without selecting an outside engineering firm to conduct the group's testing.



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GM offers fix on small-car ignitions to prevent stuck keysAuto News

General Motors is offering to repair customers' Chevrolet Cobalts and other older small cars to prevent keys from getting stuck in the ignition, but the company said it isn't issuing a recall because the problem doesn't pose a safety risk.



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Janet Barnard named president of Manheim North AmericaAuto News

Manheim North America COO Janet Barnard has been named president of the auction company, effective immediately, the company's parent, Cox Automotive, said Thursday.



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Fields predicts 'breakthrough year' for Ford in 2015Auto News

Ford CEO Mark Fields said 2015 will be 'a breakthrough year' for Ford after a large number of vehicle launches trimmed profit margins in 2014.



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Convert traditional vehicles to EVs? Ford, GM and others are brainstormingAuto News

Tony Earley, CEO of utility Pacific Gas and Electric in California and a member of Ford Motor Co.'



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Kentucky dealer Sam Swope dies at 88Auto News

Sam Swope, who acquired his first auto dealership -- a Dodge and Plymouth store -- in 1952 and went on to build a wide-ranging brand portfolio in Kentucky, died Tuesday, Dec. 9.



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