Snowed under New England dealers miss strong Feb. salesAuto News

As Massachusetts recovers from 100 inches of snow in recent weeks, many dealers there are reporting weaker-than-expected February sales, operational losses and lack of space because of massive snow piles.



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Kelly's work on safer airbags goes back to 1996Auto News

David Kelly, the former acting chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was hired this week to oversee the 10-automaker consortium searching for the root cause behind Takata airbag explosions.



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Group 1 names banker Doyle Arnold to its boardAuto News

Group 1 Automotive has named a new director to its board seven days after another director resigned. The retailer said today its board of directors appointed Doyle Arnold, 66, as a Class I Director, effective immediately.



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GM retrenches in Thailand after Indonesia retreat Auto News

A day after announcing it is to stop making GM-branded cars in Indonesia, General Motors today said it would cease production of its Chevrolet Sonic in Thailand by the middle of this year.



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Fiat Chrysler recalling about 467,500 SUVs worldwideAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it will recall about 467,500 SUVs globally in order to fix a fuel-pump issue that could cause engine stall.



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Mazda launches CX-3 small SUV, bets on diesel-only car for JapanAuto News

Mazda will sell only diesel-powered cars in the domestic launch of its key model for 2015, gambling it can convince the country's army of hybrid petrol-electric drivers that the days of sooty, noisy diesels are long gone.



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Nissan expects to reach 10% U.S. share goal ahead of scheduleAuto News

Nissan North America Chairman Jose Munoz outlined a four-prong capacity expansion plan that could power Nissan to its 10 percent U.S. market share goal ahead of schedule.



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Nissan sees meeting U.S. sales goal with capacity in S.Korea, JapanAuto News

Nissan will be able to meet its goal of taking 10 percent of the U.S. market in two years without any major new investments and by making use of capacity available at factories in Japan and South Korea, a top executive said.



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Mini designers dream up a racy Clubman for 'Gran Turismo 6' video gameAuto News

Mini has joined a growing list of automakers that have released high-performance concepts for 'Gran Turismo 6' on the PlayStation 3 game system.



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Strike ends at Brazil GM plant after union flexes muscleAuto News

Workers at a General Motors factory in Brazil ended a six-day strike today after the company dropped plans to lay off 800 employees, the union said, ending the latest labor standoff in the troubled Brazilian auto industry.



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Mini designers dream up a racy Clubman for 'Gran Tuismo 6' video gameAuto News

Mini has joined a growing list of automakers that have released high-performance concepts for 'Gran Turismo 6' on the PlayStation 3 game system.



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Weatherproof Sales Month? (2/26/15)

Defying snow, slow ports, rising gas prices; Audi tests ‘chairless chairs’; rocket...

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Weatherproof Sales Month? (2/26/15)

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U.S. Senate panel OKs auto industry whistleblower incentiveAuto News

A measure that would offer financial incentives for auto industry employees to expose safety defects won unanimous backing from a US Senate panel today.



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Fiat Chrysler to review its digital agency business, report saysAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has begun a digital agency review, people familiar with the matter told Advertising Age, an affiliate of Automotive News.



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Automakers choose aerospace firm to run Takata airbag testsAuto News

A consortium of 10 automakers formed to investigate the root cause behind Takata airbag inflator ruptures said today they have selected Orbital ATK to test the supplier's troubled inflators on their behalf.



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Federal-Mogul delays split into two public companiesAuto News

Federal-Mogul, the powertrain and aftermarket parts supplier controlled by Wall Street investment mogul Carl Icahn, said this week it will delay a prior plan to split into two separate public companies during the first half of this year.



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GM cuts capacity, jobs in Indonesia, where Japanese dominateAuto News

General Motors is to stop making cars in Indonesia, a battleground for global automakers in emerging Southeast Asia, closing an assembly plant, axing some 500 jobs and shifting its branding focus to SUVs.



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Ford hires 400 more than planned in Canada to support output of new EdgeAuto News

Ford has hired about 400 more workers than it previously said it would need to build the redesigned Edge crossover in Canada.



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