GM ignition-switch death toll rises to 84Auto News

The death toll from General Motors' defective ignition switch has risen by four from a week earlier to 84, the office administrating GM's compensation fund said.



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Fiat Chrysler's Elkann sees more consolidation in auto industryAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chairman John Elkann sees the need for more combinations in the auto industry and expects consolidation to continue.



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Kia Sorento campaign targets the adventurousAuto News

Kia is positioning the 2016 Sorento at drivers with adventurous mindsets in a new online series that launched last week on the Yahoo Screen streaming service.



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Marchionne wants to complete mega deal before stepping down, report saysAuto News

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is hoping for a big deal, possibly in the United States, to plug the carmaker's weaknesses and cement his legacy before stepping down in early 2019, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.



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Hyundai beats VW, Buick as China's top-ranked mass-market auto brandAuto News

Hyundai Motor beat Volkswagen and Buick to be the top-ranked mass-market auto brand in China in a state-backed survey, even as the South Korean automaker's deliveries there fell in the first quarter.



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Ram owners' suit spins on missing $50 optionAuto News

A South Carolina Ram owner's lawsuit filed against Fiat Chrysler last week can be summed up in an everyday question: What's the diff?



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Ford's stair-step workout for dealersAuto News

As its U.S. market share slides, Ford Motor Co. has dug up one of the old-school, sales-boosting tricks it had seemingly buried: stair-step incentives.



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Japan electronic giants embrace autos after consumer-goods strugglesAuto News

Japan's storied electronics companies are struggling in the cutthroat consumer goods market amid cheaper, and often more innovative, rivals from South Korea and China.



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Kia's new bosses have a tough act to followAuto News

The departure of Kia's top U.S. executive, Byung Mo Ahn, marks a pivotal moment for a brand that has enjoyed unprecedented growth and stability.



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Online startups offer dealers faster, cheaper ways to wholesale vehiclesAuto News

Years ago, dealers who wanted to get rid of aged used cars and unwanted trade-ins had to take them to a local auction. But now auctions are being challenged by start-ups that offer alternative ways to wholesale used vehicles.



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Blue sky surges for German luxury brandsAuto News

The values for German luxury brand dealerships in the United States are in the stratosphere, while some other brands are such poor prospects that the buy-sell market cannot even assign them a multiple.



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Nuclear deal may unleash big, pent-up Iran marketAuto News

The prospective nuclear agreement among Iran, the U.S. and four other nations could have major ramifications for the auto industry by opening up a new and significant emerging market.



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Toyota's Costa Rica retailer expands in U.S.Auto News

Costa Rica's distributor of Toyota Group vehicles wants to own five to seven Toyota dealerships and "a couple" of Lexus stores in the U.S. within three years, its CEO said. Purdy Motor Group is not quite halfway to that goal.



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Nissan is looking for more fleet businessAuto News

Honda's complaint that bigger fleet sales are driving Nissan's sales growth is erroneous, says Nissan Chairman Munoz. But while Nissan has cut back on rental-fleet sales, Munoz wants to sell more Nissans into lucrative commercial fleets.



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Cramped quarters teach valuable lessonsAuto News

But when Hodges Subaru moves to a much larger building, it will take with it many lessons learned during the years confined in a small space.



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Wolfgang Porsche backs VW chief Winterkorn after Piech's criticismAuto News

VW board member Wolfgang Porsche threw his support behind Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn two days after his cousin and VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech publicly criticized the chief executive.



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Shanghai will serve up fresh selection of SUVs, crossoversAuto News

Automakers will feed China's seemingly insatiable appetite for SUVs and crossovers with a fresh batch of concepts and production models for the Shanghai auto show.



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Maxima strategy: 5 trims, no optionsAuto News

When the redesigned 2016 Nissan Maxima sport sedan goes on sale this summer, it will come in five trim packages #8212; 'and zero options,' says Fred Diaz, vice president for U.S. sales and marketing and operations.



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Automakers roll out SUVs in battle for fast-growing segmentAuto News

The Shanghai auto show -- which opens April 20 -- will be the perfect place to gauge the intensity of the SUV war between the global giants and Chinese automakers.



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VW in full-blown crisis as Winterkorn pledges to fight for jobAuto News

Volkswagen has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis after CEO Martin Winterkorn let it be known on Saturday he will fight for his job even though the company's powerful chairman has reportedly withdrawn confidence in the chief executive.



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