GM ignition-switch death toll rises to 111Auto News

General Motors' defective ignition switches are now linked to 111 deaths, up two more from a week ago, the office administering GM's victim compensation fund said.

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Brose North America appoints new presidentAuto News

Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH today named Mike Brosseau president of its North American subsidiary, Brose North America Inc. Brosseau, 47, succeeds Jan Kowal, 66, who is retiring.

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Mexico auto boom a boon for U.S. suppliersAuto News

Since 2012, carmakers have invested or promised nearly $23 billion in new production in Mexico. The result is a need for a more cohesive supply chain that extends farther down the tiered system.

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Japanese launch plan for cars to help power electric gridAuto News

Japanese automakers aim to solidify their global leadership in electric-vehicle charging standards by extending the technology to vehicle-to-infrastructure energy transfers.

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Tesla gigafactory to get hundreds of Panasonic workersAuto News

Panasonic will dispatch hundreds of employees to Tesla's Nevada gigafactory from this fall to get ready to make lithium ion batteries for electric cars at the plant from next year.

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Hyundai considers larger Genesis-based premium SUV Auto News

Hyundai, whose sedan-heavy lineup has held it back in a U.S. market powered by SUVs, is considering developing larger SUVs based on its Genesis luxury sedan, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Google builds safeguards into Android Auto appsAuto News

The limited roster of apps approved for Android Auto shows how carefully Google is approaching its first foray into designing computer interfaces for cars.

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Nissan braces for falling Leaf salesAuto News

Nissan sees a tough road ahead for its electric Leaf. The end of Georgia's $5,000 EV tax credit threatens the Leaf's hottest market.

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Pickup sales soar, thanks largely to GMAuto News

Automakers enjoyed a spectacular run in May as U.S. sales totaled 1,634,954 light vehicles, the most ever recorded for the month. Pickups were a particular pocket of strength, both big and small. And GM had a great truck month.

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Nesbitt has pedigree to shape Buick designAuto News

Designer Bryan Nesbitt returns to the U.S. to take over the Buick brand. And he seems to have the pedigree to lead design for GM's near-premium brand as it seeks to build its U.S. lineup and maintain its heavyweight status in China.

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Northwood vacates another campusAuto News

Northwood University is selling its 31-year-old campus in West Palm Beach, Fla., a year after shutting its residential campus near Dallas. The nation's pre-eminent auto-retailing school is also restructuring its operations to improve revenue.

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Dealership MandA market cools following Soros buzzAuto News

When representatives of Wall Street financier George Soros told dealers this January at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention that the billionaire's family fund wanted to buy dealerships, it prompted a flurry of speculation that...

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Saturn was a loser for years - but who knew?Auto News

Rather than seeking damages from General Motors for his lost Saturn dealerships, a former Florida dealer is moving ahead with his lawsuit against GM's independent auditor, Deloitte Touche. The case could go to trial as early as this month.

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17.78 million! What made May's sales rate spike?Auto News

Auto sales should remain brisk thoughout 2015, but we probably won't see a repeat of May's eye-popping selling rate fo 17.78 million vehicles.

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Fewer lead vendors but better odds of conversionAuto News

Before the Great Recession, booming auto sales had drawn scores of new vendors into the lead-selling business.

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Colo. store embraces pets, pedalsAuto News

Fisher Auto Group embraces the Boulder, Colo., community's values, offering loaner bikes rather than loaner vehicles and allowing customers' pets in the store.

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Ford draws up plans to modernize research, engineering hubAuto News

Ford is embarking on a 10-year plan to modernize its research and engineering hub in Dearborn and consolidate the majority of its 26,000 local employees there in reconfigured and updated office and testing space.

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NHTSA takes charge; Takata plays second fiddleAuto News

Last month's consent decree between NHTSA and Takata has already changed the course and pace of what will be one of the largest and most complex recalls in U.S. history.

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Subaru raising 'brand value' to offset costsAuto News

The head of Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries says the all-wheel drive specialist needs to raise its 'brand value' to offset the increased costs for green technologies.

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FCA's Ralph Gilles on how a gamer car helps market SRT sub-brand to all agesAuto News

When video gamers are zooming along in the SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo virtual concept car this summer, they'll get a peek at the imaginations lurking within Fiat Chrysler's designers.

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