GM fund approves 3 more serious-injury claimsAuto News

Three more serious injuries have been linked to General Motors defective ignition switches, the office of attorney Kenneth Feinberg said.

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GM Korea reaches tentative wage deal with unionAuto News

General Motors' South Korean unit tentatively reached an annual wage deal with its labor union today, averting a major strike at one of its key Asian production bases, a union spokesman told Reuters.

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Mercedes-Benz Financial leads in dealer satisfaction, J.D. Power findsAuto News

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services ranks No. 1 among auto lenders in terms of dealerships' satisfaction with lenders' services, according to a study released today by J.D. Power.

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U.S. automakers leery of Pacific trade deal as talks near endAuto News

U.S. automakers typically back trade agreements that open markets for their products, yet they aren't cheering for a pact among 12 Pacific nations that's entering its final negotiations.

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As dealership sales climb, margins slideAuto News

On the surface, second-quarter results from five publicly traded dealership groups last week were solid. But behind the gains lurked a disturbing trend: At all five, profit margins on new-vehicle sales fell.

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Dodge cancels unfilled '15 Hellcat orders, doubles '16 outputAuto News

Dodge will more than double Hellcat Charger and Challenger production for 2016. But about 900 unfilled 2015 orders will be canceled.

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VW: No plans to cut China productionAuto News

Volkswagen has no plans to cut China output even amid slowing vehicle demand in the world's largest auto market, the company said Saturday in response to a media report.

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As sales climb, margins slideAuto News

On the surface, second-quarter results from five publicly traded dealership groups last week were solid. But behind the gains lurked a disturbing trend: At all five, profit margins on new-vehicle sales fell.

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Honda flexes research muscle with new Silicon Valley centerAuto News

Honda last week opened to journalists its new 35,000-square-foot Silicon Valley randd lab, where it has united once-disparate strands of its research work and connected them with a technology incubator for other potential research partners.

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Mitsubishi throws in towel on fading eraAuto News

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s decision last week to sell its only U.S. assembly plant illustrates an emerging new-world order in car production. Mitsubishi's Normal, Ill.

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Dodge cancels unfilled '15 orders, doubles '16 outputAuto News

Dodge will more than double Hellcat Charger and Challenger production for 2016. But about 900 unfilled 2015 orders will be canceled.

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Hack attack vs. FCA shows flaws with rush to connectivityAuto News

By the time it was publicized last week that hackers managed to take over a Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler had posted an urgent security patch on its website and was scrambling to further lock down the system.

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At last, Honda and Toyota prepare for turbo chargeAuto News

After years of setting the pace in fuel economy without relying on technologies like turbocharging, direct injection or CVTs, Japan's big three will spend the next several years playing catch-up.

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TrueCar works on relationshipsAuto News

TrueCar's dealer relations ranks are getting a tune-up this summer, with a longtime industry insider leaving and two new execs joining the company.

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Chasing profits, JCI jumps out of seatsAuto News

Johnson Controls' spinoff of its $22 billion seats-and-interiors unit, announced last week, underlines an uncomfortable truth for suppliers: Sometimes it's not enough to be No. 1.

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Tomes' 10-foot rope a measure of successAuto News

At Bob Tomes' Ford and Subaru stores in McKinney, Texas, any staffer who gets within 10 feet of a customer must greet them and ask them about their experience and whether they can help.

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Fiat Chrysler hit with record $105 million U.S. penalty over recallsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay a $70 million fine, accept three years of additional oversight by an independent monitor and buy back more than 500,000 vehicles as part of a consent agreement to settle a U.S.

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Fiat Chrysler faces record $105 million U.S. fine over recallsAuto News

FCA faces a record $105 million fine for its handling of recent recalls and will be overseen by an independent safety monitor under sweeping penalties imposed by NHTSA.

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Wiping out U.S.-EU rules disparities would yield big savingsAuto News

Automakers are pushing governments to streamline safety regulations in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership free-trade deal the U.S. and E.U. are negotiating.

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Fiat Chrysler faces record $105 million U.S. fine over recalls, reports sayAuto News

Fiat Chrysler faces a record $105 million fine for its handling of recent recalls and will be overseen by an independent safety monitor under sweeping penalties imposed by NHTSA, media reports say.

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