Snow storms drive sales down 0.4%; SAAR rises to 17.55 millionAuto News

U.S. auto sales declined 0.4 percent last month, as severe winter weather pushed some consumers to put off car shopping until February. With two fewer sales days, the sales rate still rose to 17.55 million.

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Mazda issues recalls for potential fuel leak, Takata airbagsAuto News

Mazda issued two recalls covering all of its 2014-16 CX-5 crossovers in the U.S. for potential fuel leak concerns, in addition to 2004-06 pickups equipped with Takata airbags.

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Automakers report higher January sales in CanadaAuto News

Automakers reported higher Canadian auto sales for January, even as forecasters expect demand in Canada for light vehicles and trucks to level off this year following a record-breaking 2015.

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VW's sales sink 15% to five-year low; Audi's record run continuesAuto News

Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 15 percent last month, the embattled brand's third-straight monthly decline, while sibling brand Audi kept up its own streak, recording its 61st monthly U.S. sales record.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by Chinese conglomerate in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Ally posts strong gains in net income for year, Q4Auto News

Ally Financial's fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 profit and net income rose, while auto loan and lease originations remained relatively flat or increased slightly, despite GM's switch to lease exclusivity with GM Financial.

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GM, lawyers ask U.S. judge to reject bid to halt switch settlementAuto News

General Motors has asked a judge to reject efforts by a lawyer who first publicly exposed a faulty ignition switch in GM vehicles to undo a settlement fund resolving 1,380 death and injury lawsuits.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by Ningbo Joyson in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Key Safety Systems to be acquired by China's Ningbo Joyson in $920 million dealAuto News

Airbag and seat belt supplier Key Safety Systems has agreed to be acquired by Chinese auto conglomerate Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in a $920 million deal.

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Ford's rising fleet sales fail to offset 11% decline in retailAuto News

Ford Motor said its retail sales fell 11 percent in January, and a rise in deliveries to car-rental companies wasn't able to fully offset the decline.

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GM ekes out slim gain; retail up as fleet sales sinkAuto News

General Motors posted a 0.5 percent gain in U.S. sales for January amid strong retail deliveries, and said it would continue to cut back on rental sales in 2016 as a way to boost resale values and brand health.

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Microbus-styled mini-MPV to use new electric platformAuto News

The purely-electric and distantly Microbus-related Volkswagen BUDD-e will see production in the near future, Britain's Car magazine reports.

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Takata must change culture to prevent another safety crisis, panel saysAuto News

Takata Corp. must make quality a part of company culture if it hopes to prevent future safety defects like the exploding airbags at the center of the largest automotive recall in U.S.

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Toyota's U2 van concept to pop up in TorontoAuto News

Toyota's U2 Urban Utility small delivery van concept will make its global auto show debut in Toronto next week.

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Jeep and Dodge gains offset losses at Chrysler and FiatAuto News

Fiat Chrysler sales rose 6.9 percent in January as big increases by Jeep and Dodge offset sharp declines for the Chrysler and Fiat brands.

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FCA survives storm to post 6.9% monthly gain; GM flat, Ford falls 2.8%Auto News

Fiat Chrysler, Nissan and Hyundai managed to increase sales last month in spite of a big snowstorm on the East Coast, while General Motors sales were essentially flat and Ford posted a 2.8 percent decline.

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FCA survives storm to post 6.9% monthly gainAuto News

Fiat Chrysler used its Jeep and Dodge brands to pound through Winter Storm Jonas last month and grind out a 6.9 percent gain in January.

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Tata to rename Zica hatch after outbreak of dangerous zika virusAuto News

The rapidly-spreading zika virus has an unlikely victim: Indian carmaker Tata Motors.

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Takata panel to release review of manufacturing practicesAuto News

Takata, the airbag maker responsible for the biggest auto safety recall in history, is poised to learn the results of a probe into its manufacturing practices by an outside panel set up one year ago.

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Lexus reports record global sales in 2015; aims higher in 2016Auto News

Lexus may not have reclaimed the U.S. luxury sales title in 2015, but by any other measure, it was a champion year for the Japanese premium brand.

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