Rough Start for GM Site? (2/16/16)

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Some Honda ad to loveAuto News

Seven Super Bowl 50 commercials remain on our Viral Video list this week, including Honda's top-rated 'sheepish' tribute to the new Ridgeline, "A New Truck to Love."

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GM recalls 200,000 Saab, Saturn vehicles with Takata airbagsAuto News

General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn vehicles as part of a wider recall of more than 5 million autos with potentially defective airbag inflators made by Takata.

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GMC's 2017 Acadia sticker price shrinks along with its sizeAuto News

The downsized 2017 GMC Acadia crossover will debut in showrooms this spring with a shrunken price tag, too.

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Google seeking Michigan randd site for autonomous cars, report saysAuto News

Google is in the market for new high-tech space in the suburbs, sources told Crain's Detroit Business, an affiliate of Automotive News.

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U.S. per-dealership sales rose again in 2015Auto News

The average number of new-vehicle sales per U.S. dealership rose 4.8 percent in 2015 to 966 units, the fourth consecutive annual record, a new study found.

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Moreno builds an empire by rocking the boatAuto News

Bernie Moreno is not your typical auto dealer. In just 10 years, he's built a growing empire of 18 dealerships in three states that generate more than $900 million in annual revenue.

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2 Florida dealers grow with NissanAuto News

Mario Murgado and Pablo Peon are the kind of dealers Nissan North America likes to do business with: committed to the Nissan and Infiniti brands, and determined to drive volumes.

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EPA target is defeat devices, not racersAuto News

A muddled exchange over a proposed rule sheds light on one of the EPA's enforcement priorities in the context of Volkswagen's diesel transgressions.

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Ram boss says future commercial growth needs pushy salespeopleAuto News

Ram's campaign to increase corporate fleet sales got a boost last year with a large order for ProMaster vans from the U.S. Postal Service.

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The subcompact crossover finds its sweet spotAuto News

The spruced-up 2017 Chevy Trax is a statement about the importance automakers are placing on subcompact crossovers, a segment that didn't exist three years ago but in 2015 accounted for 21 percent of overall U.S. sales growth.

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Asbury to close biggest used-only storeAuto News

Asbury will close its largest Q auto used-only store, and 2016 is the decision year for Asbury to decide whether to continue the stand-alone used-vehicle venture.

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A bumpy start for GM used sales siteAuto News

General Motors' new portal to sell used vehicles directly to consumers is off to a rocky start, with a tepid response from GM dealers and a letter from the California dealers association questioning the program's legality.

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Online paperwork stymies AutoNationAuto News

AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson says the rollout of electronic documentation to the retailer's online storefront will be delayed, probably until 2017. It's the second delay.

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Smart maps may hit the streets this year or nextAuto News

Although true driverless cars may be a decade away, the first smart maps likely will debut this year or next.

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Luxury margins squeeze retailersAuto News

Sales of premium-luxury vehicles have long been viewed as guaranteed money in the bank. Not any more.

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Price fixing probes waneAuto News

At a conference in Japan, America's top cartel cop pointedly threatened to extradite individuals indicted of auto parts price fixing who are hiding overseas. But lawyers say the massive crackdown is winding down, as statutes of limitations kick in.

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Takata review panel flags quality control problemsAuto News

A panel appointed to review troubled airbag maker Takata cited a number of red flags in its quality control.

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Exclusivity helps Fla. store reach Rolls-Royce buyersAuto News

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars of Palm Beach, Fla., has a game plan for bringing in new buyers that includes small, posh events and dinners and visits to a potential buyer's home or office.

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John Riccardo, Chrysler CEO who helped recruit Iacocca, dies at 91Auto News

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