GM says Girsky will step down from boardAuto News

Steve Girsky, the one-time Wall Street analyst and UAW advisor who ascended to one of the top executive spots at General Motors during its recovery from bankruptcy, will retire from GM's board in June.

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GM to idle 4 N.A. plants for 2 weeks after Japan quakes disrupt supply chainAuto News

General Motors said it will temporarily close four North American assembly plants as the automaker adjusts to disruptions in the supply chain in the wake of last week's deadly Japan earthquakes.

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Ford to sell F-150 Raptor pickup in ChinaAuto News

Ford said it will begin selling its first pickup in China in 2017. The F-150 Raptor off-road pickup will make its debut at next week's Beijing auto show.

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Mitsubishi mileage scandal widens U.S. seeks informationAuto News

Mitsubishi's fuel economy scandal broadened today as U.S.

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AutoNation's Q1 net income falls 14% on lower sales Texas woesAuto News

AutoNation's net income dropped 14 percent to $95.9 million in the first quarter, though revenues rose 3.5 percent to $5.12 billion.

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Nissan ads take a poke at upstart TeslaAuto News

Tesla Motors has been crowing about the nearly 400,000 "reservations" it has received for its electric Model 3 sedan. Nissan has now turned those reservations into fodder for its own advertising for the electric Nissan Leaf.

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Mitsubishi cheating deals new blow to industry credibility Auto News

Mitsubishi's admission this week that it manipulated fuel-economy tests to mislead consumers is an ominous echo of the scandal rocking VW and another example of an automaker trying to skirt an increasing array of government regulations.

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California delays decision on Uber Lyft car rentalsAuto News

As GM and Lyft prepare to expand a short-term car rental program to at least three more U.S. cities, California regulators are mulling whether to block it from some of the country's biggest car-booking markets.

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Dealers hope VW deal brings owners back on boardAuto News

VW dealers in the United States are cautiously optimistic consumers will be drawn back into the fold by the German automaker's plans to buy back or fix owners' polluting diesel vehicles.

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JCI says seating orders accelerate as Adient spinoff approachesAuto News

On the verge of spinning off its automotive seating business into a new company called Adient, Johnson Controls said today that its seating orders accelerated during the first half of fiscal 2016, 'nearly equal to full year fiscal 2015...

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Toyota partners with Texas Rangers as move to the Lone Star state approachesAuto News

Toyota just became the official truck sponsor of the Texas Rangers baseball team that plays down the road from its future headquarters in Plano, the company said today.

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Honda CR-V poised for major makeoverAuto News

Big changes are in store for Honda's next-generation CR-V, the top-selling crossover in the U.S. last year, new spy photos reveal.

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VW and U.S. government reach agreement in principle to settle diesel violations judge saysAuto News

Volkswagen Group reached an agreement in principle with U.S. authorities to address the roughly 482,000 2.0-liter diesel VW and Audi vehicles with software designed to mask excess emissions in lab tests.

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Ford F-150 ready for pursuit with special service packageAuto News

Ford Motor Co. is expanding its law enforcement and special service vehicle program to include a modified F-150 pickup. The 2016 F-150 Special Service Vehicle features a 240-amp alternator and two engine options: a 5.0-liter V-8 or 3.

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Uber overtakes rental cars among business travelersAuto News

Taxis aren't the only ones that may be stressing out about Uber.

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Lithia Q1 net eases 0.9%; revenue up 11%Auto News

Lithia Motors' net income eased 0.9 percent to $40.3 million in the first quarter from a year earlier, even as revenue grew in almost all operations, the dealership group said today.

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GM Q1 profits surge as European losses shrinkAuto News

General Motors' first-quarter operating profit surged to its highest level since before its 2009 bankruptcy, driven by stronger pricing in North America and a sharp reduction in losses at its European and South American units.

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'Shameful' Mitsubishi fraud risks pushing carmaker to brinkAuto News

Mitsubishi's disclosure that it manipulated fuel-economy tests risks putting the Japanese carmaker back in a familiar position: needing help from Mitsubishi group companies to stay in business.

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Honda to create green Clarity family with EV plug-in hybrid variantsAuto News

Honda, seeking to reassert itself as a dominant player in the world of green cars, plans to broaden the Clarity nameplate to two more alternative-fuel vehicles.

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