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Takata declares 14 million airbags defective as part of expanded recallAuto News

Takata declared nearly 14 million airbag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of cost-sharing with automakers unresolved.

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Cadillac's midsize sport sedan embraces CT6 face for 2017Auto News

The Cadillac CTS nameplate will soldier on for another year but feature a new grille for 2017 and other styling cues borrowed from Cadillac's new flagship, spy photos of the midsize luxury sedan reveal.

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Audi's next A8 reveals Prologue concept cuesAuto News

Spy photographers have caught Audi putting its next-generation A8 flagship sedan through the paces on public roads in Europe ahead of its release next year.

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VW pays out high rewards for failureAuto News

UK hedge fund TCI says VW Group's top management together will have been paid about 400 million euros ($455 million) in salary and bonuses since 2011, a sum it condemned as "corporate excess on an epic scale."

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Nissan investment excites Mitsubishi's U.S. dealer council chairman Auto News

The chairman of Mitsubishi Motors' U.S. national dealer council's advisory board said he sees new life for the brand after Nissan's $2.2 billion stake.

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Takata says latest U.S. recall investigative, but unclear who will pay costsAuto News

Takata declared nearly 14 million airbag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of cost-sharing with automakers unresolved.

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Nissan taps Mayra Gonzalez for trailblazing roleAuto News

Nissan has promoted Mayra Gonzalez, the automaker's sales boss in Mexico to president, making her the first woman to lead a Nissan Group country operation.

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A boy and his momAuto News

A boy touts his adventurous mother in a new Infiniti QX60 spot that debuts on our viral video list this week.

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Tesla probes how subcontractor's worker was hurt in California plantAuto News

Tesla said it is investigating how a worker from Slovenia was critically injured in a fall while on the job last year at the company's plant in Fremont, Calif. The Mercury News newspaper in San Jose, Calif.

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MPG grows into global foundry playerAuto News

With plants in 13 countries, Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. now can compete for contracts to supply global platforms, says Doug Grimm, MPG's chief operating officer.

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'Honked off' Ford purchasing chief sees score go upAuto News

John Henke, whose Detroit area consulting firm Planning Perspectives, Inc., conducts an annual survey of supplier attitudes toward carmakers, says the results largely reflect the influence of chief purchasing executives.

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China's GAC to return to Detroit auto show ahead of U.S. sales launchAuto News

Guangzhou Automobile Group plans to return to the Detroit auto show in 2017 after a one-year hiatus. The state-owned Chinese automaker, which hopes to launch U.S. sales in the next few years, plans to exhibit on the main show floor.

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Freshened Nissan GT-R Readies for Redesign (5/16/16)

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Corning unit to pay $66.5 million for price fixingAuto News

A subsidiary of Corning Inc. agreed to pay $66.5 million in criminal fines and plead guilty to fixing the prices of materials used in vehicle catalytic converters, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.

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Hawaii lawsuit alleges Takata cover-upAuto News

The State of Hawaii has sued Takata over its defective airbag inflators in state court, accusing the beleaguered Japanese supplier of a cover-up.

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German state refused to clear VW management but relented, report saysAuto News

Volkswagen shareholder Lower Saxony wanted to withhold its backing for the carmaker's top management at a supervisory board meeting but relented to avoid further damaging the company, a source close to the German federal state told Reuters.

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Nissan denies claims it faked emissions figures in S. KoreaAuto News

Nissan denied South Korean claims that it faked emissions figures in its UK-built Qashqai SUV diesel models.

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Nissan denies claims it faked fuel economy figures in S. KoreaAuto News

Nissan denies South Korean government claims that it faked diesel fuel economy figures in that country, as accusations of data manipulation embroil another manufacturer.

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For Lamborghini dealer, Instagram clicksAuto News

Brett David, CEO of Prestige Imports Lamborghini in North Miami Beach, Fla., primarily uses social media such as Instagram to promote the muscular, aggressive-looking exotic cars he sells.

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