Whose BladeGlider: A legal sword fightAuto News

Nissan says the idea for the BladeGlider, the wedge-shaped concept that drew crowds at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, came out of the clear blue sky. One of Nissan's former racing partners begs to differ and is suing the Japanese automaker.



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M-B dealers get $2,500 to coddle S-class buyersAuto News

Mercedes-Benz USA is providing dealers as much as $2,500 to please each buyer of the redesigned S class.



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Buy by 1/1, or bye-bye fleet breakAuto News

Big tax breaks for many buyers of commercial vehicles are scheduled to expire at year end, so automakers and dealers are scrambling to get the word out to small businesses to buy now.



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Big off-lease battle brewingAuto News

Automakers are crafting strategies to keep existing customers -- and perhaps poach some new ones -- when the number of vehicle owners coming off lease shoots up next year.



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By-wire age is coming; what's missing is trustAuto News

The auto industry is stepping up the push for car features that work by electronic impulses, but its progress has been impeded by fearful consumers and luxury owners.



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Chrysler's butts-in-seats marketing gets a boostAuto News

Chrysler Group is expanding its "butts-in-seats" marketing, in which the automaker offers test drives to consumers at dealerships and elsewhere.



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Lexus shifts ad methods to help dealers competeAuto News

Lexus' boss says it will be tough to regain the U.S. luxury sales crown from German rivals, but the brand is changing advertising methods to help dealers better compete.



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Nissan presses Jatco to end CVT glitchesAuto News

Nissan is sharpening its oversight of affiliated transmission supplier Jatco Ltd. in the wake of quality and customer satisfaction problems that have pinched the automaker's profits.



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Dealer thanks staff with customized coinsAuto News

Lots of dealers walk their stores with coins in their pocket. But when Keith Kocourek does so, at least one of his 250 employees is about to be rewarded for reaching a goal or taking special care of a customer.



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How Silicon Valley ended up in the driver's seatAuto News

News flash: Silicon Valley moves more quickly than Detroit.



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Honda's new plant takes manufacturing to the next levelAuto News

Honda's newest assembly plant was seven years in the making, twice delayed and may be the last greenfield car factory in Japan for a long time.



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Toyota gets colorful with interior designAuto News

Toyota wants to spice up its interior design with splashes of color and some quirks to make individual nameplates stand out.



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Strained N.A. plants expected to approach record outputAuto News

Can North America's stressed-out assembly plants handle near record production? We're about to find out.



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New estate version of Seat Leon reviewed Auto Trader

New estate version of Seat Leon reviewed

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Owners speak out on alternative-fuel cars Auto Trader

Owners speak out on alternative-fuel cars

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GM replacing China president as Socia retires after one yearAuto News

General Motors is replacing its president in China after a year. Matthew Tsien, 53, a GM vice president, will take over from Bob Socia, 59, when he retires on Jan. 1, the company said in a statement today.



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Volvo Service Promise

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Ford shares patents with minority suppliersAuto News

The owner of a small tooling supplier in suburban Detroit wants to play a big role in the auto industry's high-stakes shift from steel to aluminum. He just needs time.



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Chevy, VW venture onto Subaru terrainAuto News

Automakers are catching on to Subaru's strategy of targeting the active-lifestyle, outdoorsy psychographic.



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Saab to restart 9-3 production MondayAuto News

Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, will begin series production of the 9-3 sedan in Sweden on Monday, almost two years to the day since the company was forced into bankruptcy.



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