Nissan plans big push for Nismo partsAuto News

Nissan North America wants to help its dealers retail more motorsports parts as it pushes for a bigger U.S. role for its Nismo performance brand.



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Coming to Detroit: F-150 cuts weight with aluminum; sporty cars from Chevy, BMW, Lexus add pizzazzAuto News

Ford will make the biggest splash of the Detroit auto show with the redesigned 2015 F-150. At other brands, sporty cars will dominate the headlines. Chevrolet will show the high-performance Corvette Z06. BMW will unveil redesigned M3 and M4 cars.



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Laser headlamps poised to hit the market this yearAuto News

Lasers -- until recently an exotic toy for the auto industry -- are poised to challenge LEDs as the industry's showcase high-tech headlamps.



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What was hot, cold in 2013Auto News

Small crossovers and big pickups soared in 2013, as the two segments combined to account for one of every four vehicles sold. But growth in the compact and mid-sized car segments slowed significantly, and minivan sales declined.



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Flat December fails to tarnish 'another great year for auto sales'Auto News

Despite flat December volume, the U.S. industry closed out 2013 with 15.6 million light-vehicles sales, the fourth straight year with a gain of a million or more units.



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F series, Fusion drive Ford gains Auto News

Despite an influx of smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles in Ford Motor Co.'s lineup in 2013, the F-Series pickup still dominates.



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New capacity helps Nissan roll to records Auto News

New North American factory capacity for Sentra sedans and Rogue crossovers boosted the Nissan brand to record December and full-year sales.



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GM share slips in '13 as Dec. sales, pickups fallAuto News

General Motors' sales slipped 6 percent in December, as all four of its brands posted weaker results while GM lost market share in the key pickup segment.



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Costco tests new used-car sales modelAuto News

Costco's auto sales arm is testing a program that allows franchised dealers to list for sale on its site used vehicles of any brand that are still under warranty.



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Mercedes outlasts BMW's late surge to grab U.S. luxury crownAuto News

Mercedes-Benz withstood a late surge from BMW, ending its rival's two-year reign as the U.S. luxury-vehicle sales leader as the breadth of Mercedes's lineup pushed it to a record year. Mercedes won its only other U.S. luxury sales title in 1999.



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Canada sales highest in decade, Ford still topsAuto News

Canadians bought more vehicles in 2013 than in any year since 2002, as consumers brushed off high debt and a slow economic recovery to buy trucks and luxury models, though icy weather limited December purchases, numbers released today showed.



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GM ends monthly sales call with analysts, mediaAuto News

General Motors said today that it will no longer host a monthly conference call with auto analysts and journalists to discuss the prior month's domestic sales results.



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Audi, Porsche set U.S. records for 2013; VW sinksAuto News

Volkswagen AG ended 2013 with a slight decline in U.S. sales for its biggest-volume brands, as Audi and Porsche's strong gains were offset by a 7 percent drop for the VW marque.



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U.S. sales barely rise as storms, Nov. payback take toll Auto News

U.S. light-vehicle demand edged up in December but fell short of expectations of a 4 percent gain, as wintry weather and a payback from November's surge took a bite out of demand. Most companies managed to close out the year with an increase.



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Light-vehicle volume edges up as wintry weather, Nov. payback take toll Auto News

U.S. light-vehicle demand edged up in December but fell short of expectations of a 4 percent gain, as wintry weather and a payback from November's surge took a bite out of demand. Most companies managed to close out the year with an increase.



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Carl Icahn buys up to 40 million shares of Hertz, report saysAuto News

Longtime Wall Street investor Carl Icahn bought as many as 40 million shares of stock in rental car giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc., CNBC reported today.



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Mercedes outlasts BMW's December surge to grab U.S. luxury crownAuto News

Mercedes-Benz withstood a late surge from BMW, ending its rival's two-year reign as the U.S. luxury-vehicle sales leader as the breadth of Mercedes's lineup pushed it to a record year. Mercedes won its only other U.S.



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BMW launches U.S. marketing and advertizing blitz for 2014 Winter OlymicsAuto News

BMW of North America said its United States marketing campaign for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games includes advertisements, social and digital media campaigns and a national drive to benefit Team USA.



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Hertz shares rise on CNBC report Icahn bought up to 40 million sharesAuto News

Hertz shares climbed to a record after CNBC reported that billionaire Carl Icahn bought as many as 40 million of the car-rental company's shares.



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Ford tops Canada 2013 auto sales, but others grow fasterAuto News

Ford's Canadian arm sold fewer vehicles in December than a year earlier but held its position as the country's best-selling automaker in 2013 as truck sales helped it notch overall growth of 2.7 percent, the company said today.



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