Audi's understated A3 targets the tech-savvyAuto News

Audi AG had no choice but to make a few compromises with its A3 sedan, the smallest and cheapest car in its United States stable, to maintain a coherent product lineup and meet its goal of offering a well-equipped car at just about $30,000.



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Developers, automakers grapple with the app gapAuto News

Get the right apps and you get the right shoppers, in the sweet spot of the market: tech-addicted millennials who will be buying cars for decades to come. But the barriers for app developers are formidable.



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Honda recalls 886,815 Odysseys to fix fire risk related to fuel pumpsAuto News

Honda is recalling nearly 900,000 Odyssey minivans that could catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall notice posted on Friday.



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Honda recalls 886,815 Odysseys to fix fire risk from fuel pumpsAuto News

Honda is recalling nearly 900,000 Odyssey minivans that could catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall notice posted on Friday.



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William Clay Ford's luxury-car legacyAuto News

The Mark II, created 60 years ago under the direction of William Clay Ford, who died March 8 at age 88, still influences Ford, which is struggling once again to revive Lincoln.



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BMW: U.S. to wait for 2-series Active TourerAuto News

BMW executives are convinced the new 2-series Active Tourer won't be a big seller in the United States, so they plan to wait at least 15 months before launching the vehicle there.



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General Motors sued in Texas over ignition defectsAuto News

General Motors was sued on behalf of vehicle owners over an ignition flaw in some small-model cars that the automaker has linked to 12 deaths as it faces regulators' questions about its recall of them.



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Airbag fatality data often inaccurate, 2009 study saysAuto News

Data showing that airbags did not deploy in thousands of fatal crashes is often inaccurate and does not account for numerous scenarios in which airbags would be programmed not to inflate, according to a 2009 study.



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Marchionne: 'Done' discussing minivan plant's futureAuto News

A terse Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne told reporters that he was 'done' discussing the long-term future of the automaker's Windsor assembly plant after the company withdrew its controversial request for Canadian government...



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Wall Street assesses GM's reputation damageAuto News

The potential hit to General Motors' reputation from its recall of 1.6 million cars for faulty ignition switches poses a greater risk than the associated financial costs, analysts say.



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Behind the most recent death linked to the GM recallAuto News

General Motors says the last fatality in a frontal-impact crash it has linked to a recall of defective ignition switches occurred more than four years ago, in December 2009.



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GM says last death linked to recall was in 2009Auto News

General Motors says the last fatality in a frontal-impact crash it has linked to a recall of defective ignition switches occurred more than four years ago, in December 2009.



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Former GM CEO Akerson returns to Carlyle as vice chairman Auto News

Carlyle Group named Dan Akerson, who stepped down as CEO of General Motors in January, to the role of vice chairman of the board of directors and special adviser.



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Porsche predicts stable 2014 earnings on U.S. expansion spendingAuto News

Porsche predicts stable earnings in 2014 as the sports car maker invests in its operations in the United States and China with a focus on adding distribution outlets in emerging markets.



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GM ignition-flaw death toll expected to rise as trial lawyers seek victimsAuto News

The death toll related to an ignition flaw in eight small car models that General Motors sold a decade ago is likely to climb, say lawyers and safety advocates.



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Superior Industries races time in naming next CEOAuto News

Time is ticking on aluminum wheel supplier Superior Industries International Inc. as it searches for its next CEO.



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Auto design scholarship to honor legacy of William Clay Ford Sr.Auto News

The Ford Motor Company Fund, the automaker's philanthropic arm, has set up a $1 million scholarship for automotive design students to honor the legacy of William Clay Ford Sr., who died Sunday at age 88.



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GM board to lose three members as UCLA's Telles says she will step downAuto News

General Motors now expects to lose three of its outside board members this year. Cynthia Telles, who joined the GM board in April 2010, plans to step down after the company's annual shareholder meeting this summer, GM said today.



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Ally names Jeffrey Brown to replace Muir as CEO of dealer financial unitAuto News

Ally Financial has appointed Jeffrey Brown as CEO of Ally Dealer Financial Services, succeeding the veteran Bill Muir, who will retire later this year.



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