Ford's outgoing CEO mainly brought his A-game, but technology and luxury were strugglesAuto News

After an eight-year run in which he spearheaded the salvation of Ford, Alan Mulally hands the CEO job to Mark Fields on Tuesday, July 1. But, like all great leaders, Mulally did not succeed in everything he tackled.



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Jaguar reconnects to sports-car rootsAuto News

The F-Type two-door sports cars are allowing Jaguar to re-create its image and history as it prepares for a new compact sedan due in 2016, says the brand's North America vice president, Jeff Curry.



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GM banks on Transformers IV to reboot Chevy's China salesAuto News

GM is betting on the latest installment of the alien-robot Transformers saga to help jump-start Chevrolet sales in China.



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Chrysler's Ram pickup under U.S. safety investigation for rear axle lockupAuto News

NHTSA is investigating complaints that rear axles on some 260,000 Dodge Ram pickups have locked up without warning while driving, causing vehicles to spin out at high speeds in some cases.



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Chrysler's Ram pickup under safety investigation for axle lockupAuto News

NHTSA is investigating complaints that rear axles on some 260,000 Dodge Ram pickups have locked up without warning while driving, causing vehicles to spin out at high speeds in some cases.



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Nissan Versa subject of NHTSA probe for speed controlAuto News

U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that a carpet cover trim panel is causing unwanted acceleration in Nissan Versa cars and preventing drivers from braking.



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GM victims' lawyer says Feinberg to offer uncapped payment fundAuto News

Kenneth Feinberg, who's creating a fund to compensate victims of GM's faulty ignition switch, is expected to offer payments for all drivers, passengers and bystanders killed or hurt in collisions related to the defect, according to a lawyer who said...



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Suzuki's 84-year-old CEO causes concern over lack of succession planAuto News

Suzuki's investors are becoming increasingly concerned over who will succeed the carmaker's 84-year-old boss, Osamu Suzuki, who has spent almost three decades as head of the company.



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Ex-Toyota, Dana exec Gary Convis: 'I failed' ... at retiringAuto News

Gary Convis called it a career when he turned 65 in 2007 as head of Toyota engineering and manufacturing in North America in Erlanger, Ky. A couple of failed retirements later, Convis is still at it.



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Hyundai fields a more athletic Sonata for '15Auto News

After shaking up the industry with the previous Sonata's swoopy sheet metal, Hyundai engineers focused most on improving driving dynamics for the mid-sized sedan's seventh generation.



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In Japan, no airbags are better than hazardous onesAuto News

The massive recall of airbags made by Japan's Takata presents a global fix-it fiasco. With millions of cars needing new airbag inflators, it will take months to remedy all the vehicles on the road.



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Honda trips in China with 'mistake' AccordAuto News

Honda was so confident the new Accord would be a superstar in China last year that it released an exclusive 3-liter version with a flashy grille and a price tag to rival Audi's A4. The results weren't so stellar.



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GM recalls 392,459 big pickups, SUVs to update transfer case softwareAuto News

GM is calling back 392,459 of its newest pickups and SUVs in the United States for a problem that could allow the trucks to slip into neutral unexpectedly, as the automaker continues a sweeping safety review in the wake of its bungled handling of a...



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Cadillac Elmiraj concept hits streets of MotownAuto News

The Cadillac Elmiraj concept, continuing a global tour that began in California last summer, made an appearance in metro Detroit late Friday, drawing admirers and sparking yet another round of speculation about whether GM will build the big coupe.



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Latest recall hits GM's newest pickups, SUVsAuto News

General Motors is calling back 392,459 of its newest pickups and SUVs in the United States for a problem that could allow the trucks to slip into neutral unexpectedly, as the automaker continues a sweeping safety review in the wake of its bungled...



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Fiat 500 Abarth with automatic transmission should broaden appeal, exec saysAuto News

The North American head of the Fiat brand said that adding an optional automatic transmission to its performance Fiat 500 Abarth would open up the sporty minicar to a much wider number of potential customers.



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Fiat 500 Abrath with automatic transmission should broaden appeal, exec saysAuto News

The North American head of the Fiat brand said that adding an optional automatic transmission to its performance Fiat 500 Abarth would open up the sporty minicar to a much wider number of potential customers.



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Hitachi completes construction of largest plant at Georgia complexAuto News

The U.S. unit of Japanese supplier Hitachi Automotive Systems completed construction of its third and largest plant at its Monroe, Ga., operations.



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Fiat Chrysler, Marchionne prepare to sell Wall Street on 'Cinderella' storyAuto News

Sergio Marchionne needs a New York stock market listing to bring in the investors required to fund future growth at Fiat Chrysler, but a lukewarm response to the CEO's most recent Wall Street launch suggests he has a bumpy journey ahead.



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Quiz: New Edge, fancy toys and airbag recallsAuto News

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