Targeted digital video ads deliver preferred car colorsAuto News

A New York digital marketing company is harnessing the power of the palette. Say, for instance, a car shopper builds a shiny red SUV in an automaker's online configurator.



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Mercedes-Benz coins phrase; Fiat embraces heritageAuto News

"#ThatAMGFeeling," likens driving the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG to sky-diving, surfing, and staring up at the night sky



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Toyota's Hispanic Edge (7/21/14)

Brand has 18 percent share, and rivals want in; Honda to dealers: Boost service; Russia’s...

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Group 1 acquires Munday dealerships in HoustonAuto News

Group 1 Automotive, the third-largest auto dealer group based in the United States, has acquired Houston dealerships Munday Chevrolet and Munday Mazda, the company said today.



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Tesla idles California plant to retool for electric SUVsAuto News

Tesla Motors today halted production at its sole assembly plant for the first time for a revamp the company said is necessary to speed Model S output and prepare it to make electric crossovers.



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Why refresh Expedition? For Texans, SaudisAuto News

The Ford Expedition, the last full-sized, truck-based, body-on-frame SUV in Ford's lineup, is getting a new look, a new engine and a load of new technology for the 2015 model year.



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Toyota defends U.S. Hispanic market lead as segment growsAuto News

Toyota plans to remain the top-selling auto brand among Hispanic customers in the United States as competing automakers boost efforts to win a bigger share of business from the nation's largest ethnic minority group.



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Russia's Severstal sells U.S. steel plants to AK Steel, Steel DynamicsAuto News

Russia's Severstal said it agreed to sell its two steel plants in the United States for $2.3 billion, withdrawing from the market at a time of rising tension between Russia and the West and turning its focus to its domestic business.



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Volvo, ABB to develop fast-charging buses Auto News

Swiss engineering group ABB and Volvo said they were setting up a global partnership to co-develop and commercialize electric and hybrid buses with fast-charging systems.



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Automotive News hosts dealer conference at NADAAuto News

Automotive News will host a half-day conference devoted to dealer issues on Jan. 22 in San Francisco at the Hotel InterContinental during the National Automobile Dealers Association convention.



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Ticket to Automotive Hall of Fame: Great ideas, staying power, impact Auto News

This year's Automotive Hall of Fame inductees -- Keith Crain, Ferdinand Piech, Dave Power and Alex Tremulis -- have a lot in common.



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Dealers' phones ring againAuto News

Because of the ubiquitous smart phone, car shoppers are flooding dealerships with phone calls instead of e-mail inquiries. The sudden change in consumer behavior has dealers pushing employees to brush up on an ancient skill: answering the telephone.



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A VW-FCA deal would be risky, reasonableAuto News

If Volkswagen does buy Fiat Chrysler -- despite the companies' denials of a report that they are in talks -- it would be because the fixations of VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech may line up perfectly with the needs of the family that controls Fiat...



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Honda asks dealers to add serviceAuto News

Griffith Motors is one of hundreds of Honda and Acura dealers that American Honda is asking to add service bays, hours or both by 2018 to accommodate the automaker's forecast of rising sales.



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The vision for self-driving cars? 2020Auto News

The self-driving car is moving from research lab to product plan, with a wave of advanced features due to hit the market by 2020, automakers and suppliers say.



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Volkswagen puts its faith in TennesseeAuto News

In conjunction with its announcement last week that it would invest $900 million to expand its Tennessee factory to accommodate a mid-sized cross-over tailored to the U.S.



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AutoNation preps for online salesAuto News

By Christmas, AutoNation Inc. customers will be able to initiate a vehicle purchase online.



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Ford, Ram escalate towing warAuto News

Ford launched a salvo in the escalating heavy-duty pickup towing rivalry last week. And Ram promptly fired right back.



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Selling vehicles for export angers automakers, but is it illegal?Auto News

U.S. authorities working to stop the increasing flow of high-end cars overseas have run into a significant obstacle: Exporters arranging the shipments may not be breaking any laws, even if so-called straw buyers are sometimes deceptive.



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Toyota aims to hold U.S. Hispanic market lead as segment growsAuto News

Toyota plans to remain the top-selling auto brand among U.S. Hispanic customers as competing automakers boost efforts to win a bigger share of business from the nation's largest ethnic minority group, a top executive said Sunday.



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