Nissan closes U.S. sales gap with Honda with stylish designs, discountsAuto News

Nissan, thanks to the launch of models that are getting high marks for styling, its wider range of vehicles and aggressive discounting, is catching up with Honda. In the next couple of years it could easily pass its rival in U.S.



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Calif. retail group grabs more storesAuto News

Conant Auto Retail Group of Newport Beach, Calif., which includes the nation's largest Honda dealership, bought Southern California's three-store Fladeboe Automotive Group.



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Fiat-Chrysler merger now awaits shareholder buyoutsAuto News

Following shareholder approval of the proposed merger of Fiat and Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne now faces an uncertain few months waiting to find out whether he has to postpone the tie-up because too many shareholders want to be bought out.



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Venezuelan auto industry in free fall amid economic woesAuto News

VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Though it is the middle of the work day, the Jeep assembly plant in the central Venezuelan city of Valencia is empty, the machinery still.



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GM loses bid to dismiss revived ignition-switch lawsuitAuto News

General Motors failed to convince a Georgia judge to dismiss a revived lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger its ignition switch recall crisis.



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VW recalls 189,000 Tiguan SUVs in N. America for potential stallingAuto News

Volkswagen is recalling 189,490 Tiguan small SUVs in North America for potential stalling issues.



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Order a burger, get a taste of Ford, all under the blue ovalAuto News

Ford has agreed to license the blue oval to a Florida restaurant group that has begun opening a chain of Ford's Garage restaurants with a 1920's theme.



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Toyota joins Honda in cutting China prices amid antitrust probeAuto News

Toyota and Honda's Chinese ventures joined Mercedes-Benz and Audi in reducing prices of spare parts amid an antitrust investigation into the auto industry.



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Mercedes moves C class up and away from CLAAuto News

The new-generation C-class sedan moves up in price, size and features because it's no longer the entry car into the Mercedes-Benz lineup.



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Making the young less restlessAuto News

For Rick Case Fiat, Cynthia Toro-Azicri's rise was another coup in a long effort to attract young people to the sales floor and keep them motivated enough to stick around.



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Hacking group wants to play nice with automakersAuto News

A group of well-known hackers and security professionals are trying to build better ties with the auto industry and to enlist their help in improving vehicle security, one of the hottest areas of cyber research.



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GM idling Michigan plant 3 weeks to trim Cadillac ATS, CTS suppliesAuto News

General Motors plans to idle the Michigan plant that produces the Cadillac ATS and CTS for three weeks amid a glut of inventory. The move comes as U.S. sales of the ATS and CTS sag, pushing inventories to unusually high levels.



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Delphi, now based in Britain, to contest IRS push for U.S. tax filings Auto News

Delphi Automotive said it would "vigorously contest" pressure by U.S. tax authorities to file taxes in the United States as a domestic company, when its tax base is in the United Kingdom.



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GM issues 5 more recalls covering 269,000 vehiclesAuto News

General Motors issued five recalls covering about 269,000 U.S. vehicles, from 2013 Cadillac ATS sedans for a seat belt glitch to older-model Saturn Vue crossovers for a problem with the key coming out when the ignition is not turned off.



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After probe of Santander, GM Financial, who's next among subprime auto lenders?Auto News

Other subprime auto lenders that issue asset-backed securities are wondering whether they're next after Santander Consumer USA followed GM Financial as the subject of a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice.



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GM to stop omitting truck-part weights to maximize payload ratingsAuto News

GM said today that it will no longer omit the weights of some parts when weighing pickups to boost their maximum payload ratings.



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Lexus to unleash $375,000 LFA successor Auto News

Lexus, which ended a two-year production run of the $375,000 LFA in 2012 after manufacturing 500 units, will build a successor to the 552-horsepower car.



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GM to ask court to reject revival of Georgia ignition death suitAuto News

GM will ask a Georgia judge on Saturday to reject an attempt to revive the lawsuit that helped trigger the recall of 2.59 million cars over faulty ignition switches.



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GM to stop removing truck parts to maximize payload ratingsAuto News

GM said today that it will no longer remove some parts when weighing pickups to boost their maximum payload ratings.



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