Toyota to boost Mexico truck plant capacity by almost 40%Auto News

As Toyota ponders its first full assembly plant in Mexico, it plans to boost capacity at its existing factory there almost 40 percent to feed demand for trucks.



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CFPB finds discrimination in auto lending at banks, looks to oversee captivesAuto News

The nation's consumer finance regulator found discrimination against minority borrowers at several unnamed banks tied to dealer discretion in setting dealer reserve, the share of the customer's interest rate that dealerships earn for negotiating a...



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Ford and Lincoln get connected with Apple's SiriAuto News

After years of negative customer reviews of its in-car voice-recognition technology, Ford may solve some of its lingering issues by partnering with Automatic Labs.



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Guardian automotive glass units to be acquired by Japanese supplierAuto News

Japan's Central Glass Company has agreed to purchase the outstanding shares of two automotive units of Guardian Industries, a longtime Detroit area automotive glass supplier with roots dating to the 1930s.



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IHS hikes 2014 U.S. auto sales forecast to 16.4 millionAuto News

U.S. auto sales, buoyed by increasing consumer confidence and cheap financing, are rising faster than expected and will reach 16.4 million this year and climb to 17.4 million in 2017, consultant IHS Automotive said today.



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Losing Weight by Keeping Steel

In study, pickup sheds 383 lbs. without going aluminum; sales up again in Europe; Ford tech-sharing;...

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Tesla argues New Jersey regulators can't stop direct salesAuto News

Tesla Motors, in a court filing submitted Tuesday, argued that New Jersey regulators have no authority to shut down direct sales at the electric-vehicle maker's stores in the state.



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Ford seeks younger Mustang buyers with tech featuresAuto News

The 2015 Ford Mustang arrives in dealerships next month as Ford's most technology-laden pony car yet.



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Audi claims first California autonomous driving permitAuto News

Volkswagen's Audi unit is the first automaker to receive an autonomous driving permit in California, as new laws in the state governing the process went into effect on Tuesday.



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Steelmaker says it can put pickups on a dietAuto News

ArcelorMittal has a message for automakers scrambling to hit tougher fuel economy targets that come into effect in 2025: You don't have to make trucks out of aluminum to do it.



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New aluminum pickup frame cuts weight 23%, ArcelorMittal saysAuto News

ArcelorMittal said a new auto frame can cut the weight of a pickup chassis by almost a quarter, the latest step by the largest steelmaker to compete with aluminum for use in energy-efficient vehicles.



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Banco Santander acquires Canada's Carfinco for $269 millionAuto News

Banco Santander SA agreed to buy Canadian car-financing company Carfinco Financial Group for about $269 million.



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NHTSA boss says GM made 'incredibly poor decisions' on recallsAuto News

The top U.S. auto safety regulator harshly criticized GM for not promptly reporting and recalling cars now linked to at least 19 deaths and said he has been meeting with top global automakers to develop a "new normal" for safety recalls.



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NHTSA chief, before blistering Senate panel, admits 'we need to improve'Auto News

The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today insisted that his agency lacked enough information to force a recall of faulty General Motors ignition switches before this year, but under heavy criticism from members of a Senate...



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Captives likely to get CFPB oversightAuto News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to issue an important new rule on Thursday defining which nonbank lenders -- including captive finance companies -- will be considered 'larger participants' and thus subject to CFPB...



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Penske expands engines, power business in Australia, PacificAuto News

Penske Automotive Group today said it is buying a company that distributes diesel and gasoline engines and power systems in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific markets.



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Toyota FT-1 gets the souped-up 'Gran Turismo' treatment for video gameAuto News

Toyota has joined the 'Gran Turismo' parade of video game racers with a beefier version of its FT-1 concept.



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A Strike Against 'Two-Tier' (9/16/14)

Lear-UAW deal may foreshadow fate of pay plan; Report cites NHTSA’s ‘tragic’...

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GM adding 3rd shift to Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon plant in MissouriAuto News

GM will add a third production shift at a Missouri assembly plant where its new midsize pickups and commercial vans are made.



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House report, citing 'critical mistakes,' blasts NHTSAAuto News

Federal auto safety regulators failed to detect GM's defective ignition switches despite having 'ample information' about the problem as early as 2007, according to a House committee investigation into the GM recalls and NHTSA released...



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