California's 'green' rebates come under attackAuto News

California's incentives to purchase EVs are under attack as data shows most of the money goes to consumers who earn twice the national average yet collect cash rebates on Tesla's luxury models.



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Fiat Chrysler ordered to pay $150 million in Jeep fuel-tank fire deathAuto News

A jury in Georgia, after a two-week trial, awarded $150 million to a family that sued Fiat Chrysler for the 2012 death of their 4-year-old in a fiery crash involving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a rear fuel tank.



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Ghosn says Nissan is not Mercedes' only pickup optionAuto News

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says global partner Daimler AG has plenty of options for sourcing the Mercedes-Benz pickup it is planning to introduce by 2020. And they may or may not include a Nissan factory.



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Ghosn: Nissan is not Mercedes' only pickup optionAuto News

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says global partner Daimler AG has plenty of options for sourcing the Mercedes-Benz pickup it is planning to introduce by 2020. And they may or may not include a Nissan factory.



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AutoNation's March sales rise 5 percentAuto News

AutoNation today said its new-vehicle retail sales rose 5 percent in March from a year earlier to 30,107 units. On a same-store basis, new retail sales rose 3 percent.



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CarMax will step up store-opening paceAuto News

CarMax said will open 13 to 16 new stores each of the next three fiscal years, starting with the one that began March 1. That is up from the 10 to 15 stores a year it has opened since the recession.



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Calif. dealers brace for curbs on water useAuto News

California's new mandatory water-use restrictions will further strain auto dealers, who have already been impacted by a four-year drought. Governor Jerry Brown issued the restrictions in an executive order on Wednesday.



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California's drought hits dealersAuto News

California's four-year drought already has affected sales and operations at some dealerships there. With the imposition on Wednesday of statewide mandatory water-use restrictions, they could face further challenges, dealers and others said.



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Alfa Romeo sedan, SUV coming to U.S. by 2017, Bigland saysAuto News

After the 4C Spider arrives stateside this summer, Alfa Romeo will begin to flesh out its U.S. lineup with a new sedan and SUV arriving by the first quarter of 2017.



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Toyota unveils RAV4 hybrid with new style edgeAuto News

Undaunted by low gasoline prices, Toyota unveiled a new 2016 RAV4 hybrid, the eighth model in its lineup sporting a gas-electric powertrain.



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Mitsubishi reworks Outlander for loud looks, quiet rideAuto News

Today at the New York International Auto Show, Mitsubishi unveiled a heavily reworked 2016 Outlander with a racy black-and-chrome grille, plus a skid plate effect in the rear, and metallic body cladding beneath the door sills.



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Hyundai's Zuchowski says new N.A. plant on list of capacity optionsAuto News

An additional Hyundai assembly plant in North America is among the options under review as the company nears a decision on where to add crossover production capacity around the globe, Hyundai's top US executive said.



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Nissan delivers a more intense MaximaAuto News

Nissan is embracing racier styling, a Navy jet-inspired cockpit and high-end interior detail to ignite new interest in the redesigned 2016 Maxima sedan.



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BASF sues Umicore in U.S. for patent infringementsAuto News

German chemicals firm BASF said today it has sued Belgian specialty materials group Umicore in the United States for infringing two patents related to components for lithium-ion batteries.



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Kia debuts Novo coupe-styled sedan at Seoul showAuto News

Kia unveiled a compact coupe-styled sedan concept at the Seoul Motor Show that previews future design directions with sporty creasing and a new nose.



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Redesigned Chevy Spark grows upAuto News

Chevrolet unveiled a leaner and 'more mature' Spark for the U.S., the minicar that has evolved from a curious gambit by GM nearly three years ago to a key part of Chevy's passenger-car strategy.



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Hyundai debuts 3-door compact crossover in SeoulAuto News

Hyundai is bending segment definitions again with the Enduro compact crossover concept. The pint-sized, three-door urban rambler could preview Hyundai's move into the growing compact crossover segment with a twist: coupelike hatchback styling.



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Musk's April 1 tweet touts a 'Model W'Auto News

Tesla Motors is coming out with a new product, and it's not a car. Or so Tesla CEO Elon Musk told his Twitter followers on April 1.



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IHS buys digital car-shopping behavior tracker DataiumAuto News

Data and consulting powerhouse IHS Inc. has purchased the assets of Dataium, a small company that can see shopping behavior on dealer and carmaker websites to direct and measure the performance of ad and marketing campaigns.



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