The battle over Sunday salesAuto News

In Illinois, Texas and New Jersey, lawmakers who want to allow Sunday sales face vehement opposition from dealers.

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DARCARS keeps focus amid lawsuit, CEO saysAuto News

DARCARS Automotive Group faced a human- and public relations nightmare after the founder's daughter, Tamara, sued her father and the company while media coverage of the rift prompted calls for a boycott.

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Recall bill cruises in Calif., but will it help?Auto News

California lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill to patch a loophole in federal auto safety law. Dealers see it as a compromise, but they are struggling to find allies.

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Hyundai, Kia hold the line on volumeAuto News

Hyundai and Kia U.S. sales held flat in April as the Korean brands dipped into their pocketbooks to offer bigger incentives on cars.

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Benz overtakes BMW in U.S. luxury raceAuto News

Luxury auto sales are outpacing U.S. industry gains as BMW and Mercedes-Benz lure buyers from mainstream brands with lower-priced models. In April, Mercedes pulled ahead of BMW to take the luxury-brand lead.

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Honda slips 1.8% on weaker Accord salesAuto News

For the second straight month, a big decline in Honda Accord deliveries dragged down the automaker's U.S. monthly sales results.

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VW refuses to cut brand's U.S. pricesAuto News

Even while benefiting from a weak euro, Volkswagen Group won't try to boost the VW brand's market share in the United States by cutting prices. VW's brand sales in the US have fallen 7.5 percent so far this year.

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Toyota posts gain, needs more trucks Auto News

Toyota will adjust production in the coming months to boost tight light-truck supplies after strong demand for pickups, crossovers and SUVs offset slumping car sales last month. The automaker had an April sales gain of just 1.

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Tesla unveils batteries for homes, businessesAuto News

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveiled a suite of batteries to store electricity for homes, businesses and utilities, saying a greener power grid furthers the company's mission to provide pollution-free energy.

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Crossovers push GM to 5.9% increaseAuto News

General Motors' April sales rose 5.9 percent, as booming crossover demand offset continued weakness in GM's car lines. GM's retail sales rose 5.3 percent while deliveries to fleet customers climbed 7.6 percent, for a total of 269,056 units.

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Ford snaps 2-month skid, gains shareAuto News

The Ford brand set an April record for U.S. sales of utility vehicles as Ford gained market share for only the third time in the past 16 months. It also was the automaker's first year-over-year increase since January.

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VW says it refuses to cut brand's U.S. prices to lift shareAuto News

Even while benefiting from a weak euro, Volkswagen Group won't try to boost the VW brand's market share in the United States by cutting prices.

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FCA transmission fix focuses on snap ringAuto News

Over half of troubled nine-speed automatic transmissions reflashed in Jeep Cherokees and Chrysler 200s, though complaints continue to grow. Some Cherokees have already been bought back by the automaker.

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Recall bill cruises, but will it help?Auto News

California lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill to patch a loophole in federal auto safety law. Dealers see it as a compromise, but they are struggling to find allies.

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Cadillac's chief engineer tells how ATS-V will take on the luxury importsAuto News

Cadillac officials are taking a conservative view of the sales potential of the brand's latest model, the ATS-V high-performance sport sedan. The ATS-V is engineered to take on BMW's M3/M4 and performance machines from Audi, Mercedes and Lexus.

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Ford snaps 2-month skid, records rare share gain Auto News

The Ford brand set an April record for U.S. sales of utility vehicles as Ford Motor Co. gained market share for only the third time in the past 16 months. It also was the automaker's first year-over-year increase since January.

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Toyota posts slim gain, says it needs more trucks Auto News

Toyota will adjust production in the coming months to boost tight light-truck supplies after strong demand for pickups, crossovers and SUVs offset slumping car sales last month. The automaker had an April sales gain of just 1.

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Benz takes lead as U.S. buyers migrate to luxury Auto News

Luxury auto sales are outpacing U.S. industry gains as BMW and Mercedes-Benz lure buyers from mainstream brands with lower-priced models. In April, Mercedes pulled ahead of BMW to take the luxury-brand lead.

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FCA up 5.8% on Jeep, Chrysler 200, RamAuto News

Strong Jeep and Chrysler 200 sales pushed Fiat Chrysler's U.S. deliveries up 5.8 percent in April. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported U.S. sales of 189,027 units, its 61st consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains.

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Honda Motor slips 1.8% on weaker Accord volumeAuto News

For the second straight month, a big decline in Honda Accord deliveries dragged down the automaker's U.S. monthly sales results.

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