Nissan backs away from dealer ad attacking Trump for denouncing Mexican immigrantsAuto News

Nissan distanced itself from a controversial ad created by one of its Southern California dealerships that shows store managers whacking away at a Mexican piñata resembling Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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Jeep fuel-tank fire death verdict slashed to $40 millionAuto News

A judge in Georgia has reduced a $150 million award to $40 million for the family of a young boy killed when the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which he was riding was rear-ended and burst into flames, according to orders released on Tuesday.

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Chevy: Diesel Colorado Has an Edge (7/28/15)

Chevy: Diesel Colorado has an edge; F-150’s limited Q2 role; U.S. on Aston’s radar;...
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Daimler, Renault-Nissan detail plans for Mexico JV plantAuto News

Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance said today their new plant for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti cars in Aguascalientes, Mexico, will employ some 3,600 staff and have an initial production capacity of more than 230,000 vehicles.

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Hyundai compact truck based on Santa Cruz concept set for approvalAuto News

Hyundai appears to be edging closer to building a compact pickup to take on the Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier and Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.

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Chinese supplier YFS to build plant in DetroitAuto News

Chinese auto supplier YFS Automotive Systems said it plans to construct a 150,000-square-foot plant on 30 acres of vacant industrial property in Detroit.

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Daimler, Renault-Nissan say Mexico JV plant has initial capacity over 230,000 carsAuto News

Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance said today their new plant for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti cars in Aguascalientes, Mexico, will employ some 3,600 staff and have an initial production capacity of more than 230,000 vehicles.

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Ally's Q2 auto lending flat despite GM pullbackAuto News

Ally Financial's second-quarter auto lending originations declined just 1 percent from a year earlier to $10.8 billion, despite a sharp drop in lease originations for General Motors vehicles, the company said today.

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Jeep hacking sends warning to BMW, Audi and MercedesAuto News

When friendly hackers landed a Jeep Cherokee in a ditch last week, it sent a warning to BMW, Audi and Mercedes as the luxury automakers compete increasingly on technology rather than just horsepower.

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Honda readies more sporty, luxurious CivicAuto News

With the official debut of Honda's redesigned Civic just a few months away, the latest spy shots show the 10th-generation model will come with luxury features normally reserved for fancy German sedans, not practical Japanese family cars.

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Jeep cyberhacking sends warning to BMW, Audi and MercedesAuto News

When friendly hackers landed a Jeep Cherokee in a ditch last week, it sent a warning to BMW, Audi and Mercedes as the luxury automakers compete increasingly on technology rather than just horsepower.

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GM prices diesel Colorado from $31,700; towing capacity set at 7,700 poundsAuto News

The diesel-powered Chevrolet Colorado will be priced from about $31,700 to $38,700, including destination charge, when it debuts this fall.

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GM plans $5B vehicle family for emerging marketsAuto News

GM plans to spend $5 billion over the next several years to develop a new range of technology-rich small cars, based on a common architecture, that will be built and sold under the Chevrolet name in China, Brazil, India, Mexico and other emerging...

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Ford Q2 net soars 44% for strongest auto profit in 15 yearsAuto News

Ford today said its second-quarter earnings increased 44 percent from a year earlier to $1.9 billion, marking the best quarterly profit from its automotive business since 2000.

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GM plans new vehicle family for emerging marketsAuto News

GM plans to spend $5 billion over the next several years to develop a new range of technology-rich small cars, based on a common architecture, that will be built and sold under the Chevrolet name in China, Brazil, India, Mexico and other emerging...

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Toyota goes to the street in latest campaign Auto News

The spot features a group of street musicians jamming and rehearsing in an empty auditorium, conversing about Bob Dylan and how they've been mistaken as professional touring players.

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Honda's Accavitti leaves top post at AcuraAuto News

Mike Accavitti, vice president and general manager of Acura, has abruptly left the company and has been replaced by Jon Ikeda, American Honda Motor said today.

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Honda's Accavitti leaves top post at AcuraAuto News

Mike Accavitti, vice president and general manager of Acura, has abruptly left the company and has been replaced by Jon Ikeda, American Honda Motor said today.

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Fiat Chrysler under tighter scrutiny after record NHTSA penaltyAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to pay a $70 million fine, accept three years of close oversight by an independent monitor and buy back thousands of pickup trucks as part of a far-reaching consent agreement to settle a U.S.

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FCA To Be Monitored -- on Own Dime (7/27/15)

Mexico lurks Ford-UAW talks; Buick’s ‘special’ Encore plan; Benz anti-hacker move;...
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