Cars "freakishly expensive,' Gilles warnsAuto News

Ralph Gilles, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles global design chief, has an urgent message for suppliers: The cost of designing and manufacturing vehicles is spiraling out of control.

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Race for mass-market EV puts GM, Tesla at oddsAuto News

When Tesla's state-by-state battle to sell cars directly to consumers ran into opposition in Indiana, the lobbyists on the other side were from General Motors, not dealers.

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Volvo, Lincoln, Genesis take distinct paths to stylish interiorsAuto News

With new flagship sedans, Genesis, Lincoln and Volvo are offering alternate definitions of luxury to the overwhelmingly dominant German brands and Lexus.

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Winterkorn was told VW admitted to defeat device weeks before news went public, report saysAuto News

VW's former CEO Martin Winterkorn was informed that the company had told regulators it was using defeat devices two weeks before the scandal became public, a German newspaper reported Sunday.

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BMW's Robertson: Success isn't measured by volume aloneAuto News

Ian Robertson, the head of sales and marketing for the BMW brand and responsible for all sales channels across the group, shared his views on how the automaker will try to improve its customers' experience.

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Ford's Nair: Sensors, software are self-driving cars' main obstaclesAuto News

Raj Nair says he will be first in line when autonomous vehicles go on sale.

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'We have passed the turnaround point,' Volvo's Samuelsson declares Auto News

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson foresees plug-in hybrids gaining greater acceptance in Europe at the expense of diesels. He also expects the Swedish automaker to continue taking market share from rivals in Europe and elsewhere in 2016.

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Acura opens U.S. orders for NSX supercarAuto News

Prospective Acura NSX supercar drivers now have the opportunity to order one. Honda's luxury brand has began taking orders for the NSX, equipped with a 573-hp, V-6 engine.

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NHTSA faulted for training, staff oversightAuto News

NHTSA has failed to make a number of safety improvements agreed to in 2011 in areas including staff oversight and the training of vehicle defect investigators, a federal audit released Friday said.

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Marchionne's $232 million reason to push for Fiat Chrysler's targetsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has put his money where his mouth is.

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Nissan to buy back $3.5 billion in shares Auto News

Nissan, boosting earnings on rising sales in the U.S. and China, will acquire up to $3.5 billion of stock in a bid to shore up its share price after a 24 percent decline this year.

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Magna gets Q4 sales boost from higher Europe, N. America vehicle outputAuto News

Canadian supplier Magna reported a rise in fourth quarter sales, excluding the impact of a strong U.S. dollar, helped by healthy vehicle demand and output in Europe and North America.

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Ford plans $145 million upgrade at Cleveland plant for new truck engineAuto News

Ford is investing $145 million in its Cleveland engine plant to support the production of an 'all-new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine family.'

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Magna gets Q4 boost from higher Europe, N.America vehicle outputAuto News

Magna reported a rise in fourth quarter sales, excluding the impact of a strong U.S. dollar, helped by healthy vehicle demand and output in Europe and North America.

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GM tries again with big hybrid pickupsAuto News

GM plans to build 700 hybrid pickups -- 500 Chevrolet Silverados and 200 GMC Sierras -- and market test them in California.

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Audi's ballad for a teardropAuto News

The latest spot to make our viral video rankings follows the tale of a lone hero bravely making its way in the world. The unlikely hero is a single teardrop.

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VW faces March deadline to disclose diesel emissions fixAuto News

A federal judge turned up the heat on VW on Thursday, setting a March deadline for the German automaker to disclose whether it has found an emissions fix for 600,000 diesel vehicles that is acceptable to U.S. regulators.

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Nissan, citing security risks, disables Leaf appAuto News

Nissan disabled an app for the Leaf that left the electric car vulnerable to hackers, allowing someone to see the car's driving history and other data.

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Tesla blocks GM's challenge to direct sales in IndianaAuto News

A Senate committee in Indiana on Thursday effectively tabled a controversial proposal to prevent Tesla from selling cars in the state under its direct-sales business model.

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