U.S. growth boosts profit at Subaru maker Fuji HeavyAuto News

The maker of Subaru vehicles, Fuji Heavy, said fourth-quarter net income rose 38 percent. The company also reported a third-straight year of record financial results on booming U.S. sales and favorable foreign currency gains.

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Nissan poised to take controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors Auto News

Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors confirmed they are in talks about a possible capital tie-up and that their boards are planning to meet separately to discuss the matter.

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VW, U.S. dealers to hold talks on financial relief over emissions violationsAuto News

Volkswagen agreed to begin talks with U.S. VW dealers seeking compensation for financial damages caused by the company's diesel emissions violations.

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'Car Wars': Product Plethora (5/11/16)

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GM projected to gain market share with 88% redesign of its product line by 2020Auto News

General Motors is projected to gain U.S. market share over the next four years as it launches a dozen new crossovers and trucks, according to an annual report on future product plans prepared by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Nissan in talks to take control of Mitsubishi Motors, report saysAuto News

Nissan may invest more than 200 billion yen ($1.84 billion) in a play to take over Mitsubishi Motors, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported without identifying sources.

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GM's Andrew Smith says autonomous cars are already influencing interior designsAuto News

Andrew Smith, executive director of global Cadillac design, said today GM's design staff is already thinking about how the interior will change if the car drives itself.

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Tesla Model 3 design not finalizedAuto News

Tesla Motors said the design of its new Model 3 has not been finalized, even though the electric-car maker expects to begin building the mass-market sedan within the next 18 months.

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Auto marketers tout the benefits of sports advertisingAuto News

Sports remain one of the last bastions of live TV, making it an irresistible chance for automakers to reach consumers, according to some of the top marketing minds in the business.

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Toyota's net income falls 4% on lower sales, higher costs and currency lossesAuto News

Toyota's net income fell 4 percent in its latest quarter as lower sales, rising costs and foreign exchange rate losses hit earnings.

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Takata looks at restructuring after posting loss on recall costsAuto News

Takata posted its third annual loss in the past four years, hit by costs for recalls of its potentially deadly airbag inflators. The supplier said it was considering a drastic review of its inflator division and the sale of non-core businesses.

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Manheim expands vehicle inspections to meet selling dealers' needsAuto News

Manheim is expanding its vehicle inspection services -- and testing enhancements to those services -- to accommodate the growing number of dealers who want condition reports on vehicles they buy and sell at auction, the company said today.

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Approaching ‘Peak Pickup'? (5/10/16)

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Nissan adds a sustainability chiefAuto News

Nissan appointed its first chief sustainability officer, charged with leading the Japanese carmaker on such issues as resource conservation, vehicle safety, quality and fuel efficiency.

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In Paris, a feast of urban mobility optionsAuto News

If you want to see how a future city without cars is beginning to take shape, take a quick trip to Paris, a laboratory for 21st century urban mobility.

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FCA shakes up purchasing, quality staffsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has shaken up its global purchasing and quality management teams, as well as the executives charged with overseeing those areas in North America.

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Takata faces 'Titanic hitting iceberg' moment as recalls widenAuto News

Embattled Japanese supplier Takata is struggling to get ahead of its airbag recall crisis, with the latest full-year financial forecasts failing to take into account the U.S. regulator ordering a near-doubling in number of devices to be replaced.

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VW said to be near fix for 3.0-liter Audi, Porsche dieselsAuto News

Volkswagen AG is closing in on a fix for 3.0-liter diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. that would resolve part of its emissions-cheating scandal and reduce the risk of an expensive buyback program, people familiar with the matter said.

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Mitsubishi fraud weighs on shareholders as aid contemplatedAuto News

Support from shareholders may be crucial to Mitsubishi Motors' weathering a scandal that could result in the company having to compensate customers, Japan's government and minicar partner Nissan Motor Co.

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Nissan takes safety panel on joyrideAuto News

Nissan assembled what it calls safety experts to learn about its collision technology.

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