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- Online video has changed how auto maketers connect with customers
- Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
- CFO says GM streamlining is 'on its way'
- 2 screens are better than 1
- Expert advice to improve your operation
- Wacky, like a fox
- Dealer swaps shoe leather for Facebook
- Chrysler exec: Our vehicle quality rivals Toyota's
- Needed: 'Thick skin'
- U.S. tweaks boost Leaf's mpg score
- Sporty Bentley models in the works
- Honda to return to F1 racing
- NSX's electric motors will help handling
- Lambo's design exercise
- Sources: Chrysler plans high-hp Hellcat V-8
- M-B redesigned S class with China in mind
- A tech triumph for the S class?
- You can't mandate human behavior
- GM, Chrysler are still working on supplier relations
- Women do well as service advisers
- Most F&I managers aren't forgers
- In F&I, honesty is still the best policy
- Used-hybrid prices down from '12
- Old-school Rizza roars into the digital age
- Smart: Battery rental will ease consumers' EV anxiety
- Industry: EU trade deal would lift exports
- GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickups
- Hinrichs: Quality is 'of the highest priority' at Ford
- Toyota streamlines decision-making for North America
- BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
- GM's Cruze diesel ghostbuster
- Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
- How dealers can avoid thefts by employees
- Auto loan delinquencies, repossessions rise
- Snap-Happy
- Veteran Texas dealer mines data to sell pickups
- Cost is key to fate of talking cars
- Acura seeks image boost by reviving NSX in Ohio
- Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge cities
- It's official: Tundra is a bit player in pickups
- Chafing against engine friction
- Audi plans 90%25 local sourcing in Mexico
- Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
- Akerson's global goal: Rebuild GM into an IT powerhouse
- Dealers
- Next up: New York
- Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
- Mini's culture is as quirky as its cars
- Obituaries
- Price is next hurdle for Tesla growth
- Again, Tokyo show a no-go for Detroit 3
- And the condo elevator goes from 0 to 60 in ...
- Shaq: No grease needed to slide into his LaCrosse
- Tesla's soaring stock price buries short sellers

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- Online video has changed how auto maketers connect with customers
- Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
- CFO says GM streamlining is 'on its way'
- 2 screens are better than 1
- Expert advice to improve your operation
- Wacky, like a fox
- Dealer swaps shoe leather for Facebook
- Chrysler exec: Our vehicle quality rivals Toyota's
- Needed: 'Thick skin'
- U.S. tweaks boost Leaf's mpg score
- Sporty Bentley models in the works
- Honda to return to F1 racing
- NSX's electric motors will help handling
- Lambo's design exercise
- Sources: Chrysler plans high-hp Hellcat V-8
- M-B redesigned S class with China in mind
- A tech triumph for the S class?
- You can't mandate human behavior
- GM, Chrysler are still working on supplier relations
- Women do well as service advisers
- Most F&I managers aren't forgers
- In F&I, honesty is still the best policy
- Used-hybrid prices down from '12
- Old-school Rizza roars into the digital age
- Smart: Battery rental will ease consumers' EV anxiety
- Industry: EU trade deal would lift exports
- GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickups
- Hinrichs: Quality is 'of the highest priority' at Ford
- Toyota streamlines decision-making for North America
- BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
- GM's Cruze diesel ghostbuster
- Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
- How dealers can avoid thefts by employees
- Auto loan delinquencies, repossessions rise
- Snap-Happy
- Veteran Texas dealer mines data to sell pickups
- Cost is key to fate of talking cars
- Acura seeks image boost by reviving NSX in Ohio
- Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge cities
- It's official: Tundra is a bit player in pickups
- Chafing against engine friction
- Audi plans 90%25 local sourcing in Mexico
- Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
- Akerson's global goal: Rebuild GM into an IT powerhouse
- Dealers
- Next up: New York
- Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
- Mini's culture is as quirky as its cars
- Obituaries
- Price is next hurdle for Tesla growth
- Again, Tokyo show a no-go for Detroit 3
- And the condo elevator goes from 0 to 60 in ...
- Shaq: No grease needed to slide into his LaCrosse
- Tesla's soaring stock price buries short sellers

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- Automotive News - May 13, 2013
- Automakers grow adept at targeting ads to Internet surfers
- Musk's magic touch on Wall St.
- Ghosn's demand: Double Nissan's U.S. sales
- Krishnan Anantharaman joins Automotive News
- Progress in supplier relations stalls
- Retired Texas dealer McCall supports Tesla
- Toyota puts high beams on headlight regulation
- Chrysler's crash course cuts waste
- New needs, more speeds
- Dealer pairs test driver's phone to car
- Next Corolla gets CVT, 2 engine choices
- Mitsubishi hints at subcompact for U.S.
- GM delayed SUV rollouts to focus on pickups
- Jaguar ponders XQ name
- Audi Q7 will shed weight
- Albaisa leads Infiniti design
- China is a learning lab for Lincoln
- Hyundai sets new TV spots to reggae beat
- Mazda problem solver Kogai gets a new job: CEO
- F&I add-ons: Fed agency's target?
- Ford must switch gears, tout trucks, Mustang
- Audi to suppliers: Come to Mexico
- Even for dealers, it's a global business
- NHTSA must see the light on safety updates
- Are F&I products next?
- Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?
- Nismo marketing pitch: A day at the racetrack
- Caddy shifts warranty on certified used vehicles
- Acura's new ad agency targets buyers from luxury rivals
- At Chrysler-Fiat 'it's all about differentiating the brands'
- Chevy pitches more than heritage ahead of key launches
- Marketer uses customers' voices to tell the Ford story
- Analysts: Used-pickup prices keep truckin'
- ADESA forecasts rising off-lease volume in second half of year
- Chrysler Group seeks an edge with Chrysler Capital
- GM's F&I products will carry vehicle brand names
- Toyota: N.A. to fuel biggest profits in 6 years
- Nissan kicks off drive to cut costs
- '14 Silverado: More brawn, quieter ride
- Chevy aims new Vette at Porsche buyers
- Dealers
- Subaru's Ind. expansion includes Impreza output
- Hyundai-Kia boosts fleet sales, stops 2-month skid
- Jaguar launches plan to spruce up stores
- Infiniti adds managers
- Porsche reassigns 2 execs
- Volvo jabs Germans, stresses sensible luxury
- Tesla falters in Texas; N.C. fight goes on
- N.J. store sues Chrysler over termination
- Falling yen lifts outlook for Japanese
- N.A. April output up 14%25
- Nissan-Renault unlikely to hit 2016 EV target
- Lights, camera -- uh, boss, we have a little problem here . . .
- Really, Don Draper? You want the Vega account?
- Tariff played a role in Mexico winning Audi plant
- Jackson: Penske sets my retirement pace

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- Ford takes long look at launches
- Carrying the load
- Reuss: Buick earns product pizazz
- What's next for suppliers in a changing Europe?
- Dreary HQ city is a handicap in global glitz plan
- Akio takes the wheel
- VW dealers frustrated with factory
- Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software
- Custom 'werks' loads up Jeeps -- and revenue
- Nissan price cuts could boost brand
- Reuss wants a volume rwd Chevy
- High Country is Chevy's high-price pickup hopeful
- Execs drop hints about the next Lexus model
- BMW plans to price i3 near 3 series
- VW plans fuel-saving 10-speed tranny
- Chrysler: No minority buying, no bids
- F&I add-ons: Fed agency's target?
- Public retail groups: 'We're fighting tooth and nail' for margins
- Pickup preparations squeeze GM's profit
- Hidden talents?
- Parts plan could hurt customer care
- Best visionary? Marchionne
- Same old issues, again and again
- Stair-steps targets: 'Irrational,' erratic and disruptive
- Vision, execution and incompetence
- 'I wish we still had Hummer'
- Study: Think python, not buying funnel
- Chevy courts 'girls' on social media
- Affinity sales saved the day for TrueCar
- First-time car buyers are driving China market growth
- In China, car deliveries are reasons to celebrate
- Buy-sell activity is on the rise
- New LaFerrari blends speed, technology
- Ferrari CEO aims to boost exclusivity, not unit sales
- Costly launches trim Chysler's 1st-qtr. profit
- U.S. output of the Prius is on hold
- 2nd lives for EV batteries could cut prices
- Ford boosts F-150 capacity in Kansas City
- Audi's tight supply, fast turn rate lift dealer profitability
- Mercedes CEO: Customer service will be 'my legacy'
- Goss: 'We have to move the Jaguar brand image forward'
- Nissan retools management structure for global growth
- Suppliers to the 2013 VW Beetle convertible
- Jaguar F-Type training is hands-on
- Connecting with service customers
- Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant vote to join UAW
- Honda signals it may expand CVTs
- How cars will get more helpful
- Ailing EV maker Coda files Chapter 11
- Toyota: Cost to develop fuel cell cars falls
- GM hires retirees to smooth launch of full-sized pickups
- Ford's latest high-tech twist: Granddad's old-school knobs
- Beattie to head Kawasaki sales
- Coming soon: The spittoon that helped make GM
- Fisker's funk causes prices to plunge
- Back from the grave
- Ford scion was told Blue Oval needs no green
- Mercedes' China dealers get a trip to the woodshed
- In Lutz's view, Eaton did a bang-up job at Chrysler

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- M-B tech led cops to Boston suspects' car
- Virtues of '13 Civic: Low spiffs, high sales
- Dealers grouse that stair-step plans are causing more pain than last year
- West is best for growth in China sales, output
- F&I Week: 6 Webinars on vital topics
- Big plans, bad karma: How Fisker fell apart
- Experts: Industry hears a call for voice commands
- Dealers try to strengthen franchise laws
- A modest retirement goal: Reshape Austria's politics
- Once a product planner, Pelata now mines data
- Suzuki's top-selling U.S. dealer finds a new path with Subaru
- Pelata on Renault's spy scandal: 'I had to leave'
- Carfax-dealers scuffle spirals into lawsuit
- Mercedes' GLK, then C class, will get four-cylinder diesel
- Nissan pushes chargers to boost sales of Leaf EV
- Chrysler Capital's first job: Leasing
- A rich harvest for 'Farmer' ads
- Honda sees record sales; N.A. pace slows
- 'Game changers' will star in Mazda6 launch
- ATS coupe is on the way, Cadillac tells its dealers
- Chevy Spark gets 119-mpg rating
- A quarter century is a long time
- New guidelines should make driving safer
- European execs see hope in China
- GM Financial shifts emphasis to newer cars
- Dealership group ordered to pay off trade-ins on time
- Is Cherokee the global Jeep?
- Ford weighs compact for China
- Audi and Caddy target young Chinese buyers
- Chinese carmakers primed for shakeout
- Volvo CEO: Luxury car clashes with image
- The 10 million plan: Common parts, r&d
- As first-qtr. profit soars, Ford adds production
- Auto sectors add value, but growth rate slows
- Mitsubishi expects new models to boost U.S. sales
- Suppliers follow automakers to inland cities
- Base '14 Vette priced at $51,995
- Chrysler hopes many hats make broad experience
- Lexus goes hipster, parties with robots in the Big Apple
- Here come the Chinese, again (maybe)
- Unveiled in China: The recall riot squad
- Suicide as marketing: Oops, says Hyundai

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- Automotive News - April 22, 2013
- Why dealers should embrace 'the age of transparency'
- GM wants more parts at stores
- Nissan refocuses on Canton
- Transplants keep rolling in N. America
- Toyoda's team fast-tracked Lexus move
- Test-drive death shakes dealerships
- After late start, Ford goes full tilt on China growth
- Asians roar back, resume conquest of retail market
- Mercedes GLA concept previews compact crossover
- Dodge CEO must fill the hole left from loss of Ram
- Dealers are unnerved by Boston bombings
- Subaru near U.S. plant decision
- Goal for new VW COO: Boost Passat sales
- Va. group cultivates home-grown talent
- Innovators set the PACE
- Car dealerships are not Apple stores
- Car customers value efficiency
- It's in everyone's interest to keep supplies moving
- Things don't always go as planned
- Ford targets Chinese buyers with Focus-based concept
- Infiniti may add N.A. production
- Toyota store must defend airbag suit
- AutoNation gobbles stores
- 'Ask my manager' is taboo to car buyers, study says
- Reuss: GM faces 'real threat' from yen's decline
- Dealers
- Auto industry fuels record N.A. robot sales
- GM Korea gets a big boost, but it also faces big risks
- Superior Industries plans wheel plant in Mexico
- SAE panel: Will people trust self-driving cars?
- Retailer CarMax targets smaller markets
- BMW Financial expects off-lease volume to rebound
- As retirement approaches, publisher honors some of the best, and worst, automotive adventurers
- Dealers pitch in to help after Texas blast
- PACE Awards highlight game-changing suppliers
- Obituaries
- Report: Daimler is thinking small
- Lutz: Watch for CAFE hybrid games
- Is Acura's ILX a loser? Or doing its Civic duty?
- In oil-rich Dubai, the cops get to ride in style
- Why it's no big surprise Diaz left Ram

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- Jeep dilemma: Keep SUV guts, add comfort
- Tesla's Musk: I'll take store fight federal
- Suppliers hustle to fill orders
- Hot Hyundai-Kia hit icy patch in first quarter
- Chevy ad vet named Cadillac's marketer
- Hyundai puts growth on hold
- A 5th-generation store with 21st-century skills
- Bigger C-class line to challenge BMW 3 series
- Subaru uses Google to clear out '13 Foresters
- Airbag recall shows risk of global supply chains
- Fiat plans lowball lease to push 500e
- Nissan lures Ram brand boss Diaz
- Focus or Corolla: Who's No. 1?
- Rivals shift gears, work together
- Ford: New EcoBoost to fuel China sales
- Ford video library lets buyers control training
- Poll: Deal trumps tech for shopper
- U.S., Japan reach a deal on trade talks
- Let consumers pick technology winners, losers
- Be careful out there
- Engineering matters more than ever
- Global brands are taking more control of China sales
- SAE looks at technical aspects of driver distraction
- Ex-GM dealer fights fraud conviction
- Ex-Cadillac boss LaNeve takes helm of Lincoln's ad agency
- Infiniti gives all comers free concierge service
- Feds' goal: Daily drivers fueled by natural gas
- Hyundai seeks tech cred from fuel cells
- ArcelorMittal: Steel is a key to hitting CAFE target
- Alcoa expects aluminum bodies for volume vehicles
- Walker: Engineering know-how can help cut weight
- Service lane focus lifts Lithia's F&I sales
- Used-car shoppers want it all online
- If Uncle Rich made me store Internet boss
- Social media aid Visteon design
- Study: Parts industry makes up 2.3%25 of U.S. GDP
- EcoMotors signs $200 million engine deal
- Hyundai-Kia raises fleet sales as retail sales slide
- Jaguar Land Rover hires industry vet
- Dealership Buy/Sell
- Dealers
- Will CAFE push carmakers to eBay?
- Dingell, Ford unite on Europe
- A bevy of crossovers and SUVs will take center stage at China's auto extravaganza
- Industry ups inventory to meet spring demand
- Musk: Franchises are wrong route for electric vehicles
- American Axle clutch helped Cherokee crawl
- GM to spend $5.2 billion on Opel through '16
- DeLorean's name still gets tongues wagging
- GM likes Facebook again -- but just a little
- Thatcher uncaged Jaguar, upended auto industry
- An errant Caddy badge foils GM's bid to be sneaky
- Dan Akerson, corporate spy
- It's official: The 'R' on VIN shows Ram is a real brand

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- Tons of credits
- Mid-sized crown up for grabs
- Refining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan
- Marketing mobility
- How to prosper during Europe's tough times
- Fisker layoffs could hint at bankruptcy
- From high-tech lasers to ultraluxury vehicles
- Mazda revising store plan; goal is upscale look
- Feds weigh new safety gear ratings
- Miller deal shows domestics' stores are hot
- There's an app for that?
- BMW expands 4-series lineup
- Musk opens fire on Texas dealers
- As Korea gets hot, automakers remain cool
- 8 states in Tesla's growth plan
- My brand? Being part of my community
- Bush fuel cell effort didn't pick winners
- Maybe we need SAE to get involved
- Updating auto safety ratings makes sense
- New China leaders may boost auto industry
- How affordable is Tesla's Model S?
- March sales point to more gloom in Europe
- Danny Glover's new role: Nissan's celebrity nemesis
- Girsky's Opel saga: Imitating Hannibal
- Service lane focus lifts Lithia's F&I sales
- Suppliers to the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
- Wanted: Rising dealership stars
- Panamera gets a plug-in hybrid
- Dealers
- Obituaries
- Lighter steel will spread through Nissan lineup
- Nissan weighs diesels for U.S. -- again
- As imports gain, South Korea steps in
- Dealer sales dominated auto auction scene in 2012
- Smart EV will offer rent-a-battery plan
- Suppliers to the 2013 Toyota RAV4
- Diamond program propels Capital One
- Loopholes and the mpg game
- For Tesla's EVs, credits turn into dollars
- How new CO2 credits differ from NHTSA's
- How the Altima topped the Camry
- Lexus plans rival to A3, X1
- March production dips 3%25
- Crunching numbers on the Z28: Zoom tops price
- Mercedes leads in luxury -- but it's early
- Seeking small cars, Mercedes said to cavort with Renault
- A flaw in Tesla's plan: It's Chargie McVanish
- Toyota cries foul, towing tiff continues

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- The yin and yang of yen
- Sulfur plan is big win for automakers
- Scion weighs a move to entry-lux
- Kia aims to add technology, protect quality
- Cherokee moves upscale and over rocks
- Diaz: Keep it simple
- Low bar for Mercedes EV
- Hyundai exec: We're studying pickup for U.S.
- 1 in 3 Chevy dealers can get Corvette at launch
- Buy a Fiat 500e, use alternate cars for free
- CLA gets film support
- Jeep to sell new Cherokee in China
- Toyota ups '13 sales target, sees share loss for Camry
- Some dazzled N.Y.; some blew their noses
- Dodge: Bigger engine will boost Dart sales
- Z28 revs Chevy's performance line
- GM's new product cycle: Fix problems now
- Lots of choices for everyone
- Sharing good ideas: What a concept
- Dealers deserve exemplary service from Lincoln
- What Tesla does differently
- Tesla's retail model: Let market decide
- 'Enough!' say the weather-beaten
- Toyota store must pay crash victims $16 million
- AutoTrader CEO Perry to resign
- VW to drop Routan minivan
- Track tricks could add mpg, cut hybrid cost
- Redone CTS pushes performance, design
- Doll adds president title at Subaru of America
- Luxury big 3 fight for sales, prestige, profits
- Infiniti boss retools team
- Study: Car shoppers' loyalty rises
- Durango: New lights, electronics, gearbox
- Ford features EcoBoost in new ads
- Chase auto unit CEO is bullish on lending outlook
- The juggernaut that's not: Japan
- Laborers line up for temp jobs
- Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul
- Vehicle demand shrivels in Japan
- Reversal of fortune: N.A. boom, Japan gloom
- VW finance arm pushes to go paperless
- Race rivals McLaren, Ferrari take their spat to the street
- Porsche switches gears on hybrid powertrains
- EV cash dries up; Obama pushes for research effort
- Engineers squeezing more mpg from gasoline engines
- Audi chief: China, crossovers are keys to world luxury crown
- Lithia tests 2 service dept. apps
- Hyundai dealers get up to speed on quick lubes
- Dealers
- Carmakers refine rental test drives
- Nissan sales chief Munoz aims for 10%25 U.S. share
- Toyota Highlander gets roomier
- Diaz: Ram weighs mid-sized pickup
- N.Y. service center opens, and the rest is history
- Live on the lot
- Fed agency: We're watching auto lending
- Jetta cracks Feb. top 10 list
- Obituaries
- Carter: Snake oil hurts the industry's engine
- GM's Alpha plan to beat the alpha dogs of luxury
- A car dealer's role in helping break baseball's color line
- New-used mix swinging back toward normal
- 1 million VW sales by 18? Well . . .

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- The MKZ's difficult birth
- Wanted: Dealership stars under 40
- Barra remakes GM product development
- Automotive News - March 25, 2013
- Pizazz, passion, props win Acura ad account
- Scion to Kansas City: We have a Google problem
- Plugging Along
- Hyundai will alter upscale sales strategy
- As sales rise, so do dealers' gifts to charities
- Modified Jeeps hit the trails
- Infiniti will get new DMS
- Hyundai concept previews Genesis Coupe
- Bad cable, fires cause Challenger recall
- Super segment
- Chrysler exec: 'Imported from Detroit' will grow
- NADA: Dealer profit hits record in 2012
- Winning teams
- Dealers must make Hispanics, too, feel welcome
- RPA has been part of Honda's success
- Retailer's brand matters to buyers
- What would we do without dealers?
- Who cares about Europe? We all should
- Nissan store asks judge to rethink arbitration order
- Dealers
- Young, inexperienced and very successful
- Show to star a cavalcade of crossovers and SUVs
- Kia will bare its new Soul -- and try to keep strong sales
- A3 sedan is Audi's pitch to young luxury buyers
- Viziv cues will pump up Subaru profile
- Smaller groups are big in used-car sales per store
- U.S. scrutiny of dispute provisions in loan contracts threatens dealerships
- Legal experts split over class-action waivers
- Dealers urged to replace loan reserve profit
- Lexus IS is heavy on carryover, still strong
- Lurching at launch is nothing new at Ford
- Obituaries
- VW Puebla led in Feb. output
- BMW may get rid of its retire-at-60 rule
- Sources: Fisker battle was about government role
- Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul
- Divorce, Italian style? No, but a design change at Ferrari
- Heads up, Toyota: VW's gunning for No. 1 spot

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- Se habla español
- BIG DEAL: Retailers get bigger
- Tesla plays hardball
- GM shuffling ad agencies for Chevy, Cadillac
- Fisker without Fisker: What's next?
- VW ponders a large SUV built in North America
- Bright idea
- Chrysler will launch all-new 200 in January
- Aha! Hiring retirees proves to be a wise move
- Comeback for Mitsubishi?
- Thwarted Mahindra dealers win a round
- Accavitti expands Honda role
- Hoop hype helps big Buick launch
- Nissan cab navigates New York politics
- 3 events, all different -- or not?
- Outsiders and their ideas will strengthen Toyota
- In Geneva, so long to the classic sedan
- Chevy Impala gets flagship makeover
- Current Impala will linger for a year as fleet-only model
- Ex-Audi sales boss to head Mini, Rolls
- Bentley, Lambo eye big-bucks crossovers
- Louder EVs may turn off drivers, automakers say
- Nissan shake-up aims to shore up quality, EVs
- Satellites control new Rolls' gearshifts
- Dealership buy/sell
- Dealers
- Higher-volume cars get carbon fiber
- Nissan: Lighter, stronger steel will cut weight, boost mpg
- PSA wants partner for Hybrid Air
- Google's national shopping plan has dealers on edge
- Drilling data for repeat sales
- Study: Fickle shoppers need salespeople
- Lexus global brand effort starts in May
- Missing groups: You might have been contenders
- Some groups have overseas outlets
- For dealers, many paths to success
- Will Buick dodge the dinosaurs? Time will tell
- Obituaries
- Extra-special service saves a life in Va.
- Peanuts? Diet Coke? New car?
- A St. Paddy's Day reminiscence of of the papal ride
- Chrysler's hot sales streak faces tough test in March
- Subaru disses Toyota drop-top

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- Toyoda elevates America
- Chrysler, VW sales per store soar
- Service moves up front
- Volvo may add models to aid struggling dealers
- Europe: Just how bad is it?
- Learn how to thrive in tough times
- GM puts cars on strict diet
- Mpg improvements aid mid-sized sales
- Side-by-side Civics: The chaotic Honda sell-off
- Toyota targets solid-state batteries in '20
- U.S. execs lead VW's quality quest in N.A.
- XL1 coupe paves the way for VW plug-in hybrids
- Sales disaster is deja vu for Docherty
- Ford dubious of U.S. diesels
- Flying Spur is lighter, quieter
- Docherty: Been there before
- BMW weighs Mexico plant
- Launch woes make Ford get tough on prototypes
- Next Mustang must gallop on global stage
- BMW will field 'more usable' GT
- Sports car story was short-sighted
- Big delay, little help for Lincoln dealers
- Time to start taking down regulatory barriers
- The brand is king! What's the brand?
- Flat fee ahead?
- Small, nimble Motivo develops products, prototypes in a hurry
- Yen and the art of baseball card trading
- Court OKs Am. Suzuki's Ch. 11 plan
- Stocks fall to optimum range
- Minn. dealers back bid to block Tesla-owned stores
- Study: Dealerships respond better to Internet leads
- Mazda dealer reaches out to military families
- Obama nominees: EPA insider, MIT scientist
- Ford's messenger for the millennials
- Marchionne bets billions on Alfa, Maserati
- Legal experts split over class-action waivers
- Arbitration angst
- Dealers urged to replace loan reserve profit
- How small-town dealer tripled his F&I take
- Chase auto unit CEO is bullish on lending outlook
- Diamond program propels Capital One
- VW finance arm pushes to go paperless
- Ford's F&I training tuneups keep dealer current
- UAW's King juggles expansion, Southern strategy
- Honda sees fuel cell vehicles profitable by '25
- Align output with demand? Why?
- Low-cost SUV filled a niche in China
- Innovators compete for PACE Awards
- GM is likely to share PSA platform
- Brands sell image with virtual showrooms
- Rivals Nissan, Hyundai shift their fleet strategies
- Expert: Dealers should stress service online
- Nissan is still counting on EV breakthrough
- CEO: Opel's 'in attack mode,' will survive
- Industry's stable store count masks changes at brands
- Infiniti will offer hybrid version of JX
- Obituary
- N.A. output is flat in Feb.
- Billionaires list confirms it: There's money in the car biz
- Dealership count keeps soaring in China
- Poor car sales? Blame the pope
- Girsky's irked by Europe's chilly reception for plug-in

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- Online behemoth poised for major retail push
- AutoNation adds 3 to brand plan
- GM cash for dealers aims to revive NYC area sales
- Good news fuels 4%25 gain in Feb. sales
- How Mercedes slid the CLA below $30,000
- Finding marketing opportunities in a changing world
- Selling cars, planning a community
- 8 Southern states unite to woo r&d
- Growlin' - for now
- DOE plans modest push for fuel cells
- Some Ford dealers miss small pickup
- Jeep Cherokee design is a love/hate thing on Twitter
- Paris congress will explore Europe's rocky road
- Ace marketer finds a new road
- VW will show next GTI hatchback in Geneva
- Chrysler will build 9-speed in Tipton, Ind.
- Moving on takes time, planning
- J.D. Power results reflect reality
- In Geneva, frowns behind the smiles
- Obama's switch on fuel cells is a smart move Flat fee ahead?
- Hertz sales increasingly bypass auctions
- Dealers
- New owners for 2 California Jaguar Land Rover stores
- Nissan raises profile of Nismo performance unit
- Nissan seeks fresh ideas on autonomous cars
- Bosch takes long view; r&d keyed to next-gen batteries
- PSA plans compressed-air car
- Honda helps dealerships find old cars to service
- Ford pilot cuts service e-mails
- Busy year for BMW: Front-drive architecture, i3, modular engines
- Mobile apps are the new frontier of used-car sales
- Innovator Panoz aims to retool the sports car
- Obituaries
- Group 1 adds 4 U.K. Ford stores
- Lincoln may extend Mich. MKZ inspections
- Georgetown leads Jan. output
- Clogged Shanghai hits brake on autos; plate costs $13,000
- Roy Brown survived Edsel, then flourished in Britain
- Extra, extra! Rockin' dealer stalks Boston Globe
- In doubt about the Dow? Just watch auto sales
- Diesel fuel tax on home turf is blow to VW

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- Feds eye finance reserve
- GM cars to be Internet hotspots
- How to succeed by adding brands
- Texas dealer wins $136 million in Mercedes lawsuit
- GM targets big growth in floorplanning
- Amid insults, bitter rivals both claim luxury crown
- Study: Customers turn to social media for service
- Fiesta's buzz builders
- Connected cars may have to share the air
- Public groups plan U.S. acquisition blitz
- Mercedes sees safety technology as its edge
- Auto trade talks will target tariffs, unified rules
- Shop, click -- hold on a minute
- Almost all Fords will get EcoBoosts
- Appeals panel OKs arbitration in buyer's tiff with store
- App makes GM sales a 24/7 gig
- My Fisker does fine in cold weather
- Get more detail on J.D. Power studies
- You can't have both -- or can you?
- Obamacare is real; it's time dealers made plans
- Jeepers! Hacked on Twitter
- Grand Cherokee's diesel delivers
- Stressed by growth, group pulls in reins
- Tesla stores spark PR blitz praising franchise system
- Dana speeds r&d growth in Asia
- Keeping used-car wholesaling within the group
- Experts: '13 certified sales to rise 10%25-plus
- Honda N.A. chief adds global role
- Luxury to the max
- Move to Ford meant big payday for Jim Farley
- Sources say Geely leads in fight for Fisker
- How the 2015 Alfa Giulia might look
- The Times vs. Tesla: A no-decision bout
- Toyota waves hello to a new auto show design theme

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- The giddy sales forecast: Full speed ahead!
- Beneath the buzz, a layer of caution
- Chrysler's CSI crash course
- NADA study: Factories need to back off
- How price-fixing probe grew
- Crash diet gets results at GM
- Cheap, easy credit gives lift to leases
- Chrysler expects leasing to climb
- Top Fiat stores to get Alfa first
- Alt-fuel trust is new approach to energy r&d
- Steer-by-wire will be option on Infiniti Q50
- Chevy restores rwd roar with 415-hp V-8 SS sedan
- GM's 2013 priorities: Launch pickups, fix Europe
- Dealers cheer Ford facilities plan
- RLJ McLarty Landers may add stores
- Dealers give back again and again
- Why would small store want a Vette?
- Orlando was the place to be
- Towing standard is about safety, not market share
- Forte offers better ride, upscale touches
- Bosch exec expects global growth despite European woes
- GM China's Socia: More luxury models, stores, local output
- UAW rallies for Flex-N-Gate employees
- EPA engineer expects more audits of mileage claims
- Dealers brace for health care sticker shock
- NADA's agenda: Cut red tape, watch Washington
- Buick, GMC seek 10%25 sales gains
- Audi to pump up U.S. supply of Q5s
- The key word at Kia meeting was 'more'
- Mini boosts marketing budget 30%25
- Acura: RDX, ILX to fuel 19%25 gain in retail sales
- Cadillac expects fresh lineup to lift retail sales 35%25
- Mazda6, CX-5 to boost Mazda sales, loyalty
- Mitsubishi tells dealers it's staying in U.S.
- Hyundai will roll out owner loyalty programs
- BMW is making plans for dealership renovations
- Infiniti to ease tight supplies of QX56, FX
- Honda steps away from stair-steps
- Jaguar: F-Type, awd will boost sales
- Communication with dealers is top priority at Mercedes
- Chrysler to dealers: Keep focus on sales
- Chevy expects 7%25 sales gain with new lineup
- Volvo revamps margin and bonus structure
- Subaru: Sales could hit 400,000 in 2013
- VW: Sizzling sales pace to cool
- Sales are up; Nissan keeps game plan
- Ford dangles $750,000 carrot for facilities
- Factory chases more 2013 Range Rovers for dealers
- Porsche: More cars, happy dealers
- Hot January torpedoes Toyota's sales forecast
- The upside of MKZ delay: Quality counts
- Underriner: Ease rules on stores
- Telematics challenge: Capable but simple
- Stop whining about yen, Honda exec tells Detroit 3
- Report: Rising sales of rentals to restock used-vehicle supply
- After 'unbelievably high' levels, used prices expected to soften
- Getting Busy at NADA
- Study finds fewer dealerships, higher sales per store
- Transitions
- Houston dealers elect officers
- NASCAR builds brand appeal
- Audit rips grant waste at LG Chem factory
- Chrysler closes digital divide
- Google contacts angry dealers, restores reviews
- Diverted leads distress dealer
- Audi headlights await federal rules
- Motorist is weak link in self-driving cars
- Diesel-powered Ram 1500 to arrive this year
- Elena Ford will head dealer-standards unit
- Whitacre: No-can-do spirit hurt GM
- Auto lenders' business is great. Now what?
- Toyota settles recall case with 29 states
- Knight School
- Obituaries
- UAW: Nissan using scare tactics
- Chrysler Capital was a NADA newborn
- Call Nader -- the Corvair's back!
- 100 million sales seen by '16; Europe, Japan sag
- A new take on facilities: Forget bricks and mortar
- Power study finds less lurching in launching
- His Tesla gored, a miffed Musk trashes the Times

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- Pickup truck towing standard isn't standard
- Back in business
- Chrysler spot scores for FFA
- Brown to step down; Stein will become publisher, editor
- Store redos still bring iffy returns
- GM's do-better letters unnerve dealers
- A work of genius
- Heir buds: Young dealers swap strategies
- To beat DVR dodgers, Kia turns to sports
- Big fwd vans will fill gap in Chrysler lineup
- Kia: 7-seater 'would fit very nicely' (and might look like this)
- Chevy aims Cruze diesel at VW Jetta TDI buyers
- An upscale urban-cowboy ride
- Nissan has big hopes for small van
- Michael Alford is Time Dealer of the Year
- MKZ is MIA so Lincoln offers spiffs on MKS, MKT
- Looking at Henry Ford the man
- It is a time for change
- Rethinking auto dealership renovations
- Acura RLX demos due this month
- BMW will make awd available on new models from the start
- Cadillac dealer: We need an S-class fighter
- Chrysler dealers' priority: Sales spiffs
- Small cars key to Honda's goal
- Ford dealer: Leases crucial to boosting market share
- VW shifts bonus and loaner programs
- New products, digital ads expected to lift Mazda
- Porsche dealers must learn how to serve women
- Tight global supply squeezes Audi dealers
- Dealer says Malibu needs marketing
- Land Rover inventories to stay lean
- After Toyota Care, dealer retains customers
- V-6, awd may help Jag dealers
- New tech jobs have raised Lexus buyers' satisfaction
- How Lincoln's China plan aids U.S. dealers
- Lean inventories for Subaru
- Fresh products drive Nissan marketing
- Mitsubishi dealers offer input
- Fresh products will buoy Kia
- Higher payout from Mercedes-Benz
- Volvo dealers call for ad blitz to spark sales
- Just 1 launch for Hyundai dealers
- Infiniti dealer ad groups to help launch Q50
- Buick dealers like lease effort
- Citizenship
- Toyota, Hyundai drive muted fleet sales in Jan.
- Bank of the West edges east
- Banks hunt ways to set F&I products apart
- Strong sales, weaker yen buoy Toyota
- Nissan will expand Nismo performance offerings
- Landers: Just bury me on the car lot
- Bored in Fla., he 'smelled potential,' returned to fray
- Dad prepared sons to open their own stores
- At first, seller's regret; now he moves ahead
- After sale, dealer longed to return to private world
- Summer job led to career
- Toyota expects extended boom in big pickups
- UAW takes a civil rights tone at Nissan
- Labor, civil rights leaders share a tradition
- Pickups keep piling up
- Conti: Eyes help curb distraction
- Fiat to move 500 output from Mexico to Poland, sources say
- Obituaries
- Jan. output rises 7%25
- Chrysler's Super Bowl 'Farmer' spot seem familiar? Well ...
- For Goss, 1 mystery solved, 1 to go
- Nader's EV plan: Lower stickers, batteries come from utilities
- GM's new Opel chief Neumann is no yes man

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- Fiat dealers welcome a surge of promised products
- 'AutoNation' now a brand; who's next? New retail model could trigger trend
- Sedans and pickups strong in '13
- A lifetime of achievement
- 3 to contend for '13 global sales title
- Fired up for fuel cells
- Honda near ad agency choices
- Infiniti wants to go home -- but it's tricky
- Maybe the next franchise shouldn't be an auto brand
- Chrysler's new roadmap
- Nissan: Leaf sales to lag until U.S. plant restocks supply
- Chrysler brand chief wants more nameplates
- Lincoln to pay dealers for MKZ delays
- Buy a GMC Sierra, get 2 years of maintenance
- Ford expects N.A. to power profits again in 2013
- Fiat, SRT almost fill U.S. dealership networks
- Chrysler predicts more good times
- Is fixing Opel a Mission Impossible?
- The retail business changes again
- AutoNation's new store names are a sign of the times Salute to service
- Ford approaches Tier 1 purchasing goal
- Cadillac will pitch ELR digitally
- Hit the gas and let the awd do its work
- Chrysler aims awd 300 at Snow Belt
- Volvo boss wants to return to wagon
- Corvette convertible in Geneva
- Rolls: Wraith will rock
- Saab to restart 9-3 output
- 1st Qoros model to debut in Geneva
- Maserati: 'Nothing to envy'
- Chicago Auto Show preview
- Toyota, BMW to explore joint sports car project
- GM scopes dealerships' customer loyalty scores
- Why Chinese supplier exec scares America
- They don't just sell cars; they help the needy and build their communities
- Sports lover's gift helps school, honors family
- Dealer is a teacher, not just an auto seller
- Dealer shares profits, gets his community involved
- Dealer takes time to visit prisoners
- Penske is a go-to guy for Detroit projects
- Ga. dealer rewards great teaching
- Family illness made dealer an activist
- Son's illness made giving personal
- Lather up! Hosting car washes is a tradition in Long Beach
- California megadealer, aka layaway angel
- Colorado dealer thanks the troops
- Techs' checks ensure children travel safely
- Sharing time and wisdom is part of dealer's routine
- Texas dealer works to leave a legacy of aiding education
- Sharing values, ideas
- Dealer's cause: Organ donation awareness
- Dealer expands his 'community' role after natural disasters
- At the YMCA, North Carolina dealer 'is a true all-star'
- Thefts drove dealer into action
- Mass. dealer's Christmas spirit is on display
- AIADA chief to zero in on international trade and estate tax
- Underriner to automakers: Don't shift costs to dealers
- 2-tier pricing, image rules top incoming chief's agenda
- At Miami store, selling new tires is just the beginning
- Bigger, faster, better
- Chrysler dealers set contract sales mark
- Dealer set to charge, take charge of EVs
- Ford, Toyota top diversity scorecard
- Move will create marketing efficiencies
- Jackson, Maroone nurtured 1-brand plan since '99
- AutoNation move had blessing of factories
- Some groups may follow
- Extra month pays off for GM-Costco promo
- Group 1 exec is RLJ McLarty Landers' new COO
- Obituaries
- Vette Viewpoints
- Elio T-shirts debut; a three-wheeler later (maybe)
- China said to set its sights on EV players
- How Boeing got Mulally ready for Ford
- Toyota fracas won't make Ray LaHood's highlight reel

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- Plan kicks CSI into cyber era
- GM: Iowa dealer faked sales
- Why can't cars do what phones do?
- Next-gen VW Golf, GTIs will come from Mexico
- After a 24-yr. chase, dealer faces fraud trial
- Group 1's foothold in Brazil
- Does your store have what it takes to be among the best?
- Porsche: Dealer profits, sales per store on the rise
- GM's troubled Opel unit gets a new boss and new platforms
- With Atlas, Ford trades Marlboro Man for gizmos
- eAssist has most impact on big cars
- Massachusetts dealers appeal Tesla ruling
- With redesigned '14 Forester, Subaru counts on a sales jump
- Mild-hybrid Malibu is tough sell for Chevy
- A CEO search, GM style: Who'll take it?
- Why reward what's required?
- Lincoln spots are puzzling
- A nonintrusive warning is better
- NADA has something for everyone
- Satisfaction surveys: Timing is everything
- Bergstrom resolves clash with Chrysler over Fiat points in Wis.
- New owners for Mercedes-Benz of Brooklyn
- Oregon store gives a lift to those in need
- Japanese supplier Yachiyo seeks to end dependence on Honda
- Penske Automotive predicts double-digit growth in 2013
- Lithia expects more market share
- Nissan's Mexico boss preaches the gospel of 'numero uno'
- Global names for Nissan models
- Johnson Controls benefits from industry efforts to cut seat costs
- Faurecia battles the big players in North American seat market
- Subaru will expand Ind. plant, add new model in 2016
- Next Civic Hybrid to get 2-motor system
- Sandy disrupts seasonal shifts in used-vehicle prices
- Certified-used sales hit record in 2012
- Show and tell
- Europeans deliver best investor returns in '12
- Super spots
- Obituary
- Audi offers some lessons for Lincoln
- For new EVs, kudos amid the clobbering
- Learning to lead Ford, Fields studies Lincoln
- Caddy has 2 ways to play the ELR pricing game
- Zetsche's job seems secure (says Zetsche)
- Help wanted: But who's on the way out?

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- Automotive News - January 21, 2013
- Prime time for big pickups
- $30,000 is the new luxury-car hot spot
- Auto marketers flocking to Super Bowl
- Honda concept sets off small-crossover buzz
- NHTSA may add 'small overlap,' angled crash tests
- Go to class, win a Dart
- Chrysler near a deal for preferred lender
- Denso plans $1 billion in N.A. projects
- Sizing up Detroit
- Nissan Leaf price cut puts heat on rivals
- Compact is 'top priority' for Jaguar Diana T. Kurylko
- Motorcycle engine extends range of BMW EV
- Side Swipe
- VW ponders U.S. pickup
- Lutz, GM end consulting deal
- Tesla factory running full tilt
- VW to make turbo engines standard
- Mercedes to add 2 models to S-class range
- Detroit should have an auto showplace
- Calif.'s leadership is bold, vital
- The car is alive and well
- Keep recession's hard-learned lessons in mind
- Nissan spices up Versa hatch
- Toyota Furia sheds some light on the next Corolla
- Niche products still a priority at Nissan
- Mercedes' big CLA buildup begins with the Super Bowl
- Lincoln to explore 'mass customization'
- Execs unfazed by Dart's slow start
- Cadillac's spin on the ELR: Get 'em before they're gone
- JCI gets deal to produce 48-volt batteries
- Bentley ultraluxury SUV nears final approval
- Infiniti Q50 Hybrid will have awd option
- Turbo 4 cylinder, diesel planned for Infiniti Q50
- New rules coming for Jaguar stores
- Marchionne: Shortages of parts slow Jeep sales
- Ford's van plan: More flexibility
- Chevy revamps 'Blue Arch' spots
- New Kia flagship targets top end of sedan market
- Autos playing catch-up in digital
- Enough mandates, already!
- TrueCar 2.0 says shoppers will like revamped format
- For some, trucks are about panache, not power
- Mulally: Ford's challenge is smoother launches
- Morgan Stanley sees 17 million sales in '15
- Panel: Tech tricks will cut driver distraction
- Penske sees opportunities to buy stores in U.S., abroad
- Honda's Mendel: Faulty mpg claims hurt the industry
- Infiniti outlook: More models, higher sales
- Next-gen Volt will cost 'thousands' less
- When products are similar, sales process becomes crucial
- Mercedes' Cannon: Customer service is our top priority
- Rush to new segments could backfire, Ross says
- Race is on for the cheapest way to hit 54.5 mpg
- Collaboration benefits suppliers and automakers
- Tight supplies will keep Audi prices up, U.S. boss says
- Fast online response is factor in Chrysler's surge
- Auto industry hardball, Russian style: Bo vs. Putin
- Output rises 18%25 in 2012
- Jeep to build 100,000 units a year in China
- Romney's cheap shot still steams Sergio
- Auto industry scolding evokes echoes of the past
- How the high rollers buy a Rolls-Royce
- For Bill Ford, Lincoln's fate is personal
- Store faces $100,000 in punitive damages
- How a service manager spurred the F&I office

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- New Vette on the way -- but only for top Chevy dealers
- Wrestling a Wrangler dilemma
- NADA leader won't duck a factory fight
- Hyundai, Kia dealers: Little mpg backlash
- Teahen's lesson: Check the numbers
- Rival stores to Braman: Keep us out of GM fight
- A factory bonus for Lincoln salespeople
- LAWYER UP! Dealers adding in-house counsel
- Behind in mpg, GM says its trucks cost least to own
- Sonic switches strategies, returns to acquisition mode
- Kia to pitch Sorento in Super Bowl
- Infiniti: JX fits nicely into lineup
- New Vette gets classic name and more power
- Dealers 'chomping at the bit' for delayed MKZ
- Lincoln tests a growing segment
- Camaro tops Mustang in pony showdown
- VW joins top 10 brand list; Chrysler and others gain
- Higher tax on leases is a lose-lose idea
- Distracted driving: What can be done?
- Chevy's tag line recalls Saab's
- Anyone have a deck of cards?
- Dealer advocate Welch is just what NADA needs
- Japan's currency crybabies
- In pursuit of the 'wow' moment
- Hunting for designers
- Lexus concept gives preview of safety gear
- GM seeks help with auto apps
- Honda casts wide net in ad agency review
- Survey: Spending on plants to rise
- Lincoln's latest model: A showcase store
- Nissan shifts Murano to Mississippi
- Ford pilot expected to benefit minority dealers
- Gee buys western Wash. Subaru store
- Court: Ford store owes Edge buyer damages
- Jeep posts record global sales
- 2012 retail sales outpace fleet
- GE backs off plan for 25,000 EVs, plug-in hybrids
- F&I faces tough climate in 2013
- Store faces $100,000 punitive damage ruling
- How a service manager spurred the F&I office
- Stocks fall to nearly ideal level
- Nissan's back -- just follow your nose
- Dealers get special preview
- 2014 Lexus IS sedan gets subtle changes
- Grand Cherokee will get 8-speed, diesel option
- Compass, Patriot dump CVTs, get new 6-speed
- Bosch expands in N.A. with direct injection, ABS and more
- Turbos shift to fast lane in N.A.
- Suppliers benefit from tailpipe crackdown
- McElya honored for role in Cooper-Standard rescue
- Early hardship forged McElya's desire to give back
- GM adopts refrigerant despite Daimler fire worries
- Buyers snap up Chevy Avalanche in last model year
- Hotline to offer Colo. dealers free legal advice
- Dealer and lawyer Bishton: 'I'm happy to be in both worlds'
- Colleagues remember Jack
- Through the decades
- Jatco targets EVs, emerging markets
- N.A. output dips in Dec.
- Japan's NSK plans to build Mexico plant
- 'Chevy Runs Deep' didn't run long
- How a pesky counselor pushed Delphi CEO into the auto business
- Found: The missing Dart, with new name, lower price
- Sagging Buick gets some love from the CEO
- Former Ford exec Thursfield faces jail in divorce case

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- New Vette on the way -- but only for top Chevy dealers
- Wrestling a Wrangler dilemma
- NADA leader won't duck a factory fight
- Hyundai, Kia dealers: Little mpg backlash
- Teahen's lesson: Check the numbers
- Rival stores to Braman: Keep us out of GM fight
- A factory bonus for Lincoln salespeople
- LAWYER UP! Dealers adding in-house counsel
- Behind in mpg, GM says its trucks cost least to own
- Sonic switches strategies, returns to acquisition mode
- Kia to pitch Sorento in Super Bowl
- Infiniti: JX fits nicely into lineup
- New Vette gets classic name and more power
- Dealers 'chomping at the bit' for delayed MKZ
- Lincoln tests a growing segment
- Camaro tops Mustang in pony showdown
- VW joins top 10 brand list; Chrysler and others gain
- Higher tax on leases is a lose-lose idea
- Distracted driving: What can be done?
- Chevy's tag line recalls Saab's
- Anyone have a deck of cards?
- Dealer advocate Welch is just what NADA needs
- Japan's currency crybabies
- In pursuit of the 'wow' moment
- Hunting for designers
- Lexus concept gives preview of safety gear
- GM seeks help with auto apps
- Honda casts wide net in ad agency review
- Survey: Spending on plants to rise
- Lincoln's latest model: A showcase store
- Nissan shifts Murano to Mississippi
- Ford pilot expected to benefit minority dealers
- Gee buys western Wash. Subaru store
- Court: Ford store owes Edge buyer damages
- Jeep posts record global sales
- 2012 retail sales outpace fleet
- GE backs off plan for 25,000 EVs, plug-in hybrids
- F&I faces tough climate in 2013
- Store faces $100,000 punitive damage ruling
- How a service manager spurred the F&I office
- Stocks fall to nearly ideal level
- Nissan's back -- just follow your nose
- Dealers get special preview
- 2014 Lexus IS sedan gets subtle changes
- Grand Cherokee will get 8-speed, diesel option
- Compass, Patriot dump CVTs, get new 6-speed
- Bosch expands in N.A. with direct injection, ABS and more
- Turbos shift to fast lane in N.A.
- Suppliers benefit from tailpipe crackdown
- McElya honored for role in Cooper-Standard rescue
- Early hardship forged McElya's desire to give back
- GM adopts refrigerant despite Daimler fire worries
- Buyers snap up Chevy Avalanche in last model year
- Hotline to offer Colo. dealers free legal advice
- Dealer and lawyer Bishton: 'I'm happy to be in both worlds'
- Colleagues remember Jack
- Through the decades
- Jatco targets EVs, emerging markets
- N.A. output dips in Dec.
- Japan's NSK plans to build Mexico plant
- 'Chevy Runs Deep' didn't run long
- How a pesky counselor pushed Delphi CEO into the auto business
- Found: The missing Dart, with new name, lower price
- Sagging Buick gets some love from the CEO
- Former Ford exec Thursfield faces jail in divorce case

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- 2012 tally: The big stars and stumblers
- Slower growth, but still on the right track
- How Honda hustled to redo Civic
- Toyota's carbon-fiber foray
- Watch your e-mail for our streamlined newsletters
- Former Automotive News staffer honored
- Avis Budget, Zipcar to share cars
- ZEV 'straitjacket'?
- DCH Auto blends tradition with new twists
- Design educator dies at 61
- Remember, trucks make the bucks
- New 3 helps BMW keep luxury crown
- Reuss: Judge us in mid-2014
- After a weak '12, Ford looks ahead
- Destination Detroit
- Dealers
- Marketing destroys buyers' trust
- People are dealer's most important tool
- Let's not kill the golden goose
- Settlement offers proof of the need for tort reform
- Audi lets dealers OK more free repairs
- Store leaders major in service at Cadillac University
- Dealers win round over factories in warranty-fee fight
- Mass. dealers lose fight to block Tesla stores
- Mazda expands plan for Mexican factory
- Audi plans '16 start in Mexico
- Civic gets 3rd launch in under 2 years
- GM rushes to refresh the freshest Chevy Malibu
- Honored execs hit it big after Detroit 3 jobs
- Schreyer is a president without the pressure
- Hanger-on Avenger mars the Dart's start

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- Luxury race: Who can pamper buyers the most?
- Sidestep Google? Vexed dealers try
- Some Volt dealers balk at tool tab
- Toyota's still not off the hook
- Watch your e-mail for our streamlined newsletters
- BUILDING BUZZ VIA VINO
- 10 executives who changed the industry -- for better or worse
- 10 fine designs
- We said hello to...
- Where are they now?
- Mary Boland
- Bob Nardelli
- Anne Stevens
- Rick Wagoner
- Deborah Wahl Meyer
- Barbara Gasper
- John Middlebrook
- Mark LaNeve
- Julie Roehm
- Jim Taylor
- Fritz Henderson
- Chet Huber
- Steven Landry
- Time to wrap up another year
- And for 2013, I do solemnly resolve ...
- Most car buyers like to haggle
- Lenders want loyal dealers
- Thanks to Kia for a fine gesture
- Blunders
- Marketing moments
- CAFE plan unlikely to change despite EPA chief's departure
- Remembering...
- Kia Motors promotes chief designer Schreyer
- North American market sizzles

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- Automotive News - December 24, 2012
- 15 million in '13? You bet
- GM stock sale won't end 'Govt. Motors' debate
- Lexus needs excitement in post-LFA era
- Videos of VW road trips get clicks, win customers
- How GM lost an Oklahoma dealer
- 'W' at NADA convention
- Octogenarian Lutz thumps Colbert
- Immigrant success story
- Courting sales
- Crash and learn
- Intriguing partners
- Thousand-rev salute to Carroll Shelby
- Drawing attention
- Fiat's Google gotcha: A 500 shows up at VW's front door
- Day of protest
- Walk of life
- 'Halftime in America'
- Game face
- Marketers go 3-D
- 'Fire! Fire!' An October disaster
- Hot issue
- Sandy's devastation
- Court: Honda dealer lacked basis to protest new point
- Gaining an edge with a wedge
- What an employee kneads
- Building camaraderie
- NHTSA: Safety defects must be reported fast
- GM's good news
- Women in F&I? By all means
- Technology's great; drivers need work
- No-dicker stickers still appeal
- CPO sales ahead of last year
- Manheim buys transporter
- Analysts: Used-car prices will soften
- ADESA begins Web site switch
- Toyota looks for RAV4 rebound with redesign
- Infiniti's name game starts with the Q50
- Supporting the troops
- Whatcha got?
- Dogs welcome
- Apple of Elon Musk's eye
- Tastes good ... and good for you
- Sporty store is sold after GM rift
- A Schumacher family portrait
- The latest Toyota model
- Updated Acadia
- Ogled in Detroit
- EV-ery bit a BMW
- Resurrecting the Viper
- Something X-tra from Tesla
- Toyota's brainy new Insect
- Low-slung Track'ster

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- Auto, oil execs open Round 2 of sulfur spat
- Ford: We'll learn from launch recalls
- No-dicker stickers win backers in Internet era
- Diesels? 8-speed? Stay tuned
- Audi of America's Keogh to speak at World Congress
- King: UAW workers won't bolt
- GM pickup strategy: Zig as rivals zag
- Ford store's busiest sales staffer doesn't sell
- Matrix looks like a goner, Toyota hints
- Ford store's busiest sales staffer doesn't sell
- Going above and beyond is part of Pa. Audi store's culture
- Nissan shifts Leaf marketing strategy
- Landers ends partner role in retail group
- Jaguar kills $1 million-plus C-X75 hybrid sports car
- Chrysler eyes empty Indiana plant
- WEBINAR: Become a full Internet dealership
- Tesla wins license; dealers fight on
- Honda to preview crossover, next MDX in Detroit
- Ford van's diesel could migrate to pickups
- Nissan's hybrid surge: 15 new models by 2017
- Amid slow sales, Coda idles 50
- Consumers want clean-car options
- GM also needs to excite customers
- So who owns the data?
- Refiners must do their part for clean air, emission rules Harmony works best
- Buick aims Encore at empty nesters
- Inventory rises to match booming sales
- Car-shopping site execs take aim at Google
- Honda dealer takes all ads online
- Pittsburgh store adds chat, gets results
- Dealers
- Dealership buy and sell
- Superchargers show potential as fuel savers
- Tire repair kits gain ground
- N.A. output seen dropping in 1st quarter
- Suppliers resist price-cut demands
- NAMAD chief: Minority dealers must help increase their ranks
- After selling out to Sonic, Price builds another empire
- Dealers boost F&I profits in Sandy's wake
- Former dealer in Minnesota gets prison for bad checks
- VW, Chrysler deciding future of minivan
- Who fingered Kia, Hyundai? A U.S. rival, Oge says
- In prestige poll, car salespeople have the cellar to themselves
- Suppliers spurn price-cut pleas
- Yeah, beep-beep, your car is locked -- and you're an idiot
- Stronger home prices seen as big boost for auto sales
- New El Camino, Nomad? No, it's just paperwork, GM says

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- A pileup of pickups
- Ford tries its best on 4th recall
- Akerson's goal: Faster, leaner, smarter
- UAW stunned by Michigan right-to-work bills
- How Carfax locks up car history
- Rocky ILX launch has Acura execs plotting quick changes
- Fisker sees partnership next year
- GM trade-secret trial: How the scheme failed
- Making Mazda stand out
- 2014 Grand Cherokee leads Chrysler's diesel push
- New EPA lab gear will monitor mpg claims
- Public dealership groups expand their brands
- BMW 3-series convertible, coupe to become 4 series
- Most Suzuki dealers take buyouts
- Back-up camera mandate could cover '14 models
- Register to be among the 2013 Best Dealerships To Work For
- Face-to-face, it's all about the customer
- Congratulations to Edsel B. Ford II
- A wise move
- Feds should set goals, then get out of the way
- It could be a game changer
- NADA, Tesla talk about retail model
- Ford sees itself as a leader, but it's playing catch-up
- Ram to add stores for commercial line
- Jeep eyes record year, hunts Wranglers
- A minivan's function, without the moniker
- Lambo will mark 50th year with a new model
- Nissan fights fuzzy image with tech ads
- Chrysler has highest stocks since Ch. 11
- Infiniti has global sales plan for JX crossover
- Toyota hopes next Tundra picks up pace
- Akerson says cost cuts will help the Volt
- F&I after the storm
- A woman's touch is rare in F&I
- Preloading products boosts per-car F&I sales
- Product caps grow amid ethics concerns
- Buyer's agent works the deal for frustrated car shoppers
- Tailoring F&I to growing Hispanic market
- What lenders want from dealers
- What dealers want from lenders
- Dealers, lenders: A working relationship
- Finding the limits of fair pricing
- Hiring for F&I? You'd better interview
- Akerson aims to make GM executives more accountable
- Mazda CEO targets higher sales, upscale brand image
- As tests get tougher, dummies get smarter
- The smartest guy in the room
- FordDirect frees store's Internet sales whiz to sell
- Mitsubishi exec asks Japan for more marketing cash
- Dealers
- Some reports cost less -- reveal less, too
- What to watch in Washington
- Green along the edges
- Honda plans 3 Fit variants in Mexico
- Retail sales outpace fleet in November
- GM CEO: Batey is a future leader
- Akerson: In-house IT is crucial
- New Nissan sales boss to lead pursuit of Honda
- Lexus' key potential growth market? U.S.
- Nov. output up 14%25
- 2 Fords fall short on mpg, magazine says
- In James Bond style, Italian investor rushes to Aston Martin's rescue
- Nissan, Fiat play a game of 'I know you are, but what am I?'
- Automakers back up their sales bluster -- and we're eating crow
- Decades-long Honda-RPA link hits the skids
- Marchionne pokes Piech again, with Volkswagen spiff
- Suddenly, everything looks like a BMW X1

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- Automotive News - December 3, 2012
- Akerson zeros in on '13 launches
- Reports of EV death premature
- Finding the 'sweet spot' of price and range remains elusive
- A negative charge
- 4 execs join World Congress panel on purchasing
- Ohio r&d for next Accord?
- Buick dealers want an Encore
- Rewarding staffers pays off for Hendrick BMW
- Dealers get new DMS option
- Ford takes new tack in latest software update
- Porsche ponders sports car; no decision yet on small sedan
- Audi expects diesel surge; equips more models, boosts ads
- Mercedes plans big changes for '14 E class
- Mazda, Fiat study more joint vehicles
- Looming fiscal cliff troubles auto execs
- Subaru will get more BRZs to sell
- Chevy's recipe for Spark EV: Torque, tech
- Protect EPA, NHTSA
- CAFE is enough; ZEV rules defy logic, buyer choice
- Fiat taps sex, supermodels to sell its cars
- Be careful what you buy or sell
- China's leaders must rethink auto policy
- Toyota aims at segment leaders with new RAV4
- Nissan updates '14 GT-R for performance
- Mitsubishi's U.S. rebound plan: Boost lineup, add output
- Tops on Yoshinaga's to-do list: Squeezing out more Subarus
- A turnaround Born of Fire
- Freshened Fiesta gets more options, refinement
- That thing got a Hemi? It does now
- Toyota pushes dealers for certified body shops
- New yen headache hits Honda Accord in U.S.
- Dealers
- Beijing, it's time to release registration data
- GM plans early Malibu refresh
- Obituaries
- Civic's interior no longer inferior
- Ram's mpg boast gets a snappy comeback from Ford
- North Korea's auto jugger-not comes to a halt
- An L.A. premiere for BMW's heir apparent
- Apocalypse wow! on the Bay Bridge
- Awaiting the End Times? A new car helps

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- Want millennial buyers? Make a video
- Mazda's move: Upscale
- Navistar's green-diesel gamble
- The Inside Story
- Stein adds associate publisher duties
- Infiniti chief on congress roster
- After a slow start, analysts see a big finish in November
- Despite the risks, Ford cranks up mpg claims
- Dealer's Internet customers are VIPs
- Turning over a new Leaf
- Spark EV: How GM is leveraging a $1 billion bet
- Smart touts price as a plus with next-generation EV
- Automakers challenge Mexico's mpg proposal
- Mazda to revive rotary engine
- Dealers: Dropping Tesla suit 'is not an option'
- Ally ordered to pay dealer sanctions for lawsuit
- Lest we forget
- Uncle Sam should sell his GM shares
- Hyundai/Kia, EPA look for answers
- More auditing, more fines needed
- Time for a great celebration
- Next plant is critical to Nissan's export plans
- Ford plugs into new segment with C-Max Energi
- U.S. Executive, European Automaker
- U.S. Executive, Asian Automaker
- CEO, Asia
- CEO, North America
- Industry Leader of the Year and CEO, Europe
- Sales
- Finance
- Design
- Marketing
- Service and Parts
- Purchasing
- Government Affairs
- Supplier
- Advertising
- Product Development
- Dealer, Publicly Held
- Manufacturing
- Dealer, Privately Held
- Remarketing
- Minority
- Public Relations
- Environmental
- Engineering
- L.A. Auto Show Preview
- GE to buy 2,000 Ford plug-in hybrids
- Dealers
- Survey: 1 in 5 new-car buyers skips test drive
- Nissan's GT-R boss is still in control
- Fiat's young boss steers a tough course
- What works for you? Dealers share used-car strategies
- Industry tracks Sandy-damaged cars
- Dealers: 3-D helps us to stand out
- Viper roars back, even better than before
- Dealer Cecil Van Tuyl dies at 85
- White-glove treatment at the BMW Museum
- Will Buick's logo get an update?
- Consumer Reports pans 4 Detroit nameplates for '13
- Teaser videos hint at a redesigned Corvette for 2014
- NADA narrows field for next president
- Edsel Ford II does it again for dealers

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- Used-car demand up after Sandy
- Leaner suppliers win pricing power
- Factory frenzy: Japanese add N.A. capacity
- GAZ Group's Andersson to address Congress
- Advertising hall of fame inducts Rance Crain
- 'Fire! Fire!' Then what?
- GM maps its electric strategy
- Keeping Shelby alive
- AutoNation's health bus saves lives, money
- Dec. sales teeter on fiscal cliff
- Toyota's 'adult playground'
- Dealers drawn to Energi
- Honda Civic's interior makeover debuts in L.A.
- Suzuki dealers get a voice in bankruptcy court
- Lincoln's new structure, ads take shape
- Focus ST marketer: Not your typical car guy
- We need answers from Hyundai, Kia
- Minor brands need more than solid products
- America has lots of oil? Now what do we do?
- Dealers snap up natural gas pickups
- Dealership Buy/Sell
- Time is running out for Alfa
- 2013 MKZ sets the tone for future Lincolns
- Ex-dealer likely to plead guilty to lender fraud
- Social media surprise
- Auto dealers say Google's imperial approach is risky
- More visitors, shorter stays
- Honda overhauls hybrid strategy to boost U.S. sales
- Chrysler purchasing boss: Suppliers should prosper, too
- 3 compete to raise the roof
- Suppliers push head-up displays as safety gear
- Joint venture is expected to lift Valeo
- GM Japan expects Cadillac ATS to boost sales
- Dealers
- AutoNation tries luxury vehicle outlet
- Fiat rises, yet profits elude many dealers
- Others pass tests that tripped Hyundai, Kia
- Toyota unveils pair of precrash safety systems
- M-B's ex-U.S. boss loses wrongful dismissal suit
- Obituaries
- Mitsubishi hopes to pay dividend -- for a change
- From Porsche to pizza and pasta
- China's new leaders should not coddle Chinese carmakers
- If Aston's for sale, who wants to buy?
- Chinese buyers don't love Cadillac's edgy, angular styling

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- Damaged
- Mulally: Gadgets bring owners, dealers closer
- Dealers: Take Suzuki deal or fight?
- Online dealer reviews drive showroom traffic
- Ohio dealer tops clunkers author in House race
- Obama, Congress face the moment of truth on taxes, spending cuts
- Nelson joins Automotive News in D.C.
- Feds expected to start selling stake in GM
- Subaru boss raises U.S. sales, N.A. output targets
- Chrysler tries to make a comeback in cities it left in 2009
- Many East Coast dealers expect a sales surge
- Chrysler gets tax break for engine plant
- Mitsubishi outlines its comeback plan
- Companies mimic EPA tests
- Hyundai has been busted before
- He said it
- Hyundai-Kia 'errors' may give all a black eye
- Expect more changes in 2nd term
- Change we need
- Why is GM far less profitable than Ford?
- Toyota, Hyundai-Kia fleet sales jump in Oct.
- Merrilee Crain, director of Automotive News' parent firm, dies at 69
- Ghosn charges ahead on Nissan's market share, EV goals
- Ito is laying the groundwork for North American growth
- With Fields as COO, Mulally sees Ford gaining momentum
- Marchionne: Struggling in Europe, 'comfortable' with Chrysler
- Toyota counts on N.A. to offset slips elsewhere
- Nissan cuts N.A. outlook on concerns over supply
- GM cancels electric version of Opel Adam minicar
- Source: Cruze may be built in Europe
- Driven by auto industry and finding a cure
- Some dealerships gain after closing F&I office
- Car buyers' credit unions get 'first shot' at deal
- After Sandy, swollen stocks, soaked cars
- Workers' clues: Big deposits, missing bosses
- Chairman blames exchange-rate losses, lineup
- 'Full Speed Ahead'
- BMW pushes ahead with EVs, green technology
- How Sandy-damaged cars will be replaced
- Obituaries
- N.A. output up 16%25 in Oct.
- European brands gobble more U.S. market share
- VW split may have forced Suzuki's hand
- For Ford CEO Alan Mulally, neatness counts
- Mazda may build the next Yaris -- in Mexico

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- 40 MPG? Not Really
- GM'S Side Effects
- Mulally, then Fields and then ...
- Roger Penske will speak at World Congress
- Ito predicts Fit will lead a surge in Honda sales
- Ghosn: We need another N.A. plant
- Jumping the fence
- Why Girsky sees hope for Opel
- Marchionne favors Town & Country minivan
- Impact on sales is expected to be brief
- Prep work helped dealership group weather the storm
- Penske surveys New Jersey store damage: 'It was devastating'
- Limited time, lack of storage hurt N.Y. dealers
- Used-car prices expected to rise
- European brands take worst sales hit from Sandy
- Good move, Chrysler
- After the storm, finding the good in a bad situation
- Our slow recovery? Not so bad, really
- Promotions: A study in contrasts
- Discounts may decide race for luxury crown
- Asbury considers expanding vehicle-pricing plan
- Sonic sells Okla. stores
- Fiat USA opens unit to build customized 500s
- CVTs hold no allure at Hyundai
- Redone Avalon is shorter, sleeker, stiffer
- Study: Web shopping cuts dealership visits
- Top Avalon engineer wasn't just a front man
- Money helped keep some smaller stores alive
- Sales tactics migrate to service bay
- Touch-and-go service
- High demand for diesel techs
- Mazda makes a profit, but N.A. losses increase
- Visteon, Delphi plan cuts to cope with Europe's slump
- Honda plans $200 million investment in Ohio units
- U.S. is bright spot in Honda forecast
- Strong N.A. results buoy GM
- Ford posts strong 3rd-qtr. profits on N.A., pricing
- Toyota is tops, Ford drops in reliability ratings
- Personnel
- Illingworth's Christian vision of the car business
- Decision on 'Runs deep' runs late
- Dealers
- Mitsubishi's N.A. chairman faces U.S. product-planning challenge
- Farley, veteran marketer VanDyke will guide and reinvent Lincoln
- Toyota preps for a 2013 product onslaught
- Make your store a great workplace
- Gilles dumps on Trump
- CBS' Khan story sidesteps controversy
- New soccer fan Steve Girsky finds model for underdog Opel
- Ghosn: The fiscal cliff is our 'big gorilla'
- Lincoln's thinkin' crossover
- Like Reuss, GM took its time on tech moves

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- If...
- Chrysler to expand no-bid deals
- Dealers get in your Facebook
- Chrysler's Bigland to speak in Jan.
- Feedback gets big role in GM dealer bonus
- AN EXTRA PAIR OF EYES In the works: Cars that see danger, warn others, stop crashes
- Whatcha Got?
- GM offers dealer bonuses to spur Malibu sales
- Seeking luxury cred, Cadillac to raise prices
- VW shows off baby crossover concept
- Mitsubishi sets lofty sales goal for redone Outlander
- M-B stores to get cash for top CSI ranking
- 5th generation of GM's small-block V-8 will give next Corvette 450 hp
- Ford shuffles Lincoln marketing exec to EVs
- Ford's bold European gamble
- Job 1 for new Scion boss: Fresh product from Japan
- Fond memories of great people
- GM shouldn't mess with store's success
- 'It's all about leadership'
- Convergence: Mission accomplished
- Factory should reward dealer's investment
- China's painful JV addiction
- Asbury plans to add stores over 3 years
- Mazda dealers crank up sales and service to earn factory bonus cash
- So where's the 47 mpg on my C-Max?
- Upscale Sonic coming in '14
- Clay helps bring Lincoln models to life
- IHS: 100 millon global sales in 5 years
- Nissan reworks compact Sentra for wider appeal
- Study: Mobile-friendly Web sites are crucial
- VW's China boss sees vast potential for growth
- Process holds promise for magnesium parts
- Cash in hand, Lithia shops for stores
- Court: Wash. franchise law is for dealers only
- NADA chief blasts factory 'intrusion'
- Retail groups lead 3rd-qtr. shareholder value gains
- Would Romney dump GM shares on Day One? Don't count on it
- Longtime Texas dealer runs for U.S. House seat
- CEOs channel funds to Romney via corporate PACs
- Colo. dealer: Loss of Google reviews hurts
- Ford closures could affect U.S. suppliers
- Obituaries
- Mercedes will build stretched S for super-spiffy
- Penske scion builds a new kind of empire
- To reward dealer, Sergio serves up a hot-pink ride
- Bailing out of China? That's news to Toyota
- Bloggers twist Jeep report, Romney bites
- On a clear day you can see Penske's vision

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- Honda says N.A. plants could grow
- The remaking of remarketing
- Texas turnaround: New owner arrives; staff thrives
- As sales soar, VW stores are hot items
- Why Jacoby was ousted at Volvo? One theory
- Sporty store is a no-go at GM
- Kinder and gentler -- the new path to reducing employee turnover
- Mama Sonic takes charge of used sales
- Nissan joins hybrid parade
- Porsche plans more variants
- VW to add 2 crossovers
- Subaru develops BRZ turbo
- Acura tweaks beak on the MDX
- Lexus aims to boost N.A. hybrid sales
- Reuss: ELR is 'quite different' from Volt
- Ford joins the hot-hatch club with Focus ST
- Nissan debuts next-generation steering
- Do online reviews trump CSI surveys?
- 'Not a great business model'
- GM's car guys deserve a chance
- Long overdue: Give dealers some say
- Best dealerships? Just look for the happy employees
- C-Max Energi targets 'super commuters'
- Ram's Diaz: 'Butts in the seats' will sell pickups
- Back in the black
- No vehicle? Nissan stores test virtual display
- Feds want to see more workplace EV chargers
- Fight for survival in Europe
- GM to help dealers pick software
- Push is on for young, tech-savvy sales staff
- Best Dealerships to Work For
- Attention to retention
- How they rank
- Dodge Country, Killeen, Texas
- Bill Gatton Honda, Bristol, Tenn.
- West Herr Honda of Lockport, Lockport, N.Y.
- Warren Henry Infiniti, Miami
- Niello Porsche, Rocklin, Calif.
- Dealers sue Tesla in Mass., N.Y.
- Wolfchase Toyota-Scion, Cordova, Tenn.
- Street Toyota-Scion, Amarillo, Texas
- Crevier BMW, Santa Ana, Calif.
- Yark Chevrolet, Toledo, Ohio
- Lexus of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- McRee Ford, Dickinson, Texas
- Newton Nissan of Gallatin, Gallatin, Tenn.
- Romain Cross Pointe Auto Park, Evansville, Ind.
- Fernandez Honda, San Antonio
- Gunn Acura, San Antonio
- Acura of Riverside, Riverside, Calif.
- Land Rover Rocklin, Rocklin, Calif.
- Capistrano Volkswagen, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- Thompson Sales Co., Springfield, Mo.
- Planet Lincoln, Spring, Texas
- Frank Leta, Acura, St. Louis
- Meade Lexus of Lakeside, Utica, Mich.
- Elite Acura, Maple Shade, N.J.
- Jim Hudson, Toyota-Scion, Irmo, S.C.
- Dimmitt Chevrolet, Clearwater, Fla.
- Audi Wynnewood, Wynnewood, Pa.
- BMW of Bellevue, Bellevue, Wash.
- Prime Volkswagen, Saco, Maine
- Cherry Hill Volvo, Cherry Hill, N.J.
- Princeton Porsche, Lawrenceville, N.J.
- Capitol Auto Group, Salem, Ore.
- Holman Toyota-Scion, Mount Laurel, N.J.
- George Matick Chevrolet, Redford, Mich.
- Land Rover of Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Fla.
- White Ford-Lincoln, Winnsboro, La.
- Hillside Honda, New York
- Honda of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Ark.
- DuTeau Chevrolet, Lincoln, Neb.
- Dan Tobin Buick-GMC, Columbus, Ohio
- Ganley Westside Imports, North Olmsted, Ohio
- Mini of Peabody, Peabody, Mass.
- Diehl Automotive Group, Butler, Pa.
- Bobby Rahal Motorcar Co., Wexford, Pa.
- Star Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, Abilene, Texas
- Longo Toyota, El Monte, Calif.
- Irwin Lincoln-Mazda, Freehold, N.J.
- Sellers Buick-GMC, Farmington Hills, Mich.
- Nelson Mazda, Tulsa, Okla.
- BMW of Austin, Austin, Texas
- DARCARS Lexus of Silver Spring, Silver Spring, Md.
- Hilton Head Buick-Cadillac-GMC, Bluffton, S.C.
- Schumacher European/Mercedes-Benz, Phoenix
- Niello Volkswagen, Sacramento, Calif.
- Gunn Infiniti, San Antonio
- Sewell Ford-Lincoln, Odessa, Texas
- Gunn Honda, San Antonio
- Milton Martin Toyota-Scion, Gainesville, Ga.
- Mini of Stevens Creek, Santa Clara, Calif.
- Honda of Danbury, Danbury, Conn.
- Maguire Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Jaguar-Land Rover Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif.
- Patriot Subaru, Saco, Maine
- Carbone Subaru, Troy, N.Y.
- Porsche-Audi of Nashua, Nashua, N.H.
- Maguire Ford-Lincoln-Nissan, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Dave Wright Nissan-Subaru, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Mercedes-Benz of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
- Friendship Ford-Hyundai-Volvo of Bristol, Bristol, Tenn.
- West Herr Toyota-Scion of Williamsville, Williamsville, N.Y.
- DARCARS Chevrolet, Lanham, Md.
- Mercedes-Benz of Tri-Cities, Kennewick, Wash.
- DCH Tustin Acura, Tustin, Calif.
- BMW of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
- Crown Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, Holland, Mich.
- Continental Audi of Naperville, Naperville, Ill.
- Kunes Country Ford of Antioch, Antioch, Ill.
- Friendship Hyundai of Johnson City, Johnson City, Tenn.
- West Herr Toyota of Orchard Park, Orchard Park, N.Y.
- Courtesy Toyota, Winter Park, Fla.
- McCurley Integrity Honda, Richland, Wash.
- Randall Reed's Planet Ford 45, Spring, Texas
- Sewell Chevrolet-Buick-GMC of Andrews, Andrews, Texas
- West Herr Chevrolet of Orchard Park, Orchard Park, N.Y.
- Long-Lewis Ford-Lincoln of the Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Ala.
- Land Rover Peabody, Peabody, Mass.
- Phil Long Ford Chapel Hills, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Terry Lee Honda, Avon, Ind.
- Suburban Cadillac-Buick, Troy, Mich.
- Friendship Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram of Bristol, Bristol, Tenn.
- Lexus of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
- Acura of Peabody, Peabody, Mass.
- Ciocca Honda, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Jaguar Plano, Plano, Texas
- Kunes Country Ford-Lincoln, Delavan, Wis.
- Prime Toyota of Saco, Saco, Maine
- DCH Millburn Audi, Maplewood, N.J.
- Longo Lexus, El Monte, Calif.
- Frank Leta Honda, O'Fallon, Mo.
- Small dealerships get highest ratings
- A mixed bag of benefits
- Dealerships promoting culture that's healthy, motivating and fun
- Toyota goal: Add suppliers in Europe
- Strong Chrysler output buoys faltering Fiat
- Jaguar, Land Rover to add models, stay true to heritage
- Study: What controls for a no-driver car?
- Price war in Europe raises tensions, hurts profits
- Experiments in auctions: Trying new formats
- On the right course
- Learning to lead
- As clunker impact ebbs, used-car prices will fall
- After 93 years, a GM-PSA merger?
- Book: Akerson was appalled by GM management
- China's unrest puts auto policy on back burner

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- Akerson revamps marketing
- Crash & Learn
- How Toyota misjudged a big defect
- Jaguar Land Rover wants more dual-brand stores
- Dealers cautious about 2013 ad dollars
- CAFE guide: A map through the mpg maze
- Tata will redo Nano for the U.S.
- Reports: GM, PSA ponder a deeper tie-up
- HOT-ROD MOD SHOP
- ZDX will be terminated
- Fiat and Mazda may extend partnership
- An American-made hybrid Accord in 2015?
- Alfa's inside story
- Defender to return after long absence
- Buick Regal sales slide as Verano surges
- Europe crisis alters VW product plan
- Chrysler, 2 dealers get court date
- GM's fleet push will make things worse
- Distracted driving: Let's listen to teens
- Europe: What's a CEO to do?
- Tesla is no threat to the franchised dealer system
- 2012 Eurostars
- Europe's ills dim outlook at Chrysler
- Sept. surge changes forecasters' tone
- Infiniti plan: Friendly assistants for the world
- Thinking Small
- Honda's bundle of cash revives Tier 2 ad plans
- New CEO looks to recast Visteon as smaller, more profitable
- Lutz joins NanoSteel board, latest in long list of posts
- Researchers say battery breakthrough could cut costs
- Fleet cutbacks crimp 4 companies' Sept. sales
- Test: Voice controls work for older drivers
- Is infotainment user-friendly?
- Honeywell: U.S. turbo sales to triple by '17
- Suppliers expand use of electrohydraulic brakes
- Penske Automotive adds Calif. BMW, Mini stores
- GM names interim purchasing chief
- 1 study says feds' cost estimate is low
- Midterm review could alter fuel-economy rules
- September's rapid sales pace keeps supplies lean
- Dealers duck airbag costs
- GM to boost Spark imports
- Advice for Akerson: Show a little faith in your bench
- F&I for stars' cars: All in a day's work for Hollywood luxury dealership
- China boom sparks an auto billionaires club
- Chrysler's stack comeback hits a snag
- Tokyo show gets rebranded as a technology fest
- Honda Finance's next big job: Take dealers digital

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- Honda turns on ad cash for dealers
- Dealers call Tesla factory stores illegal
- Toyota, Honda surge, splurge Spiffs follow a strong Sept.
- A big bet on EVs
- GM's Reuss to speak at World Congress
- Steel giant seeks auto partnerships
- Edsel B. Ford II to receive award from Keith Crain
- Fiat, trust differ over Chrysler stock value
- Lincoln gives sneak peeks at MKZ
- GM woos dealers for fleet-sales push
- Global Edge
- Acura RL to debut in in L.A.
- Maserati names SUV, sedan
- More Infiniti output likely in U.S.
- Ragtop Beetle coming to L.A.
- VW may build Golf in Mexico, SUV in Tenn.
- Ferrari shows off hybrid supercar's chassis
- Off-lease surge will trim used-car values in '13
- Nissan plans cheaper Leaf variant
- Redone Mazda6 gets sporty stance
- Online tool will help GM dealers process, purchase off-lease vehicles
- Good memories of exciting times
- Free engineers to be engineers
- We need to solve this scary problem
- In Europe: Time to get together and get tough
- Nissan unveils driverless car technologies
- From off-lease Lincolns to certified cash cows
- 33 innovations are PACE finalists
- Gaining an edge with a wedge
- How tech pitches boost service plans
- Coda sedan has range but lacks refinement
- Feds should pick goals, not technology
- Murtaugh's ultimate challenge
- China parts are assembled in Calif.
- Personnel
- Cooper-Standard names CEO
- Honda Accord campaign targets Hispanics, blacks
- EV truckmaker cancels its IPO but pushes ahead
- Fleet buyers like long-term economics of EVs
- Dealers
- Ford gives Explorer sporty treatment
- At the mall, Tesla staffers can meet, greet, tell -- but not sell
- Va. dealer apologizes for arrest of customer
- Toyota touts hybrids on shopping network
- Visteon goes Asia-centric with climate control venture David Sedgwick
- Obituaries
- Chrysler's nav system is smart -- but not smart enough to see a rival's logo
- Europe's auto collapse feels like a rerun
- The buzz from Tokyo: Toyota's brainy new Insect
- Suzuki may be back story in the jousting between Piech and Marchionne
- EV rock star Agassi gets the ax at Better Place

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- Brain Drain?
- Ford, GM co-design trannies
- Toyota's engine overhaul
- Europe: It's 'a disaster'
- Chevy ad campaign touts Malibu style
- BMW to offer 3-bangers in the U.S.
- AutoNation's big digital push
- Chevrolet Spark sales are heating up
- Mopar adds used-vehicle service plans
- TOYOTA'S QUIET HERO
- In Vietnam: 900 missions, Purple Heart and Silver Star
- Subaru XV Crosstrek goal: 18,000 N.A. sales
- Ram heavy-duty pickups get beefier diesel
- Toyota: Prius Plug-in needs more marketing
- Crosslane to join Audi's crossover lineup?
- Audi: RS 5 convertible,more diesels on the way
- Panamera wagon is 'more likely'
- Infiniti boss wants to fill gaps in U.S. and European lineups
- Former dealer principal indicted
- Hawaii dealer pleads guilty to federal tax evasion
- Ex-store president faces prison
- Personnel
- Lincoln dealers need better cars
- All eyes on China
- CAW contracts give the Detroit 3 options in Canada All eyes on China
- Bring back cash for clunkers Lincoln dealers need better cars
- The no-dicker sticker is back
- VW will add dealers; Passat sales hit record
- Nissan plans probe into Leaf batteries
- Infiniti beefs up body shop network to boost image
- Ford dealers start service expansion
- Fusion to challenge mid-sized leaders
- Tesla announces charging network, earnings shortfall
- Innovation spurs Serra's growth
- 2012 Eurostars
- VW's e-Golf set to arrive in U.S. in 2014
- Volvo counts on sedan updates to boost sales
- China-Japan tension hurts sales, says Nissan
- BMW plans up to 12 models on new platform
- Passion fuels Toyota r&d chief
- CAW's Chrysler deal matches Ford, GM pacts
- Prius chief: Toyota eyes 1 million hybrid sales in N.A. in this decade
- Imagine that: 'Reimagined' re-emerges
- Marchionne: Alfa's still not for sale
- Former BMW marketer now a media mogul
- Cruisin' for burgers pollutes less than charbroiling them
- Front bench seats are going the way of the drive-in

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- Brain Drain?
- Ford, GM co-design trannies
- Toyota's engine overhaul
- Europe: It's 'a disaster'
- Chevy ad campaign touts Malibu style
- BMW to offer 3-bangers in the U.S.
- AutoNation's big digital push
- Chevrolet Spark sales are heating up
- Mopar adds used-vehicle service plans
- TOYOTA'S QUIET HERO
- In Vietnam: 900 missions, Purple Heart and Silver Star
- Subaru XV Crosstrek goal: 18,000 N.A. sales
- Ram heavy-duty pickups get beefier diesel
- Toyota: Prius Plug-in needs more marketing
- Crosslane to join Audi's crossover lineup?
- Audi: RS 5 convertible,more diesels on the way
- Panamera wagon is 'more likely'
- Infiniti boss wants to fill gaps in U.S. and European lineups
- Former dealer principal indicted
- Hawaii dealer pleads guilty to federal tax evasion
- Ex-store president faces prison
- Personnel
- Lincoln dealers need better cars
- All eyes on China
- CAW contracts give the Detroit 3 options in Canada All eyes on China
- Bring back cash for clunkers Lincoln dealers need better cars
- The no-dicker sticker is back
- VW will add dealers; Passat sales hit record
- Nissan plans probe into Leaf batteries
- Infiniti beefs up body shop network to boost image
- Ford dealers start service expansion
- Fusion to challenge mid-sized leaders
- Tesla announces charging network, earnings shortfall
- Innovation spurs Serra's growth
- 2012 Eurostars
- VW's e-Golf set to arrive in U.S. in 2014
- Volvo counts on sedan updates to boost sales
- China-Japan tension hurts sales, says Nissan
- BMW plans up to 12 models on new platform
- Passion fuels Toyota r&d chief
- CAW's Chrysler deal matches Ford, GM pacts
- Prius chief: Toyota eyes 1 million hybrid sales in N.A. in this decade
- Imagine that: 'Reimagined' re-emerges
- Marchionne: Alfa's still not for sale
- Former BMW marketer now a media mogul
- Cruisin' for burgers pollutes less than charbroiling them
- Front bench seats are going the way of the drive-in

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- How the recession hurt brand loyalty
- Lincoln: No holdback, more cash (maybe)
- Subaru games Google, lures CR-V shoppers
- IAC's Ross is World Congress speaker
- Lexus concept probably is a preview of GS coupe
- Jaguar's F-Type evokes memories of '60s 2-seater
- Chevy plans high-sticker luxury pickups
- Bulking up on big-time sports
- Dealer pitches loans to win subprime sales
- Building brands by design
- Chrysler launches OnStar-like call center buttons
- A car for coffee lovers
- Smart previews future look in Paris
- Next-generation Chevy Silverado gets taller, beefier
- Nissan design chief wants next Murano to be 'another shock'
- Auris is first car with Toyota's 'keen look'
- Honda targets 50%25 sales jump
- Ford Fusion prices top out in Lincoln territory
- Lender's mistake lets store founder off the hook
- Loyalty has its rewards
- Lincoln is right to help dealers who help it thrive
- In Paris, the show must go on
- China's backlash against Japan should worry others
- A new heyday for J Mays
- Designing for 2016: It's all about aerodynamics
- The challenge: Great design that satisfies the law
- Hertz deal gives Penske stores a flow of used cars
- Do I hear more?
- Kia expects to double CPO sales volume
- Mercedes preps for big launches and the big game in 2013
- GM sees momentum on launches, residuals, store renovations
- Obituaries
- Walter de' Silva: Flamboyant is over, clean and simple is in
- Design wars: Go flashy or play it safe?
- 10 indicted in alleged South Carolina Suzuki sales scam
- Luxury leaders exchange jabs at N.Y. seminar
- Mulally talks Fusion, reporters talk retirement
- Whitacre: Uncle Sam plays a role in running GM

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- New Ford Focus
- The Wild West of online
- Let the pickup wars begin
- Suppliers praise GM's Socia
- GM reps to visit small dealers
- Mulally to give keynote speech at World Congress
- Chrysler, GM most at risk if CAW strikes
- Finding mpg in lost heat
- For the new Accord, Honda's ads tell a story
- GROWING UP WITH BMW
- Briefly: Bentley's new design boss is a VW veteran
- Ford considers low-cost subcompact, Mulally says
- A reprieve for Durango? Could be
- Chrysler wows dealers with next-gen 200
- Nissan gets squeezed for space
- Kia takes aim at large metro markets
- Give hard-working technicians a break
- Forget horsepower; tell us about torque
- Ah, the penalty of being first
- No quick fixes in Europe
- It's time regulators deal with digital auto marketing
- Peck to head Chevy's U.S. advertising
- Outlander has 3 new safety items
- August sales increase was built on retail
- Ford, Mazda will end their China partnership
- Personnel
- Brothers run lean to survive in the big city
- After 98 years on duty, White Group is eager for century No. 2
- At American Honda, storytelling takes a front seat
- Farley: Technology leadership is major element of Ford's identity
- Dealerships form special finance units for consumers with shaky credit
- Deutsch's VW ads put agency in the spotlight
- How Scion's lessons will apply to Toyota
- Audi challenges BMW's long reign as luxury sales leader
- Virtual Realities
- Toyota's changes mean chances for others
- Aluminum suppliers expand as demand soars
- N.A. output: 8 build at record pace
- New CEO looks beyond SUV era at American Axle
- Chrysler's success is taking its toll
- GM keeps Siemens as IT moves in-house
- Inventory levels: Lean and stable
- VW Golf is main event in Paris
- New-style marketing bumps into old no-nos
- ALG sees used prices falling 4 to 5%25
- Longtime truck manufacturing executive Gordon Clark, 90, dies
- Jay Leno gets out of control in Japan
- Scratch former exec Pelata from Opel race
- The sincerest form of car design?
- It used to be the most wonderful time of the year
- Where are they now: Mark Fields and the Ford also-rans

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- Crossing Over
- Honda goes all-in with 2013 Accord
- Less is more for Hyundai dealerships
- GM tries 'front loading' to speed new products
- Hyundai ratchets up U.S. output to meet demand
- Software glitch halts sale of 8 GM vehicles
- As Japan ends sales subsidies, exports to U.S. could surge
- Chrysler charges dealers $25,000 to sell the Viper
- Ford to fill minivan void with a version of the Transit van
- 3-cylinder Fiesta may be U.S. preview
- How Golf got bigger but not bland
- Mitsubishi's plug-in crossover achieves Prius-like mpg stats
- Welburn: More contours in next Caddy CTS
- A plan to tackle Lincoln's 'burden'
- Toyota: No sacred cows in supplier shake-up
- Hyundai bills Santa Fe as family-friendly
- China's carmakers are much weaker than they appear
- Saab redux?
- Somebody has a short memory
- With technology, being first is a risky business
- Forecasts: Japan's 2011 quake could be merely a prelude to the Big One
- How Ford taps N.A., Europe for world cars
- Honda keeps Accord Coupe, makes it 'passionate and adult'
- Plug-in Accord will precede conventional hybrid next year
- What's new with Accord? Just about everything
- Andersson revives Russia's GAZ
- Ford designs C-Max Hybrid to be fun to drive, practical
- Oge to retire from EPA post
- Dealers pump subprime sales with Web leads
- Subprime time
- Subprime lenders rising after recession-era cuts
- Savvy F&I managers match menus to their customers
- Orange Motors teams F&I and sales staffs to win big
- Lease push in downturn gives Toyota 'a real advantage'
- Ford Credit stays on mission -- and gets results
- Honda Finance's next big move: Taking dealers digital
- Survey: Ally gets back to dealers fastest
- What Dealers Say
- AutoNation's pilot subprime unit rescues deals in South Florida
- Mexico-built Q5, U.S. version of Q3 in the works at Audi
- VW plans multibrand product blitz as it pursues sales title
- VW: Mid-sized crossover to join U.S. lineup
- Bentley plans a big crossover
- Porsche looks beyond sports cars
- Bugatti's limited-edition Veyron gets more variants
- Sedan on ice; Lambo SUV looks like a go
- Dealership Buy/Sell
- Selling mobility brings extra satisfaction
- Ex-Ford dealer falsified financials to stay afloat
- New NADA guide lists CPO values
- GM sees its CPO sales flat this year, industry up 5%25
- Getting in gear gets interesting
- Toyota, Honda lead auto sales surge in August
- Battery maker looks beyond EVs for profits
- MILD IMPACT
- Ulrich Fuehrer dies at 68; was pioneer in accident research in Germany
- CarMax founder hails Obama auto policy at Dems' shindig
- Exec transplants may be a sign Audi's maverick days are over
- Ex-minister: China's addicted to foreign auto savvy
- South China's Motown puts lid on car sales
- WANTED: The next GM design superstar

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- First or Worst
- China gold rush loses its luster
- Lenders to dealers: We'll take the deal
- Batey steers GM through marketing flux
- Infiniti gets a take-charge guy with credentials, clout
- A win-win for losers
- Hertz: Merger means more cars -- eventually
- Coming soon to a theater near you: New models
- Briefs
- Redone Sentra gets Altima lines
- i sales make Mitsubishi wary of electrics
- Escalade keeps bling, brawn in Caddy lineup
- DuPont sells half its automotive business
- Caddy's ATS could crowd CTS
- Lincoln to help Ford play catchup in China
- GM Lincoln is no threat to Lexus
- Negative headline hurts
- Don't forget the taxpayers
- GM bean counters didn't understand
- Being first doesn't matter ... wanna bet?
- CAFE rules are set, so it's time to stop whining, get busy
- Toyota: Fired contractor copied secrets
- China's Youngman says it will invest in Saab ventures
- Former GM exec Troy Clarke promoted in Navistar shake-up
- Phone photos help sell needed repairs
- Emphasis on speed, plus a comfy lounge, bolster service business
- Jeep adds big, small vehicles
- Small crossover will replace Chrysler minivan
- With Fiat platforms, Chrysler gets an Italian-style makeover
- Fiat helps Ram enter van fray
- Fiat plans 4 more versions of 500
- Dodge focus: 'Affordable performance'
- More delays hobble Alfa's return to U.S.
- New Quattroporte launches effort to lift Maserati sales
- Ferrari finishes revamping U.S. lineup
- Getting back in the game
- Mexico sees 38%25 boost in output
- China's unlikely honcho ride: A Buick minivan
- Dealer beats Nissan's ax; GM spiffs caused low sales
- Ryan's Janesville finger-pointing needs a footnote
- Lieb's Mercedes lawsuit heads to court in Nov.
- The new Lutz? Not me, says Marchionne

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- Automotive News - August 27, 2012
- Left Behind?
- Presto! Google kills your good reviews
- Farley: We'll fix MyFord problems
- Redoing a store? Check the trash, save some cash
- CarMax: Next-gen store, small markets
- Suddenly, a slowdown -- what gives?
- Team Ford taps LaNeve's luxury cred
- Late to the party, GM brands push hard on infotainment
- Big Harman contract hints at consolidation of suppliers
- Ford wants C-Max to grab fleet sales from Prius
- Volvo ponders small model to take on Mini
- Tweaks push Ram mpg to 18/25
- Next-gen Chevy Cruze may get hatch, coupe variants
- Court backs jury: No ill intent in Ala. dealership's use of rival store's name
- Letters to the Editor
- The fat lady has not sung
- Respect, rapport trump rewards, punishment
- eBay enhances its certified-used site
- Used-vehicle market settles
- Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda plan major rollouts in next 3 model years
- G sedan redesign, hybrids, EVs top Infiniti's to-do list
- Nissan's big 3 for mpg: Aerodynamics, friction, weight loss
- Suzuki plans little beyond freshenings
- Mazda beefs up its volume products
- Subaru adds compact; holes remain
- Mitsubishi offers a lean lineup
- In North America, Suzuki execs balk as sales tumble
- Jaguar aims for emotional connection to consumers
- VW's 3 marketing messages: Engineering, humor, price
- Nissan's brand ads push the image of innovation
- BMW executive: We didn't cheat; 'everyone does it'
- Test drive? No, online is just fine
- Korean labor strife could cost U.S. cars
- Can cast of 'Glee' stop a text spree?
- David, Nissan must really like you, too
- Snub of Japan is about the fight for fresh markets

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- Chrysler puts away carrot, stick
- Private buyers snapping up stores
- New Fisker captain faces rough seas on Atlantic
- Automotive News receives journalism awards
- CAW's Lewenza to the Detroit 3: No wage cuts
- Lords Of The Ring
- Mini dealers fill vacant stores
- Young dealer relies on his resilience
- Briefs
- A lighter, roomier Range Rover
- GM's next V-8s will feature cylinder deactivation
- Racism lawsuit targets M-B store
- Lincoln Host will provide concierge service
- Letters to the Editor
- Celebrating the automobile
- Times have changed CAW- Detroit 3 talks
- Survey: Suppliers' optimism declines
- Dealerships on track for record sales
- M-B searches for savings to offset rising costs
- How an automotive outsider forges Tesla's supply chain
- Ford brand looks to move upscale
- Ford product plan pushes technology, fuel economy, safety
- Lincoln aims its new look at younger luxury customers
- Visteon looks primed for a deal
- Brakes power the lights on Nissan minivan
- Suzuki debuts 2 fuel-saving technologies
- Dealers
- VW tests live chat on Google paid search ads
- GM finds $3 billion IT setup lagging
- Production bottleneck? It's a good thing
- Supplier: Plastic panels return
- BMW to use alliance's software
- Suppliers tout Toyota pricing policy
- Small suppliers asked to boost minority buying
- Bosch expands N.A. production, sourcing
- Audi EV heads to the Ring to build performance image
- Maybach output ends ahead of schedule
- Study predicts future dealership shakeout in China
- How Audi scored a steamy starring role in '50 Shades'
- Ryan was for, and against, auto bailout
- Vehicle output grows in sunny Mexico
- 'Win Small' wins big for Mini
- Sales skulduggery in luxuryland? Report says BMW cheated

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- Toyota cranks up N.A. output
- Dealers repairing Pentastars
- From an odd couple to a dream team Toyota, Tesla find a way to work together on an EV
- The Road to 800K
- Why did Ewanick get a red card?
- Healthy ATS residual to boost Cadillac leasing
- Slow recovery dims optimism for auto sales
- U.S. unit will get bigger role in Honda plans
- Honda offers a peek at '13 Accord
- Briefs
- Lincoln product plan seeks hits, not halos
- Liberty successor to debut in 2nd quarter of '13
- Honda offers a peek at '13 Accord
- What auto dealers need to know about health care reform
- Toyota keeps sharp eye on struggling suppliers
- Ford rolls out dealership iPad app
- Fleet declines cause GM, Ford July sales dips
- Dealers
- Geely's safety, technology investments pay off
- GM is going from bad to worse
- Lots of optimism just beyond the sluggishness
- Ford: Enhanced certified program boosts sales
- Group 1 picks up Volkswagen store in Florida
- Ford: 2-tier wages should be 'permanent solution'
- How Ford picks its green cars for volume sales
- Hyundai and Kia are planning more prestige-class offerings
- Hyundai broadens its lineup, tones down its curves
- Kia picks up the product pace
- China's automakers aren't ready for the States
- Publics' F&I push could put pressure on lagging stores
- Preventing identity theft: What's (not) in your wallet?
- How F&I managers can find more hours
- Stocks remain lean despite pickup surplus
- RAV4 EV has better range, performance
- Equity links can increase the risk at EV startups
- EV, battery makers turn to China
- By quadrupling its sales, VW would join elite club
- Frank Shaver, a second-generation Pontiac dealer in Indiana, dies at 99
- The first pics are out; here's how critics view redone Accord
- Before getting fired, GM's Ewanick got Farleyed
- Good times could bring Tier 2 trauma
- In swankiest ZIPs, middle-class rides prevail
- LaHood warns pedestrians to be careful out there

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- Online open house
- BMW looks to Mexico
- Automotive News - August 6, 2012
- Best workplaces to be honored Oct. 17
- Cannon seeks better vibe for M-B customers
- Marketing to millennials: Make it online, fast, easy
- Ford pilot will help dealers buy, finance stores
- Beefed-up detailing unit speeds used-car turnaround
- BMW's 3-series coupe, convertible likely to be called 4-series
- New Pathfinder claims mpg edge
- Mitsubishi mulls Mirage for U.S. market
- Lexus LS gets new angular look
- Dealers mixed on Ewanick
- Rebound spurs Toyota to lift U.S. sales target
- GM must look for leaders and their successors
- If Brazil balks, it could spoil the Mexican auto fiesta
- Elway buys 3rd Denver store
- If it's not easy ... I'm not interested'
- Chrysler on track to hit $1.5 billion '12 profit goal
- Mitsubishi braces for N.A. losses amid product shift
- Totally Transformed'
- Delphi rebirth began with slash-and-burn bankruptcy
- New boss shifts Jatco into growth gear
- Auto companies scramble for engineers
- Feds test vehicle-to-vehicle safety net
- For supplier innovation, team speed is crucial
- M-B purchasing boss wants to tap emerging markets
- How supplier landed smartphone app in Ford vehicles
- Merging smartphone, autos is a slow process
- Early bet on China pays off for Delphi
- F-Type pays heed to Jaguar's history
- Europe's luxury icons embrace 4-bangers, hybrids, EVs
- Mercedes is preparing to roll out fwd compacts
- At Aston Martin, big story is new Vanquish flagship
- Coupe version of Rolls' Ghost is on the way
- Big expansion of Mini's lineup is in the works
- NADA opposes OT plan for service advisers
- Mercedes offers service discount for skipping pickup-delivery option
- Plastics News will cover show
- Mich. plant hurts Mazda bottom line
- N.A. surges, profits up at Honda
- Political ads push dealerships out of TV, radio
- Bert Pitre, 79, founder of Pitre Automotive Group, dies
- BMW will end-run dealerships with i-cars (but not here)
- NADA starts search for Brady's successor
- Fact-checking Stuart Varney: Partial blarney
- Adjacent to the Olympic Games, Jaguar snares gold medal for PR
- Bachelorette's happy ending comes after years of pain

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- Shifting into no-gear
- The pickup hiccup: Over?
- Malibu close-out stalls '13 Eco sales
- Dealership's test drives build social media buzz
- Redone Ram counts on mpg, technology to grab pickup share
- Dart ad blitz timed to full supply in Sept.
- For some, diversity is an ethnic issue
- Gender issues redefine 'diversity'
- Mazda counts on styling to turn heads toward next Mazda6
- Web chat alerts Nissan to Leaf woes
- The next Kia Forte: Lower, wider, sportier
- Report: Bentley will add SUV
- Toyota plays catch-up
- Toyota, Honda betting on performance, styling
- CVTs, new engine family will reshape Honda line
- Is it time for Scion to bag the box?
- Acura revamp aims at Tier 2 luxury rivals
- Lexus launches a sedan offensive
- You simply can't ignore Europe
- For Toyota, N.A. expansion brings real rewards
- Colorado auto dealers step up in time of crisis
- Cadillac ATS targets BMW 3 series
- Did Carfax defame Experian to retain business? Judge tosses some claims
- Shareholder value tumbles in 2nd qtr.
- Back to the future: GM gets rid of VLEs
- Kia's 'Quoris' name gets a chorus of boos
- The small stand tall in auto satisfaction study
- 3 candidates who could lead Opel's recovery
- An aluminum F-150: Tough enough?

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- Toyota's U.S. r&d matures
- Industry execs: We're hiring
- VW aims to tailor U.S. lineup more to America
- GM sues stores for missing targets
- AutoNation CEO: Bullish on '12 but wary of fiscal cliff
- Chrysler will limit stores selling SRT Viper
- 1 year later: Lessons learned after a tornado
- China's dealers learning to sell American-style
- Lexus adds IS-F convertible
- VW will test Up, GTD on U.S. scribes
- 2014 Mazda6 bares some sheet metal in teaser videos
- Longer Range Rover?
- How an ID thief snuck past dealers
- AOL, Yahoo pick new lead partners
- No spare tire? A dangerous idea
- Chrysler's service goal is a joke
- For dealers' kids, hard work works
- Tin whiskers? Get real
- Ford shows how to do a recall right
- Auto industry attracts best, brightest
- Cadillac ATS ads tout car's world-class capabilities
- Dealers
- Mercedes expects GL sales to rise
- Versa hatchback veers from sedan
- GM plans truck-heavy spate of vehicle launches
- Redesigned CTS, new flagship are on tap for Cadillac
- Buick will get sportier, roll out crossovers
- Bow-tie brand pivots from cars to trucks
- First GMC crossovers, then new big trucks
- A Ford dealer and a dog's best pal
- How AutoNation gains from Avis Budget deal
- Hyundai certified-used sales surge
- Countdown to launch
- Honda expands in Indiana
- Brand survey: Toyota rebounds from recall crisis
- Carter climbs higher at Toyota U.S.A.
- Restructuring expert takes reins at Opel
- Suzuki workers riot at Indian plant
- Should Opel, Chevy coexist in Europe?
- Ford acts quickly to extinguish Escape fire problem

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- Sales rise; margins shrink
- Jag joins mpg era with I-4
- Look, ma! No hands! (or feet)
- Girsky must take ax to Opel
- Jaguar Land Rover to cut dealer count
- Land Rover will increase U.S. supply of Evoques by fall
- Carmakers dangle spiffs to clear out 2012 stock
- Romano leaves; Mazda may not fill marketing job
- JM Lexus gets jiggy with Custom Creations
- Trial to challenge legality of GM facilities program
- BMW plans more Mini output, 10 models
- 2013 Fusion gets stop-start as $295 option
- Porsche ponders 6th and 7th models to follow SUV
- BMW 1-series sedan joins coupe, convertible in '15
- Chrysler trademarks 'EcoDiesel 3.0L'
- Lexus coupe adds a dash of flash
- NHTSA asked to revisit Toyota acceleration
- No phone calls for the frazzled
- Yahoo!-TrueCar deal never made sense
- In tough times, our 40 rising stars learned to lead
- Time to start flipping a coin
- Report: N.A. prices of raw materials have dropped
- In China, mid-sized car slump bodes ill for GM
- Families and public groups make 1st-generation dealers a rare breed
- Steven Myers
- Patrick Southward
- Jason Hachmeister
- Dodge Earnhardt
- Shep Nelson
- Shannon Harper
- Jamaal McCoy
- Mark Mason Jr.
- Hieu Thanh Vo
- Philip Brooker
- Nick Tallman
- Brendan Downey
- Brad Scott
- Matthew C. Haiken
- Jason Brickl
- Tatiana Dyer
- Jeff Lupient
- Todd Bondy
- Raymond Herrera
- Angela Falzon
- Matthew Buchanan
- J.R. Toothman III
- Steve Ladrido
- John Altman
- Chadwick Martin
- Scott Lee
- Daniel C. Toomey
- Peter Catanese III
- Michael Morais
- Matt Browning
- Hooman Nissani
- Nicholas Parks
- Brian Kramer
- Bobby Gery
- Adam Parks
- Scott Simons
- Jamie Darvish
- Fred Emich IV
- Ricky Wood
- Alison Spitzer
- The dealer's kid has to learn and earn respect
- The dealership that's most likely to be 'liked'
- After vast restructuring, Delphi returns to solid growth
- Demand increases for ZF's fuel-efficient transmissions
- Former dealer Martin Swig dies at 78
- Mahindra says U.S. is a no-go
- Dealers
- Toyota on a retail roll
- De Tomaso chairman arrested in fraud probe
- Runkle's diesel company finds development cash
- Vehicle stocks grew slightly during June
- Crash avoidance gear gets a boost from insurers
- N.A. output solid despite slow economy
- Design study: 127 mpg is possible with compromises
- ZF exec: Race to add tranny gears loses momentum
- Why Lewis Booth may be the car czar Europe needs
- Obituary
- N.A. output up 22%25 in June
- Massive exec shuffle gives VW the shakes
- Tesla S gets an A from some hard-nosed critics
- Suppliers boast, GM secrets are toast
- Dignity doesn't come cheap
- Sales ban sparks 3 hours of frenzy for China dealers

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- A fast-changing segment is the industry's hottest
- How TrueCar's Yahoo! deal failed
- June sales end with fireworks
- Sergio Pininfarina's style legacy
- Thinking cheap: Lessons from India
- Sonic stunts turn young heads toward Chevy
- Dealers profit by helping Jeep owners go topless
- Fiat exec wants to add about 30 U.S. dealerships
- Lighter Range Rover coming
- Regenerative brakes will boost Mazda fuel economy 5-10%25
- Fiat crossover bound for U.S.
- Nissan to tap social media for ideas
- Colorado dealer steps up after deadly wildfire
- Chrysler nears Saturday service goal
- Commercial van sector gets makeover
- The end of an era
- Fuel economy push gives pickup buyers options
- Palm trees, surf and a slow pace in paradise
- Used-car classified site works its Mojo
- Honda Fit EV: High mpg, low volume target
- Ford plans two-pronged electrified strategy
- Automotive News Best Dealerships To Work For
- Mercedes has most effective sales process
- Working to shorten EVs' gestation
- Retrofitters struggle with funding
- BMW plans support services for EV buyers
- Dealers can't afford to slack off on identity 'red flags'
- Mobile technology helps F&I managers work better
- Supplier survey: GM boosts score in all regions
- Canadian Young to lead Mazda global PR
- Chrysler honors Dan Knott
- A memorable evening with Sergio
- Last Ford man exits Mazda
- Obituary
- A Sergio Pininfarina story -- How his dad met Henry Ford
- Retro design is old hat, says early advocate Mays
- GM will skip Texas state fair, hide new trucks from rivals
- When 'Bolshevik' Bill Ford talked green, company execs saw a Red
- Toyoda stocks up on stock

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- Trucks square off and this time, mpg comes in to play
- Health care: It's time for hard choices
- Search warfare: Google as battleground
- Trending now: Carmakers turn to new-age advertising
- The BMW-Toyota sports car? Possibilities are intriguing
- New leaders take the helm at Automotive News Europe
- Google tests lead-selling plan in S.F.
- Tesla line is rolling; real test begins
- Accessory sales boost profits, store morale
- $30 billion customizing business is up for grabs
- Honda finance arm is a leasing powerhouse
- New look for Chevy Colorado
- News flash! Ford moves MyFord Touch outside-temp indicator
- Tiniest engine is biggest star of Ford's show
- Mercedes to offer B-class EV in U.S.
- '13 Avalon: 'Most American Toyota ever'
- Ford thinks small
- Nissan preps Sentra for run at Corolla, Civic
- Tesla's test drive: Manipulation or circumstance?
- It's a simple but very good idea
- Google must bring clarity to rules for paid-search terms
- On first glance, Tesla S is a winner
- Dealer: So long, Saab sales; hello, parts and service
- Lithia launches service app for smartphones
- Groupon deal attracts new customers
- Obituary
- Bid for rival's name? It's OK with Google
- SAIC opens N.A. office
- BMW denies it's about to pull the plug on EV plan
- Less driving -- and a less robust auto recovery
- Mazda's unsung hero of the now-gone rotary engine
- Group puts out a hit on Wise Guys spots
- Koto-tsukuri? It's just storytelling in Ghosnspeak
- How dealers can win Gen Y buyers' business
- Young consumers lead drive to online financing

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- Automotive News - June 25, 2012
- Carmakers live the clicks and chatter that a Facebook presence generates -- but how many of those clickers are just tire kickers?
- Toyota's towering defense task
- The quality killer: Voice technology
- GM, Ford must stop the bleeding in Europe
- How dealer got on Internet fast track
- Olympics ad blitz will cover entire BMW line
- Honda finance arm is a leasing powerhouse
- Aston Martin dubs its new flagship Vanquish
- Sources: Grand Cherokee's 2013 model year will be short
- Hyundai will market coupe as part of Elantra family
- Audi SQ5 brings diesel power to S-line crossover
- BMW planning new M1?
- Low-end G25 will die in Infiniti redesign
- Volvo seeks N.A. production help
- Lower price point for Opels, Vauxhalls
- 2013 Malibu starts at $23,150
- Chevy Spark outdoes rivals' content, space
- Nissan shifts Altima ad dollars to Web
- Honda adds Japan factory
- GM expands Russian plant
- AutoNation helps Avis Budget sell used cars
- Don't let a regional crisis ruin a strong global partnership
- Al Mair: 'A voice in the wilderness'
- Credit salespeople with owner loyalty
- Getting technology right
- Now is the time for modest risk
- Who needs TV? Not this dealer
- Bringing Beetles to pickup country
- Personnel
- Study: Used cars cheaper in cities
- Missouri dealership can pursue Ferrari lawsuit
- Unhappy with GM ties, Peugeot family wants PSA CEO Varin out
- Dealers
- Honda execs don pink shirts, set new green goal
- Chance for coveted fast-lane sticker jolts Volt's Calif. sales
- Retired rentals likely to hurt some used-car prices
- Stronger certified-used program lifts VW sales
- Why Toyota's top lawyer won't settle claims
- Audi has been in court 25 years: 'Story is never going to go away'
- Deep discounts? Not us, TrueCar now says
- Obituaries
- Jeep sponsors soccer powerhouse Juventus as part of European push
- Lithia exec: Being a car dealer is a no-lose proposition
- Shuffle kicks off race for GM's top design job
- Bloggers blast AutoTrader's pre-IPO payout

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- Dodging a bullet from GM
- LIVIN' LARGE
- Crisis in Europe
- Determined few keep up Mercury fight
- F&I Week Webinars offer oodles of free advice
- New-car profits rise with sales surge
- NADA task force to tackle facilities programs, 2-tier pricing
- Community activism helped revive dealership
- Aston Martin plans DBS successor
- What Caddy is kicking around
- Hyundai launches 2013 Veloster Turbo
- Acura designer tweaks 'the beak' (but it'll stay)
- Is the next Accord daring enough?
- Feds investigate more Jeeps for risk of fires
- Honda's 'toy box' of technology
- Yes or no on Jeep recall?
- NADA's numbers contain some good news for dealers
- Distracted driving? Call it what it is
- Keep stair-step incentives coming
- What comes after driverless cars?
- GM venture building 4th China plant
- GM CEO's top priorities: European crisis, pensions
- As its vehicle batteries stumble, A123 diversifies
- Nexteer rescuer Bob Remenar moves to Diversified Machine
- Honda, GM: We'll use Siri voice technology
- Chip maker Renesas' red ink rises
- Dealers
- Dealerships agree to customer refunds
- Toyota Motor N.A. names Hamp communications chief
- For dealers, it's about star power
- New Chinese owner will use Saab assets to build EVs
- Price war roils China market
- Coming soon: Replaceable computer chips
- Rail-car shortage hampers vehicle shipments
- Calling suppliers: Enter PACE Awards by Sept. 7
- Automakers snap up aluminum
- Car train shows opportunities for suppliers
- Larry Morgan built Tires Plus, now builds a dealership empire
- Emphasis on leasing helped Paddock boost his Chevy business
- Small-town dealer: Our service keeps customers loyal
- Ram: Fleet pickups and mpg to drive retail sales
- GOLDEN GATE GAMBIT
- How dealers maintain F&I sanctuary, privacy during renovations
- Road & Track is moving to Michigan
- M-B to launch GLK diesel in '13
- Retailer's big lease business steers F&I offerings
- Personnel
- No kidding: Toyota's looking for love on the playground
- Ex-basher Lutz does a flip-flop on Romney: 'All is forgiven'
- Newspapers lose auto ad dollars
- GM director makes pitch for in-house successor to Akerson
- Amid sniping, silliness, a real idea emerges

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- More mpg -- ASAP
- Honda: U.S. imports losing money
- At Honda, one tough turnaround
- Tune up your F&I operation at your desktop
- Designers aim to get Honda back in sync with the times
- Chrysler catches subprime wave, again
- Dealer's dandy idea leads to Ford research tie-up
- Design boss plans Hyundai's next big splash
- Dealers: Dart allocation tied to Caliber sales
- Some GM pickups may get diesels
- Audi wants next A3 to be brand's 2nd-best seller
- Nissan to let '13 Altimas roll ahead of schedule to pump up volume
- Porsche crossover to get 370-hp turbo
- Spurned dealers: Mahindra ripped us off
- Used-vehicle prices fall slightly
- How David Champion learned the ropes
- Auto restructuring was effective The ill effects of stair-steps
- Do you want horsepower or mpg?
- Can-do auto industry delivers mpg
- Mair knew what was right and wrong with Detroit
- Dealers
- Brembo accelerates N.A. growth
- VW's Winterkorn sends a tough message to his executive team
- Toyota fleet flurry will abate
- Browning: VW aims to maintain its momentum
- Reuss' long-haul goal for GM: Keep customers coming back
- MPG: Not just for CAFE anymore
- Step 2: Invent some new high-mpg technologies
- Fuel economy can sell new cars. Used cars? Not so much
- Downsizing an engine? 'That's no small feat'
- Ford, Chevy take stop-start to the big time
- Cars, phones are tricky combo
- Aftermarket gadgets will link smartphones, autos
- Trucks do the bling thing, and stickers soar
- Hunger for used Town Cars keeps Okla. dealer hopping
- Pros and cons of videotaping F&I deals
- Ford licensing staffer's job: Protect the brand
- Honda Fit tops EV ratings at 118 mpg
- Honda bets big on minicars to unlock innovation
- Chrysler takes the test drive out of the dealership
- Giant sunroofs expand interiors but can add weight and cut fuel economy
- Light-vehicle inventory drops in May
- Lithia plans shopping spree
- Autoliv agrees to guilty plea in price-fix probe
- Obituaries
- N.A. output up 28%25 in May
- Europe's automakers, dealers use gimmicks to inflate sales numbers
- Reuss gives himself a 'B-ish' job review
- Is 54.5 mpg just science fiction?

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]]>Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - June 4, 2012http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/crain/an9044738862HBMCN/index.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 11:10:02 -0400http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/crain/an9044738862HBMCN/index.phpYour digital edition of Automotive News - June 4, 2012 is available now. Clicking on the Table of Contents will deliver you directly to that page of your issue. Thank you for reading!

- The midnight shift returns with a vengeance as automakers hustle to boost production
- Game on: Japan's giants roar back
- GM will base bonuses on owner loyalty
- Subprime's comeback fuels Chrysler sales
- De Nysschen resigns as Audi of America boss
- U.S. dealership count: Going up
- European execs assess a market in turmoil
- Hyundai unifies creative in global brand campaign
- How Caddy exec plans to relaunch his brand
- Little-known electric i remains a low-key EV
- Aston Martin AM310 makes a quiet debut in Italy
- VW's Browning: We're considering a mid-sized SUV
- An Alfa Romeo roadster built in Japan? Who says it's a bad idea?
- BMW: 'Good looks' will sell coupe-style sedans
- COURTING SALES
- Super Bowl ads are fun but ineffective
- Reduce accidents; keep eyes on road
- Still electrifying
- Auto lending: Let's try to keep things in balance
- It won't be long before we know
- 11 new members join EV leaders
- Auto auctions differ in policy on sales of recalled vehicles
- Fields on Ford N.A.: Much accomplished, more to do
- Audi of America sees a year of 2 halves: Good and better
- L.A. is new global nerve center for Lexus
- 6 designs compete in $5 billion effort to replace aging Humvee
- Ford fast-tracker Fields learns from slowing down
- After rivals close, dealer adds 18 bays
- Sometimes groggy, but 5%25 richer
- F&I pros share tips, strategies and must-knows
- Keeping an eye on F&I
- Honda store uses scrap to sell tire plans
- Hey, keep it down out there!
- Retailer's big lease business steers F&I offerings
- Want to sell service plans? A process helps
- Scheduling system, renovation cut F&I waits at Chevy store
- What if a customer turns the tables?
- How dealers can win Gen Y buyers' business
- Young consumers lead drive to online financing
- Storm clouds gather over dealer markups
- Redone Lexus ES isn't just a me-too Toyota
- Kahn seeks Round 2 in fight with Nissan
- Emerging markets may export Toyotas to U.S.
- Report: Mazda will cut jobs in U.S. and Europe
- Mulally tops the 2011 CEO-pay list
- GM vows to spend more on NFL TV spots
- GM targets world with Man U deal
- Obituary
- A thousand-rev salute to racing great Shelby
- McLaren designer: Dump 'Model T' assembly method
- Alex Mair's lesson: Volume over quality is a bad choice
- Designers at Chrysler are going with the (air) flow
- How tough CAFE delays EV acceptance

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- The midnight shift returns with a vengeance as automakers hustle to boost production
- Game on: Japan's giants roar back
- GM will base bonuses on owner loyalty
- Subprime's comeback fuels Chrysler sales
- De Nysschen resigns as Audi of America boss
- U.S. dealership count: Going up
- European execs assess a market in turmoil
- Hyundai unifies creative in global brand campaign
- How Caddy exec plans to relaunch his brand
- Little-known electric i remains a low-key EV
- Aston Martin AM310 makes a quiet debut in Italy
- VW's Browning: We're considering a mid-sized SUV
- An Alfa Romeo roadster built in Japan? Who says it's a bad idea?
- BMW: 'Good looks' will sell coupe-style sedans
- COURTING SALES
- Super Bowl ads are fun but ineffective
- Reduce accidents; keep eyes on road
- Still electrifying
- Auto lending: Let's try to keep things in balance
- It won't be long before we know
- 11 new members join EV leaders
- Auto auctions differ in policy on sales of recalled vehicles
- Fields on Ford N.A.: Much accomplished, more to do
- Audi of America sees a year of 2 halves: Good and better
- L.A. is new global nerve center for Lexus
- 6 designs compete in $5 billion effort to replace aging Humvee
- Ford fast-tracker Fields learns from slowing down
- After rivals close, dealer adds 18 bays
- Sometimes groggy, but 5%25 richer
- F&I pros share tips, strategies and must-knows
- Keeping an eye on F&I
- Honda store uses scrap to sell tire plans
- Hey, keep it down out there!
- Retailer's big lease business steers F&I offerings
- Want to sell service plans? A process helps
- Scheduling system, renovation cut F&I waits at Chevy store
- What if a customer turns the tables?
- How dealers can win Gen Y buyers' business
- Young consumers lead drive to online financing
- Storm clouds gather over dealer markups
- Redone Lexus ES isn't just a me-too Toyota
- Kahn seeks Round 2 in fight with Nissan
- Emerging markets may export Toyotas to U.S.
- Report: Mazda will cut jobs in U.S. and Europe
- Mulally tops the 2011 CEO-pay list
- GM vows to spend more on NFL TV spots
- GM targets world with Man U deal
- Obituary
- A thousand-rev salute to racing great Shelby
- McLaren designer: Dump 'Model T' assembly method
- Alex Mair's lesson: Volume over quality is a bad choice
- Designers at Chrysler are going with the (air) flow
- How tough CAFE delays EV acceptance

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- Buick's pothole: Finidng a new image and new buyers isn't easy
- Marchionne: No Compass, 1 minivan
- Ford didn't build enough, plays catch-up
- SPLIT OVER PLUG-INS
- F&I pros share their playbooks during free Webinars
- May draws a hurray on sales front
- Shabby to shining: Toyota stores near HQ get makeovers
- To revive sales, Suzuki offers 0%25 loans
- Flip-flop in fleet -- some advance, some retreat
- In spring, car shoppers' thoughts turn to mpg
- Japanese Corolla gets upscale features
- Alfa adds rwd roadster from Japan to U.S. lineup for 2015
- A Ram 1500 diesel? Black stain offers a clue
- Distraction: Automakers push back
- Top black-owned dealership group's revenues grow
- Learn how new U.S. rules will affect you
- Stair-steps wreak havoc
- Marketing advice: Have some fun at the online party
- Bad habits are surfacing again
- 5 reasons GM's Super Bowl pass is baffling
- Redesigned 2013 Altima adds mpg, sophistication
- GM's summer auction action slows
- XTS mission: Keep Caddy customers, win new ones
- How the Koreans will surprise everyone in China
- Dealers
- 2010 Wrangler fire recall differs from earlier probe
- Jaguar's refusal of dealer's move ruled OK
- Bringing the auctions to the dealers
- NADA Guide predicts year-old Leaf will retain 95%25 of value
- Kia to add stores, weighs luxury model
- Infiniti seeks pricing parity with rivals
- Chevy returns to Indy with ads, new engine
- GM defends payment to agency of CFO's spouse
- Court: Dealers must tell buyers why interest rates are raised
- Fiat-Mazda roadster cheered as good start
- Smaller brands embrace stair-step incentives
- Obituaries
- Viper trim plays to racing image
- Traffic's moving, economy isn't
- Now there's a product launch; Elon Musk soars into space
- Jaguar likes Facebook -- and lots of other stuff
- Ford get its Blue Oval -- and its mojo -- back
- Prof teaches shocking truth about F&I regs

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- NET WORTH: Can Facebook sell cars?
- Stair-step incentives are back
- Suppliers ride the mpg wave
- Reporter Bond joins Automotive News
- Takeshi Uchiyamada helped pilot Toyota through turbulent times
- Higher incentive spending lifts VW brand
- Redone Altima raises stakes in mid-sized battle
- Toyota prods suppliers to grow in N.A.
- Look of Dearborn dealership reflects Ford's founder, history
- Chevrolet to unveil small global crossover this fall at Paris show
- Porsche drops 2-seater plan
- 3-series wagon gets bigger
- How Lotus cuts weight without adding cost
- Chevy SS takes on Chrysler rwd sedans
- VW plots crossover to battle Subaru
- F&I WEEK: Attorneys will help dealers with regulatory questions
- Chrysler needs more time to fix dealer rewards program
- Ex-Navy captain now heads GM diversity effort
- I'm going to miss that guy
- All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
- Despite yen, Toyota expects export surge to N.A.
- Toyota reclaims global sales lead in Jan.-March quarter
- Pricey fuel works for BorgWarner
- Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
- Nylon scare shows need to switch materials
- Price dispute threatens Eberspaecher parts supply
- Daimler revamps M-B product development
- Autoliv exec: Small cars need smarter airbags and seat belts
- More clicks, lower cost
- Once a digital doubter, Texas dealer is now a believer
- Best solution to material shortages? Cooperation
- Touch pads help industry fight driver distraction
- Dealers
- Ford to skeptics: Judge new vehicles on merits
- Why China's auto market still has tremendous growth potential
- Petersen: Poling was a great Ford teammate
- How one California dealer made subprime a priority
- Beyond crises, Toyota purchasing chief sees growth
- Engineers keep an eye on ATS' weight
- Chrysler will boost transmission production
- Surviving the service trough
- From 'absolute blind spot' to profit center
- Dealer slashes labor rate, pushes service contracts
- N.C. dealership bringing 'lost souls' back in the fold
- At Flanders & Patch, fleet business picks up service slack
- Cliques through clicks: How brands use Facebook
- Uchiyamada backed U.S. in fight with Japan over Avalon
- 2 small? Not anymore
- Fiat's Google gotcha: A 500 shows up at VW's front door
- Some days, Akerson would rather bowl
- DeBoer thinks Dodge Dart will hit the bull's-eye
- China's top dealership group beats AutoNation in units -- but not revenue
- German press expects Audi to shuffle exec deck
- Lutz/Poling: 2 ways of seeing the auto world

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- GM, Chrysler soar in supplier survey
- How a merger made a Dart
- Spurned in China, Subaru plans big N. America push
- As VW prepares for growth, it helps dealers recruit techs
- GM pension buyout offer in the works?
- Reporter Nick Bunkley joins Automotive News
- FROM CADET TO COMMANDER
- Ford seeks more range in China
- Tesla puts its factory-store ideas to the test
- Toyota unveils $50,000 RAV4 EV with Tesla battery pack
- Riviera redux at Buick?
- Porsche plans small sedan
- Porsche's baby tiger
- Toyota expects N.A. rebound to propel profits
- Nissan begins 1st global branding bid
- Toyota's 11th Japan Corolla hints at U.S. design
- Conference speakers to shed light on Opel-PSA alliance
- Sudden acceleration: Where's the glitch? A long and difficult vehicle delivery
- Distracted drivers and driverless cars
- New NADA study should avoid rearview mirror
- Honda's plan for profit in Europe
- Cadillac infotainment plan includes experts, free iPads
- Mercedes will offer 2 hydrogen vehicles
- Toyota, Nissan keep U.S. fleet sales high
- Reworked Dodge Dart is Fiat's grand hope in China
- TrueCar returns in all states but Louisiana
- Mazda lineup to add 2.5-liter Skyactiv engine
- Lambo hopes to double sales if SUV is approved
- Minority supplier's next test: Ford-driven JV
- Willisch expects BMW to keep U.S. luxury sales crown
- Leading Toyota in U.S., from an engineer's perspective
- Volvo's goal: Conquest more luxury-vehicle buyers
- Cannon: New Mercedes product will mean sales record
- Shaw Automotive makes the Web work
- How Galpin made subprime a priority
- Northwood prof teaches shocking truth about F&I regs
- GM leasing is slow to rev
- Decision near on Mazda layoffs
- Baumann group buys 2 Ohio stores
- Dealers
- Marketers go 3-D -- no glasses required
- Martell replaces Barnes at VW
- Lexus orders dealerships to add technology tutors
- Toyota names 'Mr. Prius' vice chairman
- Infiniti to outsource entry-level car
- Rebadged Chryslers get mixed marks in Europe
- Racer, entrepreneur Shelby dies at 89
- There's nothing unnatural about driving a natural-gas car
- Dealer sees Focus EV as a halo with benefits
- Fans push back against heated EV criticism
- Stocks stay lean, but trucks run high, cars low
- Ford replaces manufacturing chief in Europe
- Subaru ponders U.S. use of direct-injection turbo
- Obituary
- N.A. output up 34%25 in April
- Chrysler calls minivan's obit premature
- Lutz: GM played hardball with suppliers
- A Texas whodunit: The case of the fried Fisker
- Tire marks on Ming wall blacken Ferrari's reputation in China
- Ford meetings once featured conflict, comedy

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- While Toyota shakes off 2-year turmoil, it's a different story at Honda
- GM's pickup plans divide dealerships
- NADA seeks data on renovation payback
- Feds confront gray area on distracted driving regulation
- N.A. production will slash Toyota imports
- Blind brothers' store thrives on the sum of its parts
- Krafcik: 3rd shift will boost Elantra, Sonata output
- Dan Knott remembered for integrity
- Difficult times yield big rewards for dealer group
- Enzo replacement will get 1st Ferrari hybrid
- Jaguar 'F' to get a V-8
- Sylphy is Versa preview
- New Mitsubishi is '50-50' call
- Kia's new flagship is expected in N.A.
- Pushing plants to pump up output
- Ford exec to speak at green conference
- Johnson: Power in partnerships
- For Landers, auto dealing is a family affair
- Minority goal proves difficult in downturn
- McLarty wants to merge into emerging markets
- The changing look of some Lincolns
- Chinese engineers get free education
- Risks and rewards
- States have say in how drivers behave in cars
- We had all better learn about BRICS
- GM protects its profits
- Denso sees sharp rise in Japanese automakers' N.A. production
- Coda promises vehicles this week
- Rise in used-vehicle prices loses steam
- Asbury sees 20%25 boost in spending
- GM reorganizes, trims r&d unit
- Daily data help Nissan boost service satisfaction
- NAMAD seeks to turn vets into auto techs
- Dealers
- Central Calif. store changes hands
- Obituaries
- New Ford brand spots leave out blue oval
- Report: BMW, Hyundai discuss engine deal
- Marchionne: Ferrari boss loves our Viper
- Mini milestone: A Fiat store hits triple figures
- DOE waves wad of cash, courts loan applicants
- 'Poison pills' blunt Daimler takeover talk
- Akerson calls Mary Barra a GM CEO candidate

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- Cha-ching! Dealership profits soar
- Scion gets normal
- China slowdown is just a blip
- Infiniti sees 2012 sales of 200,000
- European execs assess a market in turmoil
- GMC + RV = mountain of sales
- California, here we come
- Escape, Fusion: Ford's 1-2 punch at imports
- Toyota wants high-volume U.S. Prius output by '15
- Beijing standouts
- Supplier execs: In China, local r&d is crucial
- China helps Honeywell chase phony parts
- Mercedes eager for U.S. retailers in China
- Everybody's building a plant and betting big on growth
- Counterfeiters beware
- Dealers: Enjoy the good times but stay lean
- Brake override system isn't new
- A game-changer for the good
- Whose rules do you play by?
- Scion's FR-S coupe is a sporty category-buster
- Dealers
- All auto sectors deliver strong 1st-qtr. returns
- 1st-qtr. profits soar at Chrysler
- Chrysler, Ally will part ways
- Fiat endows Dart with tight ride, turbocharged engine
- Suppliers' PACE contributions: Cleaner, safer, more efficient cars
- Judge: Axed Nissan dealership had time to improve but didn't
- Ford aims to outpace China market
- Press: 'Gold rush' still on for China retailers
- Great Wall plans U.S. r&d center to scout market
- Akerson: Fill CEO job from inside GM
- GM chief calls Opel unit 'a four-alarm fire'
- Volvo has big plans for China
- Back seat room is a big selling point
- Boulay brings his Mercedes mind-set to Chinese design
- Jeep keeps pushing for China production
- Ipsos will track CSI for Suzuki
- Akerson: Volt takes a whipping, Leaf gets free ride
- How dead is Maybach? $100,000 is on the hood
- The business of peace
- The Viper: It's a car, it's a halo ... it's a lifeboat
- OnStar blows a secret: Looks like Chevy's new nameplate is SS
- Why does it take so long to close a deal?

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- WHEW! Resin plant blast put global auto output at risk; industry dodges a bullet -- this time
- Sales up for EVs, hybrids
- Dean Evans' dot.com mind-set at Subaru
- Public, private sectors unite, lure auto plants with a recruiting juggernaut
- Panel topic: Getting green and profitable
- Dealer finally finds room; used cars soar
- Chrysler promises suppliers quick decisions on new ideas
- Like its rivals, Toyota revises product development
- Speedy computers and graphics are rushing new technology into cars. But can humans manage the deluge?
- European safety-styled cars due in U.S.
- M-B to preview new small sedan in Beijing
- GM: Improved Impala won't hurt LaCrosse
- N.A. plant will expand Audi's U.S. lineup
- A chilling text message for dealers
- Brake-throttle override? This is nuts
- Chrysler opens door for suppliers' brightest ideas Stay the course
- Voluntary export restraints are back; they didn't work the last time
- Used prices 'pretty close' to record
- Lamborghini's ultra-SUV concept stomps into fray
- Infiniti JX enters luxury crossover fray
- TRW says 3 automakers ordered electric brakes
- Reuters: Metaldyne up for sale
- Acura returns to entry luxury with ILX
- S. Carolina's governor: Unions are the enemy
- TVA's megasites put prime spots on display
- From Saturn orphan to business incubator
- Voice recognition gets human backup
- '14 Mazda6 will drop V-6 engine
- Valeo abandons Henry Ford
- China's rising wages may rein in exports to U.S.
- Dodge aims Dart at Gen Y
- Dealers
- MG reveals the Icon SUV
- Wanted: Dealership stars
- Ford makes big changes to its popular Escape
- 5-year-old cars grab more CarMax sales
- New passion for certified used
- Small towns, big problem
- Area vocational schools are source of prospects
- Isolated location? Perks, money can lure talent
- Luring techs by selling the Colorado lifestyle
- N.J. dealer has his techs bird-dogging for stars
- Ford to add China plant
- Obituary
- EV gets its growl from a computer
- Next Mustang may get Evos-like Gen Y makeover
- Jaguar gets a plug, Don Draper loses the account
- Ford's old West Coast Model A plant is now a great place to plug the new stuff
- Fusion wagon? In Europe, yes, but not here

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- VW favors Mexico for Audi plant
- Roaring back toward sweet 16
- Suzuki cuts costs; dealers bail
- 6 ways to sharpen your F&I intelligence
- Flurry of product reshapes big-sedan segment
- Zero-emission mandate: Coming to your state?
- A nose job, a new attitude
- BMW ties CSI to dealer margin
- Dealer's 'huge!' commercials get into people's heads
- Caught: Fiat-based mules for Jeep, Chrysler
- Knott steps down; Chrysler promotes 2 execs
- NHTSA seeks override unit on all autos
- Tips on tapping technician talent
- Volvo will offer 4-cylinder engine in U.S. this fall
- Suzuki struggles around the globe
- A disaster in the making
- A legacy of elegance
- I'm a limousine liberal?
- Just 2 things wrong with Volt
- Reality doesn't matter; perception does
- ZEV mandate: How to make a bad idea worse
- Cadillac takes a CUE from LaHood
- Mays: Flashy MKZ grille isn't gospel for future models
- Nissan, Daimler planners confer weekly on more deals
- Daily rental fleet lifts 1st-qtr. sales
- Dealers
- Wanted: Dealership stars under 40
- Dealers warm up slowly to live chat on Web
- No paper-plate smiles -- and no employees
- Autoliv exec: Stereo cameras are next big thing in safety
- As engines downsize, Freudenberg seeks new markets
- Autoliv pursues high-growth collision avoidance
- Big boys rule new frontier in vehicle safety
- Coming soon: Driverless cars
- Lexus looks to reverse slide with 21%25 sales gain in '12
- Survival strategies
- Carmakers keep vehicle stocks lean
- Gestamp to reopen W.Va. plant, report
- N.A. output up 9%25 in March
- Obituary
- From pitchman to Ironman: Octogenarian Lutz thumps Colbert
- Many hybrid owners don't buy a second
- Mazda's latest quandary: Keep the Carp or cut them loose?
- Ram dial-a-gear is child of Chrysler's push-button past
- Selling a car to a vet? Start with 'Thanks'
- The 1st-qtr. share shuffle: Winners and losers

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- $4 gas fuels a surge in March sales
- Ghosn sticks to his guns on EVs' potential
- This tile, that gray: Chevy's by-the-book store plan
- 1 platform, 4 million cars
- Butzi's 911 lives on as design icon
- CEOs will address resilience
- Viper: More roar, less weight
- Hyundai aims to add 100,000 retail sales
- Inventory woes still plague Honda
- Showroom to prison cell for cash-starved dealer
- Pioneer's work fuels today's innovations
- What LaSorda's know-how brings to troubled Fisker
- High praise for hybrids
- VW's U.S. chief pushes for return of Scirocco
- Hyundai jettisons Veracruz
- Mercedes increases U.S. industry sales forecast
- Jaguar drop-top coming next year
- Ram gets new powertrain, fuel-saving technologies
- Mazda6 gets wider stance, adds mpg
- Impala shows new face for Chevrolet
- DOE auto loan program was badly bungled
- Last thing GM needs is a car guy on top
- A superpenalty is not called for
- It must be springtime
- For former Chrysler dealers, arbitration win could be a loss
- Lincoln embraces concierge approach
- IAC's new CEO: We can meet demand
- Ky.'s attempt to protect rejected dealers fails
- Training, menu plan boost service contracts
- Dealers
- Wanted: Dealership stars under 40
- Next chief will expand NAMAD's agenda
- Revamped Mercedes GL loaded with safety gear
- Your F&I prospect has a smartphone. Now what?
- Nissan: 400,000-plus Altimas no problem
- Kia to focus ad spending on Optima sedan for now
- Chrysler offers dealers DIY financial checkup
- Cadillac plans ad blitzes for XTS, ATS
- Impala moving upscale, away from fleet business
- NADA, Power team up on dealer data
- How to play it smart on smart key coverage
- Toyota energizes Avalon design
- Subaru sees 20%25 increase in sales, cites new product
- Rolls adds gadgets, new transmission to Phantom series
- Farley: Service trumps facilities for Lincoln
- Rolls-Royce owners say small and green just isn't their scene
- From Chrysler, a logo that's not quite so daffy
- EV booster: Progress is vast, sales are secondary
- This crash vs. the past: Faster plunge, slower return
- Enjoy the boom . . . while it lasts?

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- CAFE chaos
- Sonic bets big on Apple
- Wanted: Under-40 dealership stars
- Digital giants unite to woo TV advertisers
- The 500 HP Club
- 2 German marketers are part of N.Y. panel
- Senior Fiat, Volvo executives will speak at Beijing conference
- Gunn's Internet selling secret? More people
- GM revamps system for ordering cars
- Texas troubleshooter
- Lincoln MKZ's job: Restore a luxury brand's luster
- GM spruces up its 3 full-sized crossovers
- 'All-new' Toyota sedan will debut at N.Y. show
- Infiniti, Acura 3-row crossovers square off
- Infiniti weighs sports car, performance line
- Chevy ad overhaul has 2 big winners and lots of losers
- Service lanes put touch-pad tablets to the test
- Will new Chevy agency keep 'Deep'?
- Delay in reporting defects should bring big, fat fine
- Sales vs. safety
- The brutal 2012 election -- for the Volt
- It's hard to shake the deal
- Denso exec agrees to guilty plea
- Dealers
- Jeep crafts 6 brawny concepts for off-road enthusiasts
- Dana CEO sees growth in thermal controls
- Acura drops a V-6 in the redesigned RDX
- Electricity shortages worry Japan
- Dealers go on the offense with MyFord Touch upgrade
- Study: Dealers must woo young service customers
- Quick-alignment tool bolsters profits
- Blue sky rises for hot brands
- Subaru teams with Costco
- Subaru: Few BRZ coupes for U.S.
- Why you shouldn't backdate a sales contract
- Want to make a bundle? Try bundling
- Restored Chrysler dealers lose court battle
- A sedan extravaganza in the Big Apple
- Obituary
- Young adults forget the car, cruise the Net
- As boo-hoo turns to Woo-hoo! analysts raise sales estimates
- Wild ride with Lutz was part of a great journey
- CBS' Chrysler scoop: Coulda been a 'Cuda
- Electronics executive Denner gets the brass ring at Bosch
- What can you buy for $19 billion? Auto bailout or 2 months of war
- Fiat 500 will get crossover version

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- Automotive News - March 26, 2012
- How Dilts became a danger-zone dealer
- Recovery hits red-hot Stage 2
- NADA data: Fat year for store profits
- Tell us why your store is a great place to work
- Fiat vendors likely to win U.S. business
- Powertrain experts join green-car panel
- Dealers aim higher to fill jobs
- GM ad agencies await Akerson's ax
- Retailers pumped up used-car sales in 2011
- Federal-Mogul's next big thing: The aftermarket
- Acura shifts its focus to sensible Gen Y shoppers
- Fresh face for the Outlander Sport
- Mercedes to drop R-class wagon in U.S.
- Updated Mercedes GLK crossover will get a diesel engine
- Acura RL gets NSX's hybrid drivetrain
- Hidden splendor?
- Golf, interrupted
- Right to Repair battle revs up in Massachusetts
- VW will add 800 workers in Tenn. to build Passats
- A Ford, yes -- but a FLEX first
- EV column was disappointing
- Good for Chrysler
- Right to Repair issue rears its ugly head again
- 'GM must be run by a car guy'
- Florida is a car lover's state
- Dealers
- Dealer's day in court
- How Hyundai hoists quality of sales leads
- Chrysler aims to help minority suppliers
- Lincoln event aims to lift residuals
- RedBumper hopes to avoid lanelogic's shadow
- Ford fishes for recruitment companies to help dealers
- Dealers find opportunity in hiring veterans
- Obituary
- Personnel
- More good news: Supplier 'watch lists' shrink
- Studebaker's comeback plan: T-shirts soon, cars later (maybe)
- Shaq recounts his Bentley binge
- Flint Buick dealer saves UAW hall, but story won't make the movies
- Who's hot? Nissan, says Dataium
- BMW beefs up global sales goal: 2 million in 2016

]]>Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - March 19, 2012http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/crain/an4744692278HQZBW/index.phpSun, 18 Mar 2012 12:10:03 -0400http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/crain/an4744692278HQZBW/index.phpYour digital edition of Automotive News - March 19, 2012 is available now. Clicking on the Table of Contents will deliver you directly to that page of your issue. Thank you for reading!

- Mending Mazda
- Top 125 dealerships: Hot brands = big gains
- GM wooing its orphan owners
- GM-PSA product tie-up: How will it work?
- Porsche plans plug-in hybrid Panamera in '14
- Deadline's near: Tell us why your store's a great place
- Soaring costs likely to spark more alliances
- For Web-savvy buyers, it's all about the videos
- Dealers win challenge in Chrysler suit
- Ghosn: Respect for unique identities is vital to success
- Carbon fiber, software fix create lighter, faster Fiat
- Santa Fe gets Hyundai 'storm edge' styling
- Jeep Liberty replacement gets small Pentastar V-6
- Track Apps measures Mustang performance
- Select few will see Enzo replacement first
- Taurus SHO stars in Ford TV spots
- 2013 GMC Terrain Denali packs a larger V-6
- NADA: $5 fuel would torpedo used-SUV prices
- Buick offers 2-year lease, with goodies
- Quick: What's the make of that SUV?
- Come together on transport bill
- GM should follow strategy of One Ford
- Top 125 dealership groups outpace industry growth
- Bright hopes for leasing may be hasty
- We know that you're out there
- Allies: China hoards vital metal supply
- Despite slow sales, China looks good in long run
- Watchdog group probes 4 Japanese headlamp makers
- Federal-Mogul CEO Alapont will retire
- Internet leads: Many dealers still drop the ball
- Nissan dealers expect DMS costs to drop
- Personnel
- GM adds former Alcoa exec to lead M&A
- A crown prince emerges on BMW's board
- A veteran auto dealer at 26: He stepped in, stepped up
- 'Skin in the game' philosophy guides Kuni
- Dealer has a fairy-tale career in the shadows of Disney
- Dealers
- Toyota races to raise Prius C supply in U.S.
- Chevy aims tiny Spark at city dwellers
- GM ponders how to replicate Camaro's success in redesign
- Diverse British auto industry is on the rise
- Jaguar Land Rover CEO: We're ready to pounce
- How Mini plans to expand lineup, add dealers
- Dealers hit snag in legal battle to recoup Mahindra franchise costs
- Mahindra franchisees in the dark after British ruling against U.S. distributor
- Mazda: Stronger lineup should drive U.S. sales to highest level in 18 years
- Mazda's small crossover targets CR-V buyers
- The Skyactiv strategy: Lower costs, higher sales and bigger margins
- Mazda looks to shed workers as it aims to top 300,000 U.S. sales for 1st time since 1994
- Toyota offers branded 'wear and tear' lease products
- Live from Geneva
- JCI has high hopes for new starter batteries
- 2 giants team up for auto infotainment
- Asian suppliers lead battery race
- Winterkorn ($23 million) joins Mulally in payday pantheon
- Sales recovery marches on
- Blogger Lutz blisters 'rabid' right
- Marketspeak: The art of turning nuts and bolts into frothy cappuccinos
- When fuel prices rise, the party in power often runs out of gas
- VW bucks trend, thinks big (as in SUV big) for U.S. model lineup

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- Mending Mazda
- Top 125 dealerships: Hot brands = big gains
- GM wooing its orphan owners
- GM-PSA product tie-up: How will it work?
- Porsche plans plug-in hybrid Panamera in '14
- Deadline's near: Tell us why your store's a great place
- Soaring costs likely to spark more alliances
- For Web-savvy buyers, it's all about the videos
- Dealers win challenge in Chrysler suit
- Ghosn: Respect for unique identities is vital to success
- Carbon fiber, software fix create lighter, faster Fiat
- Santa Fe gets Hyundai 'storm edge' styling
- Jeep Liberty replacement gets small Pentastar V-6
- Track Apps measures Mustang performance
- Select few will see Enzo replacement first
- Taurus SHO stars in Ford TV spots
- 2013 GMC Terrain Denali packs a larger V-6
- NADA: $5 fuel would torpedo used-SUV prices
- Buick offers 2-year lease, with goodies
- Quick: What's the make of that SUV?
- Come together on transport bill
- GM should follow strategy of One Ford
- Top 125 dealership groups outpace industry growth
- Bright hopes for leasing may be hasty
- We know that you're out there
- Allies: China hoards vital metal supply
- Despite slow sales, China looks good in long run
- Watchdog group probes 4 Japanese headlamp makers
- Federal-Mogul CEO Alapont will retire
- Internet leads: Many dealers still drop the ball
- Nissan dealers expect DMS costs to drop
- Personnel
- GM adds former Alcoa exec to lead M&A
- A crown prince emerges on BMW's board
- A veteran auto dealer at 26: He stepped in, stepped up
- 'Skin in the game' philosophy guides Kuni
- Dealer has a fairy-tale career in the shadows of Disney
- Dealers
- Toyota races to raise Prius C supply in U.S.
- Chevy aims tiny Spark at city dwellers
- GM ponders how to replicate Camaro's success in redesign
- Diverse British auto industry is on the rise
- Jaguar Land Rover CEO: We're ready to pounce
- How Mini plans to expand lineup, add dealers
- Dealers hit snag in legal battle to recoup Mahindra franchise costs
- Mahindra franchisees in the dark after British ruling against U.S. distributor
- Mazda: Stronger lineup should drive U.S. sales to highest level in 18 years
- Mazda's small crossover targets CR-V buyers
- The Skyactiv strategy: Lower costs, higher sales and bigger margins
- Mazda looks to shed workers as it aims to top 300,000 U.S. sales for 1st time since 1994
- Toyota offers branded 'wear and tear' lease products
- Live from Geneva
- JCI has high hopes for new starter batteries
- 2 giants team up for auto infotainment
- Asian suppliers lead battery race
- Winterkorn ($23 million) joins Mulally in payday pantheon
- Sales recovery marches on
- Blogger Lutz blisters 'rabid' right
- Marketspeak: The art of turning nuts and bolts into frothy cappuccinos
- When fuel prices rise, the party in power often runs out of gas
- VW bucks trend, thinks big (as in SUV big) for U.S. model lineup

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- Suppliers race to fill orders
- PSA and GM see alliance differently
- Facilities fight goes federal
- As dealer count holds, sales per store jump
- This time, pricey gas may not spur small-car sales
- Beijing conference will look at retail opportunities
- Single-point success in Thief River Falls
- Jaguar attacks a tired image with ads, logos
- GM sales dip puts dealer bonus cash at risk
- First Bogota, then Boston?
- Green tech: Breakthroughs, breakdowns
- Investor Lane to speak at Green Car Conference
- SAE poised to reject Japan's fast-charge choice
- Shakeout hits small EV makers
- New symbol of Infiniti emerges
- VW plans plug-in Golf for U.S. in '13
- Volvo ponders N.A. assembly plant
- 'No leadership' in Europe
- A must-read on SUVs vs. crossovers
- Chevy's funny ads are a great idea
- GM-PSA alliance makes good sense
- Don't write off EVs yet
- Collaborations must be built on respect
- MyFord Touch! Fixing the mess
- Redone Audi hatchback will spawn A3 variants
- Mercedes' redesigned A class loses boxy look, aims young
- Jaguar Land Rover plans broader product line
- More carbon fiber in BMW's future
- EV maker Coda hires Mitsubishi marketer
- Obama suggests $10,000 credit for hybrids and electric vehicles
- Kia dealer: Judge missed legislators' intent
- Pulp nonfiction
- Industry wrestles with making deal jackets fully electronic
- 4 reasons why F&I will fly in 2012
- Why e-deals are replacing paper -- and why not
- Taking the angst out of the F&I process
- Backdating sales contracts: 'Just don't do it'
- Want to make a bundle? Try bundling
- What dealerships say
- Playing it smart on smart key coverage
- Playing it smart on smart key coverage
- Making dollars and sense to cash buyers
- Potholes to profits -- Sales of tire/wheel plans balloon
- Don't count bankrupt consumers out
- Chase is committed to lending; share, leasing not priorities
- Dealers teach dealers best; please share your ideas
- Dealers
- Fleet sales outpace retail in Feb.
- Tsunami: The aftermath
- How 2 suppliers are getting ready for the next disaster
- Probing dark corners of a complex supply chain
- Chevy unveils a Camaro that thinks it's a Vette
- Honda refills stocks faster than Toyota
- After steep slide, franchise and store numbers stabilize
- Geneva gems
- A New York state of mind
- GM dealers run short of 4-cylinder crossovers
- Output up 28%25 in Feb.
- Mazda offers U.S. buyouts
- Test results: Karma is drop-dead gorgeous
- Chrysler spills the beans, breaks own embargo on pickup
- Reports: Datsun's back, as Nissan's bargain brand
- Ford book: Bill fumed over Focus; Ghosn eyed the crown
- Peter Horbury watches for China's unique style cues

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- SAAR soars in 'a breakout month'
- GM, PSA: Alliance packs big promises
- The new way to cut costs: Let's make a deal
- Sonic: Lieb's exit eased deal with M-B
- How Gus Machado became an immigrant success story
- Schoch, Press are Beijing speakers
- Cheap, high-mpg engines -- but . . .
- Drive, e-mail, surf, tweet, post -- too much?
- L.A. event topic: Building brands on social media
- Tiger-nosed Kia K9 expected here in '14
- F12 Berlinetta, the fastest Ferrari ever, zooms into Geneva
- Land Rover tests Evoque drop-top
- No Chevy Cruze variants -- and here's why
- Judge OKs dealers' suits against feds
- Used-car drought relief? Next year
- Ixnay the old ways
- GM, PSA have some big issues; deal ignores them
- How do you top Clint Eastwood?
- What Opel needs is a premium product
- It has to make dollars and sense
- Used-Prius prices rise: Canary in a coal mine?
- LaSorda: Fisker will turn a profit in 2013
- McLaren's Ferrari-challenger hits the streets
- Fiat pitches 500 Abarth to racing wannabes
- Looking for trade-ins? Check service department
- BMW cars ask for service, but some humans fail to respond
- Disney schools Chevy dealers
- Mexico suppliers get program to raise quality
- How Jeep can make a comeback in China
- Dealers
- Fusion's blue lights aim to drive blues away
- Lincoln gets low-priced rivals in limousine wars
- Startup sees 50%25 cost cut from battery innovation
- GM idles Volt plant as inventories rise
- GM trucks use CNG and gasoline
- So who's in charge of the little cars?
- Obituary
- Ferrari innovator wins executive of year award
- GM-PSA alliance recalls GM's fling with Fiat
- EV wannabe Bright turns out the lights, blames feds
- Reitzle's hydrogen dream lives on in BMW's forklifts
- Abarth's pronunciation consternation: 'eh-BART'? 'AH-bart'? 'AY-barth'?

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- Japanese plants bounce back
- THE SUV NAME GAME
- Ally fights lenders for floorplan share
- She evokes the Evoque's luxury message
- Chevy plots offbeat sitcom-style spots
- Hyundai scales back guaranteed trade-ins
- New role for rental fleets
- Mazda's woes don't stop U.S. plan
- Ford sweetens store renovation offer
- Honda expands duties of N.A. boss Iwamura
- DMS sellers offer deals to woo clients
- Smart moves at Honda
- NHTSA takes on driver distraction
- A lesson about franchise laws
- CARB's cleaner car rules make sense
- Not the way to soar with eagles
- Dealers
- Mexico is key to Mazda's Skyactiv plans
- Dealers wrote the script for FirstLook's redesign
- What's in a name? Plenty, Wash. retail group says
- Lauckner to wear many hats at GM
- Azera adds amenities -- for a price
- Next Lithia CEO wants to boost used-car sales, dealership count
- High-priced hybrid may be a tough sell $103,000 sticker may not stop early adopters -- but then what?
- Exec: Leases will top pre-crash pace
- Metro D.C. dealer finds a Volt sales formula
- Dealers' ad dollars hit the streets
- Ford beefs up certified used warranties in bid to lift sales
- VW posts record '11 profit despite 4th-quarter slip
- Sizzling February sales point to a bigger year
- Obituary
- Chevy, Chrysler pick on Ford pickups; can retaliation be far behind?
- Economic woes of Europe might help rejigger the auto landscape
- Inside Chrysler, 2 minivans are in a duel to the death
- Does V-6 have enough hop for the cops?

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- Add up the carmakers' goals and you get a supersized market
- iPhone on wheels: It's getting closer
- Dealership buyers reach for their cash
- Fisker: My company is 'viable, self-funded'
- How Bob Alvine switched from banker to dealer
- Korea's other automotive superstars: Suppliers
- Autobytel boosts pay-per-sale leads
- Kia's flagship
- Mazda: New CX-5 is more profitable than CX-7
- Porsche's new SUV is the Macan
- Hyundai powers up Genesis Coupe
- Ferrari 599 GTB replacement: Lighter, faster
- Audi to debut next-generation A3 in Geneva
- Nair takes the wheel in a new race
- Akerson: 'More to come' on European fix
- Replies to online leads need more than speed
- First things first
- Technologies must be weaned from life support
- Kuzak: A quiet man whose achievements speak for him
- China should play by the rules
- Dealers mine data for repeat buyers
- Coping with crisis helped Vest prepare Nissan for growth
- Johnson Controls wants to grow with smaller supply base
- Auto gadgets can't match smartphones
- Toyota aims for balance with distraction, new apps
- Obituaries
- Chrysler's 'Halftime,' Take 2, 3, 4
- Fiat picks 'Seduction' over Charlie Sheen
- Kia's top marketer spots a promising segment -- minivans
- Hyundai: No plan for Genesis luxury subbrand

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- Sticks and carrots: Why furor over facilities won't go away
- Ford shuffle looks like good news for Fields
- Caught in campaign crossfire
- 'Halftime' flap: Rove knows that Chrysler owes us nothing
- HYUNDAI HALO ZONE? Company weighs new luxury subbrand for its showrooms
- Audi plant site will be set by summer
- Mini plans a wagon, van, maybe a sedan
- Chrysler mulls its minivan plan
- Kit produces a Brute of a Jeep pickup
- Tesla: 7-seat EV crossover has lots of zip
- Toyota: No U.S. Scion FR-S strippos, for now
- Retrofitters plug into EV fleet niche
- Coda works on its 2nd EV, a small SUV
- Who'll rule the battery biz?
- Elantra GT sales start in summer
- Saab dealers urge GM to pay warranty costs
- Kia to build more Optimas in U.S.
- Nissan nudges its dealers to join regional ad groups
- Prius C shrinks in size, price
- Lessons from TrueCar
- Nowadays, everything is a political football
- We don't need any incentives
- Encourage diesel- like efficiency, too
- Nobody has clout like NADA's
- Toyota expects sales jump
- Boler-Davis to spearhead GM push for buyer loyalty
- Super or not?
- Nissan reports strong third-quarter profit
- Fleet sales power Jan. sales growth
- NADA chief: Fuel rules will shrink market
- Marchionne thanks dealers, demands more from them
- Toyota refilling dealer stocks
- Ford to help dealers renovate
- Buick: Loaners boost sales
- Acura aims for 180,000 sales in '12
- Chevrolet targets 13%25 sales gain
- Mercedes aims for 6%25 rise in sales
- Kia dealers expect 100,000 more units
- Cadillac sees retail sales rising, less fleet business
- Nissan goal for 2012: 1.1 million
- Mazda will boost marketing 25%25
- Suzuki plans to refresh its lineup
- BMW dealers told bonuses are safe
- Infiniti bumps ad budget, offers local-area choices
- Chrysler dealers cheer Eastwood's pep talk
- Audi wants to join CSI elite
- Saab parts flow is top priority, dealers told
- Lincoln's product show won't snub small stores
- Allocation system, SUV shortages rile Land Rover dealers
- Volvo forms finance arm; dealers cheer
- Porsche will review store capacity
- VW raises output for U.S., seeks more sales per store
- Honda is fixing inventories now, the Civic in the fall
- Subaru boosts output, will target Sun Belt
- Mitsubishi predicts 100,000 sales by 2014
- Jaguar dealers applaud new U.S. ads, better Web site
- More cars for Hyundai stores in '12
- Batey: Chevrolet lures younger customers
- NADA's U.S. sales forecast is 'toward the top of the heap'
- Asbury CEO Monaghan: 'The industry is back'
- New AIADA chairman: We must prepare for battle
- AutoTrader assembles car-shopping powerhouse
- VW's rising global sales put pressure on production team
- Mercer report examined
- Missouri dealers elect officers
- Is credit life dead? Not for one F&I chief
- Retailer: 8 projects, many challenges
- Booth, Kuzak: Key players in Ford's comeback
- GMC Acadia gets new sheet metal
- Global pasture for high-hp Mustang?
- Inspired by the many Minis, Kia considers 'a family of Souls'
- Nissan takes on Ford in small-van market
- Chrysler: Lots mo' Mopar models coming
- Honda adds stock; Toyota's units decline
- Brake maker Brembo plans N.A. expansion
- Obituary
- Jan. output rises 23%25
- Mazda's dating again; anybody wanna snuggle?
- Toledo success brings promotion for Pino
- Fisker's delay brings sniping from Obama foes
- Mercedes won't join the small-van caravan
- Chrysler's illuminati spar over lighting up the Dart's derriere
- Acura: Seinfeld, Leno crashed the Web site

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- Toyota, Honda begin to rebuild
- Wade urges timeout on facility plans
- Japan gets tough on collusion
- Do staffers like working at your store?
- Under fire, TrueCar alters Web pricing
- More dealers bring hunt for leads in-house
- Coda looks for EV-friendly, multiline, franchised dealers
- Why auto jobs may come back from abroad
- Daimler engine deal signals hopes for Infiniti
- GM should revive crossover from the rubble of Saab
- Ford's itty-bitty B-Max won't make it to the U.S.
- Fiat to launch longer version of 500
- BMW joins coupe-style sedan race
- Chrysler plans high-performance Mopar version of 300 flagship
- Ford sees progress on Lincoln stores
- Top marketer leaves Suzuki, won't be replaced
- Prius C backlog puts U.S. allocation at risk
- Sin no more
- Calif. still has no business dictating technology
- Interested in a car, not the store decor
- All Tom Stephens needed was a 389
- NADA: Not a lot to argue about
- Dealers at Smart want a 4-seater
- Ford dealers must keep pace with technology
- Mazda sees CX-5 as its No. 2 seller
- Jaguar dealers eager for vehicles that broaden the customer base
- Short supply stifles sales of Evoque SUV
- Dealers see Cadillac doubling sales by 2015
- Shaw is Time's top dealer
- Dealers petition court to force Chapter 11 for Saab N.A. unit
- Need dealership employees? Fund a school
- Toyota, Honda aim for record global sales in 2012
- Mitsubishi dealers crave new product
- Dealers
- NADA survey: Hyundai dealers are most satisfied
- Wade hopes facility study brings dealers, factories closer
- 100-mpg Fusion sparks interest -- too early
- Manheim report sees positive trends in leasing
- Lincoln council chief: Market size splits dealers
- Franchise value tops Chrysler dealer's list
- Extra cash prompts more Chevy dealers to improve stores
- Local Nissan ad groups expect a spending wave
- Infiniti dealers to get 'better voice'
- Honda dealer wants more aggressive marketing
- Dealers: Verano sells briskly, but ...
- Praise for U.S.-built Passat
- Volvo dealer: Hot sellers in short supply
- Suzuki retailer: Ad support would lift Kizashi
- Porsche expects 17%25 sales growth
- Audi dealers want N.A. output
- Retailer: Toyota too upbeat on inventory
- Swelling Subaru stocks could point to record sales
- Lexus dealer: We'll win back our customers
- Kia is urged to build more Rios, Optimas, Souls
- Acura aims to bounce back in '12
- Small Acura sedan, Hyundai's Elantra coupe among 10 world debuts
- Veloster kicks off Hyundai's push for more accessories
- Dealer uses service clinics to build loyalty
- Ford store goes Hollywood, and it pays off
- M-B dealers target profits
- Hyundai braces for Japanese comeback
- BMW retailers look to mend fences with factory
- Personnel
- Suzuki, dealership head to trial in franchise dispute
- Sam Swope rides into retirement -- on a Harley
- San Diego retailer: Coda will round out group's alternative-energy lineup
- Dealer: N. California is the right market for 5 Coda showrooms
- Suppliers to the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M class
- Suppliers to the 2012 Dodge Charger
- GM, Honda to increase U.S. manufacturing
- Honda predicts N.A. sales to soar in quarter
- Marchionne: 2011 profit is just a prelude
- Chrysler will add 1,800 workers at Illinois plant
- Glaser will head M-B marketing
- Chrysler has 17 new Calif. stores, still pushing hard
- Terrain to join GMC's Denali line
- The new TrueCar: How things will change
- Feds' strategy: Bruise, don't break
- Why so many Mexican plants? Do the math
- Feds' fire probe, skittish dealers chill Volt sales in January
- A teary farewell at the oldest U.S. store
- Updated version of 'Rambo Lambo' SUV is on the way
- Jeeps' doors go missing; cops have an open and won't-shut case
- Obama's car show tour irks importers

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- Fed-up dealers: Stop nitpicking on store rules
- As industry embraces his stand on fuel economy, Bill Ford seeks mobility for all in an urban world
- Honda plans a star-studded Super Bowl
- Diesels are global stars; U.S. shrugs, steps on the gas
- Penske saluted for achievement
- N.A. output: More growth in '12
- Industry response to uptick: We're hiring!
- AutoNation: If description fits, we'll buy it
- Online tool lets Chevrolet dealers tap national promotions
- Embarrassed Nissan lifts sagging satisfaction ranking
- Ram carves out niche after Dodge
- GM's pickup plan: How they'll differ
- No pocket Rocket for Mini
- Ram trucks get luxe version
- Undisguised Elantra coupe
- Cadillac ATS aims at BMW 3 series
- Raising fuel taxes isn't the answer
- One man's miss is another man's hit
- Thumbs up for 'hits and misses'
- How good is your dealership?
- Factories, dealers must resolve renovations issue If it's broke, fix it
- Florida Lincoln dealer: 'I'm thrilled but stunned'
- How Ford, Mazda got tangled in China's regulatory web
- Supplier sees bright future in LEDs
- Auto industry works to win back engineers
- Claims against S.C. stores OK'd for trial
- Car-pool lane access could boost Volt in Calif.
- GM combines global media account
- Dealers
- Detroit project explores selling EV power to grid
- Brand-perception study finds gap is narrowing
- It's a new and crucial skill for a car dealer: Getting on the all-important page 1 of a shopper's search. Here's how to get there -- and stay there
- Survey: Retailers expect higher sales, profits this year -- and they're hiring
- Big retailers see carmakers controlling leases, stocks
- NADA updates, CAFE on new chief's agenda
- Here are some of the social events scheduled during the NADA convention in Las Vegas
- Smiles and sparks: Make meeting forecasts
- Internet desk is more than a sales job
- Dealers adapt operations to digital world
- With new parts line, Chrysler dealers aim to service rivals' cars
- Dealership groups are pumped up on tire sales
- Asbury finishes conversion to common DMS
- Mungenast: Challenging years make us better dealers
- Big retailers: We won't neglect used-car sales
- Facilities projects: Who's asking for what
- Why Lincoln can be a luxury player without rwd
- Prius C showcases Toyota's latest hybrid toolbox
- SPX sells diagnostic line to Bosch David Barkholz
- Lenders expect a big year for car-dealership business
- Store overhaul: Buick-GMC dealer is all in
- Public retailers deliver strong returns in 2011
- Nissan's quality glitch: N.A. suppliers
- Allstate offers insurance agencies to more dealerships
- Suppliers to the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- A year ago Chrysler's 'Born of Fire' commercial led the auto industry's return to the Super Bowl. What's the buzz this year?
- Nissan plans 5th N.A. factory
- Obituary
- Volt is politically charged
- Why stretch the Sonic? 'It didn't feel right'
- Magic iPhone case from Nissan? Scratch that rumor
- Neil Young sings BluRay blues, asks Bill Ford for help
- 'Truck of the year' Evoque gets cold shoulder from Consumer Reports

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- Fisker battles problems with cash flow, suppliers, media critics and skeptics as the $103,000 Karma lurches toward launch
- Low CSI has Marchionne on the muscle
- GM warns allocation scammers
- Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation
- Central distribution for BMW
- Lincoln spreads its wings
- NADA will spring ahead in 2016
- Cadillac standards aim for classier ads
- GM weighs moving next Sierra upscale
- Ford's Gioia: Let's electrify larger vehicles
- China sales slowed in '11 but still led world
- Why GM scuttled plans for lightweight big pickups
- GM regains global sales title -- or not
- Ford, seeking BFFs, picks up bloggers' tabs
- Saab's U.S. arm will be liquidated
- Dealers
- Chevy concepts have new feature: A business case
- Oh, the places they'll go
- Believe the experts, and give NHTSA the tools it needs
- Ethanol, taxes and technology
- CAFE: Dealers know what sells
- We need more incentives
- Mini starts search for U.S. ad agency
- N.C. Cadillac store changes hands
- NADA: CAFE plan adds $5,000 to stickers
- Audi faces tight supplies in '12
- Honda takes a hybrid do-over
- Toyota plans more r&d work in U.S.
- Toyota banks on another Camry title in '12
- Conti joins EV battery makers, aims to be among top 3
- Faurecia thrives as Germans expand in North America
- Saab's residuals were already low -- but now ...
- Payless pursues new-car dealers
- Certified-used sales set a record in 2011
- Karma: Hefty but nimble and swift
- Obituaries
- N.A. output up 10%25 last year
- Ford succession race could get a lead dog in '12
- Seeing double
- From age 10, GM's Stephens loved go-fast gizmos
- Deja vu: Porsche again pans low-end roadster
- Forget car polish; get the wrinkle cream
- To Mercedes, Lieb: Wash your dirty laundry quickly

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- Bowing to states, TrueCar alters model
- Hype dying down for hybrids, EVs
- Sergio gets a little advice on his little car
- For execs, many ways to walk the auto show
- Marketing maverick Roehm joins SAP
- To Kia marketers, basketball image is a slam dunk
- In an in-your-face era, the gloves come off at auto show
- Ram version of Fiat commercial van arrives next year
- NADA must be reasonable about CAFE proposals
- Detroit's hits and misses
- Communication is key to supplier relations
- Fans line up to praise new Ford Fusion
- Good news: The buzz is back
- CEO: We'll fix Fiat launch
- Lexus looks to expand lineup
- Marketers agree: Social media are a must
- Govt. sends China's suppliers shopping for U.S. technology
- Farley touts Lincoln's 'personal connection'
- New year starts with supplies at record low
- Carmakers court the app-happy in Vegas
- Acura: New products to lift sales
- Marchionne celebrates Chrysler, warns on Europe
- Fiat-Chrysler would benefit from alliance with PSA
- Jaguar Land Rover wants dualed stores
- Chevrolet will drop most of its ad agencies
- Bright ideas
- OnStar looks for new apps
- Dealers' data dilemma
- Bosch, partners research HCCI engine
- To cut distraction, Denso studies drivers' vital signs
- Young drivers prefer infotainment systems linked to smartphones
- Krafcik wants more TLC for Hyundai customers
- Ford to cut platforms faster
- Toyota exec: Autos will fuel economy
- U.S. is a bright spot in global sales picture
- Girsky: By June, we'll know Volt's potential
- Hesterberg to carmakers: Be mindful of margins
- Sales rising, Nissan will expand factory output
- Concepts
- Fleet sales inch up, but retail dominates in '11
- To meet CAFE, tweak engines
- Ghosn: Need for scale will drive more deals
- GM smooths out vehicle programs
- Used-car prices likely to stay lofty in 2012
- M-B goal: Lift U.S. sales more than 20%25
- Mercedes crossover will get diesel
- M-B: We'll keep Lexus conquests
- U.S. work grows; Nissan adds engineers
- Nissan electric cargo van due in U.S. in '14
- GM may find other uses for ATS platform
- Honda is betting big on new CVTs
- Smart trims monthly lease to $99
- In tune with customers
- Subaru looks to the Sun Belt for growth
- Mini aims to add 3 models by decade's end
- Mazda commits to diesels for U.S.
- Ford has 7 plants in progress
- Ford flies in bloggers for Fusion buzz

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- A good sales year? Yeah, but . . .
- Mid-sized design battle: Safe vs. jazzy
- TrueCar will modify site, methods Colorado service on hold; other regulators to meet
- Chrysler suspends Dealer Standards awards
- Some green-tech auto startups struggle for funding
- Hyundai uses music film to pitch Veloster
- GM will put 8-speed in its big pickups
- Primm's policy: Family first
- Public charging sites take small steps forward
- Fla. dealer bets EVs will go far
- Ethanol subsidy dies, auto industry shrugs
- GM goal: Protect Volt's battery, image
- Saab dealers want top priority
- Anyone have a good crystal ball?
- Ethanol isn't the answer; picking winners never is
- Honda EV shows why upstarts struggle
- Volvo concept reveals hybrid technology
- Ford Fusion has new look, lofty goals
- Cadillac unveils ATS to challenge 3 series
- Dart is first Dodge with Fiat roots
- California VW dealer moves closer to stopping competing store
- How to get -- and keep -- better workers
- Dealers
- Personnel
- Power Auto Group adds Nissan point
- Sell F&I on Facebook? Dealers make it work
- 5 trends that could affect dealers' F&I business in 2012
- On Lincoln's stand: A new direction
- Honda works on disaster plan for parts
- China sales could grow 10%25 in '12
- 5 key questions for China's auto industry
- Obituaries
- Jeep tops GMC for first time in 5 years
- Disasters roil sales rankings
- BMW beats Mercedes and claims luxury brand crown
- Trucks are tops again; nip cars at the finish line
- Honda stumbles in Top 10 vehicles list
- Flush-and-fill flushed for many trannies
- In China already? New rules won't pinch
- Hyundai, Kia will invest $12 billion in r&d, facilities
- Grand Cherokee to get diesel and production boost
- Scooter squadron puts China at ease with EVs
- Slashed stickers spark Saab selloff
- MIT economist: 54.5 mpg? No sweat!
- Lincoln's show stand gets a touch of old-school luxury from an Edsel
- R.I.P.: Here's what bit the dust in 2011
- Suppliers to the 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- Suppliers to the 2012 Honda Civic

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- Automotive News - January 2, 2012
- States wary of TrueCar's methods
- Forecasters: 5%25 bump in Q1 output
- Shrink the car, not the interior
- New CEO: Volvo is on course
- Quotables from notables
- 10 executives who changed the industry -- for better or worse
- 10 Fine Designs
- We said hello to ...
- Blunders
- Hit the ground running in 2012
- Auto industry laid solid groundwork for a healthy 2012 Why Saab was doomed
- China's auto industry is already here
- People to watch
- How hybrid battery recycling can help sales
- Costco discount aims to spur service, vehicle sales
- What TrueCar says
- Japan's killer quake
- Concepts
- Complete show coverage online
- North American International Auto Show preview
- Older cars demand new F&I pitch

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- All agree: Higher car sales in '12
- Colo. targets TrueCar ads, alerts dealers
- Saab dealers brace for big hit
- Fired Lieb fights Mercedes in court
- Year of the quake
- Fire, wind and water
- Creative dealers
- Marketing gems
- It looks like the end for Saab
- And for 2012, I do solemnly resolve ...
- Japan should let U.S. in on clunker plan this time
- Certification programs spread to older vehicles
- Ex-rental cars: Good buys for dealers
- Dealers
- Names in the news
- A time of transition
- CarMax plans more stores

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- Washington attacks drivers' cellphone use; automakers may have to redesign in-car systems
- Group 1 dumps TrueCar to shield data
- As price fixing probe grows, suppliers wait and worry
- Infiniti shifts output from Japan to fight yen
- EPA chief to speak at World Congress
- Cannon must prepare to launch A, B class
- Malibu will get Eco and turbo options
- LEDs get cheaper, become an auto fashion statement
- Bouncing back from a bad reputation
- Turn-by-turn, in the cluster
- Mazda weighs adding Mexico capacity
- Chrysler readies Detroit plant for new Viper; output is a year off
- Mercedes to debut longer and lighter SL class in Detroit
- More U.S. production for Honda
- Tit-for-tat Chinese import tariffs are largely symbolic
- Focus begins Ford's EV effort in 19 markets
- Mobile tool juices store's online service bookings
- Lithia faces $2.5 million tab for texting
- Mild hybrids deliver
- Avoid conflict over online shopping sites
- Separate showroom was a bad idea
- Are Fiat dealers doomed to fail?
- Tariffs: The start of something bad?
- Dealers
- Once on the ropes, Tokyo's auto show shows signs of life
- Why no hybrid version of Ford's Escape? 2 reasons
- Ex-dealer Kahn loses suit, owes Nissan $40 million
- Ta-ta, says Tata; Land Rover, Jaguar blow off Detroit auto show
- Auto veterans LaSorda, Beattie sign on at Fisker

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- This isn't the same GM'
- In Acura's retooled lineup, mpg triumphs over mph
- A mild case of hybrid fever at GM
- Baby Enclave?
- Reps. ask: Why no report on Volt fire?
- Dealers are top priority for Reuss
- Honda fights TrueCar's prices
- For Chrysler brand boss Chehab, it's all about good visuals
- Chrysler's strategy for powertrains
- Dart name: Valuable heritage -- or baggage?
- 'Bleeding edge' problems are part of the process
- Nissan debates its 4th EV
- GM develops EV supplier base in China
- Ohio Jeep plants will hum at holidays
- NADA to give renovation study results at convention
- Fiat 500 takes a safety hit
- A rebadge of a rebadge?
- Recycled plastics are not inferior
- Confidence at Ford
- Good news on traffic deaths and a word of warning
- A remarkable career, below the radar
- BMW, Toyota team up on diesels, batteries
- Dealers
- AutoNation seeks new stores, not new markets
- Toyota: Too many Prius models may hurt the brand
- Toyota's Nov. fleet sales soar
- Mazda's Skyactiv line reduces factory costs
- Mazda plans EV for U.S. by '18
- Mitsubishi's plug-in hybrid crossover is a breed apart
- AutoNation's Jackson: No double dip
- Execs: We're on the prowl for weight savings
- 3rd-generation dealer relies on 'no-fuss' strategy
- Dealer's obstacle course is geared for Jeep customers
- After Katrina, online sales save La. stores in blighted area
- Selling online? Great car pictures are a must
- Small stores unite for better vendor prices
- Dealer Brian Benstock wins by defending Civic
- 'Pay-here' outlets are high-risk diversity
- How dealers coped with a challenging year
- GM, Japanese supplier join to boost use of carbon fiber
- Personnel
- Toyota's rising stocks leave Honda behind
- Obituary: Louis Borick
- Nov. output is up 18%25
- Ford harpoons report of outsiders in the race to succeed Alan Mulally
- Spare tires move from the trunk to drivers' midsections
- After tough year, Honda cranks up a comeback plan
- Officially, Nissan's mum on Mexico plant -- but . . .
- Sergio is a global cover boy, but a bit player in U.S.

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- Automotive News - December 5, 2011
- For Toyota, finally, more cars and sales
- The Volt battery challenge
- Toyota bets big on hybrids for its U.S. sales revival
- Rogers joins Automotive News
- Key Lexus unit shifts to Calif.
- Restocked Japanese carmakers eager to regain U.S. share in '12
- Stress in the oil patch
- U.S. supplier calls its own shots despite Chinese ownership
- Honda plans more exports from N.A.
- Honda's fuel-efficiency goal: No. 1
- Purchasing bosses to speak at World Congress
- Mitsubishi pulls forward U.S.-wide launch of i EV
- Porsche goal: Double U.S. sales by 2018
- Subaru expects image boost from BRZ
- Researcher: Suppliers to add 150,000 jobs through 2015
- TrueCar seeks to add dealers
- M-B Ala. plant: 30%25 more output, 3rd shift in '12
- Lots of noise, little else
- EV testing and certification must put safety first
- How VW plans to dominate rivals in China
- Let's be realistic about electric cars
- Ford puts the PET in its green carpets
- Jeep Wrangler marketers keep the hammer down
- Kia Soul wins the hearts of young buyers
- How Cruze became GM's top-selling car
- More reminders, softer sell lift dealership's service business
- Walk-arounds boost Volvo dealer profits
- Dealerships are targets for ID thieves, from inside and outside. An Arizona store provides a cautionary tale
- Older cars demand new F&I pitch
- Investor group buys 25%25 of Santander unit
- Rethinking refi
- Selling F&I in the service lane works. Ask Nestor
- Longer loans return to help boost sales
- The new face of VW's SUVs
- Toyota concept is rolling toy chest that drives itself
- FR-S aims to spice up Scion lineup
- BMW shows off twin-turbo 5-series hybrid
- Nissan to add performance models in U.S.
- Honda: With Civic, we lost sight of rivals, customers
- Subaru eyes expansion in Indiana
- Dealer fights Mazda over termination of franchise
- Judge lets ex-dealership's suit against Ally proceed
- Fledgling EV maker Aptera shuts its doors
- Personnel
- It's official: Daimler drops underperforming Maybach
- Kahn aims to reprise bumper success with NFL's Jags
- Tokyo show comes back, but it's a new world
- Detroit 3's total labor costs tilt toward salaried workers
- Final five: Who will be Mercedes' next U.S. boss?

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- Surprising Nov. sales
- Japanese play the risky game of removing content
- After Mulally ... who?
- Volt lookers, Cruze buyers
- New Fiat boss faces slow sales, anxious dealers
- Girsky's new assignment: Revive Opel
- Slower growth for Hyundai
- Nissan's Carolin: Next products will drive growth
- Nissan's Americas chief has lofty goals
- Chrysler settles factory-store case
- World Congress marketing panel to tackle social media
- GM touts Malibu Eco's $25,995 sticker
- Coda signs its 1st EV dealers
- Ferrari chief's balancing act
- What do you do when the tide turns?
- Safety evolves, too
- Look what Ed Cole started
- A dealership is not the place to organize a factory
- Hyundai sees tight supplies of Azera
- Ford bets on social gaming to help launch 2013 Escape
- A last chance for the Lexus GS
- Engineer didn't want a copy of BMW, Mercedes
- The best defense: Build 'em where you sell 'em
- Delphi gives special access to top suppliers
- Audi U.S. boss: We're gaining on luxury segment leaders
- Price roller coaster ride ends
- JM&A runs Payless certified program
- ADESA: Sales drop will extend to '12
- Personnel
- Dealers
- Ghosn defends EVs, pushes to increase market share
- SERGIO MARCHIONNE, CEO, Chrysler Group & Fiat S.p.A.
- MARTIN WINTERKORN, CEO, Volkswagen Group
- JONATHAN BROWNING, CEO, Volkswagen Group of America
- CHUNG MONG-KOO, Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
- Automotive News 2011 All-Stars
- AHN BYUNG-MO, CEO, Kia Motors America
- ROBERT JOHNSON, MACK McLARTY AND STEVE LANDERS, RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive
- PETER SCHREYER, Chief design officer, Kia Motors Corp.
- OLIVIER FRANCOIS, CEO, Fiat brand, and global chief marketing officer for all Fiat and Chrysler brands, Chrysler Group
- MIKE JACKSON AND MICHAEL MAROONE, AutoNation Inc.
- MICHAEL MANLEY, CEO, Jeep brand, Chrysler Group
- LEWIS BOOTH, CFO, Ford Motor Co.
- FLETCHER DAVIDSON, Group vice president, Toyota Customer Services, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
- DAN KNOTT, Senior vice president of purchasing and supplier quality, Chrysler Group
- CHIP PERRY, CEO, AutoTrader.com
- TONY POSAWATZ, Vehicle line director for Chevrolet Volt, General Motors
- SAAD CHEHAB, CEO, Chrysler and Lancia brands, Chrysler Group
- PETER MARKS, CEO, Robert Bosch
- JOE BAKAJ, Vice president of powertrain engineering, Ford Motor Co.
- JIM HALLETT, CEO, KAR Auction Services Inc.
- DERRICK KUZAK, Group vice president of global product development, Ford Motor Co.
- BURT JORDAN, Executive director of global vehicle and powertrain purchasing, Ford Motor Co.
- BOB KING, President, UAW
- BILL KRUEGER, Vice chairman, Nissan Americas
- YASUSHI AKAO, President, Renesas Electronics Corp.
- SHINICHI SASAKI, Executive vice president for global procurement, Toyota Motor Corp.
- CHRIS HOSFORD, Executive director of corporate communications, Hyundai Motor America
- Arrest of Mercedes exec sparks debate of Ala. law
- Smale did a DuPont at GM -- with different results
- Heads up, Lexus: Tata's moving upscale
- GM dealer finds a sociable way to save money
- Ford ponies up 650 hp for '13 Mustang
- Execs' poll: We'll do OK, but economy is in trouble
- Carlos Ghosn doesn't recommend dual-CEO plan for his successor

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- Virtually, dealers buy used cars
- For Ghosn, volume is crucial
- A bumpy road for Fiat 500
- Jonas to speak at World Congress
- UPWARD BOUND Volvo plans to polish its image with styling, high-tech engines
- GM will trim ad agencies, media buyers
- Chrysler sees boost from Dodge compact
- Cadillac's flagship sets sail
- Future Ram Dakota could go global
- Quake delays Nissan's Titan until 2014 model year
- Nissan's quirky Cube is down but not out
- Cadillac says exports could top U.S. sales by end of this decade
- Top-line Chrysler 300 is a rebadged Lancia Thema
- In search of eye candy, a reporter tours the L.A. stands with Peter Schreyer, Kia's global design chief
- Lincoln's fresh face
- Infiniti plans 10-model global lineup by 2016
- 2013: A sleeker, high-tech Ford Escape
- Browning: VW has momentum in U.S.
- Ford sues to block exec's move
- Dealers decry Reynolds crackdown
- Good news on GM interior design
- American dream is alive and well
- In defense of capitalism
- Lights! Cameras! Cars!
- Euro worries aside, U.S. market is humming along
- Maybe it's time for a real election
- Dealers
- Nissan starts early on ads for its new-product wave
- Japanese brands try to rev up a slumping show
- Wrangler tops residual value forecast
- Honda redesigns CR-V for Gen Y
- Ford dealers expect many will seek help for MyTouch upgrade
- Mazda QR code links renters to area dealers
- Personnel
- Obituaries
- Owners' club will give Ferrari fanatics first shot at limited-edition models
- Mexican crossover is win-win-win deal for GM
- Cash cows: The most profitable vehicles ever
- Toyota gets lumped with the politically stumped
- Musk steals the spotlight in EV film

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- Spend big on store -- or get out
- Toyota, Honda to slump into '12
- Chrysler saving Fiat? Odd, but true
- Asbury's vision: A new way to sell
- Soaring yen hurts Japan's comeback effort
- Purchasing execs Knott, Vest will speak at congress
- Chrysler will unveil plan for new Jeep
- Lexus: Wait until next year
- GM offers cash to improve Calif. stores
- Dual-clutch put on hold at Chrysler
- Partisan wars slow federal tech loans
- Alt-fuel vehicles face new rivals
- Toyota: Hybrids offer best fuel economy gains
- Nissan: Next Titan will appeal to tradespeople, too
- BMW's new U.S. boss wants to build a bridge to dealers
- Crossing the line
- CAFE standards must let industry pick technologies
- Automakers' results reflect Europe's difficulties
- Not a great way to make friends
- Asbury beefs up capital spending
- Ford to unveil streamlined Flex for '13
- Dealers
- Steeled by 3 years of crises, Toyoda steers toward growth
- Ford CEO weighs in on the economy, Lincoln and the UAW
- Amid crises, Mitsubishi chief aims to rebrand the company
- Mexico plant, emerging markets are vital to Mazda strategy
- Kelley offers state-by-state vehicle values
- SmartAuction extends claim time
- GM's higher N.A. prices offset slump in Europe
- Cheap U.S. dollar gives Mexico a production lift
- Feds' antitrust probe spreads
- Autoliv aims night vision at mass market
- To fight strong yen, Mazda heads to Mexico
- The Darvish chronicles: Czar vs. U.S. rep
- Despite floods, Honda dealers will get redone CR-V on time
- TCF buys auto lender Gateway One
- Group acquires 25%25 of Santander unit
- Dealer's new goal: 1-stop specialty shop
- Higher CAFE standards are good for the car business
- Tokyo show preview
- Toyota and Honda slow to restock
- Ally steps up training, incentives on service plans
- Redesigned Escape, CR-V get L.A. premieres
- Escape to California: Ford focuses on L.A.
- Personnel
- Webinar: Selling F&I in the service lane
- N.A. output up 11%25 in Oct.
- Is fast-tracked Stracke in GM CEO race?
- Big crowd heading for NADA parley
- Lutz offers high praise for Musk, Tesla
- Hyundai-Kia poised to hit 1-million mark
- Perry's cheap ride, Iacocca's awful advice -- there's a link, honest

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- Mulally: We're battling the bugs
- More misery for Toyota, Honda
- Pushed upscale, Jeep thrives under Italian owner
- Vellequette will cover Chrysler, technology
- Dealers eager for Google pilot
- Mazda seeks to break out of second tier. Here's how.
- Strong yen jolts Japan's plant plans
- Dealers see profit from propane
- Suzuki snarl pits brother vs. brother
- Ford Credit launches Lincoln unit as separate brand
- Toyota's Bob Carter will speak at World Congress
- Mitsubishi weighs Evo hybrid
- Megadealer Hendrick recovering after plane accident on runway
- Ex-minority supplier heads Chrysler diversity office
- Market for dealerships is shifting; an expert explains how
- Thai trauma: Snakes, live wires, water
- Battenberg must repay bloated bonus
- Dealers
- 2-tier time limit
- Chrysler: What a great difference 2 years make
- Indy 500's history is fascinating
- Ford exec's posting comes as no surprise
- Why skilled-trades workers voted no
- It's the auto world's FAO Schwarz
- Chevy display features 2 hot Camaros
- Mazda shows off MX-5 Spyder, turbo 2
- Kia unveils racer, pacer, 4 tuner cars
- Honda shows high-performance Civic
- Racer's concept is designed for off-track fun
- Keeping high-mileage customers in the long run
- AutoNation adds collision centers to keep customers
- Dealer: A la carte menu helps lift service work
- Dealer goes digital, boosts service revenue
- GM, Costco combine to sell trucks
- Subaru concept in L.A. previews the sporty BRZ
- Obituary: Bob Beaumont
- Toyota dealer wins millions in slander suit against rival
- Nissan N.A. boosts fleet sales
- Upgrade goes straight to owners
- Personnel
- Sell 10,000 Volts? Uh ... OK, boss
- Rotary engine is on the ropes -- but may be back
- Here's the scoop on Edsel Ford's all-star team
- Curtain call for Isuzu's ROMEO, JULIET
- Horbury's next challenge: Bring some style to Geely
- Hopped-up Hyundai may challenge Mustang, Camaro V-8s

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- Honda hurries to redo Civic
- Supplier price probe widens
- Japan-brand shortages will linger into ’12
- Brand police keep the lines distinct at GM
- Tough love: A Texas turnaround
- A tuneup for Honda marketing
- Manual trannies are alive and -- well, not dead yet
- Canada conquered, Mondragon heads south
- Suppliers praise BMW, Daimler
- World Congress session to focus on growth opportunities in China
- Sources: TrueCar signs 3-year deal with Yahoo
- Saab: A new lease on life, maybe a new CEO
- Yen's surge squeezes Lexus
- Webinar: Get the word on buy/sells
- At the speedway, a button-down exec becomes Go Go Akio
- Buick prices Verano below rival luxury compacts
- Marchionne: 2-tier wage structure isn't viable
- Happy 100th, Chevy!
- GM's suppliers: Once bitten, twice shy
- Where would Fiat be now without Marchionne?
- How much profit is enough?
- Thai flooding disrupts Toyota production
- Slimmer interiors make small cars seem big
- Akerson likes GM's product cadence, frets about Europe
- Fiat-Chrysler chief: Integration reaches a crucial point
- Ghosn targets big U.S. sales growth for Nissan
- Dealer bears used-car liability after Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy filing
- Extra rehab time boosts M-B's off-lease profits
- Ford falls, Jeep climbs in reliability rankings
- Auction company grows with much smaller sites
- Takeri concept strongly hints at next-generation Mazda6
- GM will launch its own electric motors in 2013
- Global auto stocks tumble in 3rd quarter
- Ford sees strong 4th quarter in North America
- Can't drive a stick? Insurer wants to teach you
- Dealers
- Chrysler, Betts get some sugar from Consumer Reports
- Supplier scandal is lawyers' dream (but automakers don't need help)
- Romney calls EV loans 'handouts,' seeks probe
- GM's market-share gain could be best since '78
- Muller set sail to save ailing Saab, but the boat wound up docking in China

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- Chevy's ad goal: Global reach
- Lieb's fall stuns M-B dealers
- Dealers to states: Give us a shield
- The Dodge Caliber's replacement
- Read us on your iPad. Here's how
- Akerson: GM's mending supplier relations
- Output creeps up; more growth ahead in 2012
- Subaru separates performance models from Impreza
- Mazda to give dealers less-costly options for store improvements
- Cloud computing could transform car interiors
- World Congress session to zero in on CAFE, energy
- Jeep stores caught in TV sting
- Scion could go global
- GM's Akerson: We've become a real team Mike Colias
- AutoNation CEO: Full stock levels still months away
- Webinar on buying, selling
- Ford: UAW deal provides a manufacturing edge
- Toyota goes all-in with Camry ads
- Kia Rio counts on styling, mpg
- Former Ford exec Bidwell helped revive Chrysler
- Warning on incentives
- Let's be reasonable about dealership renovations
- Times change; markets shrink
- Insurance policies? What a great idea
- Where will EV power come from?
- Bidwell was the last of a breed
- VW rift leaves Suzuki in bind
- Dealers
- Hendrick adds Fla. Honda store
- VW, Audi product planners think big, not small, for U.S.
- VW weighs U.S.-built crossover
- Audi A3 sedan due in 2014
- Porsche to add small SUV, future entry-level roadster
- Sports car, crossover may join Bentley's lineup
- Lambo's choice: New SUV or a 4-door sedan
- A tale that shows the F&I office can have a heart
- Ewanick works to revitalize Motown
- A subliminal mea culpa from Toyota?
- The last tycoon: A Ben Bidwell flashback on Henry Ford II
- GM CEO saw Barra as a hidden gem

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- Automotive News - October 17, 2011
- Tell us why your store is a great place to work
- Buyers' loyalties loosen
- No incentive war? Even as Japanese recover, Akerson sees flat 2012
- New 3 series is longer, roomier
- Krafcik to talk at World Congress
- Stellar UAW deals put onus on Detroit 3
- Kia: 500,000 U.S. sales, 800 dealers in '12
- GM extends store renovation plan
- Chrysler to build more hybrids after all
- Nissan adds drivetrain and safety features for mass-market models
- Marchionne to appoint Alfa chief by year end
- Survey: Consumers want EVs that charge faster, go farther
- Battery-saver mode unlikely for U.S. Volt
- M-B hints at electric S class
- Suzuki strikes back, says VW breached deal
- GM CEO: Spring Hill may get Equinox and Terrain
- Chevy adds Spark EV, small engines
- Car buyers are forced to negotiate
- Mistake actors for reporters? Get real
- Stop the presses! Those are actors
- The finishing touch in Detroit's formula for success
- Gas prices fall: What do you do?
- Mazda plans special edition send-off for RX-8 sports car
- Exec: Powertrain, price should boost sales of Mazda3
- Hyundai marketing boss wants to fuel passion for the brand
- Kia's U.S. keys: Polish brand image and improve quality
- VW Group chief: Path to No. 1 is filled with challenges
- Subaru's boss lays groundwork for big post-quake recovery
- Rolls-Royce CEO: Superluxury segment is proving robust
- Who needs used-car managers, anyway?
- Videos on Internet have dealers seeing green
- Pirelli plant in Ga. masters small-batch, premium tires
- Battery exec sees promise in new chemistries
- Carpet supplier gets help from competitors after flood
- 32 innovations are PACE finalists
- Toyota, Honda boost inventories
- Mercedes spends big on ads for C class, M class
- As the former NUMMI plant prepares to build Tesla's Model S, there are still questions about the EV manufacturer's long-term viability
- Obituary
- N.A. output rises 8%25
- Darvish dishes up tidbits about dealership battles
- Where's Chris Bangle? Designing for Samsung
- Sloan's stair-step idea lives on at General Motors
- Caddy sees growth in 'black car' livery business
- General Motors, Penske join forces to bring Indy race back to the Motor City

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- Marchionne's 1-van plan
- Why auto sales will outpace economy
- Japan's plants hum, but hurdles remain
- Wanted: Your All-Star picks
- Ghosn speech will open world congress
- Chrysler may face fine over L.A. store
- Labor peace -- and workers foot the bill
- 231 Hyundai stores will have new look by end of year
- Subaru plans product, technology blitz in mpg hunt
- Calif. dealer's success starts with hiring
- Nissan's big-pickup mantra: Patience
- Tesla is on target for Model S launch next summer
- Subaru sees a return to double-digit growth in '12
- Altima climbs closer to No. 1 Camry
- Nissan plays catch-up on quality
- Dealers predict sales boost with Ford-UAW deal
- Study: Car shoppers won't pay extra for EVs
- A timely reminder
- Signs of recovery, measured in pickup trucks
- Ford has plenty to brag about
- Training is a critical part of leasing
- That's why we call them niche vehicles
- VW Credit steps up online marketing
- What's hot: 10 F&I trends that are catching buzz
- Allstate pilot enables dealers to sell collision coverage
- European luxury brands to roll out smaller cars, engines
- The experts
- M-B to grow with fwd A and B class
- Jaguar to offer small sedan and 'spiritual successor' to E-Type
- Mini will extend lineup with help from BMW
- Geely aims to move Volvo upmarket
- Range Rover redesigns are in the works
- Rolls to get Ghost derivatives -- someday
- Aston Martin's plans depend on Daimler
- Fiat's new dealership goal: 150 open by end of year
- Saab's plans hinge on investment
- Smart will replace ForTwo and add 4-seater to lineup
- Obituaries
- Execs ask: Are suppliers ready for the rebound?
- Sonic launch: Clicks, tricks, 10-story drop
- Volvo-Saab merger? Not really, says Geely
- Nardelli: We could have saved Chrysler
- Mercedes' deal to name Superdome was hatched at dealer meetings
- Auto cash cushion would soften double-dip dive
- Book: Desperate GM execs made a run at Ford's piggy bank

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- A jobless recovery? Not for us
- Calif. slaps red tags on wrecks
- Dealers fighting to control N.J. Honda store
- Ford relies on jobs, products to lure UAW support
- Lexus' global growth gets American spin
- Playing ball with Beijing
- For GM and Nissan, it's less grudge match than learning lab
- How Calif. Mitsubishi dealer generates buzz for new EV
- Hyundai's top marketer plans big brand push
- New Dodge compact
- Krueger, Barra will speak at World Congress
- Ford puts vehicle leases for managers on hold
- Remarketers watch for cars damaged by hurricane
- GM names 'customer experience' czar
- Makers see life in troubled small pickups
- Ford will prep dealers better on new technologies
- Flag flood damage
- Good news for the U.S.: The auto industry is hiring
- Nobody wants a 4-door ragtop
- My compliments to Ford designer
- Don't add dealers; reinstate them
- Time to stay flexible
- Mini Coupe aims to revive 2-seater sales
- Feds' $1 million grant will boost Clemson auto studies
- Detroit 3 contracts help Faurecia to grow in U.S.
- BMW loan plan builds loyalty, boosts used-car supply
- Stylists blend creativity, technology
- Cadillac revives Big American styling -- with French help
- Design chief wants Toyota to join styling's A list
- The elements of style
- Hyundai's hot U.S. design is slow to catch on in Korea
- How Fiat/Chrysler's global design chief sees his brands
- Ramaciotti: Fiat, Chrysler must line up approval steps
- Dealers
- GM picks up tab to reward and create loyalty
- BMW plans small models, family of EVs
- For 107 models, used retail prices top new
- Furukawa execs will serve time for price fixing
- Buick, BMW swap spots in auction action
- In for an oil change? Bring your putter
- Poor Jim McDowell: They keep stealing his Mini
- It's a revolution: Cubans can now buy and sell cars
- Brain waves may steer cars someday, Nissan says

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- Chevrolet success story zooms to top of the compact market; will it last?
- Product plan is X factor in Chrysler talks
- Francois: Fiat has ‘awareness problem’
- Marchionne, Ford workers give thumbs down to GM contract
- Roger Penske to receive 2012 lifetime achievement award
- VW exec tackles quality woes
- 'We are going to be more dynamic'
- Lincoln reviews certified used plan
- How dealer joined Chevy's best
- Farley and Hesterberg will address World Congress
- Respecting young shopper is vital to Sonic sales pitch
- Fleet sell-off is expected to temper used-car prices
- Sources: Lincoln waterfall grille is a goner
- Price plan boosts AutoNation profits
- Sale of L.A. store doesn't end legal woes for Chrysler
- Toyota Financial moves to sell all used stock online
- Toyota's wise move
- GM-UAW pact: Give and take on both sides
- Why so few lease deals?
- Now is not the time for new taxes
- 4-cylinder will power Mercedes' U.S. car lines
- Mercedes adds new engines, coupe to C-class lineup
- VW scores better in some owner surveys
- Alluring Alfa Romeo falls far short of its promise
- Dealers
- New safety systems scan all directions for crash potential
- Venture with Mahle is turbo boost for Bosch
- Mickey Mouse lessons? No Goofy idea
- Initiatives aid certified sales
- Nissan chief wants 10%25 of U.S. market
- Ziebart brought rustproofing to the masses
- VW and Suzuki execs keep lobbing grenades
- UAW deal could bring more hot crossovers
- GM: No Volt variations before 2015
- Like 'Survivor,' with sedans
- When you're feeling blue, you buy gray
- Stop the presses! Ford's TV spot is a sham
- Test-track trip gives salespeople inside line on new Buicks

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- Segment-busters, spanking new shapes and, yes, a couple of duds.
- Congress keynoters: Girsky and Marchionne
- Alfa's latest delay spooks Fiat dealers
- Honda gives regions more freedom to develop products
- King's dressing-down could damage UAW transplant drive
- It's bragging time for franchised dealers
- In Europe, no sales retreat yet
- The VW-Suzuki tie-up is on the rocks; did the Germans misread their partner's fiery leader?
- Toyota is again ready for foreign board members
- Hyundai to set store design rules this year
- 3 German brands roll out sporty EVs for crowded cities
- GT concept designed as Kia halo
- Jeep CEO: Pickup at least 4 years away
- Audi debates bringing Q3 crossover to U.S.
- Volvo You concept is the shape of things to come
- U.S. may get 5 new M-B models
- GM must distinguish Chevy, Opel in Europe
- Coercion is a no-no
- Europe's trouble offers big lessons for U.S. industry
- It's about much more than price
- Nothing beats a great sales force
- Thankfully, it was still a car show
- Tire makers get grants to boost fuel economy
- Researchers zero in on solid-state auto battery
- Judge: Audi bonus programs violated N.Y. dealer law
- Magna CEO: Aging fleet 'indicates we'll have pretty good demand'
- CAFE target sparks efforts to cut vehicle weight
- Sewell prospers, looks to grow in Texas luxury market
- Pittsburgh-area retailer grows despite tough economy
- War with computer hackers hits the road
- Ford works toward open platform
- Exec moves Toyota toward quakeproof supply chain
- Dealers
- Hyundai chases young buyers with Veloster
- Dealer ads save school sports, art programs
- Audi boosts global sales forecast for '11
- VW: U.S. won't get Up small vehicles
- Prius chief fears brand dilution
- Hyundai restyles i30 for Europe
- Eurostars ceremony spotlights leaders of Europe's automotive industry
- U.S. fleet sales perk up; carmakers' strategies differ
- Toughest talks, at Ford, are saved for last
- Toyota technology moves from highways to high seas
- Hybrids? Been there, done that, says Porsche
- Chapter 11 is deja vu for Cerberus and Nardelli
- iPad app lists inventories

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- The Lehman time bomb
- Former Wall Streeter Steve Girsky brings an outsider's perspective to his search for the 'next big idea'
- Making brands relevant
- Zetsche wants to return Mercedes-Benz to No. 1 in global premium car sales; BMW and Audi have other plans
- Saab's next step: An appeal to Swedish court
- Labor peace at Ford? Just add some sugar
- Brad Miller can fit only 1 car in his cramped downtown showroom. But he makes it work.
- All-American Camry? Don't hold your breath
- Lexus vows to take some design risks
- Tiny i3 offers BMW's view of tomorrow's car
- In-wheel motors could reshape cars
- Nissan: EV battery repairs won't break the bank
- Former auto exec Press joins McLarty dealer group
- Dealers "work through' heat, fires
- Lincoln criteria force tough spending decisions
- VW bucks the trend, gains share in Europe
- Of course GM wanted Lutz back
- 'Your negativity emboldens us'
- Hard to believe
- Brace yourself for the next big shock wave
- A time we will never forget
- GM consolidates imports to Japan
- Helman joins Ford board
- Global objective: Make Mercedes-Benz No. 1 again in the premium segment
- VW's premium brand is gaining on Mercedes this year
- CFO: BMW plans to stay on top of the premium pack
- Factories and lenders, striving for extra cash, are pushing dealers to sell their insurance products. Some dealers are fighting back.
- Branded products catch on with captives
- Why branded products?
- Sturdy GAP beats the odds of recession tumble
- After the crunch: A look at subprime's recovery
- How Group 1 got down to basics
- How to monitor your F&I vital signs
- 10 security hazards that dealers must not overlook
- Social media are key to Ford's product push
- Camry launch gives Toyota a chance to regain buyers' trust
- Chevy marketing: Less like apple pie, more like Apple
- Marketer's task is to elevate perception of Buick, GMC
- Dealers
- EV taxi is current rage (but no airport trips)
- Japanese stocks are still low
- Obituaries
- Aug. output rises 10%25
- Annual-report remark may have sunk Volkswagen-Suzuki alliance
- Just what Sergio needs: Another job
- Limousine luxury in a longer Leaf
- Volvo: What we meant to say is ...
- VW's plant plan: A boom in China, Audi in N.A. -- and Porsche is staying put

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- Automotive News - September 5, 2011
- When you do the math, promoter extraordinaire Terry McAuliffe's grand hybrid vehicle plan just doesn't add up
- Shares keep on shifting: Will it last?
- Center stack is new high-stakes battleground
- Looking back: The 0%25 solution
- UAW has gained from Ford/Saturn bonus plans
- Dealers clean up, tally losses in Irene's wake
- After a tornado destroyed 2 of Fletcher Auto Group's stores, dealership leaders changed their culture to survive the crisis
- Sonic may build Momentum nationally
- Ciel provides clues to how Caddy will fill thin lineup
- Compact crossover to get diesel for '14
- Study: Dealership acquisitions on the rise
- Group wants registry for historic cars
- Mazda: CX-5 will lift loyalty
- Big Chrysler sedans to get new 8-speed gearboxes
- Saab investors to seek OK from Chinese regulators
- Ford EV pitch: Cars first
- Painter's vision: Sales with no sales staff
- Nissan safety system links cars to road sensors
- Focus tops Elantra? Good for Ford
- Workers shouldn't rock the boat
- What's good for us
- Safety shouldn't take a back seat to entertainment
- A fascinating and exhausting show
- Evos takes Ford design forward
- Why this year's UAW-Detroit 3 talks don't matter
- Store needn't disclose minor repairs
- The experts
- Subaru plans products with U.S. in mind
- For Mazda, a new look and new technology to boost fuel economy
- Smaller Japanese brands rethink U.S. strategies
- Tiny i will lead Mitsubishi's electric parade
- Suzuki's drive into emerging markets squeezes plans for U.S.
- VW's new marketing boss keeps the focus on German engineering
- Team Detroit's new leader helps Ford reach consumers with marketing through social media
- Ad man Korde brings world of knowledge to Ford
- GM's Ewanick: We must keep our brands' 'swim lanes' unique
- AutoNation expands collision centers to shore up revenue
- Groupon deal is a tradeoff for Hyundai stores
- Tiny, sporty, glitzy and green
- Dealers
- UAW officials: Ford workers OK strike if talks fail
- CEO made big hybrid plans before
- Rockford, Mich., Chevrolet store changes hands
- The (sales) lull before the storm
- No chump-change charity for Chairman Chung
- Look who's back: Lutz takes GM consulting job
- J. Lo goes Gucci in Fiat ad
- WikiLeaks on the car beat: Toyota feared new trade dispute
- Hagerty offers new price guide for collectors
- Porsche targets Ferrari territory

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- Analysts cut auto sales predictions
- Source: Saab's not dead yet
- Doing deals, Akio style
- Can the new Camry stay on top?
- Why are UAW raises out of the question?
- A passionate immigrant gave the Corvette sizzle
- Pennsylvania dealership exec: Mascot "makes customers feel good about doing business with us'
- Infiniti backs off rwd-only stance
- Bentley plans to add 4-seat sports car, crossover to lineup
- Japan brands lead in Mexico
- Per-dealer sales on track for highest level since '07
- Evora GTE signals big sales push by Lotus
- Mexico braces for influx of Japanese suppliers
- GM, battery maker sign deal for EVs
- Painter's vision: Sales with no sales staff
- Webinar: Image patrol
- NADA study crunches numbers on store renovations
- Buildings are easy; we invest in people
- Minnesota dealer was an innovator
- Lots of opportunities for cooperation
- Needed: Hard evidence about overhaul payback
- The expert
- Lincoln promises seven new or improved vehicles by 2014
- Ford's products get lighter, faster and move upscale
- Ford aims to be technology, fuel-economy leader
- Ford, Toyota will work jointly on hybrid plan
- Veloster will start at $18,060
- Tight inventories reshape auction industry
- Higher prices boost used-vehicle profits
- Toyota proceeds cautiously with new Camry
- Obituaries
- Trick & tweet: Nissan tweaks Toyota
- Is a new Audi 5-seater on the way?
- Saab's struggle reminds me of DeLorean
- Fiat trims plan for European Chrysler 200
- Ewanick shakes up GM's marketing crew
- Subaru's BRZ name has windy explanation

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- Steady drip of bad news wears on Saab dealers
- Ciel hints at Cadillacs to come
- Here comes VW, American-style
- UAW's King pitches pay, empowerment to transplant workers
- How Lexus execs rescued GS
- Mazda halts production of rotary engine sports car
- Hybrid center runs out of new cars
- Safety czar has plan to polish Toyota's image
- M-B Financial brings back affinity card with Amex
- Goodby defends its Chevy ad work
- BYD seeks dealers for 2012 U.S. launch
- AutoNation: Store staffs to get tablet computers
- Make Twitter work for you
- Infiniti JX targets Buick, Acura
- Former salesman pleads not guilty in export scheme
- Coda teams with Great Wall for global EV sales
- Dealers beware
- F-150's V-6 works for customers and for CAFE
- There doesn't have to be a handoff
- Consumers lose in CAFE deal
- Time to celebrate the automobile
- Hyundai, Kia target more segments, move upmarket
- New engines will power Kia's redesigned models
- The expert
- Veloster is Hyundai's sporty new entry; SUV, hybrid planned
- Mahindra's U.S. rollout remains in limbo
- Dealers
- Personnel
- A GM chief's lesson in Chinese capitalism
- ADESA deal strengthens its online presence
- Jeep adds refinement to rock-crawling Wrangler
- Yaris jumps in size, price and content for 2012
- Accavitti is new marketing chief at American Honda
- Jim Lupient, a success at selling cars, began by washing them
- Hyundai will fix Sonata steering problem
- Saab will skip Frankfurt show
- Chinese may sway Porsche designs
- Jag's thinking small; concept is on the way
- AutoNation's two Elvises are in the building
- Is the world ready for Sergio's Maserati/Chrysler SUV?
- Akerson: Here's your Corolla, Mr. President

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- Surprise! Ford's V-6 gamble turbocharges sales of F-150
- "Consumer confidence is pretty fragile'
- Toyota and Honda see relief in Q4
- New boss of Land Rover, Jaguar sets lofty sales goal
- GM wants fewer platforms, more efficient launches
- GM's Ewanick: Chevy ad agency needs consistency
- Univision recruits Anglo ex-auto ad team
- No straight-laced dealership would do
- AutoNation stands firm on $500 million store upgrade plan
- Utilities, EV makers learn to cooperate
- A Beltway boost for EVs
- Make better use of higher-octane fuel, stop-start
- Nissan's new top U.S. exec: I'll be coach, motivator
- Lincoln gives a peek at what's coming
- GM women's network adds dealers, offers scholarships
- The government has no business betting on EVs
- We don't need a roller coaster
- Alternative powertrains: China should let the market decide
- GM, Chrysler full-sized pickups likely to get fuel-saving V-6s, too
- Hack attack alerts dealers to cybercrime
- GM's 17-city road show teaches digital marketing
- Dealers
- Nissan: As others struggle with inventory, "we're back'
- Automakers push suppliers to consolidate, move closer
- Josaitis built human rights group into high-tech training hub
- July output edges up
- Honda will add plant in Mexico
- Don't panic
- Vancouver dealership's garden generates buzz -- 3 hives' worth
- Tesla packs 'em in at the mall
- Ford's new option: Home solar power
- LOGO QUIZ: Brand-new GM quiz
- Falling sales bring change at China's BYD
- Ron Bloom's off the auto beat
- Perjury charge is dropped in tire case

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- Double-dip recession? Not in this auto boom
- Toyota, Honda jump back in the race
- How Obama's compromises make new CAFE a smaller leap
- Caddy's 3-fighter
- Free next week: Unlimited access to autonews.com
- Strong prices, pickup output lift GM profits
- Legendary designer Mitchell had a soft spot for Chevrolet
- 54.5 mpg: A supplier bonanza
- How about a mullet with that Malibu?
- How goes the EV race?
- Chrysler helps minority dealers to be mentors
- Toyota output to surge starting this month
- N.A. bogs Mitsubishi's growth
- Mitsubishi expands awd line, chases 100,000 sales
- North America profit becomes bright spot for Honda
- Chrysler aims to improve suppliers' production
- OnStar plans for global expansion
- GM aims to sell big pickups without big spiffs
- Bigland brings blueprint to U.S.
- Sergio's performance stirs up Traverse City audience
- Penske Automotive picks up a BMW-Mini store in Calif.
- Outlook: Positive
- Wisely, Chrysler's Marchionne thinks ahead
- Dealers to Scion: We are not concierges
- It must come with the job
- Chrysler gets 2 cars from Fiat
- The experts
- Chrysler Group's future is riding on a Fiat platform
- New Dodge compact will test Fiat alliance
- Ram expands to commercial vans, adding 3 by 2014
- Fiat expands 500 range and appeal
- Alfa Romeo is coming to U.S. with cars and a crossover
- Fiat technologies will boost mpg of Chrysler fleet
- Jeep plans subcompact, 3 vehicles on Fiat platforms
- Expect a sportier version of Ferrari's best-seller in 2013
- Chrysler, Hyundai-Kia shed fleet volume
- Dealers
- Perjury charge is dropped in tire case; probe goes on
- Buyers don't like sharing data online
- Ally gains share in leasing and used-car finance
- Toyota's qtr. tanked -- but there were seeds of hope
- Sergio kicks off post-me speculation
- Japan's big money maker is ... Mitsubishi?
- Jim Farley revisits his GM F-bomb: Oops
- CR body-slams the Civic; Honda begs to differ

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- Automotive News Show Daily - August 4, 2011
- There will be a Chrysler after me
- TC BUZZ
- Marchionne to industry execs: Ignore China at your peril
- Ford wants buyers to help sell, train others
- King: Transplants talking to UAW about organizing
- Green tires make fewer compromises
- How Fiat cuts emissions, boosts economy and power
- Safe Volvo may nudge feds on crash avoidance
- Calling suppliers: Enter PACE awards
- Nissan wants its suppliers near plants
- Toyota exec: Output will surge starting this month

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- Automotive News Show Daily - August 3, 2011
- Chrysler stays with output plan
- Ford exec expects supplier consolidation
- No gloom in Traverse City
- Toyota cuts costs ahead of fuel cell entry
- Turbos zoom into the fast lane for fuel economy
- Chrysler wants suppliers to adopt its production methods
- A GM chief’s lesson in Chinese capitalism
- Ford joins Suppliers’ Choice winners
- Calling suppliers: Enter PACE awards
- Special issue to mark a century of Chevrolet
- VW prepared to expand at Tenn. plant
- Supply line poses challenges for Sonic

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- Detroit wins major plum in CAFE deal
- The plan from Japan
- The coming year-end share war
- A typical Sergio stew
- Perkins' move created a winning model for Chevy
- The wrong CAFE number is today's
- 'Treat everyone like guests'
- Earthquake delays Subaru's 2012 models
- Off-lease inventories set to tank
- Honda moves to slash supply-chain costs
- All Sonic stores to use less-haggle price policy
- For Nissan, N. America eases blow of quake
- Hyundai is on the hunt for a U.S. design chief
- GM wants solar chargers at 500 Chevy stores by '13
- Get a Facebook 'how-to'
- The chips were down; Renesas responded
- Mazda losses soar in North America
- Miller Group expands used-car business
- Emission devices affect mpg
- Hispanic dealers have losses, too
- Dreams died in the recession; it's time to start over Why cooperate
- And then there were two
- Toyota pursues U.S. comeback with product blitz
- The experts
- After slow period, Japan's product pipeline is full
- Lexus sedans will be redone by spring 2013
- Nissan updates, innovates, with eye on costs
- 'New urbanism' gives Scion new direction
- 3 Honda upgrades affect 70%25 of U.S. volume
- Acura adds hybrids to revamped lineup
- Infiniti plans 3 additions to lineup
- The state of suppliers
- Crash prevention to get easier on car shoppers' wallets
- Will drivers cede safety to computers? Feds finding out
- Suppliers are cutting the cost of carbon fiber David Sedgwick
- Carbon fiber niche player eyes the big leagues
- U.S. supplier Gentex looks to Japan for growth
- Ford reaches Suppliers' Choice winners' circle
- For its U.S. return VW wanted local suppliers
- How Magna's electrified Focus wowed Ford
- Electronics, manufacturing drive electric battery costs
- Nissan sees EV costs falling in Smyrna
- Why private ownership is the future for suppliers
- Fleets keep Midway Ford techs busy at night
- Owners spending less on dealership service
- Scion sees its small iQ as smart choice for cities
- Toyota's vision: Systems that prevent crashes
- Tiny Etios for India teaches Toyota to simplify, cut costs
- Fiat launches 1st national TV ads -- as dealers applaud
- Subaru pushes for higher CSI scores
- Auto shares continue to gain in 2nd qtr.
- Honda: Supplier diversity, quake recovery are well along
- Higher prices offset costs at Ford, Chrysler
- Subaru of America names chief marketer
- Suzuki sours on marriage to Volkswagen, still flirts with Fiat
- Walgreens amps up EV plan, will add 800 chargers
- New BMW boss is skilled at handling race cars, dealers
- When the nest empties, many boomers buy their dream cars
- Bentley eyes an upper-crust SUV

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- Automotive News - July 25, 2011
- They could've had a V-8 -- but more opt for 4
- Big jobs up for grabs at Chrysler
- More money for workers - but not as raises
- Market Data Book offers N.A. production facts
- BMW will get new N.A. boss
- No more wildfires
- V-6s now trump V-8s in Ford F-150
- Versa misses 40 mpg; will it matter?
- Chrysler SRT lineup: More power, less fuel
- Nissan: Facebook may replace phone banks
- Mitsubishi: Prepping for EV will cost dealers
- GM holds meet-the-millennials week
- Toyota U.S. safety center studies teens, technology
- M-B spends big in Alabama
- No watered-down Dodge wagon
- Mexico and NAFTA: 'You got it right'
- More money for fewer cars? Novel idea
- Ford must resolve its MyFord Touch troubles quickly
- GM's coming cars, trucks To target fuel efficiency
- Chevrolet's near-term focus: Cars, not trucks
- Buick adds style, fuel economy to attract younger buyers
- Cadillac aims 2 new models at luxury leaders
- GMC plans to add Granite subcompact crossover
- Fewer cylinders mean winners and losers among suppliers
- Dealers
- Repo role reversal: "Here's your check, sir'
- Committee to get global flair
- The recession has pounded black-owned dealerships, halving their ranks and stalling Detroit's effort to build them up
- BET founder: Private equity can help fund new dealers
- Selling cars had been fun; when it wasn't, he quit
- Dealer: Partner/managers are more motivated
- A young man's epiphany: 'They looked like me'
- 'Well, how did you get here?' She grew up in the business
- Minorities own more import-brand dealerships than domestic-brand
- Penske speeds up buying more stores
- Charges dropped against Ohio dealer Ganley
- Obituaries
- You want donuts with that iQ?
- Farley on GM: F-bombs away
- Tapping the true power of Prius
- Is a Magnum II in Chrysler's future?

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- The hard-charging Chrysler/Fiat leader will relinquish some authority to regional chiefs
- Groupon vouchers for cars? No
- Glitch-hunting Hyundai sweats the details
- Lexus' new German-fighter
- Fleet fades; 1st-half gains were from retail
- Group 1 discounts cars on eBay
- Chevy stylist was one of Harley Earl's "Damsels of Design'
- It's not easy boasting zero landfill
- Hyundai says it can grow 10%25 a year
- VW: "More masculine' Beetle will appeal to guys
- Industry, Calif. clash over ZEV plan
- Educating engineers for the EV era
- Why Hyundai's not wild about hybrids, EVs
- Webinar: Learn new approaches to 1-price selling
- Ford quietly begins new dealer rewards
- M-class marketing mantra: High-tech safety sells
- A short, unhappy chat with the car czar
- How about an awd Dodge Challenger?
- You have to learn to use a phone, too
- My grandkids can use technology
- Suddenly, it's a lot like 1911
- GM, UAW wisely cast conventional wisdom aside
- Dealer loses bid to restore Nissan franchise
- Dealers
- Healthcare purchase power survey is open
- New solar energy storage system for Leaf breaks carbon cycle
- Ford's key suppliers win global contracts
- Dealers sell to surprised smart phone shoppers
- Pandora music grows with 2 new deals
- How minority supplier thrives after downturn
- BMW aims to boost innovation, quality
- Ford purchaser: We'll deliver on production plan
- Obituaries
- A slight rise in June output
- If Visteon sinks, Ford won't throw a lifeline
- GM's Chinese movie is a real must-see
- Mercedes-Benz isn't sheepish: M class isn't Jeepish
- Quality? Depends who's keeping score
- Coming to America: Ford's 3-cylinder Fiesta
- A decade of delays: Alfa's full U.S. return pushed to '13

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- How a small car is helping rewrite labor costs in a U.S. plant. Maybe even a profit.
- Audi to build cars in North America
- Getting in sync with Ford's technology
- A new crossover for Infiniti
- Mitsubishi goes social with i intro
- Calling suppliers: Enter PACE Awards
- Midterm review of mpg goals likely
- Kelley: Prices of small used cars to fall 15%25 by year end
- Some dealers battle Ford over Mercury termination settlements
- Subaru intends to lift N.A. sales 24%25 in 5 years
- Nissan: Despite quake, Leaf will launch on time
- Ford ad agency gets new boss
- Webinar: Creating a solid dealership succession strategy
- Opel aims to turn "substantial' profit in 2012
- Mitsubishi's EV goal: 2,000 N.A. sales by April
- Saab shifts focus to grass-roots campaign
- M-B backs Smart with ads, deals
- Fiat is ramping up 500 advertising
- New techniques cut cost of carbon fiber
- Give the military, veterans a break
- Auto quality studies do matter
- A remarkable story
- For mpg standards, push hard, clearly and reasonably
- A little late to pick a CAFE number
- GM sets pickup supply target at 100-110 days
- Going green: A good investment
- Life after NUMMI
- Changing the menu to satisfy the customer
- Pay attention to relationships with lenders
- Early F&I efforts can boost bottom line
- The 5 vital steps to create F&I 2.0
- Keys to the interview: Brevity, professionalism, good questions
- New privacy rules require homework and training
- Gospel according to Angus
- BMW: Carbon fiber in 2013
- Canada, Toyota invest in plants
- Hyundai's new Accent gets more features, higher price
- European suppliers are upbeat despite challenges
- Survey shows drop in suppliers' satisfaction
- Virtual technology helps Ford fit vehicles to large Americans
- With CAFE sure to rise, aluminum gains luster
- Dealers
- Orion plant's new wrinkle: UAW leaders will evaluate team members
- GM plant in Mexico will build Sonics starting in mid-2012
- Canada 1st-half sales rise 3%25
- Small cars deliver big transaction prices
- Suzuki gets away from the next big quake
- Tomorrow's trucks may be brawny but lightweight
- NHTSA noisemaker rule strikes a chord
- The man-machine quarrel that hurt Ford's ranking
- Honda misses a big opportunity: California's car pool boom

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- Low stocks stifle June sales
- Despite low sales, dealer profits rise
- Nissan's task: Grow -- and solve quality issues
- Mazda's big man in Montreal
- Webinar: Putting together a solid dealership succession strategy
- Smart phones are valuable sales tool for smart dealers
- 56-mpg plan isn't written in stone
- Honda weighs Civic relaunch in the fall
- For Texan Red McCombs, the wild ride never stopped
- Mazda SkyActiv pitch: 'It's not a hybrid'
- Porsche campaign touts 'everyday' cars
- Why global brands grow as China's economy slumps
- Infiniti to get A3 fighter in product blitz
- Chrysler exec: Eminem spot is just the beginning
- GM will prep plants in 2012 for next-generation pickups
- Toyota rebounds from parts shortage after earthquake
- Group wants paint rule evenly enforced
- Technology can kill you
- NAFTA has worked wonders in Mexico -- less so here
- Fuel economy by vehicle weight: How far have we come in 45 years?
- American Axle to close Detroit plant
- Obituaries
- Differing views on 56.2
- Magazine calls Mulally top CEO
- Gov. Lutz? Job was appealing, campaign wasn't
- Glitch lets civilians shop for cop car
- Ford and GM may slash Aussie units
- Ghosn may not meet his goals -- but so what?

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- Ford turns to dealers as quality dips
- The scramble for scarce tires
- 2 big bets on how to go global
- Asbury pushes its stores to get more social
- For a while, Chevrolet had controlling stake in GM
- Agency: Alliance job-loss claim is faulty
- Iowa's husband-wife sales team
- Toyota's quake lesson: More common parts
- Investor: Saab rescue is on track
- Fiat rolls out national ads for 500
- Recovery of auto sales brings sharp increase in advertising
- What quake? Nissan wants 10%25 U.S. share
- Nissan tweaks Versa to add mpg
- New engines give Genesis more roar
- Ford exec expects supplier mergers
- How will your succession plan work?
- Study: Shoppers wonder who sells Leaf, Volt
- Chrysler vows to rebuild SRT
- Ford's next challenge
- Enough, already: The auto bailouts were necessary
- Yes, sir, experience with cars helps
- Akerson gives credit where it's due
- Just in case we didn't notice
- Personnel
- Eaton expects to double supercharger sales in 5 years
- Dealers
- U.S., Europe near joint standards for EVs
- Conti's new world: Fuel saving, safety, connectivity
- Webb: Used prices soften, but won't tumble
- Adding high-tech savvy to low wage rates has turned Mexico's auto industry into a major global player
- American Axle equips growing plant in Silao for advanced manufacturing
- After last year's decline, Toyota bounces back in quality study
- UAW's King: Ineffective unions are cause of low wages in Mexico
- Toyota's North America CEO to be based here
- Labor rift hangs over Sonic launch
- Salesman picks son's series game over job
- Saudi women's rights group wants to enlist automakers' aid
- Republican retirees push higher mpg
- Consumer Reports: Chrysler's better -- but still weak
- For car theft, the West is the worst
- A bit of heresy: Do all these studies matter?

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- EVs rev up for Act 2
- Toyota comeback is far ahead of schedule
- Lease deals aim to stem defections
- Webinar: How to win in a tight used-car market
- Have a great idea? Ford wants to know
- Strike disrupts delivery in Canada
- Chevy innovators brought technology to the masses
- Boz hits the beach, guitar in hand
- Charging up the Electrifying 100
- Nissan may delay U.S. EV output
- Costs put Rocketman at risk
- Hyundai to surpass 600,000 U.S. sales
- Mitsubishi: U.S. sales, N.A. losses to grow
- Experts see cost cuts for electric cars
- Ford wages a "war for talent' Jamie LaReau
- At last, used cars drive profits for N.Y. dealer
- Sweaty summer for Japan auto industry
- Maybach may roll forward as M-B subbrand
- 4 suppliers win awards for green innovations
- Wash. BMW store changes hands, moves
- The winning way
- In the EV race, collaboration is crucial
- Lincoln sales won't support renovation
- How can Akerson back higher gas tax?
- What a difference a year makes
- Panelists: Connectivity makes cars sexy
- Marketer: Apple pulls plug on his dealer apps
- A problem with working at home: When, where does the job end?
- Ford adds 17 companies to preferred supplier list
- Study: Rising fuel prices push fewer buyers toward hybrids
- EVs may be green, but buyers thinking red, white and blue
- 'Electrifying 100' couldn't have been done just 5 years ago
- Small minivans deemed too big a gamble
- At least 1 sales record this year: For EVs
- Locked-up store hosts locked-out players
- In a blackout? Nissan wants Leaf to power your house
- Limping Challenger presents a serious challenge for Dodge

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- The race is on: New contenders for global crown Mike Colias
- No. 1 in sales? Who needs it, says Toyota
- Lincoln's $1 million ultimatum
- Chrysler looks north for help
- Nissan gets lots of mileage from race promotion
- New role seems a better fit for design chief Gilles
- Volvo eyes U.S. captive finance unit
- M-B's monolith in Manhattan
- Decision is near on Maybach
- Why Japan is bouncing back so quickly
- Will Mazda pull a NUMMI in Flat Rock?
- Eaton's superchargers take aim at turbos
- Suppliers ready collision-avoidance systems for mass-market vehicles
- Bosch is wary of EV battery cost but sees opportunity
- Industry split on interim review of mpg standards
- Honda, Toyota speed quake recovery
- Study: No savings at 62 mpg
- Sales, r&d spending bounce back for top global suppliers
- Electrifying people
- CAR study merits scrutiny during CAFE talks
- Where will Lucerne customers turn?
- Let's use our own resources for energy
- Don't forget who got you to the dance
- GM Certified shifts to individual brands
- Gillman led one of Texas' biggest dealer groups
- Fleet sales decline in May
- Dealers
- Volt's genesis: How Lutz won over GM's skeptics
- Used-vehicle prices reach all-time high in May
- Court: Group 1 can keep deposit on Chevy store
- Battery makers, utilities, charging companies and automakers -- here are 100 people making a difference
- BARACK OBAMA
- TOSHINORI MORIYASU
- TOMOHIKO KAWANABE
- SHERIF MARAKBY
- ROLAND HWANG
- ORJIAKOR ISIOGU
- MAKOTO YODA
- DON HILLEBRAND
- CATHERINE DUNWOODY
- TONY POSAWATZ
- THIERRY KOSKAS
- STEVEN CHU
- MARK DUVALL
- JON BEREISA
- JOACHIM FETZER
- CHELSEA SEXTON
- BRYAN HANSEL
- CHAD BELL
- TAKAFUMI ANEGAWA
- HIDETOSHI KADOTA
- BRITTA GROSS
- JOSEF BRUSA
- TREVOR LAUER
- TOM GEE
- SCOTT HARRISON
- RAY LANE
- MICHAEL TAMOR
- MICHAEL MAHAN
- DAVID VIEAU
- CHARLIE ALLCOCK
- ROBBIE DIAMOND
- MATTHIAS BORK
- JERRY KLARR
- RICHARD STEINBERG
- BOB KRUSE
- BRIAN WYNNE
- MASAFUMI YUHARA
- RUDOLF KREBS
- FELIX KRAMER
- DON KARNER
- MARK PERRY
- TOM GAGE
- REUBEN MUNGER
- AKIHIKO OTSUKA
- SACHITO FUJIMOTO
- DOUG PARKS
- ED KJAER
- PHIL BARKER
- TOBIAS LOESCHE-TER HORST
- MURRAY JONES
- KRISTEN HELSEL
- CHRIS BORRONI-BIRD
- JOHN THOMAS
- RAJESH NARAYANAN
- FRED SMITH
- ANDY PALMER
- ANDREW TAYLOR
- AFTAB KHAN
- GARY CAMERON
- YOSHIRO HAYASHI
- SHINZO KOBUKI
- RANDY SUMNER
- HIDEAKI WATANABE
- ANAND SANKARAN
- AMORY LOVINS
- MARYANN WRIGHT
- RICHARD LOWENTHAL
- KONOSUKE KASHIMA
- LEE JINGUN
- MITSURU HOMMA
- NORIHIKO NAKAMURA
- JON LAUCKNER
- KLAUS DRAEGER
- JOHN WEBER
- TED ROBERTSON
- DALTON McGUINTY
- OSAMU MASUKO
- LIZABETH ARDISANA
- JAY IYENGAR
- NANCY GIOIA
- HENRIK FISKER
- TANVIR ARFI
- FRANK STRONACH
- HERBERT KOHLER
- SHAI AGASSI
- PRABHAKAR PATIL
- ELON MUSK
- BERND BOHR
- MICKY BLY
- BERTRAND DELANOE
- BARRY ENGLE
- FRANK VAN MEEL
- NORBERT REITHOFER
- JEFFREY IMMELT
- CARLOS GHOSN
- TAKESHI UCHIYAMADA
- THOMAS WEBER
- CHARLES GASSENHEIMER
- GANG WAN
- ANDY FRANK
- Guarantee programs can be a hassle for dealers
- No-charge maintenance stifles sales of Fiat service contracts
- Ford's Asia boss has ambitious plan to triple sales
- Ford plans hybrid-only models; dealers face decision on sales
- CEOs cashed in stock, reaped bonuses in 2010
- Microchip maker will have normal output by Sept.
- Inventory plunges at Honda, Toyota
- Ally will be sole sponsor of Time award
- From one Michigan Cadillac store, Massey built an empire
- N.A. output rises 4%25 in May
- Ford's home-grown talent has inside track for CEO job
- From cars to (selling) cocktails: Auto Nation executive hits the beach
- Nissan's rescue team revives run-down Leafs
- Why GM isn't going to sell Opel/Vauxhall

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- Yes, a recovery — but little guys still struggle
- Standoff: No spiffs, thus few buyers
- Automakers trail in the great gizmo race
- AutoNation's quake war room
- Smart talk for tough times
- AutoNation starts slow, becomes social media star
- Wall Street's EV believer
- This is F&I Week
- Dealerships see less turnover of sales force
- Tesla preps to build a string of EVs at NUMMI
- Honda: Japan plants to reach normal output by summer
- Ford's new powertrains: 8 gears, 3 cylinders
- Saab gets more cash from Chinese partner
- Civic Hybrid tests Honda's new strategy
- GM Financial to offer floorplan loans
- Where will EV power come from?
- Social media are unrewarding
- Toyota tries out trust
- Realistic approach to contract talks would be wise
- There are huge changes ahead
- Dealers
- Honda's Indiana plant will add shift for Civics
- Chattanooga assembly plant is VW's prototype for the future
- VW's Fischer: Chattanooga is my dream plant
- Obituaries
- With exec changes, Nissan N.A. returns to pre-crisis structure
- When Fiat met a fashionista
- Toyota's Inaba: Regaining trust will be a slow process
- O'Donnell: New products spark optimism at BMW
- Ford loses appeal of $10 million award
- AutoNation uses its service bays as a feeder system for used cars
- The service department needs a sales pitch, too
- Toyota helps dealers get off-lease cars
- Blog: Some dealers are pocketing Volt rebate
- Kia will expand its Ga. plant
- Government edict: Renault must build luxury cars
- Sparks fly between Chevy, Nissan in EV advertising battle
- Best car commercial ever? Let the debate begin ...
- Auto industry war stories: How low can you go?
- Zero isn't zero? Then let's redo all the math
- Audi's dark, moody commercial has Chrysler crying foul

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- Hedge fund helps Chrysler grow in Calif.
- Sales fade in May -- but don't dismay
- Toyota gives development clout to N.A.
- Automotive News - May 30, 2011
- Chrysler targets diversity
- What's hot on the lot: Automakers rush to iPad apps
- Get smart about F&I in 6 Webinars, 3 days
- At LAcarGUY, the old sales force is history
- 2 deals aim to ease online sales
- Quirky goes mainstream, so Scion adapts with a sporty coupe, hip music, maybe U.S. production
- Fiat adds first non-Chrysler dealerships
- Subaru to debut sporty car in Tokyo
- VW will limit price cutting
- Manheim is closing 6 U.S. auction sites
- Chevy source: New Corvette due in 2013
- VW plant's expansion depends on sales
- Automakers likely to pay more for TV spots this fall
- Car-short Subaru: Help is on the way
- Japan recovery gains after brutal April
- Leno's Toronado is rear-wheel drive
- Mercury loyalists expect more
- What others can learn from Toyota's mistakes
- Mille Miglia was a great adventure
- Mobile marketing is the new battleground for automakers
- Fiat to hike Chrysler stake to 57%25 by buying U.S. interest
- Lincoln store agrees to pay $110,000 in suit over trade-in
- Ford uses animation technology to improve worker safety, car quality and purchasing costs
- Prius V offers more size and cargo space
- Impala to join Volt, Malibu in Detroit
- Dealers depend more on certified used-car sales
- Cadillac ties certified-used sales, new-car sales
- Toyota panel calls for North American CEO
- Suppliers to the 2011 Chrysler 300
- Calif. will pursue complaints that Chrysler-owned store violates law
- Dealers
- GM's golden opportunity to attract new customers
- Chevy hopes new SUV will captivate Japan
- Papers peg Tavares as Ghosn's top lieutenant
- NHTSA safety watchdog took some risks as a pup
- Marchionne adds star power to store opening
- Turn weeds into cupholders? Dandy idea
- Feds do some homework, drop vehicle letter grades

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- Automotive News - May 23, 2011
- Suppliers rebound from recession, see strong growth in North America
- Detroit 3 keep closing gap in supplier survey
- Plants will hum to keep (or grab) share
- Eliminate Chevrolet? That was advice GM didn't take
- OK, so you're on Facebook -- now what?
- Fast cars, fast rise for Miami dealer
- EV maker Think loses a key investor
- Dealers are wary as FTC studies F&I information
- Facing tectonic time bomb, Nissan quakeproofs plants
- U.S. sales of quirky 5-series GT disappoint BMW
- Japanese vehicles fall from N. America's most-built list
- Ex-Smart exec seeks dealers to sell vehicles built for wheelchair users
- Jilted Mahindra dealers push legal fight
- BMW may expand test of inventory pool system
- Social media marketers cash in on 'chaos'
- Short supplies? Why advertise?