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12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 29 |

Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo, still battling quality problems after nearly a year in office, is revamping his comeback plan to rekindle the company's pioneering r&d spirit.

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One of the largest and most complex recall efforts in auto industry history is growing larger and more complex. After starting small, the Takata airbag inflator recalls have spread like a vi...

Takata probe turns to how replacement parts perform

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 29 |

Having established a root cause for Takata's deadly airbag inflator ruptures, automakers probing the faulty parts are shifting their attention to other key questions that must be answered be...

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1:19 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 29 |

Google's self-driving car struck a municipal bus in a minor crash -- in what may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle.

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UPDATED: 2/29/16 11:55 am ET - adds details |

The EPA said today it had not opened an official investigation into Daimler's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz, but had only requested information to explain emissions levels in some of its ca...

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12:09 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 29

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Tesla offers free towing for up to 500 miles in N.A.

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12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 22

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12:30 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 24

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12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 29

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GM eyes restart of Russia output
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Nissan to buy back $3.5 billion in shares
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Audi supplants Lexus in Consumer Reports' 2016 report card on reliability, road tests

12:00 am U.S. ET | Feb. 23, 2016

Audi, in the midst of a scandal over parent company Volkswagen AG's diesel engines, took the top spot in Consumer Reports' annual report card on brand reliability and performance. Audi overtook Lexus, which dropped to third place after finishing first the previous three years....

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Average wholesale used-vehicle prices, January

Sample data:

	Average prices ($/unit) Jan 2016	Average prices ($/unit) Dec 2015	Latest month versus: Jan 2015	Latest month versus: prior month	Latest month versus prior year
Minivan	$7,185	$7,620	$7,648	-5.70%	-6.00%
Fullsize van	12,123	10,989	11,316	10.30%	7.10%
Mini SUV	13,951	13,556	12,988	2.90%	7.40%
Midsize SUV	9,332	8,494	8,229	9.90%	13.40%
Fullsize SUV	11,974	11,893	10,876	0.70%	10.10%
Luxury SUV	18,577	18,294	18,278	1.50%	1.60%
Compact pickup	8,277	8,037	7,550	3.00%	9.60%
Fullsize pickup	15,253	14,556	13,534	4.80%	12.70%
Compact CUV	10,631	10,026	10,944	6.00%	-2.90%
Mid/Fullsize CUV	13,016	12,292	13,134	5.90%	-0.90%
Total light truck	$12,105	$11,539	$11,417	4.90%	6.00%
TOTAL WHOLESALE	$10,263	$9,782	$10,204	4.90%	0.60%

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Mexico light-vehicle sales by nameplate, January

Sample data:

	Jan. 2016	Jan. 2015	% change
Mercedes-Benz car	551	450	22.40%
Mercedes-Benz truck	352	288	22.20%
Total Mercedes-Benz (I)	903	738	22.40%
Smart ForTwo car (I)	-	85	-
Daimler car	551	535	3.00%
Daimler truck	352	288	22.20%
DAIMLER	903	823	9.70%
4C	1	-	-
Giulietta	22	9	144.40%
Total Alfa Romeo car (I)	23	9	155.60%

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Mexico light-vehicle sales by make, January

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Make	Car 2016	Car 2015	% change	Truck 2016	Truck 2015	% change
Nissan	21,143	18,973	11.40%	9,425	8,399	12.20%
Chevrolet	12,562	13,475	-6.80%	5,400	4,223	27.90%
Volkswagen	14,102	13,294	6.10%	1,562	1,328	17.60%
Honda	4,157	3,414	21.80%	4,549	2,774	64.00%
Toyota	3,583	3,036	18.00%	4,118	3,014	36.60%
Ford	3,705	3,247	14.10%	3,711	3,819	-2.80%
Mazda	3,717	2,987	24.40%	2,133	1,078	97.90%
Kia	741	-	-	2,369	-	-
Dodge	1,652	593	178.60%	843	1,197	-29.60%
Hyundai	1,624	1,266	28.30%	838	256	227.30%
Seat	2,318	2,306	0.50%	-	-	-
Renault	989	1,009	-2.00%	1,106	1,176	-6.00%
Ram	-	-	-	1,908	1,230	55.10%

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North America production downtime overtime - 02/22/16

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