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New wave of American design stokes Detroit 3 market share gains

From the fires of Detroit's descent into near-death, GM, Ford and Chrysler have forged some of the most distinctive designs since tailfins were soaring in the halcyon days of the postwar-era. Read More »

Audi launches program to hire U.S. military technicians for dealer service jobs

Audi of America is launching a program targeting military technicians for service department jobs at U.S. dealerships. Read More »

A good GM diesel car ... has hell frozen over?

General Motors' passenger-car diesel program has, quite literally, been to Hell and back. Read More »

N.H. legislators pass amendments to Dealer Bill of Rights

A bill that would further regulate the relationship between New Hampshire auto dealers and their factories is a step closer to becoming law despite opposition from automakers. Read More »

AutoNews Now: Chrysler versus Tesla

Automakers engage in war of words over repaying Uncle Sam; Can 'Fast and Furious' tie-in aid Dart?; Lapham: Beater danger. Read More »

Ford to retain 1,000 jobs at French plant after deal

Ford plans to retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal today with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory operating. Read More »

North America car and truck production - 05/27/13

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Volvo marketing boss Speck is leaving; sales VP Visser named successor

Doug Speck, Volvo's senior vice president for marketing, sales and customer service, is leaving his post effective July 1, the company said today. Speck, 54, will be replaced by Alain Visser, 49, vice president of sales and marketing, the company said. Read More »

Volvo marketing boss Speck is leaving; sales VP Visser named successor

Doug Speck, Volvo's senior vice president for marketing, sales and customer service, is leaving his post effective July 1, the company said today. Speck, 54, will be replaced by Alain Visser, 49, vice president of sales and marketing, the company said. Read More »

Ford will retain 1,000 jobs at French plant

Ford will retain 1,000 jobs at a transmissions plant in France after striking a deall with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory operating. Read More »

BMW hints at superluxury coupe with Pininfarina's touch

BMW unveiled a concept for a superluxury coupe to rival the Mercedes- CL. The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe marks the first time Pininfarina has cooperated with the automaker. Read More »

Daimler, Ford exchange information on gasoline engines

Already collaborating with Ford on the development of fuel cell vehicles, Daimler and the U.S. automaker recently exchanged information about their gasoline engines. Read More »

Sonic, back in acquisition market, buys 2 stores in Denver

Sonic Automotive is back in the dealership acquisition market with the purchase of large BMW and Mercedes stores in Denver. Read More »

Clues to the next Wrangler: See the want ads

Jeep has begun searching for the extra bodies to mount its next big project: the redesign of the Jeep Wrangler. And the job opening descriptions provide some clues as to the changes planned for the off-roader's next generation. Read More »

Stuart Frey, former Ford VP, dies at age 88

Stuart Frey, a former vice president of Ford Motor, has died at the age of 88. He died March 6 in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to his family. Read More »

BMW hints at new superluxury coupe with Pininfarina's touch

BMW unveiled today a concept for a superluxury coupe to rival Daimler's Mercedes-Benz CL model. The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe -- gran lusso is Italian for superluxury -- marks the first time the famed Italian design house Pininfarina has cooperated with the German automaker. Read More »

Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon on Fisker bid, report says

Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week. Read More »

Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon on Fisker bid, report says

Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week. Read More »

First Shift: Executive shakeup at Volvo

Marketing head Doug Speck, purchasing chief leaving; Nissan taxi obstacle; Marchionne honored; Chrysler keeps theme going. Read More »

EU trade deal would lift U.S. exports to Europe

U.S. auto exports to Europe could quadruple within 15 years if regulators get rid of tariffs and adopt standard vehicle-safety rules, automaker associations say. Read More »

Audi plans 90% local sourcing in Mexico, says purchasing boss Martens

Audi purchasing chief Bernd Martens says the automaker aims to buy 90 percent of its components for its new Mexico factory from local sources. So far no other Audi location has done that Read More »

Mitsubishi Motors plans to reduce capital to offset losses

Mitsubishi plans to reorganize its capital to help unload the worst accumulated losses in the automotive industry. Read More »

Nissan readies Datsun brand for India

Nissan will introduce its first Datsun model in India by March 2014 as the carmaker offers cheaper vehicles in a push for a fivefold increase in its share of Asia's third-biggest auto market. Read More »

Automotive News Europe salutes Marcus Cox

Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Marcus Cox, Opel/Vauxhall's finance director for sales, marketing & aftersales. Read More »

Dodge banks on Fast & Furious 6 tie-in to rev up Dart sales

Can the coattails of Fast & Furious 6 and its young, devoted male fans give a boost to Dodge Dart sales? Chrysler Group is counting on it. Read More »

AutoNews Now: Tilting toward pricier rides

Pickup demand aids transaction prices; group takes Jeep safety drive to Fiat; autos and 'Dirty War'; catching 'code' at Mercedes. Read More »

LaSorda, Penske launch venture fund for tech startups

Tom LaSorda, the former CEO of Chrysler and Fisker Automotive, has started a new venture capital fund -- with investors that include auto racing and retailing executive Roger Penske -- that will invest in startup companies in health care, clean energy, transportation, information technology,... Read More »

First Shift: A Chevy EV for $20K

Spark to lease for $199 a month; Ford closing Aussie sites; probe reaches ex-Saab chair Muller; Snyder: Mixing cars, politics. Read More »

GM prices Chevy Spark EV below $20,000 after tax credits

GM will price its new Chevrolet Spark electric vehicle at $27,495, including destination charges and before federal tax credits, placing it among the cheapest EVs on the market. Read More »

Tesla and Chrysler trade barbs about paying back Uncle Sam

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter today to respond to Chrysler's barb that Tesla wasn't the first American automaker to repay the federal government for aid. Read More »

Experian vehicle history reports to appear in AutoTrader.com starting in September

Starting in September, dealers will be allowed to post used vehicles on AutoTrader.com with Experian Automotive's AutoCheck vehicle history reports in addition to reports from Carfax. Read More »

Ally to pay ResCap $2.1 billion to settle creditor claims

Ally Financial, the auto lender majority-owned by the U.S. government, agreed to pay $2.1 billion to avoid lawsuits related to its bankrupt mortgage unit, Residential Capital. Read More »

Why Victor Muller has painful memories of running Saab

Reports say Sweden wants to question former Saab Chairman Victor Muller about suspected tax offenses. Muller defended payments he received from the automaker in a recent interview and talked about how he has moved on from Saab. Read More »

NY court bedevils Nissan's taxi deal

Five months before Nissan is to begin rolling its yellow taxis onto the streets of New York City, the state's supreme court has ruled one element of the deal "null, void and unenforceable." Read More »

Mexico car and truck sales - March & YTD

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Muller says Saab period was painful

Reports say Sweden wants to question former Saab Chairman Victor Muller about suspected tax offenses. Muller defended payments he received from the automaker in a recent interview and talked about how he has moved on from Saab. Read More »

U.S. auto sales will bounce back this month, forecasters say

May auto sales in the United States are expected to rebound from an April slowdown, easing concerns of another spring swoon, forecasters said. The light-vehicle seasonally adjusted annual selling rate for this month will be 15.2 million, both LMC Automotive/JD Power and Associates and TrueCar. Read More »

Former Saab Chairman Muller to be summoned in tax inquiry, report says

A Swedish prosecutor wants to question former Saab Automobile Chairman Victor Muller as part of an inquiry into suspected tax offenses at the automaker, a Swedish newspaper reported. Read More »

GM recalls more than 27,000 Cadillac SRXs with possible wheel issue

General Motors is recalling worldwide more than 27,000 Cadillac crossover vehicles whose wheels could fall off due to potentially loose wheel nuts. Read More »

Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge cities

Nearly six years ago, BMW's Project i began to position the automaker for the future. Project i chief Ulrich Kranz explained how the idea of a carbon-body car for megacities emerged from his team. Read More »

Lamborghini's Egoista concept highlights edgy design

The Lamborghini Egoista concept shown earlier this month at the company's 50th anniversary celebration in Bologna, Italy, isn't planned for production, but it does have a purpose: countering critics who think Lamborghini has lost some of its design edginess. Read More »

Nissan will recall 841,000 vehicles globally due to steering wheel glitch

Nissan will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide, including UK-built Micra subcompacts, as a result of a steering wheel glitch that could result in a loss of steering. The automaker said no accidents have been reported. Read More »

European carmakers shares decline on weakening China manufacturing

Volkswagen, PSA and Renault shares all dropped 5 percent or more after preliminary data showed Chinese manufacturing is unexpectedly contracting. Read More »