BREE FOWLER

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3 questions for Tim Mahoney, VW marketing chief

Volkswagen AG's U.S. sales surged 26 percent last year, boosted by new products and an aggressive marketing campaign that included a memorable Super Bowl commercial with a pint-sized Darth Vader.

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Toyota unveils new smaller version of Prius

Toyota on Tuesday unveiled the Prius c, a new smaller and more affordable version of its popular hybrid, aimed at young, city-dwelling buyers.

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Volkswagen shows off hybrid Jetta

Volkswagen AG on Monday showed off a new hybrid version of its Jetta sedan, designed with the U.S. market in mind and offering an estimated combined 45 mpg.

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Mini unveils new Roadster

BMW's Mini brand unveiled its new Roadster convertible on Monday, calling it a fun-to-drive and modern take on the open-top sports car.

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Smart unveils pint-sized pickup

America is about to meet a pint-sized pickup.

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Mercedes unveils new SL at Detroit auto show

The 2013 Mercedes SL is being billed as a more lightweight and agile version of its predecessor.

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Commercial Metals rebuffs Icahn's buyout offer

Commercial Metals Co. has rebuffed billionaire investor Carl Icahn's $1.73 billion takeover offer, saying the proposal undervalues the scrap-metal processor.

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Chrysler CEO says 2-class wage structure has to go

The head of Chrysler said Friday that the carmaker's two-class wage system has to go, potentially setting the stage for a fight over wages when all three U.S. automakers and their largest union head back to negotiating tables in 2015.

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Chrysler CEO says 2-class wage structure has to go

The head of Chrysler says the carmaker's two-class wage system has to go.

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Ernst Lieb out as CEO of Mercedes US

Daimler AG forced the U.S. head of Mercedes-Benz to step down on Monday, in a surprising move that came despite recent U.S. sales growth at the luxury brand.

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Study: Escalade most likely to be hit by thieves

The Cadillac Escalade, a top pick of the rich and famous ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Wall Street executives, is also the favorite choice of thieves.

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Oil prices should fall with Gadhafi overthrow

Oil prices around the world should start falling if Libyan rebels succeed in toppling Moammar Gadhafi's regime, though the full effect won't be felt for months.

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"Old Chrysler" creditors sue Daimler

Chrysler LLC's creditors have filed a lawsuit against Daimler AG charging that the German automaker unlawfully stripped billions of dollars in assets from the U.S. carmaker before selling it to a private equity firm.

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Dealers push new program to boost trade-in values

A group of car and truck dealers have banded together to offer their own sales incentives in hopes of getting drivers who don't qualify for the "cash-for-clunkers" program to buy vehicles.

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Automakers' shutdowns drive suppliers' 2Q losses

With global auto production still in a slump and two of the U.S. automakers in bankruptcy protection, it wasn't a big surprise that the second quarter was another tough one for auto suppliers.

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Bankruptcy judge approves lender's bid for Delphi

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Delphi Corp.'s plan to hand control of the big auto parts supplier to its lenders and soon end a nearly four-year stay under Chapter 11 protection.

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CEO vows better performance as GM exits bankruptcy

General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy. Once the world's largest and most powerful automaker, new GM is now leaner, cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans.

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GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan

General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company.

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Meltdown 101: Why GM, Chrysler want fewer dealers

Both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have announced plans to dramatically reduce their networks of thousands of dealers, saying that the moves are needed to cut costs as part of their restructuring efforts.

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Chrysler dealers scramble to unload vehicles

Peter J. Walsh, the owner of Walsh Dodge in Jersey City, N.J., started out selling used cars in his hometown 28 years ago after the birth of his daughter. He slowly built his business, and felt as if he'd finally made it when he earned his Chrysler shingle in 2000.

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Fiat closes deal to take bulk of Chrysler's assets

Italy's Fiat is the new owner of most of Chrysler's assets, closing a deal Wednesday that saves the troubled U.S. automaker from liquidation and places a new company in the hands of Fiat's CEO.

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Judge OKs sale of most Chrysler assets to Fiat

A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler LLC's assets to Italy's Fiat, moving the American automaker a step closer to its goal of a quick exit from court protection.

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Chrysler dealers question franchise terminations

A parade of Chrysler dealers slated to lose their franchises took the stand Thursday in the automaker's bankruptcy protection case, one choking back tears, as they touted their sales and service records and questioned how they were chosen for termination.

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Chrysler faces more hearings to get Fiat deal OK'd

Chrysler on Thursday launched into its second day of testimony in its bid to convince a bankruptcy judge that a deal with Italian automaker Fiat is the best way to save itself from liquidation.

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Chrysler faces more hearings to get Fiat deal OK'd

It may take two more days of testimony for Chrysler to convince a bankruptcy judge that a deal with Italian automaker Fiat is the best way to save itself from liquidation.

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