Ford Motor snaps two-month skid, sets record for Ford utility volume

The Ford brand set an April record for U.S. sales of utility vehicles, as Ford Motor Co. broke a two-month streak of year-over-year declines.

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FCA up 6% on Jeep, Chrysler 200, Ram

Strong Jeep and Chrysler 200 sales pushed Fiat Chrysler's U.S. deliveries up 5.8 percent in April. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported U.S. sales of 189,027 units, its 61st consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains.

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Crossovers propel Nissan Motor to April record

Nissan Motor Corp. rode its freshened lineup of Nissan and Infiniti utilities and crossovers to total U.S. sales of 109,848 vehicles, an increase of 5.7 percent an April record.

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Aston Martin picks Ally Financial as preferred U.S. lender

Aston Martin Lagonda named Ally Financial, the former GM financing arm, as its preferred US auto lender to help the maker of luxury sports cars expand sales.

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Nissan Versa, Note probe expanded by NHTSA amid carpet trim complaints

NHTSA is expanding an investigation of 360,000 Nissan Versa sedan and Versa Note hatchbacks to include the 2015 models. Carpet trim paneling may interfere with drivers' ability to brake and may cause inadvertent acceleration, NHTSA said.

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American Axle reports improved Q1 earnings; non-GM sales rise

American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings reported improved first-quarter earnings thanks to strong North American truck and SUV sales.

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Detroit 3, Nissan, Hyundai tally sales gains

The Detroit 3, Nissan and Hyundai all posted U.S. sales increases for April as the industry appeared poised to stretch its streak of gains to 14 months.

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