Designers aim at China's new generation

The brash design of Nissan's designed-for-China Lannia sedan, which even its chief engineer admits probably wouldn't fly elsewhere, represents a bid to win the coveted 20-something segment that soon could account for half the Chinese market.

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Automakers race to meet sizzling demand for performance vehicles

Despite ever-tightening emissions laws and fuel economy requirements, sales of high-performance models in the U.S. have outpaced global growth since the teeth of the recession in 2009.

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California bends but doesn't yield on ZEVs

Jaguar, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Volvo may be small, but California won't spare them from putting electrified vehicles on the market.

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Audi boss focuses on SUVs to win consumers' hearts

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, 52, is particularly bullish about the automaker's fast-growing SUV lineup.

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UAW's rich health care wears a bull's-eye

The UAW may be forced to compromise on the rich health care benefits paid its members to secure other gains in the upcoming Detroit 3 contract talks.

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GM recalls 375,000 heavy-duty trucks with Takata airbags

GM is recalling about 375,000 heavy-duty pickup trucks equipped with passenger-side airbag inflators made by Takata. And Subaru will expand a recall of Impreza compact cars with Takata airbags to about 80,000 from 20,000.

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Harman acquires Bang and Olufsen Automotive

Harman Industrial Industries, a supplier of infotainment, audio and software services, said today it has completed the $156 million acquisition of Bang and Olufsen Automotive, a supplier of audio products to luxury automakers.

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