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The latest recalls cover nearly 823,000 cars, trucks and SUVs, including almost 50,000 in Canada.

July 23, 2014: For the first time since before the Great Recession, new-vehicle sales hit an annualized rate of nearly 17 million at the mid-year mark.

Tesla Motors has already begun to revolutionize the automotive world with its innovative electric vehicles, explains Daniel A. Crane of the Cato Institute, but it is facing challenges from the car dealers' lobby.

Jacksonville car dealer gives woman refund in pennies Irena Mujakovic purchased this 2003 Saab from Holiday Motors in January and now regrets her decision.

Bond was reduced by half - from $2 million to $1 million - Tuesday for a North Toledo man accused of shooting to death and robbing the owner of a local auto sales business.

Jimmy Easton said the thieves hit five GMC pickups and one Dodge Challenger, a haul worth somewhere around $30,000.

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz expects to outpace the growth in industry sales of premium autos in China this year, after merging two competing sales networks and adding new models including its new C-class sedan.

Infosys and Daimler AG entered into a multi-year agreement in FY 2014 Q2.It pertains to management of infrastructure services and data centers, providing e-collaboration and middleware services alongwith overseeing database operations.

Kodak today announced that it has reached a significant milestone: 1,000 customers have adopted KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates that remove the plate processing step completely without sacrificing the quality or productivity of traditional mainstream processed plates.

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A car fire spread to a used car dealership on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. What started out as a car fire spread to a used car dealership on Tuesday morning.

From The Car Connection : 2015 Chevrolet Volt Review The 2015 Chevrolet Volt, now in its fifth model year, remains the first-ever high-volume electric car from General Motors.

Sonic Automotive Inc. posted higher revenue and net profit during the second quarter, but expenses increased as the retailer continues to ready its launches of a new customer-experience initiative and standalone used-car stores.

In a story July 16, The Associated Press reported that General Motors became the first big automaker to support legislation barring rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall.

In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.3%.

By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - The friends and customers of Al Hanken Motors gathered for the city's worst-kept secret - owner Don Hanken was selling the business to Terry Taylor.

The Houston-based owner of 153 auto dealerships around the world said July 21 that it had acquired two Houston dealerships - Munday Chevrolet and Munday Mazda.

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Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz is investing $19 million in China to build its biggest training facility in the world for car dealers as it strives to catch up with rivals Audi AG and BMW AG.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported that improving fuel economy standards for vehicles actually produce diminishing returns in fuel savings.