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GM Dials Back Fleet Sales in U.S.
7/31/2015General Motors Co. is likely to report flat July sales on Monday because it is trying to reduce low-profit sales to rental car fleets.
Pilot Program Pays BMW EV Owners to Delay Charging
7/31/2015California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is paying 100 owners of BMW AG's i3 electric hatchback $1,000 each not to recharge their vehicles during peak energy demand periods, Bloomberg News reports.
Chevy/GMC Midsize Pickups Add Diesel Option
7/31/2015General Motors Co. confirms it will offer a 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine its 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickup trucks.
Heads Up: Ford GT350 Mustang Gets Shift Indicator
7/31/2015Ford Motor Co. has installed a new shift light indicator in the high-performance Shelby GT350 Mustang and its track-only Shelby GT350R counterpart.
American Axle Posts 12% Earnings Gain
7/31/2015American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. reports its second-quarter sales rose 6% to $1 billion, and net earnings climbed 12% to $59 million.
Spain Fines Carmakers for Price Fixing
7/31/2015Spain has fined 21 carmakers a combined €171 million for conspiring to fix prices on cars, repairs and replacement parts, Automotive News reports.
Toyota to Use Telenav GPS App
7/31/2015Toyota Motor Corp. will begin offering Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Telenav Inc.'s Scout GPS Link smartphone app on select 2016 models equipped with the carmaker's Entune Audio Plus system.
Strong U.S. Sales Bolster Honda Earnings
7/31/2015Honda Motor Co. reports its operating profit rose 16% to 239 billion yen ($1.9 billion) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30.
Lambo Readies Drop-Top Huracan and Limited-Run “Hyper Car”
7/31/2015Volkswagen AG's Lamborghini unit will take the wraps off a roadster version of its Huracan supercar at next year's Geneva auto show, unnamed sources tell Motor Trend.
Mazda’s Profits Sag
7/31/2015Mazda Motor Corp. reports its operating profit in April-June shrank 5% to 53.3 billion yen ($430 million), and net income plunged 25% to 36.8 billion yen ($296 million).