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GM Deploys Engineers to Dealerships to Gather Customer Feedback
2/3/2014General Motors Co. is sending some of its product engineers to dealers in the U.S. to find out what customers and service technicians like and don't like about the company's vehicles.
NHTSA Launches Process to Enable V2V Communications
2/3/2014As expected, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has decided to move forward with steps that eventually will allow vehicles to exchange safety-related data in real time.
India Small Cars Flunk NCAP Crash Tests
2/3/2014Five best-selling minicars in India have failed to earn a single star in the five-star ratings for crash protection from Global NCAP.
European Brands Slip 3% in U.S.
2/3/2014Demand for passenger vehicles in the American market declined to 1.01 million units in January from 1.04 million a year earlier.
U.S Car Sales Drop 3%
2/3/2014Sales of cars and light trucks in the U.S. fell to 1.01 million last month from 1.04 million in January 2013, hurt by heavy snowstorms and unusually cold weather.
January Car Sales Up in France, Spain
2/3/2014New-car registrations in France totaled 125,500 units last month, up fewer than 700 units from January 2013, according to trade group CCFA.
Carmakers Spent $104 Million on Super Bowl Ads
2/3/2014Ten carmakers aired more than 13 minutes of ads during Sunday's Super Bowl football game, spending some $104 million to impress the show's estimated 100 million viewers, Automotive News reports.
Cooper Tire Reaches Deal to End China Venture
2/3/2014Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Chengshan Group Co. Ltd. have agreed to end their troubled tiremaking joint venture in China, the Financial Times reports.
Investors Sue Porsche for €1.8 Billion
2/3/2014Seven hedge funds have sued Wolfgang Porsche, chairman of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, and Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen AG, over the holding company's failed attempt to buy VW in 2008.
U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 3.2% in Fourth Quarter
2/3/2014Real gross domestic product, which grew 4.1% in the U.S. from the second to third quarter of 2013, expanded by 3.2% in the fourth period, according to a preliminary estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.