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Japan’s Diamond Electric Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
7/16/2013Diamond Electric Manufacturing Co. has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix the prices of ignition coils it sold to Ford, Toyota and other automakers in 2003-2010.
Mercedes Eyes Mexico for Small-Car Production
7/16/2013Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz Cars unit is considering a plan to make the next generation of the Mercedes CLA compact sedan at partner Nissan Motor Co.'s factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Automotive News reports.
Chrysler’s Ram Pickup Tops Consumer Reports Truck Rating
7/16/2013Chrysler Group LLC's 2013 Ram 1500 fullsize pickup truck has outscored all rivals for the first time ever in ratings by Consumer Reports magazine.
Ford to Recalibrate Hybrids
7/16/2013Ford Motor Co. plans to boost the performance of its 2013 model hybrid vehicles by updating several of their operating systems.
Europe's Car Sales Fall 6%
7/16/2013Registrations of new passenger vehicles across Europe last month slumped to 1.18 million units a 17-year-low for June from 1.25 million a year earlier, according to industry group ACEA.
Car Sales Drop to 17-Year Low in Europe
7/16/2013Registrations of new passenger vehicles across Europe fell 6% to 1.18 million units in June, the lowest volume for the month since 1996, according to industry group ACEA.
Navistar Makes Deal with Icahn to Avoid Proxy Fight
7/16/2013Navistar International Corp. has agreed to give activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Mark Rachesky greater influence at the company in exchange for their promise not to conduct a proxy fight at next year's annual meeting.
Nissan Debuts Datsun Go Hatchback
7/16/2013Nissan Motor Co. has publicly unveiled the Go, its first model under the relaunched Datsun brand.
NHTSA Probes Taillamp Failures in Mercedes-Benz Sedans
7/16/2013The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into consumer complaints that taillamp modules in 2008-2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans may short out and catch fire.
Datsun Revival to Start with $6,700 Go Hatchback
7/15/2013The return of Nissan Motor Co.'s Datsun brand for emerging markets will begin early next year in India with the sales debut of the five-seat Go hatchback.