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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 12, 2015

Fiat Chrysler Seeks New Trial, Says April Award ‘Grossly Excessive’

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has asked for a new trial following one that ended early in April with a Georgia jury awarding $150 million to the family of a 4-year-old boy killed in a fiery crash involving at 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, reported Reuters. Evidence and the law did not support that verdict in April, the ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 12, 2015

GM Expects to Fall Short of 2017 Electric Vehicles Target

General Motors Co said it will fall short of its goal of having 500,000 GM vehicles on U.S. roads by 2017 that are powered by some form of electricity, reported Reuters. The No. 1 U.S. automaker said in its annual sustainability report that lower gasoline prices and a “surge” in model offerings from all automakers ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 12, 2015

Toyota Flags Third Year of Record Profit on Strong U.S. Sales, Cost Cuts

Toyota Motor Corp said it will crank net profit up to a third straight record this year as cost cuts and rising U.S. sales offset weaker business elsewhere, building on bumper earnings last year powered largely by foreign-exchange gains, reported Reuters. Reporting net income jumped 50 percent in the quarter ended March, the world’s top-selling ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 12, 2015

VW’s Audi Sales Up 2.5 Percent in April to 152,850 Cars

Volkswagen’s Audi luxury division said on Friday sales increased 2.5 percent in April to 152,850 cars and sport-utility vehicles, the highest-ever level recorded for any month in the carmaker’s history, reported Reuters. Sales in Europe edged up 0.9 percent as gains in Italy and Spain offset a 42 percent slump in deliveries in Russia to ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 5, 2015

VW Aims to Find New Chairman Quickly and Return Focus to Business

Volkswagen said it would try to find a new chairman quickly and announced a long-planned tie-up of its truck brands, seeking to return the focus to business following the carmaker’s shock ouster of former patriarch Ferdinand Piech, reported Reuters. Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, who survived the public showdown that triggered Piech’s resignation last month, told ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 5, 2015

Portfolio Expands into New California Headquarters

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Reinsurance program management provider Portfolio has relocated its headquarters from Irvine, Calif., to a nearby 42,000 square foot building in the Palm Terrace office campus in Lake Forest. “In late 2013, we began the search for a new facility, and our efforts were accelerated last year as we experienced a 22% ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineMay 5, 2015

NADA: April Auto Sales Continue to Lead Economic Growth

MCLEAN, Va. — Falling gasoline prices and continued pent-up demand have spurred spending on new cars and light trucks, with average retail transaction prices rising more than 3% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) reported this week. The average retail transaction price for ... Read More »

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