DAILY: Alfa's new halo car will be built by Maserati | Child seats hard to install in most vehicles, IIHS study says | Hyundai's U.S. sales could top 700,000 in 2012, Krafcik says

DAILY NEWSLETTER April 12, 2012

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Alfa's new halo car will be built by Maserati TURIN -- Fiat Group's luxury sports car brand Maserati will build Alfa Romeo's new halo model, according to company sources. The car is a rear-wheel-drive coupe called the 4C. Fiat said today that Maserati will build a new vehicle for Alfa in Modena, ... >> story  Published: Apr 12 11:31 am U.S. Eastern time [REG] Advertisement Larry H. Miller Group Featured at Automotive Customer Centricity Summit Does Digital Marketing Drive Showroom Traffic? Digital enables reduced marketing spend, but is it capable of driving the traffic required to improve sales? Paul Nygaard, SVP - Marketing will share the LHM experience with Digital focusing on their strategy, tactics, and the ultimate test - "Does it sell more cars?" For more info visit www.tlsummits.com Child seats hard to install in most vehicles, IIHS study says DETROIT (Reuters) -- Only a fifth of the top-selling vehicles for the 2010 and 2011 model years were built so parents can easily install child safety seats, according to a study released today. >> story  Published: Apr 12 3:57 pm U.S. Eastern time Hyundai's U.S. sales could top 700,000 in 2012, Krafcik says DETROIT (Reuters) -- Hyundai Motor Co. could see U.S. sales top 700,000 vehicles this year despite the Korean automaker's tight vehicle supplies, a top executive said today. Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo, who is credited with leading a focus on quality at the automaker ... >> story  Published: Apr 12 3:31 pm U.S. Eastern time [REG] Follow Automotive News

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