DAILY: December U.S. auto sales expected to rise 14% | Fiat to spend $1.3 billion to make Jeeps in Italy | GM to switch Silverado ad work to Leo Burnett agency

DAILY NEWSLETTER December 20, 2012

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December U.S. auto sales expected to rise 14%, J.D. Power says Car shoppers have been “unfazed” by uncertainty related to the so-called fiscal cliff looming at the end of this month, and U.S. sales are expected to be up 14 percent in December, J.D. ... >> story  Published: Dec 20 10:08 am U.S. Eastern time Advertisement Personalized service is key for Exeter Finance Corp. Dealers don't know what they're missing in premier service until they try Exeter Finance Corp. This national subprime auto lender offers local decision makers, flexible financing options and quick funding that keep dealers coming back for more. Click or call 855.4.EXETER today. Fiat to spend $1.3 billion to make Jeeps in Italy Fiat will invest more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to build compact SUVs for the Fiat and Jeep brands in Italy. The move is key to Fiat's bid to boost capacity usage and end losses in Europe. ... >> story  Published: Dec 20 7:49 am U.S. Eastern time [REG] Silverado ad work being switched by GM to Leo Burnett agency GM is switching creative advertising agencies for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the next-generation pickup next year. ... >> story  Published: Dec 19 5:22 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/19/12 5:56 p.m. ET - adds more detail Honda Accord, Suzuki Kizashi rate highest on new crash test; 2 Toyotas rated poor Thirteen mid-sized cars have earned high marks on the insurance industry's newest frontal-crash test, but a pair of Toyota models tested fared worse than the rest. The IIHS gave a good rating to the four-door Honda Accord and the Suzuki Kizashi, and an acceptable rating to 11 more mid-sized cars. ... >> story  Published: Dec 20 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/20/12 12:30 pm ET - adds .pdf of report Automotive News Blogs Jesse Snyder is senior writer for Automotive News. Those brave new car buyers It's Thursday. A new-style triple-witching eve. Friday is the first day of winter, the latest chance for Congress to push us off the fiscal cliff, and the end of the world if the Mayan-calendar doomsayers are right. And yet LMC Automotive is forecasting a December auto sales pace of 15.3 million, just below the November rate that was the best since early 2006. ...  Read the blog  Published: Dec 20 4:19 pm U.S. Eastern time   Yang Jian is managing editor of Automotive News China VW will battle GM in 2013 for market dominance in China Even before anti-Japanese protests erupted in China in September, Volkswagen was starting to lure Chinese consumers away from Toyota, Honda and Nissan in the mid-sized car market. After experiencing volatile swings for four years, China's car market is geared toward stable growth in 2013. And Volkswagen is poised to dominate it. ...  Read the blog  Published: Dec 20 3:21 pm U.S. Eastern time

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