Chevrolet has set the list price of the 2014 Camaro Z/28 at a formidable $75,000, which includes a gas guzzler tax and a $995 destination fee. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
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+ U.S. vehicle sales topped 15.6 million in 2013, reaching the greatest volume since the Great Recession, and analysts predict that 2014 will surpass that level. More at The Detroit News.
+ High-profile investor Carl Icahn has purchased 30 million to 40 million shares of rental car giant Hertz, which has responded with a poison-pill measure. More at CNBC.
+ Chevrolet has set the list price of the 2014 Camaro Z/28 at $75,000, which includes gas guzzler tax and a $995 destination fee. More at Autoblog.
+ The decline in car sales in Germany worsened in 2014, slipping below 3 million vehicles for the first time since 2010. More at Reuters.
+ Former Cadillac executive Don Butler is Ford’s new executive director of connected vehicles and services. More at The Detroit Bureau.
+ With legal obstacles overcome, the Austrian Grand Prix has been firmed up for June 22 on the 2014 Formula One schedule. More at Yahoo! Sport UK.
+ Atlanta media conglomerate Cox Enterprises Inc. has bought back its controlling interest in AutoTrader Group Inc. from Providence Equity Partners. More at Venture Capital Post.
+ Richard Westbrook of Spirit of Daytona Racing set quick time in Roar before the Rolex 24 testing at Daytona this past weekend. More at Motorsport.com.
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