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  1. In the first quarter, @Ford execs underestimated the strength of the U.S. market and found themselves short of cars: bit.ly/KDlCKi
  2. Fisker says Karma sales top $100M through April bit.ly/KP1o17
  3. First Shift Newscast: The @Chrysler 1-van plan: bit.ly/LBsxBY
  4. Fiat has no plans for Mazda stake (@FIATUSA, @MazdaUSA): bit.ly/KOOhgt
  5. Bringing the auctions to the dealers (@AIM_auctions): bit.ly/JyAjk1
  6. May draws a hurray on sales front (@Honda, @Kia, @VW, @lexusnews): bit.ly/JMaIRe
  7. Self-inflicted wounds hurt @Buick sales momentum: bit.ly/K1YfwS
  8. Lenders easing credit standards, terms to drive auto loans bit.ly/LP2gD1
  9. Toyota Prius sheds niche status, vaults into global top 3 sellers: The Toyota Prius, a niche oddity when it went... bit.ly/LNRdKx
  10. Toyota Prius sheds niche status, vaults into global top 3 sellers bit.ly/LzRRIA
  11. China poised to revive cash-for-clunkers program to spur sales bit.ly/LNRdKn
  12. Bad habits are surfacing again bit.ly/Lu4WXm
  13. 5 reasons GM's Super Bowl pass is baffling bit.ly/Lu4WGB
  14. How the Koreans will surprise everyone in China bit.ly/Lu5hJy
  15. Ford get its Blue Oval -- and its mojo -- back bit.ly/KVcJuR
  16. Ford didn't build enough, plays catch-up bit.ly/K1Yisi
  17. Buick's pothole: Finding a new image and new buyers isn't easy bit.ly/K1YfwS
  18. Marchionne: No Compass, 1 minivan bit.ly/K1Yh7G
  19. SPLIT OVER PLUG-INS bit.ly/K1YfwP
  20. Alfa adds rwd roadster from Japan to U.S. lineup for 2015 bit.ly/K1YgRt