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Survey measures complaint types, customer loyalty, and how long a customer keeps a car before a trade-in.

Keith Kirsten, was named the new director of sales for the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Kirsten joins the DMCVB from the Rio Mar Beach Resort sales office in Ft. Lauderdale. Kirsten will be responsible for the DMCVB's 17-person sales team.

The 500L gives Fiat's 200 U.S. dealers a larger car to sell which should help the brand appeal to a wider customer base.

SMR Automotive Systems says it's investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and plans to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years.

Memorial Day weekend could be a smashing three days for the auto industry, which is pushing for the highest level of sales this year since 2002.

Toyota has passed BMW in a ranking of the world's most valuable brands.
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