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Jan
14th

FCA’s Bigland says loan terms will grow, making price increases more affordable

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' head of US and Canadian sales says loose credit terms will continue to drive new vehicle sales, even as pent-up demand dwindles in a recovered economy.
Jan
14th

Analyst forecasts 17 million U.S. sales in 2015, 20 million in 2018

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The US auto industry will sell over 17 million vehicles in 2015 and could reach 20 million in 2018, but expect a sharp downturn after that. So predicted John Murphy, lead US auto analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Jan
14th

In-store experience lacks online efficiency, panelists say

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Car shoppers want a buying experience as efficient in the showroom as it is online -- and dealers are getting that message, a panel of marketing executives said today.
Jan
14th

Nissan close to eliminating EV range anxiety with longer range, exec says

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Nissan is very close to eliminating range anxiety with its next-generation electric vehicle battery.
Jan
14th

Suppliers learn to innovate quickly

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From Tesla to the Google driverless car to the aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 pickup to active safety systems that promise zero fatalities, the auto industry is changing at an unprecedented pace.
Jan
14th

Google in talks with OEMs, suppliers to build self-driving cars

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Internet giant Google has started talks with most of the world's top automakers and assembled a team of global suppliers to speed its push to bring self-driving cars to market, Chris Urmson, the head of the project, said today at the Automotive News...
Jan
14th

Daimler recalls 114,000 Mercedes in Germany over seal fault

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Daimler said it is recalling 114,000 of its four-cylinder diesel-engined Mercedes-Benz cars in Germany because some are equipped with faulty seals that can cause potential oil leaks.
Jan
14th

GERMANY: Daimler recalls 114,000 I4 Mercedes diesels

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Daimler said it was recalling 114,000 of its four cylinder, diesel Mercedes-Benz cars in Germany because some are equipped with faulty seals that can cause potential oil leaks.
Jan
14th

Volkswagen starts sales of black-box recorder for vehicle data

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Volkswagen plans to sell a little black box in Austria that records trips and tracks the location of a car to gauge European demand for connected-vehicle services.
Jan
14th

Bentley Bentayga may receive a smaller SUV sibling

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The first Bentley Bentayga SUV isn't even out yet, but the company is already mulling more SUVs for its lineup, according to Auto Express.
Jan
14th

Seinfeld upends Acura’s Super Bowl ad for NSX

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No supercar for you! At least, not until Jerry Seinfeld takes a test drive. Acura will forgo advertising in this year's Super Bowl on Feb. 1 even though it has a production-version NSX for enthusiasts to order for the second half of the year.
Jan
14th

Save up — the future is a hungry beast

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Anywhere on the Detroit auto show floor you can see healthy automakers branching out. Call it the vigor of health. These initiatives don't happen in hard times.
Jan
14th

Jaguar F-Pace was nearly called X-Type

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Jaguar F-Pace SUV Auto Express rendering - rear
News 14 Jan, 2015

Jaguar’s design director explains the F-Pace name, the challenges of creating crossover and how it was almost called X-Type

Jan
14th

JLR follows peers into 4-cyl. engines

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Jaguar Land Rover is about to become the latest luxury auto maker to take the plunge into four-cylinder engines.
Jan
14th

US: Autoliv hit active safety revenue target early

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Autoliv CEO president and chairman Jan Carlson told Deutsche Bank's Global Auto Industry Conference in Detroit active safety revenues in 2014 reached around US$490m, essentially reaching the $0.5bn target a year ahead of the plan established in late 2011.
Jan
14th

Mercedes-Benz seeks new communication ties to customers

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Mercedes-Benz is on a mission to expand its footprint in the digital world, improve its customer service and maintain its ionic status, Ola Kaellenius, the executive charged with the brand's marketing and sales, said today at the 2015 Automotive...
Jan
14th

UK: Salvers batten down Hoegh Osaka hatches as 100mph winds storm in

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Authorities dealing with the listing Hoegh Osaka carliner carrying 1,300 vehicles, say they are "battening down the hatches" as 100mph winds are forecast to tear into Southampton Water tonight (14 Janaury)
Jan
14th

BMW ‘FAST’ Sports Tourer spied with 2015 X1 crossover

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BMW FAST Sports Tourer front
News 14 Jan, 2015

BMW is spotted testing a rumoured sporty new crossover model codenamed 'FAST' alongside the next-gen X1

Jan
14th

“Isn’t the sheer number of Mercedes models getting a little confusing?”

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Merc opinion
Opinion 14 Jan, 2015

Deputy editor Graham Hope is struggling to make sense of Merc's ever-expanding range

Jan
14th

US: GM sticks to profit guidance for 2015

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GM is sticking to its forecast for improved profitability in 2015. The company confirmed previous guidance at an investment bank conference in Detroit.
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