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May
11th

Mustang’s mettle tested on the autobahn

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Ford last week began introducing the latest generation of the Mustang to European auto writers. The location: Germany. The first media to set foot in the iconic American sports coupe were jurors who vote for European Car of the Year.
May
11th

Winterkorn vows to revamp VW

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who last month survived an attempted ouster by his boss, told 5,000 VW managers that he plans to restructure the giant German automaker.
May
11th

GM to suppliers: Let’s see books, not bids

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General Motors has launched a new way to buy parts that foregoes the conventional bidding process for suppliers. Instead, the new process lets GM inspect suppliers' factories and analyze their internal cost data.
May
11th

Is danger lurking in junkyards?

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American Honda is reaching out to thousands of salvage yards and auto recyclers offering to buy up inventories of recalled Takata airbags in an effort to keep them out of circulation.
May
11th

Stores reach out to empower female customers

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A visitor to Don Jenkins' dealerships in this north Tennessee city will find a fair share of brawny men, but a dearth of female shoppers. So the dealer's daughter, Casey Jenkins, is doing something about that.
May
11th

Lentz on Lexus: Few regrets

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Toyota's North American CEO Jim Lentz says it would have been wiser for Lexus to have invested in a three-row crossover instead of the sporty RC coupe. But Lexus' performance this year has left little reason for regrets.
May
11th

Buick targets affluent viewers of ‘black-ish,’ ‘Knife Fight’

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GM's Buick has launched a big product placement with ABC's hit comedy blackish and other shows. The brand hopes to attract affluent multicultureal attention to its products and shatter outdated stereotypes of the brand.
May
11th

High-level meeting minus high-level hoopla

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You'd probably get an image in your head if we told you we saw the president of General Motors preparing to meet with the head of North American operations at the company's Renaissance Center aerie overlooking the Detroit River.
May
11th

Ads in Spanish can open dealerships’ doors

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With Latinos now buying nearly one in every five new vehicles sold in the United States, dealerships that refuse to cater to that population are missing a big opportunity, say dealers and marketing vendors.
May
11th

GM hints at dealer bonus redesign

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North America chief Alan Batey hints at a successor to General Motors' Essential Brand Elements program, which has funneled billions of dollars to dealers since 2010 to update their stores and raise the level of customer service.
May
11th

‘Nutty’ demand has Tesla rethinking battery market

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Musk says Tesla's stationary batteries may need twice as many battery cells as its cars, signaling that Tesla may not be a car company forever.
May
11th

Porsche to give retailers a test track deal

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Porsche dealers will get a special deal on booking track time for customers at the brand's $100 million Atlanta headquarters and test track in June. Porsche executives expect 30,000 visitors annually.
May
10th

German carmakers may need help to bid for Nokia’s high-tech maps

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German automakers may need help to buy Nokia's mapping unit as a rival bid from Uber signals interest from Silicon Valley players. High-definition mapping has emerged as a key feature for autonomous driving and connected car services.
May
10th

Marchionne says he met with Tesla, Apple CEOs

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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said he had visited the heads of Tesla and Apple during a trip to California. Apple is said to be considering a move into the auto sector with an electric self-driving car.
May
10th

BMW faces opposition to CEO Reithofer’s elevation to supervisory board, report says

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BMW faces opposition at its upcoming annual shareholders meeting to the appointment of outgoing CEO Norbert Reithofer as its supervisory board chairman, a German newspaper reported.
May
10th

Dutch plug-in hybrid boom set to end

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Automakers expect a sales boom in plug-in hybrid cars in the Netherlands will end next year as the government reduces a tax break for company car drivers. The tax break has helped to make the country Europe's biggest market for plug-ins.
May
10th

Cadillac dealers treading water until de Nysschen’s vision materializes

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Cadillac dealers are caught between the short-term pain of lackluster sales and brand chief Johan de Nysschen's vision of a brighter future.
May
10th

How Dodge stoked viral flame for Hellcats

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The 707-hp Hellcat trims of the Dodge Challenger and Charger sparked a viral flame on the Web after their unveilings last year.
May
10th

Chevy seeks youthful audience with humor, surprises

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Chevrolet and its ad agency, Commonwealth//McCann, are out to prove that the brand's advertising can be fresh and interesting.
May
9th

Toyota, Mazda in talks on expanding partnership, report says

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Toyota and Mazda are in talks to expand their technology partnership to fuel-cell vehicles, sources told Reuters on Saturday, as global automakers face rising costs to comply with stricter emission regulations.
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