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Jun
20th

Mercedes GLC to get coupe version

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Mercedes-Benz will offer a coupe version of its up-sized second-generation compact crossover, with plug-in hybrid and performance variants coming, as well. The 2016 GLC unveiled here last week goes on sale in mid-November. It replaces the GLK.
Jun
20th

BMW’s flagship gives gesture controls first big test

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Gesture control is here, but automakers are being cautious, having learned a lesson from the problems that plagued early voice-control systems.
Jun
19th

U.S. audit finds NHTSA hobbled by systemic, staff shortcomings

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NHTSA is beset with longstanding, systemic operating problems that have undermined the agency's ability to adequately police auto safety for years, an audit of the agency shows.
Jun
19th

U.S. audit finds NHTSA hobbled by systematic, staff shortcomings, report says

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NHTSA is beset with longstanding, systematic operating problems that have undermined the agency's ability to adequately police auto safety for years, an audit of the agency obtained by The Detroit News shows.
Jun
19th

Honda confirms 8th fatality from exploded Takata airbag

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Honda confirmed an eighth fatal victim of a ruptured Takata airbag inflator after completing the investigation of a September crash in Los Angeles.
Jun
19th

Tougher environmental rules proposed for heavy-duty pickups, vans

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Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption by heavy-duty pickups and vans would be reduced by 16 percent from the 2021 to 2027 model years under rules proposed today by federal regulators.
Jun
19th

CarMax average retail selling price dipped 1.6% in Q1

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The average retail selling price of a CarMax used vehicle dropped 1.6 percent to $19,851 in the company's fiscal first quarter that ended May 31.
Jun
19th

VW U.S. chief sees ‘limited growth’ until new SUVs arrive

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Volkswagen expects "limited growth" in the United States over the next two years and will focus on defending the market share it has, the top executive for the region said, suggesting the German automaker will fall short of an ambitious 2018 sales...
Jun
19th

Porsche buys Kuka machine tool unit to enhance lightweight production

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Porsche has bought the machine tool unit of industrial robot maker Kuka to enhance production of sports cars amid a growing use of lightweight materials. The transaction may cost Porsche between 10 million euros ($11.34 million) and 25 million euros.
Jun
19th

Land Rover Defender number 2 million rolls off the Solihull line

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Land Rover Defender no 2 million front
News 22 Jun, 2015

Landmark two-millionth Land Rover Defender, Series I, II and III model is set to be auctioned, with an all-new Defender due in 2018

Jun
19th

Land Rover Defender no 2,000,000 – pictures

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Jun
19th

Daimler sells 15 German Mercedes dealerships to Chinese investor

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Daimler said it is selling 15 Mercedes-Benz dealerships in eastern Germany to a unit of China's Lei Shing Hong Group in a bid to lift profitability.
Jun
19th

Subaru adds Impreza Sport Hybrid, its second hybrid, for Japan

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Subaru is adding a second hybrid vehicle to its lineup, a gasoline-electric version of the Impreza hatchback it hopes will tap booming demand for the fuel-efficient technology in Japan.
Jun
19th

Toyota torques up turbodiesel lineup for trucks

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Toyota is stepping up a global upgrade of high-efficiency powerplants through the end of this year with the deployment of two new turbodiesel engines.
Jun
19th

Alfa’s new sport sedan to get Ferrari V-6 power, report says

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The new Alfa Romeo sport sedan, which is set to be introduced next week in Italy, is expected to feature a Ferrari-derived V-6 engine under the hood, according to a report.
Jun
19th

Mercedes-Benz mulls return of R class for some markets

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Mercedes-Benz, acknowledging the resurgence in luxury SUVs and crossovers following a brief lull, may bring the R class back to some international markets, according to a report.
Jun
19th

PSA will open Morocco plant to cut costs, lift emerging-market sales

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen unveiled plans to build a Moroccan factory as the carmaker seeks to reduce production costs and its reliance on Europe following a brush with bankruptcy.
Jun
19th

US: UAW wants FCA labour cost advantage nixed

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Labour costs for union workers are much lower for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles than Detroit rivals Ford and General Motors, a disparity United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams has said he wants to fix.
Jun
19th

US: UAW calls for worker pool to lower health costs

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United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams has said he wants to enter talks with the three major US automakers to pool active union and nonunion workers and UAW retirees to bargain for lower healthcare costs.
Jun
19th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Chop Alfa or Sergio?

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Time for Alfa or Sergio to go? That was the title of a Comment piece by our US sales analyst Bill Cawthon which attracted plenty of looks on just-auto this week. Cawthon has decades of association with and analysis of the Chrysler part of Fiat Chrysler and a read is recommended.
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