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Jul
27th

At last, Honda and Toyota prepare for turbo charge

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After years of setting the pace in fuel economy without relying on technologies like turbocharging, direct injection or CVTs, Japan's big three will spend the next several years playing catch-up.
Jul
27th

TrueCar works on relationships

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TrueCar's dealer relations ranks are getting a tune-up this summer, with a longtime industry insider leaving and two new execs joining the company.
Jul
27th

Honda flexes research muscle with new Silicon Valley center

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Honda last week opened to journalists its new 35,000-square-foot Silicon Valley randd lab, where it has united once-disparate strands of its research work and connected them with a technology incubator for other potential research partners.
Jul
27th

Mitsubishi throws in towel on fading era

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Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s decision last week to sell its only U.S. assembly plant illustrates an emerging new-world order in car production. Mitsubishi's Normal, Ill.
Jul
27th

Dodge cancels unfilled ’15 Hellcat orders, doubles ’16 output

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Dodge will more than double Hellcat Charger and Challenger production for 2016. But about 900 unfilled 2015 orders will be canceled.
Jul
27th

Hack attack vs. FCA shows flaws with rush to connectivity

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By the time it was publicized last week that hackers managed to take over a Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler had posted an urgent security patch on its website and was scrambling to further lock down the system.
Jul
26th

Fiat Chrysler hit with record $105 million U.S. penalty over recalls

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Fiat Chrysler agreed to pay a $70 million fine, accept three years of additional oversight by an independent monitor and buy back more than 500,000 vehicles as part of a sweeping consent agreement to settle a U.S.
Jul
26th

Cars add bling, value versions to fight crossovers

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As rising sales of crossovers continue to pull buyers away from middle-of-the-road sedans, automakers are scrambling to make their high-volume, mainstream cars a little less boring -- or at least more affordable.
Jul
26th

Automakers try integrated tablets to retain backseat business

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It might seem strange that BMW's redesigned 7-series sedan, priced at $81,300 plus shipping, would have to compete with a $499 iPad from Apple.
Jul
25th

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.7 million trucks for faulty airbags

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling about 1.7 million late model Ram trucks to replace airbags that may deploy inadvertently.
Jul
25th

VW: No plans to cut China production

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Volkswagen has no plans to cut China output even amid slowing vehicle demand in the world's largest auto market, the company said Saturday in response to a media report.
Jul
25th

Renault seeks to stake in Iranian partner, report says

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Renault is in talks to buy a minority stake in its Iranian joint venture partner, the Wall Street Journal cited an executive at the Iranian firm as saying.
Jul
25th

Renault seeks to buy stake in Iranian partner, report says

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Renault is in talks to buy a minority stake in its Iranian joint venture partner, the Wall Street Journal cited an executive at the Iranian firm as saying.
Jul
25th

Car haulers fight driver shortage

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Long wait times to pick up cars and paperwork contributes big-time to car-hauler driver job dissatisfaction. It is among the reasons the car hauling industry has a shortage of about 3,000 drivers.
Jul
25th

FCA’s anti-hacking recall marks industry milestone

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Fiat Chrysler's recall of about 1.4 million cars and trucks equipped with radios that are vulnerable to hacking is the first formal safety campaign in response to a cybersecurity threat.
Jul
25th

Wiping out U.S.-EU rules disparities would yield big savings

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Automakers are pushing governments to streamline safety regulations in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership free-trade deal the U.S. and E.U. are negotiating.
Jul
24th

NADA to hold convention in Las Vegas every other year

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The National Automobile Dealers Association it will hold its annual convention in Las Vegas every other year through 2022, the association said Friday.
Jul
24th

Chevrolet plans low-cost pedestrian avoidance on Malibu

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GM is introducing a pedestrian-avoidance system on the redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, the latest example of active-safety features proliferating on mainstream vehicles.
Jul
24th

Hot wheels: Blue-green, deep red, sparking gold on horizon

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Cars and trucks of the future will sport deep reds, sparkling golds, bright silvers, rich blues and deep blue-greens, trend spotters at supplier BASF's automotive coatings divisions predict.
Jul
24th

Mitsubishi to end U.S. vehicle output, shutter factory by Nov. if there’s no buyer

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Mitsubishi will shutter its only North American assembly plant by November if it can't find a buyer for the factory, and will soon start shipping tooling back to Japan.
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