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Jul
6th

Renault says Talisman midsize sedan has ‘racy’ design, innovative technologies

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Renault says its new Talisman midsize car has robust and racy lines and delivers "intense driving enjoyment."
Jul
6th

Why Skoda’s fast rise helps and hurts parent VW Group

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Skoda and its sibling, VW brand, are heading in opposite directions. The Czech automaker's unit sales rose to a record of more than 1 million while operating profit surged by more than half.
Jul
6th

Automakers say they’re open to outside dealership investors, despite scepticism

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Some automakers insist they are willing to take a chance on outside investors #8212; provided they have a long-term focus and tap people with substantial dealership operation experience.
Jul
6th

FTC remains vigilant on deceptive dealership ads

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After two Las Vegas dealerships agreed last week to settle charges that they used deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission said dealers can expect vigilant enforcement of dealers' practices to continue.
Jul
6th

Chevy ad escalates pickup war, puts steel vs. aluminum issue on the table

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Chevrolet plans to escalate the always-hot pickup wars this week with a social media campaign that takes a swipe at Ford's aluminum-body F-150.
Jul
6th

Fleet stats cloud sales picture

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June brought another surge in U.S. new-vehicle sales, with Ford showing modest growth while General Motors was alone among major manufacturers in recording a decline.
Jul
6th

Toyota Financial resists CFPB

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Toyota Financial Services said it has no plans to change its use of dealer reserve, despite scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Jul
6th

Chevy has a cool answer when phone gets too hot

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Chevrolet is beating the heat this summer by rolling out a phone-cooling system in select 2016 models.
Jul
6th

A winning combination: Service with a free manicure

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In 2001, Priority Auto Group President Dennis Ellmer was looking to boost service orders on Wednesdays, the slowest day of the week at the first two stores he owned in Chesapeake, Va.
Jul
6th

Toyoda Gosei ‘on track’ to loosening Toyota ties

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Toyoda Gosei President Tadashi Arashima says his company is on track to reducing its dependence on Toyota Motor Corp., which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Japanese supplier's annual sales.
Jul
6th

Uber lifts Toyota dealership’s marketing

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Toyota of Plano offers its best deals to Uber drivers, who make up about 6 percent of the store's new-car buyers and serve as evangelists for the Dallas-area dealership.
Jul
6th

Marketing test awaits Hyundai with NFL kickoff

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A sponsorship of the NFL will give Hyundai a chance to elevate its stature in the U.S. market, but the company is still searching for its marketing quarterback.
Jul
6th

UAW wages may be flat, but workers’ pay is up

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In contract talks with the Detroit 3, the UAW will be looking to boost the pay of veteran Tier 1 workers, who haven't had a wage increase in a decade. But that doesn't mean their pay hasn't gone up.
Jul
6th

‘Everything will be different’ with self-driving tech

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Autonomous driving will become Valeo's main growth driver by 2020, says Guillaume Devauchelle, who is head of innovation at the French supplier.
Jul
6th

Check out the ANE e-magazine for July

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe e-magazine is ready for you to view. This month's edition looks at why Skoda's rising sales and profits both help and hinder its parent, VW Group.
Jul
6th

A new Suzuki leader for a new era

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Toshihiro Suzuki, tapped June 30 as president of Suzuki Motor Corp., is a different leader for a different era. A wallflower next to his father Osamu, Toshihiro says he has no intention of sitting as long at the helm as the chairman CEO.
Jul
6th

Asbury takes tech shortage into own hands

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Asbury Automotive wants 200 to 400 more technicians, so it is developing its own. Master technicians who otherwise would have retired are training new technicians at a vacated store in Atlanta.
Jul
5th

British-built Honda Civic Type R to be exported to Japan

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Honda Civic Type R production starts in Swindon
News 6 Jul, 2015

The Swindon-built Honda Civic Type R hot hatch will be sold in Honda's home market from this autumn

Jul
5th

Detroit 3 seek EPA credits for paint, glass

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The latest round of requests from the Detroit 3 for 'off-cycle' emissions credits highlight some of the many tools automakers can use to comply with EPA regulations that seek to cut carbon dioxide.
Jul
5th

Scion packs automatic braking into iA

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Scion's new iA sedan packs impressive collision avoidance tech for a little sedan that starts under $17,000. Thanks to Mazda.
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