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Aug
10th

Lavishing leather, wood to defend ultraluxury

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Bentley Motors hopes to distance the British brand from competitors creeping into its ultra-luxury turn with a strategy of handcraftsmanship vs. machines.
Aug
10th

Mapmaker’s team of rival automakers may expand

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As they spent $3.1 billion to acquire Here, the auto industry's dominant map supplier, Audi, BMW and Daimler sent a message to rivals: Don't fear us. Join us.
Aug
10th

It takes green to go green at dealership

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It takes money to go green. At Thoroughbred Ford in Kansas City, Mo. around 500 incandescent lights above the lot are being replaced with expensive industry grade LED bulbs at a cost of more than $100,000.
Aug
10th

Galloping toward a big sales finish

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As the industry awaits a wave of new and updated product, July's U.S. sales performance is lifting hopes that 2015 could near the industry's all-time sales record.
Aug
10th

Cadillac works to revise dealer incentives

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Two main elements of Johan de Nysschen's plan to rehabilitate Cadillac's image are to tighten dealers' inventories and quash their sell-at-any-cost mentality. But Cadillac's dealer-incentive programs today are designed to do just the opposite.
Aug
10th

Hyundai, Kia spread their hybrid bets

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Toyota bet on hybrids like the Prius. Nissan bet on electric vehicles like the Leaf. And General Motors bet, initially at least, on plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt. Hyundai Motor Co., it seems, is betting on everything.
Aug
9th

Tesla burns cash, loses more than $4,000 on every car sold

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It's crunch time for Tesla. The automaker is losing more than $4,000 on every Model S electric sedan it sells, using its reckoning of operating losses, and it burned $359 million in cash last quarter in a bull market for luxury vehicles.
Aug
9th

Skoda tops Mercedes in online buzz for new launches

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VW Group's value brand, Skoda, created a bigger digital buzz than luxury automaker Mercedes among online commentators who posted their thoughts on Europe's new-car launches, a survey shows.
Aug
9th

Skoda tops Mercedes in creating online buzz for new launches

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VW Group's value brand, Skoda, created a bigger digital buzz than luxury automaker Mercedes among online commentators who posted their thoughts on Europe's new-car launches, a survey shows.
Aug
9th

Picking up the pieces at TrueCar

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The comeback Scott Painter sought to engineer at TrueCar after a dealer revolt and near meltdown in 2012 now looks incomplete, and the company faces the burden of reinventing itself yet again.
Aug
9th

FCA swaps cudgel for counsel

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Exactly one year after Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne slammed suppliers for their double-digit profit margins, the company has adopted a more supplier-friendly approach in its purchasing operations.
Aug
9th

Lifan starts work on assembly plant in Russia

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Chongqing Lifan Industry has started work on an assembly plant in Russia's western state of Lipetsk Oblast to build up to 60,000 Lifan cars a year from complete knockdown kits imported from China,
Aug
8th

Scion’s single-trim strategy benefits dealers but also has risks

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Plenty of automakers limit the number of a la carte options or even packages as a way to reduce manufacturing complexity and time. For Scion, the rationale is different.
Aug
8th

Evolving Mini takes aim at high-end brands

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Mini is changing its marketing and will pitch to the 'executive personality' as products move upmarket, says its North American chief.
Aug
8th

In playful rivalry, Dodge pokes fun at Volkswagen Passat

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Dodge has been throwing playful darts at Volkswagen for nearly two years in Charger ads that use the Passat as a target of punchlines. Dodge insists it has no sinister intentions in the commercials. Automotive News Staff Reporter Vince Bond Jr.
Aug
7th

Tesla alters first sales incentive after Va. cracks down

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Virginia regulators have taken issue with Tesla Motors' new Model S referral program, prompting the maker of luxury electric cars to change the program in that state.
Aug
7th

Tesla alters first sales incentive after Virginia cracks down

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Virginia regulators have taken issue with Tesla Motors' new Model S referral program, prompting the maker of luxury electric cars to change the program in that state.
Aug
7th

Honda’s $16,000 coupe sells out in Japan after first production run

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Honda has sold out all 8,600 of its new roadsters slated for production this year and is fully booked through June. The only problem: four in five buyers of the $16,000 sports car are over 40.
Aug
7th

CFPB urges Fifth Third to lower its allowable dealer reserve, report says

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging Fifth Third Bancorp to reduce the amount of dealer reserve the bank allows on its auto loans, as part of talks to settle an investigation by the agency into possible discriminatory lending practices...
Aug
7th

Ford hires second supplier to help with F-150 frame production

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Ford is bringing a second supplier of steel frames for the F-150 on board to ease a supply shortage that has slowed production for months, a person with knowledge of the matter told Automotive News.
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