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Feb
7th

Fiat Chrysler rollaway reports draw more NHTSA scrutiny

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Federal regulators are escalating an inquiry over complaints that certain Fiat Chrysler Automobiles vehicles can roll away when a driver thinks the transmission has been set to park.
Feb
7th

Christopher Walken was the only choice for Kia’s Super Bowl ad

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Only one person could've done Kia's 'Walken Closet' Super Bowl spot. Christopher Walken was the lone option. There was no Plan B.
Feb
7th

Dealers pay high price with latest recall wave

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Honda's order that U.S. dealers stop selling some 2.2 million popular models is compounding financial and regulatory headaches for car dealers stuck with millions of vehicles that have potentially hazardous airbags or other safety defects.
Feb
7th

VW will offer U.S. diesel scandal customers generous compensation, paper says

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Volkswagen will offer generous compensation packages for the roughly 600,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles that emit an illegal amount of emissions, Ken Feinberg, the head of its claims fund, told a German paper.
Feb
7th

VW delays 2015 earnings report until April due to diesel scandal

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Volkswagen said it will publish its annual results as soon as April and may hold its annual shareholders' meeting in early June, four to six weeks later than scheduled as the company determines the financial fallout from the diesel emissions scandal.
Feb
7th

Stars and cars, Jeeps and sheep: Super Bowl auto ad roundup

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Beneath the glamour of 2016's star-filled auto Super Bowl ads sat a group of vehicles that will be pawns crucial to each brand's product lineup.
Feb
7th

GM sacrifices rental sales to nab higher-margin business

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GM is in the midst of a big cutback in sales to rental fleets, an effort that executives say is aimed at improving the bottom line, even if it stunts revenue or market-share growth in the short term.
Feb
7th

Here’s your auto ad lineup for Super Bowl Sunday

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Beneath the glamour of 2016's star-filled auto Super Bowl ads sits a group of vehicles that will be pawns crucial to each brand's product lineup.
Feb
7th

Toyota’s youth brand fulfilled its purpose, if not its potential

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Fourteen years after Scion's introduction, Toyota has decided to shutter the brand. But within the failed experiment are crucial successes that Toyota will draw on long after Scion fades to a footnote on Wikipedia.
Feb
7th

For game day, Nissan changes the channel

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Nissan's new college sports marketing campaign is its top priority this year. And that meant no Super Bowl ad.
Feb
7th

VW’s Seat readies unveiling of its first SUV

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VW Group's Seat brand this week will unveil its first SUV as the struggling brand seeks to benefit from a booming segment in Europe.
Feb
6th

VW sued by N.J. over excess diesel emissions

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New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG and its luxury units over the German automaker's excess diesel emissions, becoming the fourth U.S. state to take legal action.
Feb
6th

BMW’s laser headlights showcase Osram’s mass-market goals

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German supplier Osram is equipping BMW 7-series sedans with laser headlight modules, marking a move to the mass-market for the technology, which is already available on BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid suprcar and Audi's R8 LMX sports car.
Feb
6th

Automakers survive EU politicians’ backlash on emissions for now

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Intense lobbying by Europe's car manufacturers helped to save a compromise that will let automakers exceed EU pollution targets for now, but the narrowness of their victory shows that politicians are running out of patience.
Feb
6th

Volume sellers they are not, but two-door cars keep coming

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A wave of coupes is appearing in showrooms and at auto shows this year, even though the segment is declining in popularity.
Feb
6th

Army marches forward with self-driving trucks

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The U.S. Army is developing driverless trucks and could end up operating the largest fleet of autonomous vehicles. A key test comes this summer when the Army conducts road tests in Michigan.
Feb
6th

Chrysler readies Alloy Edition trims for 200, 300

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, looking to spark interest in two key Chrysler cars, plans special editions for the 200S and 300S that sport hints of Detroit's industrial might.
Feb
6th

Auto brands hope famous faces pay off in Super Bowl ads

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A buzzworthy celebrity appearance is often the price of admission for advertising on gameday, but not any celebrity will do.
Feb
5th

Group 1 buys U.K. dealership group, sells 3 U.S. stores

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Group 1 Automotive has acquired the Spire Automotive Group of 12 dealerships in the Greater London area. It also has divested three dealerships in the U.S.
Feb
5th

Rise in traffic deaths last year raises alarm at NHTSA

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U.S. Transportation Department officials are mounting an effort to tackle the human causes behind traffic deaths, which after years of steady declines, increased sharply last year.
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