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Mar
21st

BMW readies financial aid for dealers hobbled by Takata recall

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BMW of North America is crafting a financial aid package to help U.S. dealers weather a stop-sale order on about 840,000 cars and light trucks affected by the recall of Takata Corp. airbags, according to recent notices sent to dealers.
Mar
21st

Former trailblazer BMW now playing catch-up to Mercedes

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This rivalry between German luxury giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz - more tense, embittered and closely matched than any two automakers in the world - has hit a moment of truth. Looming ahead are the battles for China, the U.S.
Mar
21st

Cheap-fuel savings slip with premium

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Gasoline is cheap again, but at the same time, the upcharge to coddle an engine with premium instead of regular has never been higher.
Mar
21st

FCA to lift Wrangler supply in ’17

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Fiat Chrysler's plan to reconfigure its Toledo, Ohio, assembly complex next year to build the next-generation Jeep Wrangler will boost production of the popular SUV well beyond its current level, according to internal planning documents seen by...
Mar
21st

BMW perseveres with i3 in tough environment for EVs

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Since its launch two years ago, the BMW i3 has become the No. 3-selling electric vehicle in the U.S. But BMW executives and analysts say the car could be a tough sell in coming months.
Mar
21st

Automatic braking standard: ‘New model’ or ‘safety sellout’?

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The industrywide pact to make automatic emergency braking standard marks a victory for Mark Rosekind's model of regulation without rule-making.
Mar
21st

California Toyota store tackles review site comments one by one

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You might think of Yelp as the place to check out reviews of that new Mexican joint in town, or to scope out a new tailor when your old one retires to Boca Raton.
Mar
21st

Auto-braking pact a boon for suppliers

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An agreement last week by automakers to make automatic emergency braking standard by 2022 will prove to be a gold mine for suppliers of radar, cameras, lidar and the software that makes sense of it all.
Mar
21st

Toyota dealers get CPO leasing

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Toyota division's new lease program for CPO vehicles will give consumers another purchase option. It also gives the company another method to move an expected influx of off-lease vehicles.
Mar
21st

Buy-sells reshuffle dealership rankings

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One of the busiest buy-sell years ever led to reverberations throughout Automotive News' annual proprietary list of the top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S., as ranked by new-vehicle retail unit sales.
Mar
21st

Audi positions A4 to be its top-selling car

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The redesigned A4, with its sporty driving dynamics and technology upgrades, stands to reclaim Audi's sedan sales title from the A3.
Mar
20th

Who’s showing what at the New York auto show

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You don't think of New York City as a place to cut loose with a supercar - but the city's auto show seems to draw buyers of those ultraperformance marvels.
Mar
20th

BMW plans an autonomous EV for ‘next era of mobility’

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BMW's strategy for the next 10 years will include an all-new autonomous electric vehicle called iNext, CEO Harald Krueger said at the group's annual financial press conference.
Mar
20th

Honda’s $70 million NSX factory also serves as a laboratory

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Acura sees its new NSX as a showcase of technology and performance that the brand hopes will infuse its entire lineup in coming years. Honda has a similar vision for the factory that will build it.
Mar
20th

Ram rolls out limited-edition specialty models to juice sales

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Ram's new top U.S. executive says using limited-edition buzz models to juice Jeep Wrangler sales has worked so well that he trying it out on pickups.
Mar
19th

Fiat heir Lapo Elkann aims to be a key player in car customization

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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann has returned to the auto business with a company that specializes in custom bodywork, paint and upholstery.
Mar
19th

BMW reorganizes fwd and rwd production

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BMW will reorganize its global production network into factories that build only rear-wheel drive cars and plants that produce just front-wheel-drive models as it seeks to reduce costs.
Mar
19th

Dashboard of the future mostly loses buttons

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Over the next five years, global sales of steering-wheel controls, speech recognition, touch screens and gesture controls will jump sharply, according to a study by IHS Automotive.
Mar
19th

In VW’s hometown, the gloom deepens

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Six months into the scandal over VW's diesel emissions violations, the mood in Wolfsburg, where almost half the population works at its giant car factory or in related businesses, the mood is as gloomy as ever and shows little sign of recovering.
Mar
19th

Toyota’s unlikely tool for lifting hydrogen demand

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Toyota is turning to fuel cell forklifts to jumpstart demand for hydrogen fuel by deploying fleets of fuel cell forklifts.
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