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Sep
12th

Automotive News Europe salutes Marie-Francoise Damesin

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Automotive News Europe salutes the 25 Leading Women in the European Automotive Industry. Every day through Sept. 29 one of the 25 winners will be featured. Today's winner is Marie-Francoise Damesin of Renault.
Sep
12th

Peugeot expects to benefit from making new 3008 ‘a real SUV’

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Peugeot is counting on the new 3008 and face-lifts of other models to boost sales in the midterm despite headwinds such as slowing sales in China, stiff competition in Europe and declining demand for diesels.
Sep
12th

Chevy Cruze gains altitude

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The Chevrolet Cruze finally showed a glimpse of its potential in August.
Sep
12th

The roof that changed everything

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An effort to keep snowfall off the cars ended up transforming a Cleveland-area Honda store into a leader in clean energy and a magnet for eco-conscious consumers.
Sep
12th

F1 takeover paves way for expansion

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Look for another attempt by Formula One to expand in North America, as part of a focus on new media markets, following Liberty Media's takeover of the cash-rich sport.
Sep
12th

GM Korea fights two-front war

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GM Korea is shifting gears to keep its production competitive in the face of falling exports and rising costs.
Sep
12th

Audi’s Q3 is hitting its stride

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Thanks to increased supply from a plant in Spain and a market shift from luxury sedans to crossovers, Audi's slow-starting Q3 is gaining momentum and closing in on the Mercedes-Benz GLA.
Sep
12th

Tensions resurface at Kia celebration

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A note of discord at an opening ceremony for Kia's new plant in Mexico reflected the reality that Kia's bumpy ride into Mexico isn't over yet and highlighted the pitfalls global automakers and suppliers face as they expand there.
Sep
12th

Dodge Dart born as a bargaining chip, and accursed ever since

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Short of a last-minute intervention by another automaker, the young Dodge Dart will die this month. The death of the Dart and the upcoming production end for sibling Chrysler 200 evoke uncomfortable memories of pre-bankruptcy Chrysler.
Sep
12th

FCA rethinks plans for Depression-era plant

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Fiat Chrysler may be reconsidering plans to convert its ancient Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit to produce luxury Jeep SUVs once the plant stops making Ram 1500 pickups in 2018.
Sep
12th

Toyota Baja: Simple plant does a complex dance

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Toyota's Tijuana plant must feed the voracious U.S. appetite for the Toyota Tacoma, a pickup truck so popular that it rarely spends more than a week or two on a dealer lot.
Sep
12th

Nissan blames Altima’s swoon on fleets

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Nissan Altima sales dropped 39 percent in August from a year earlier mostly because of a big drop in fleet sales, and also because Nissan was trying to avoid a 'price war' in the struggling midsize car segment, a Nissan executive said.
Sep
12th

VW becomes a bigwig in big rigs

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For decades, Volkswagen Truck and Bus watched from the sidelines as its global rivals, Daimler Trucks and AB Volvo, entrenched themselves in North America. Now, Volkswagen is a player.
Sep
11th

Tesla Autopilot to use radar after fatal Model S crash

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Autopilot, the semiautonomous driving technology in Tesla vehicles, will rely on radar rather than information primarily gathered by camera sensors to initiate braking, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday.
Sep
11th

Toyota’s Carter: Sky isn’t falling

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The midsize sedan segment isn't disappearing, says Toyota's Bob Carter. It just needs an infusion of fresh, exciting product.
Sep
11th

Automotive News Europe recognizes Agneta Dahlgren

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Automotive News Europe salutes the 25 Leading Women in the European Automotive Industry. Every day through Sept. 29 one of the 25 winners will be featured. Today's winner is Agneta Dahlgren of Renault.
Sep
11th

Toyota exec expects bold-looking C-HR to lift brand’s hybrid sales in Europe

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Toyota Europe CEO Johan van Zyl wants the C-HR "to show a different face" for a brand not known for its risk-taking designs.
Sep
11th

What they’re saying about autonomous technology

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Online conversations about autonomous vehicles turned markedly negative this summer after a fatal crash involving the driver of a Tesla Model S operated in Autopilot mode.
Sep
11th

An ousted dealer’s long road back

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Colleen McDonald, 51, fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court before getting back Livonia (Mich.) Chrysler Jeep in July, after losing three dealerships during the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcies.
Sep
10th

Nissan Sentra gets a Juke turbo

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Nissan will join a growing field of automakers with turbocharged affordable compact sedans by offering a direct-injection turbo Sentra for 2017.
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