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Oct
10th

As demand eases, ‘the gloves come off’

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The U.S. industry's good times are by no means over, but the end of a six-year growth streak promises to test executives' competitive nature and incentive-spending discipline.
Oct
10th

Delphi chief hails U.S. autonomous rules

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Safety system maker Delphi sees a breakthrough in U.S. technology work, now that the feds have proposed testing rules, says CEO Kevin Clark.
Oct
10th

Zetsche: Daimler understands China better now

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Mercedes-Benz is speeding toward a future defined by autonomous vehicles, car sharing, connectivity and electric vehicles. Indeed, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says all that will upend the industry's traditional ways of doing business.
Oct
10th

Automakers help fund dealers’ big ideas

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Dealers are on the front lines of the daily sales race, often sponsoring events in the community and running TV and digital ad campaigns. But often, in the background, manufacturers are providing the funding.
Oct
10th

Camaro finally claims a victory over Mustang

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Mustang 22, Camaro 1. That's the score in the past 23 months between the country's two most popular sports cars.
Oct
10th

Zetsche leads Mercedes into ‘unknown territory’

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Dieter Zetsche's long and varied career -- he arrived in America 25 years ago to head Freightliner and has been CEO of Daimler for more than a decade -- is far from finished.
Oct
10th

Fully autonomous vehicles won’t arrive for a long time

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Despite all the buzz about the impending arrival of self-driving cars, the obstacles to perfecting and mass producing fully automotated vehicles remain formidable.
Oct
10th

Lincoln taps Annie Leibovitz for new Continental campaign

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Acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz, perhaps best known for her iconic covers for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, goes behind the lens for a campaign promoting the 2017 Lincoln Continental, what the brand says is her 'first...
Oct
10th

Surging Jeep hits a rut

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Jeep, FCA's most valuable brand, suffered its first monthly U.S. sales decline in three years, a sign that no one is immune to a plateauing market.
Oct
9th

VW CEO Mueller had no knowledge of diesel scandal, paper says

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VW Group CEO Matthias Mueller had no knowledge of the company's diesel-emissions cheating, Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper said, citing a report by Jones Day, the law firm tasked with investigating the scandal.
Oct
9th

Ghosn sketches ‘massive’ plans for Mitsubishi

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Nissan and Renault will announce a 'massive' business plan this year with their new partner, Mitsubishi Motors, including plans in the U.S., Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
Oct
9th

GM opens its arms to VW’s diesel refugees

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General Motors powertrain chief Dan Nicholson wants to win over diesel fans who have been disenfranchised by Volkswagen's emissions scandal. As a sign of that push, look for three additions to Chevrolet's diesel lineup next year.
Oct
9th

Toyota positions Prius Prime as a value play

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Toyota has positioned its Prius Prime as a value play: a car for buyers who want to dip their toe into the electric-car market but don't want to take any chances with range anxiety, or pay a premium that they may not be able to recover in fuel...
Oct
8th

30 finalists vie for PACE Awards

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Innovations from 30 automotive suppliers representing seven countries have been named finalists for the 2017 Automotive News PACE Awards.
Oct
8th

German push to ban combustion-engine cars by 2030 wins support

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A proposal to stop sales of new cars with combustion engines by 2030 to reduce climate-warming emissions has gained cross-party political support in Germany.
Oct
8th

Congresswoman raises concerns about VW settlement oversight

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A settlement with U.S. regulators gives Volkswagen too much authority over how to spend $2 billion on electric vehicle technology, a U.S. congresswoman from California said this week in a letter.
Oct
8th

Toyota’s pint-size travel buddy

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Toyota introduces a little pet robot to watch over drivers. Toyota plans to start selling the robot through dealerships in Japan next year for ¥39,800 ($390).
Oct
8th

Bomb drops on Ram’s film foray

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A yet-to-be released movie, "Monster Trucks", is already dubbed a dud and Ram products are found throughout the film.
Oct
7th

Takata hires law firm Weil Gotshal with bankruptcy among options, report says

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Japanese auto supplier Takata, whose defective airbag inflators triggered the biggest recall in auto industry history, hired law firm Weil Gotshal and Manges to help it weigh options that could include bankruptcy or a sale, people with knowledge of...
Oct
7th

Tesla Autopilot a ‘traffic hazard,’ Germany’s transport agency finds

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The Autopilot function on Tesla's Model S car represents a "considerable traffic hazard," according to an internal report for Germany's Transport Ministry, a German magazine reported Friday.
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