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12 Dec, 2016
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Mercedes has reached a deal with unions at its Hungarian plant that will see base salaries increase by 10 percent in each of the next two years. The deal follows a strike by workers at the factory last month.
Tesla Motors has reached an out-of-court settlement with 126 Norwegian customers who claimed their cars' performance did not match promises made in the firm's marketing.
Top executives from Tesla Motors, Google, Apple and Facebook are among a small group of tech leaders invited to a summit to be held on Wednesday by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Recode reported, citing sources.
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Mercedes is on track to overtake rival BMW as the world's largest premium brand this year, sales figures released today show. Through November, Mercedes has sold 1.89 million vehicles, while BMW's core brand has delivered 1.82 million units.
On the subject of rampant product proliferation, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson has some advice for car company executives who keep looking for ways to extend their lineups. But he doesn't know if they will listen.
This month, Delphi Automotive plans to name a U.S. city as well as one in Europe to launch an Uber-style ride-hailing service with self-driving vehicles.
Lynk and CO plans to challenge European volume brands by offering models designed and engineered in Sweden, built in China and sold at extremely competitive prices because of direct distribution.
Ford Credit's shared-lease pilot program in Austin, Texas, has closed, CEO Joy Falotico told Automotive News.
GM's inventories have ballooned to their highest level in nearly nine years, posing a critical test of the company's determination to resist profit-eroding incentives and fleet deliveries as relief valves.
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Nissan is deploying two self-driving Leaf electric vehicles at its Oppama assembly plant in Japan to pull about 30 completed vehicles a day across the plant site.
Off-site reconditioning centers have been around for years, used mostly by landlocked dealers in big cities. But now, more dealers outside big cities see the benefits, too.
When Porsche said it plans to sell repaired diesel-powered Cayennes as used vehicles, potential buyers perked up.
After holding 2017 Ford F-150 pickup or Raptor performance trucks for extra quality tests, Ford says it has shipped 7,500 trucks to dealer lots.
When Milton Martin Toyota built a new store in Gainesville, Ga., last year, it included an unusual amenity: a satellite location of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain in the customer lounge.
Ford is taking a much different approach to fleet sales than crosstown rival General Motors.
FandI managers tackle a multitude of challenges daily, and the stress could be taking a toll. Thirty-eight percent of FandI managers left their jobs last year, up 1 percentage point from 2014. And the average FandI manager tenure was a mere 3.