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Oct
11th

Toyota raises concerns about California self-driving oversight

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A Toyota official raised concerns about California's plans to require compliance with a planned U.S. autonomous vehicle safety check list, calling it "preposterous."
Oct
11th

CFPB survives legal attack as court trims director’s power

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The CFPB survived a constitutional challenge and will remain in business, though a federal appeals court took away power from its director and tossed out a $109 million penalty against a mortgage company.
Oct
11th

How Marchionne and Unifor’s Dias reached a last-minute deal

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Were it not for Sergio Marchionne, FCA's outspoken CEO, about 9,750 Canadian auto workers could be on strike right now. And, remarkably, that's according to Jerry Dias, the Unifor labor chief on the other side of the bargaining table.
Oct
11th

Hyundai rises to 15th in ranking of largest U.S. corporate sponsors

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Hyundai's NFL sponsorship helped the automaker make a major gain in U.S. sponsorship rankings for 2015, jumping from No. 58 to No. 15 on consultant IEG's annual report of top spenders.
Oct
11th

GM sets sights on China car sharing with new venture

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General Motors aims to expand its car sharing business through a new tie-up with a Chinese technology company to explore new mobility in the world's biggest car market.
Oct
11th

GM to add 650 jobs in Tenn. to meet demand for XT5, GMC Acadia

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General Motors said it would add a third shift and 650 jobs at its factory in Spring Hill, Tenn., to meet higher demand for its recently launched Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia crossover SUVs.
Oct
11th

Ford recalls 1,900 new Lincoln Continentals to fix headlamp assemblies

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Ford said today it is recalling nearly 1,900 2017 Lincoln Continentals in the U.S. and Canada for possible defective headlamp assemblies. The vehicles went on sale in the U.S. last month, with 775 sold in September.
Oct
11th

Caniforms and virtual cockpits: What people are saying about Audi’s Q5 crossover

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The second-generation Q5 adds size, technology and power to the outgoing model while inheriting the looks of some of its Audi siblings, including the Q7. Here's what journalists, analysts and others are saying about the Audi Q5.
Oct
11th

FCA cuts prompt Faurecia to close 2 plants, lay off 348 near Detroit

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Faurecia North America plans to lay off 348 employees and close two metro Detroit plants as a result of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discontinuing production of its Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart models.
Oct
11th

Mercedes autonomous cars will protect occupants before pedestrians

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Long-term test review: Mercedes GLC - first report front cornering
News 11 Oct, 2016

Save the owner or save the others? Mercedes says the answer to the million-dollar autonomous question is quite simple

Oct
11th

Two finalists expected to be named in Takata bid process

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The list of suitors for embattled automotive safety products supplier Takata is expected to be reduced to two following a meeting in New York or Detroit at the end of this month.
Oct
11th

Texas dealership embraces Facebook ad strategy

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When Michael Lopez joined Brown Automotive Group in January, he found there wasn't a social media or digital strategy at the Texas-based group.
Oct
11th

Ford’s Lincoln eyes China assembly

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Luxury brand Lincoln is considering local production in China where parent company Ford already has joint venture assembly plants with Chinese automakers. The country is the top market for General Motors nameplate Buick and Cadillac is also assembled there.
Oct
11th

Russia car market decline continues

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Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 10.9% on last year in the month of September according to data released by the Moscow-based AEB.
Oct
11th

Infineon buys Dutch firm in move to reduce cost of autonomous technology

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Infineon has acquired Dutch electronics company Innoluce, a designer of miniature lidar laser-scanning modules that the German chip giant says can help it develop affordable sensor systems for self-driving cars.
Oct
11th

Ford idles Mustang factory for a week after sales plunge 32%

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Ford is idling its Mustang factory in Michigan for a week after the iconic sports car suffered a 32 percent sales decline in the U.S. last month and was outsold by the Chevrolet Camaro for the first time in almost two years.
Oct
11th

Ford Mustang sales slump spurs plant furlough

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A 32% fall in September sales of Ford's iconic 'pony car' Mustang has prompted the automaker to stop production for a week.
Oct
11th

Acura future model plans – a global analysis

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The cars part of Honda's premium brand business continues to be a drag on the success of Acura. Without SUVs in North America and China, the upscale division would be in serious trouble. Clearly, more such models are needed.
Oct
11th

Self-driving cars will help make motorcycles safer, experts say

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Self-driving technology promises to pretty much transform the auto industry as we know it. It may also change the business of selling motorcycles. It all comes down to safety, according to Karl Viktor Schaller, head of development at BMW Motorrad.
Oct
11th

Driverless cars on UK public trial for the first time

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Oxford’s Mobile Robotics Group self-driving cars
News 11 Oct, 2016

Pedestrianised areas of Milton Keynes have hosted the UK's first trial of autonomous car tech in a public space

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