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Aug
8th

Reborn Karma will have factory stores

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Karma Automotive plans to start selling its new Revero four-door coupe through a handful of high-end franchise dealers sprinkled around the country, plus a small network of factory-owned 'brand experience centers.'
Aug
8th

Child heat deaths: Thorny issue, few fixes

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Safety experts are pushing regulators and the auto industry to come up with technological solutions to help solve the problem of pediatric heatstroke in cars. But it has been hard to get momentum.
Aug
8th

Mercedes streamlines van orders

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Mercedes-Benz USA has created a menu of prepackaged options for its Sprinter and Metris cargo vans to make it easier for its luxury car dealers to sell vans to commercial users.
Aug
8th

As sales plateau, big incentives return

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July sales were 1.1 percent ahead of last year's record pace. But several forecasters have reduced their outlook for the remainder of 2016, and some automakers are starting to fight the stagnating market with more aggressive incentives.
Aug
8th

Cox Automotive: A ‘house of brands’ becomes a retail powerhouse

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Seemingly overnight, Cox Automotive has burst on the scene as a broad dealer-services provider that touches three out of four vehicle transactions in some way.
Aug
8th

Dealer groups open fire on Cadillac retail plan

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Some state dealer groups are demanding that Cadillac scrap its controversial dealer-incentive program, saying its vision for transforming the retail network would violate franchise agreements.
Aug
8th

Dealer gets savvy with recall repairs

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One Oregon dealer found a way to identify used vehicles in inventory that have open safety recalls.
Aug
7th

U.S. finds unapproved emissions software in VW Group 3.0-liter diesel engine, report says

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U.S. authorities have found three unapproved software programs in 3.0-liter diesel engines made by Volkswagen Group's Audi unit, a German weekly newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
Aug
7th

Lower Saxony has no plans to sue VW over emissions scandal

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The German state of Lower Saxony, Volkswagen's second-largest shareholder, has no plans to sue the automaker for damages caused by the company's emissions scandal, the state's prime minister, Stephan Weil, said.
Aug
7th

GM’s Korea studio ‘broke the mold’ with Bolt

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GM's South Korean design studio was tasked in 2012 with designing the Bolt, the automaker's most iconic technological showcase since the Volt hybrid, because of its expertise in bundling big content into small packages.
Aug
7th

Model 3 pushes Tesla to its limits

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From a puzzling acquisition to a fatal crash possibly involving its Autopilot system, Tesla Motors had a quarter of distractions. But none of this is what keeps CEO Elon Musk or investors up at night. The Model 3 does.
Aug
7th

This car isn’t for sale. It’s for selling.

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The pristine paint jobs consumers see in future car commercials could actually be the digitized skin of a virtual chameleon.
Aug
7th

Audi, Daimler, Volvo re-think automation

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Automakers are testing production methods that would see flexible robots working alongside humans on the assembly line.
Aug
6th

How automakers compete at the Olympics

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While Jeep isn't a sponsor of the Games, its USA Basketball partnership has allowed the automaker to align its brand with some of the event's most high-profile athletes in the months leading up to the Olympics.
Aug
6th

Can Buick LaCrosse tempt young buyers?

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With the redesigned LaCrosse, Buick hopes to retain the 350,000 people who now own the current generation, as well as turn the heads of owners of other large sedans, including the Toyota Avalon, Chrysler 300, Lexus ES 350 and Lincoln MKS.
Aug
6th

Land Rover design chief OK with imitators

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Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's design director, couldn't care less about other automakers copying the brand's design DNA. He's focusing on the next Defender and the launch of the new Discovery this fall.
Aug
6th

Renault’s new SUVs push brand past Ford to become No. 2 in Europe

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Renault's push into hot-selling SUV/crossover segments has paid off after the brand overtook Ford to become Europe's No. 2 brand by vehicle sales.
Aug
5th

Tesla plans third-quarter cash outlays of $1.1 billion

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Tesla, in a new sign of pressure on the electric vehicle maker, on Friday disclosed $1.1 billion in third quarter cash requirements for payments and planned expenditures, about a third of the cash it had on hand mid-year.
Aug
5th

Chris Urmson, leader behind Google’s self-driving car research, departs

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Chris Urmson, chief technical officer of Google's self-driving car efforts, is leaving as the Internet company moves the project from research into the creation of products.
Aug
5th

Wholesale used-vehicle prices rise for 4th straight month, Manheim index shows

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Wholesale used-vehicle prices rose for a fourth straight month in July, despite predictions prices would fall in 2016 as a flood of off-lease vehicles came on the market, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index released Friday.
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