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May
30th

Toyota’s Texas headquarters begins to rise

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Toyota's Plano, Texas, plot is beginning to look like a world-class corporate campus as it emerges from the dusty construction site just north of Dallas in anticipation of a migration of employees from the old headquarters in Southern California and...
May
30th

Here come the hydrogen stations

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Hydrogen fuel cell cars are beginning to trickle onto California's roads. And thanks to a push from regulators, automakers and startup FirstElement, more filling stations are arriving, too.
May
30th

Recruiting college grads to the dealership

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Ray Skillman Auto Group revamped its recruiting process to target college graduates with retail experience, part of its switch to a product-specialist model to replace traditional sales staffers.
May
30th

Toyota, Nissan seek battery breakthroughs

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Toyota and Nissan are working on advanced battery technologies they hope will give new-generation electrified vehicles greater driving range.
May
30th

Recall battle shifts to states

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State dealer associations are going to their legislatures seeking -- and getting -- new protections they say dealers need to cope with the burden of unrepaired vehicles on their lots, especially as the Takata airbag recalls expand.
May
30th

Are Japan’s automakers too U.S.-dependent?

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Japan's automakers are beginning to position themselves for a slowdown in their cash-cow market - the United States.
May
30th

Rembrandts help refine the art of the sale

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Robert Hoehn is a 21st century American car dealer who became obsessed with collecting prints made by a 17th century Dutch master who conjured dark, magical images using copper plates, acid, an etching tool and a press.
May
29th

Peugeot expects China boost from new 3008

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Peugeot expects to get a sales boost in China from the new 3008, which has been redesigned to look more like an SUV to capitalize on booming demand in the market for crossovers.
May
29th

EU emissions inquiry chief seeks rules revamp

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Kathleen Van Brempt, the head of an EU investigation panel set up after the VW scandal, says emissions loopholes need to be closed and enforcement established at a European level.
May
29th

FCA’s sales streak rides on minivans

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If Fiat Chrysler ekes out its 74th consecutive year-over-year sales increase in May, as expected, it will likely do so with a big assist from a segment often dismissed as a has-been -- minivans.
May
29th

The Belgian Socialist investigating the auto industry

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Kathleen Van Brempt, the head of an EU investigation panel set up after the VW scandal, says emissions loopholes need to be closed and enforcement established at a European level.
May
29th

VW goal: 1 million electrified vehicles by 2025

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Volkswagen Group expects it will have to sell about 1 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles a year worldwide by 2025 to fulfill increasingly strict carbon dioxide emission limits in major markets.
May
29th

FCA’s sales streak rides on minivans

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If Fiat Chrysler ekes out its 74th consecutive year-over-year sales increase in May, as expected, it will likely do so with a big assist from a segment often dismissed as a has-been - minivans.
May
29th

Race cars are laps ahead on connectivity

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Although some might think the fuss about connected cars is a relatively recent phenomenon, it's not. Race cars have been transmitting fuel and performance data to pit crews for decades.
May
29th

Can Volvo play small ball?

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Volvo's first entry into the compact crossover segment, the XC40 arriving late next year, is meant to the Swedish brand to capitalize on the market's seeming unquenchable thirst for these vehicles.
May
28th

Toyota patent activity soaring

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EV-related technologies have triggered a boom in automotive patents, and they are streaming out of Toyota. And the gap between the number of new Toyota patents and those at the industry's second-place company, Robert Bosch, is enormous.
May
28th

VW weighs second EV platform

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Volkswagen is examining whether its modular architecture for electric cars under development, dubbed MEB, is flexible enough for a top-of-the-line Phaeton, or whether a second groupwide platform is needed.
May
28th

Mazda ventures back into premium tier

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For more than a decade, Mazda has talked about occupying a quasi-premium space in the U.S. The redesigned CX-9 is a step in that direction.
May
28th

Renault-Nissan’s savior Ghosn turns his attention to Mitsubishi

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Carlos Ghosn turned around Renault and Nissan in the late 1990s. Now he must work his magic on scandal-hit Mitsubishi after Nissan took a controlling stake in the smaller company.
May
27th

GM may shift some pickup production from Mexico to Michigan, report says

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Some General Motors light-duty pickup production is going to shift to Flint, Mich., from Mexico, according to a report.
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