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Mar
28th

GM wins key judgment in second ignition-switch trial

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GM won a partial victory in its second trial over faulty ignition switches as a judge threw out a key fraud claim against the automaker, a company spokesman said, boosting the company's outlook for resolving hundreds of similar cases on better terms.
Mar
28th

How sharing cars could actually boost auto sales

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Technological innovation in the auto industry, from the advent of Uber and Lyft to a future with self-driving vehicles, promises to change the game for commuters and carmakers.
Mar
28th

Volkswagen recalls 5,600 U.S. EVs for stalling issue

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Volkswagen is recalling nearly 5,600 electric e-Golf cars in the U.S. to address a battery problem that can cause stalling, the company said today.
Mar
28th

Six former GM lawyers linked to ignition scandal will keep law licenses, report says

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Six former General Motors lawyers who were let go over their roles in the automaker's ignition-switch controversy will keep their Michigan law licenses, according to a news report.
Mar
28th

GM’s purchase of Cruise Automation gets antitrust OK by U.S.

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General Motors has won U.S. antitrust approval for the purchase of Silicon Valley startup Cruise Automation, the Federal Trade Commission said today.
Mar
28th

Another batch of Silicon startups takes on car retailing

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Silicon Valley's e-commerce dream for cars has returned with a vengeance, 15 years after the first wave of car-buying services fizzled out.
Mar
28th

Another batch of Silicon Valley startups takes on car retailing

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Silicon Valley's e-commerce dream for cars has returned with a vengeance, 15 years after the first wave of car-buying services fizzled out.
Mar
28th

VW’s U.S. dealers confront execs with reality in showrooms

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To head off a mutiny, Alan Brown, chairman of the Volkswagen National Dealer Advisory Council, and two others on the dealer council brought their concerns directly to VW: the automaker needs to sell 500,000 units annually for a healthy dealer...
Mar
28th

Toyota trucks on the way

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Toyota dealers need more trucks to satisfy consumer demand, says the head of the National Toyota Dealers' Advisory Council. Beyond that, though, Toyota and its dealers have a great relationship, he said.
Mar
28th

Dealers anxiously await off-lease vehicles

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The used-vehicle drought, a remnant of the Great Recession, is almost over. The off-lease spigot is about to turn on in a big way.
Mar
28th

Dealer pessimism about 2016 outlook grows

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Dealers' optimism is being tested in 2016.
Mar
28th

VW dealer chief sees no room for retrenchment

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Volkswagen's dealer council chief says reversing the brand's three-year sales slide and setting a new, higher annual sales baseline are essential for the health of its 652 U.S. dealers.
Mar
28th

Cadillac works to tighten control over lease returns

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Cadillac is offering dealers bonus money to sell more certified pre-owned vehicles, part of a broader strategy to lift resale values.
Mar
28th

New Dealertrack tool speeds trade-in payoffs, titles

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Dealertrack's Accelerated Title cuts the time a dealer can make a trade-in available for sale by electronically transferring the vehicle's loan payoff funds and obtaining its title.
Mar
28th

‘Sales cure all,’ Mitsubishi dealer board chair says

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Mitsubishi's decision to close its Normal, Ill., plant led rival dealers to suggest to customers that Mitsubishi might soon close up shop altogether in the U.S., but dealer council Chairman Ryan Gremore is urging Mitsubishi dealers not to give up.
Mar
28th

Hyundai dealers pressing for profitable growth

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Despite stocking showrooms with three-quarters cars as the majority of Americans bought trucks, Hyundai Motor Co. managed to set a U.S. sales record in 2015.
Mar
28th

Revamped products will give Nissan a premium edge

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Three of Nissan's recent vehicle redesigns will give retailers a chance to appeal to higher end consumers and score higher transaction prices than the brand's volume products.
Mar
28th

Car-buying startups of 1990s didn’t live long and prosper

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The first wave of online car-shopping sites in the 1990s had little success, despite tech-bubble investor enthusiasm.
Mar
28th

Acura dealers embrace Ikeda’s performance push

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While nearly the entire industry is in a light-truck tizzy, fortifying crossover, SUV and pickup lines and squeezing every last drop out of their production capacity, Acura is swimming upstream.
Mar
28th

Kia dealers see boost from captive lender, incentives

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After make meetings in 2014 and 2015 overshadowed by sales management shake-ups at Kia Motors America, Benny Yount, the dealer council chairman, expects smoother sailing this year.
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