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Mar
26th

Tap the brakes: Self-driving vehicle technology is ‘absolutely not ready,’ says robotics researcher

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Missy Cummings is an engineering professor and human-factors expert at Duke University who argues self-driving cars are "absolutely not ready for widespread deployment."
Mar
26th

Wagging tongues: Mazda’s MX-5 RF and what people think

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What people are saying following the MX-5 RF's debut at the New York auto show.
Mar
25th

North Dallas dealers hammered by hail, damaging thousands of vehicles

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It started with a pinging sound as a pre-Easter hailstorm rolled through auto dealerships north of Dallas, damaging thousands of vehicles and leaving dealers huddled with insurers on Friday.
Mar
25th

Nissan promotes North American managers on several fronts

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Nissan is giving several of its key managers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada more authority as it enters the final 12-month stretch of its global Power 88 business plan to increase profits and grow market share.
Mar
25th

A lesson for Lexus, HMI, J.J. Abrams: What people think of Genesis New York concept

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Genesis offered an advance look at where its sedan lineup may be headed with the New York Concept introduced at the New York auto show. A roundup of what people are saying about it
Mar
25th

Cadillac appeals to young Chinese car buyers

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Cadillac, a favorite among America's older "supper club set," is revving up sales to younger luxury buyers in China through smoother designs and localized production to keep prices accessible.
Mar
25th

Great Wall terminates $1.8 billion share sale on China market volatility

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Great Wall Motor, China's biggest manufacturer of SUVs, said it will terminate plans for a 12 billion yuan ($1.84 billion) share sale after its stock slumped below the designated offer price.
Mar
25th

Green cars featured at New York show amid cheap gasoline

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Automakers revealed an assortment of fuel-efficient electric and hybrid models at the New York auto show, demonstrating their efforts to meet regulatory demands even as U.S. consumers snap up SUVs and pickups amid relatively cheap gasoline.
Mar
25th

March forecast calls for one of the strongest U.S. sales months ever

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March is on pace to be one of the strongest months ever for the U.S. auto industry, with sales expected to rise at least 7 percent from a year ago, according to three forecasts. The forecasts call for industry volume of about 1.
Mar
25th

Lincoln Navigator concept at the 2016 New York show

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Mar
25th

New Lincoln Navigator concept unveiled in New York

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News 25 Mar, 2016

The 2017 Lincoln Navigator will feature new contemporary styling and lots more tech

Mar
25th

Autoliv comes out on top after Takata’s airbag mess

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When the deadly problems with Takata airbag inflators sent the world's major automakers searching for a new supplier, they didn't have to look far.
Mar
25th

Porsche’s 20-year plan is a gamble on efficiency, starting with the Macan

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Porsche introduced three model upgrades -- the 911R, 718 Boxster and an efficient four-cylinder Macan -- along with its new president of North America, Klaus Zellmer.
Mar
25th

Renault exec says compact minivans ‘not dead’ in Europe

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The head of Renault's compact models, Andre Abboud, says European demand for minivans such as the Scenic definitely is 'not dead.
Mar
24th

FCA seeks dismissal of Ill. dealer suit alleging inflated sales

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Fiat Chrysler fired back today against Illinois dealerships that filed a civil racketeering lawsuit alleging FCA paid dealers to improperly inflate sales, saying the allegations are 'baseless' and an attempt to 'publicly...
Mar
24th

Toyota Boshoku plans Silicon Valley outpost for driver control randd

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Japanese supplier Toyota Boshoku will open a new office in Silicon Valley next month to serve as an randd base for automated driving and cockpits for future vehicles.
Mar
24th

BMW gets 5-month extensions on Takata airbag fixes

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Mar
24th

Honda and Takata conducted stealth airbag fix in 2009, report says

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In 2009, after ruptured airbag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters.
Mar
24th

UAW membership rises 1.3 percent in 2015

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Membership in the UAW rose by nearly 5,200 workers in 2015 to 408,639 -- the sixth straight year of small gains for the American union. The union said in a filing with the U.S. Labor Department that membership rose 1.3 percent last year.
Mar
24th

VW, Porsche recall about 800,000 SUVs to check pedals

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Volkswagen and its Porsche unit today said they were recalling more than 800,000 VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne SUVs globally as a precautionary measure, to fix a potentially faulty component on the pedal mechanism.
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