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Mar
7th

After VW cheated, tests got tougher

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Automakers from Detroit to Tokyo are paying a price for Volkswagen AG's emissions cheating scandal as environmental regulators intensify their scrutiny to root out violations.
Mar
7th

Experts say pay, perks, career paths can help retention

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Dealers are finding that turnover - especially on the service side of their store - is one of the single biggest issues they're combating today.
Mar
7th

Shuffle aims for a meaner, leaner Toyota

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Toyota may be one of the world's leanest carmakers. But in a new era of record volume and disruptive technologies, President Akio Toyoda has appointed the company's first-ever chief competitive officer, to sharpen its edge even more.
Mar
7th

Game-changing suppliers seek PACE Awards

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The Automotive News PACE Awards celebrate the innovations and achievements of automotive suppliers in moving the industry forward. This year, the 22nd edition of the PACE Awards highlights 28 innovations that have been named as finalists.
Mar
7th

Volvo has a compact crossover in the works

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Volvo will add a compact crossover as its 40 series returns to the U.S. on a new architecture within three years.
Mar
7th

BMW’s innovation, adaptability will be tested in the 21st century

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As BMW marks its 100-year anniversary, it finds itself entering a new disruptive digital age commonly called the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Mar
7th

U.S. Nissan Rogue supply could rise even more

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As Nissan prepares to bolster its U.S. supply of the fast-selling Rogue compact crossover with 100,000 annual imports from Japan, a top executive suggests that the number could go higher.
Mar
7th

How Lincoln fine-tunes its vehicles to satisfy Chinese consumers

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Seemingly minor tweaks can be critical to a brand's prospects in China, the world's largest vehicle market.
Mar
7th

Store led the way with LED lighting

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In 2013, Don Hinds Ford in Fishers, Ind., converted its showroom, service department and lot lighting from incandescent to LED, reducing maintenance and saving $4,000 a month on electric bills.
Mar
7th

Aston, LeEco could expand cooperation

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Aston Martin is cooperating with Chinese technology developer LeEco and could expand their work together. LeEco's founder is also the backer of Faraday Future, the start-up maker of electric cars that intends to build a plant in Nevada.
Mar
7th

Gimme a brake rotor and a Snickers bar

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The parts department at Brighton Ford includes a 150-square-foot convenience store for employees and customers, similar to that found on any city corner. The foot and beverages are a profit center for the parts department, and keep employees on site.
Mar
7th

Copy our apprentice program, says Mac Haik group

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Houston's Mac Haik group wants the industry to copy its successful technician apprenticeship program, and end the poaching that plagues dealerships and drives up costs.
Mar
7th

Marchionne puts his money where his mouth is

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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's holdings in the companies he runs are worth $232 million at recent share prices, making him more invested in his employers than fellow auto bosses, according to Bloomberg.
Mar
7th

Largest BMW plant will expand this year

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BMW's factory in Spartanburg, S.C., is the brand's biggest plant in the world, and it will become even larger when a $1 billion expansion is completed this year.
Mar
6th

Lear seeks UAW deal for Detroit jobs

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Lear CEO Matt Simoncini wants the supplier to be the bellwether of manufacturing success in the city of Detroit.
Mar
6th

VW chairman, CEO knew of ‘defeat’ devices early, paper says

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Volkswagen Group's current chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, and CEO, Matthias Mueller, were alerted by the company's former CEO to the use of illicit emissions-control software in the U.S.
Mar
6th

Lutz helped create ‘Driving Machine’ tag line

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Automotive legend Bob Lutz, a BMW board member in the early 1970s, played a significant role in raising BMW's profile. In particular, he is credited with helping create company-owned sales arms in Europe.
Mar
6th

Hyundai’s first Genesis chief took a rare path

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Glance over Erwin Raphael's resume and you might wonder why Hyundai chose him to run its fledgling Genesis luxury-car brand in the U.S. When you have a problem, however, it becomes clear.
Mar
6th

Daimler boss puts EV target range at 310 miles

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Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche says electric vehicles probably need to be able to go at least 310 miles without a recharge in order to become a mainstream alternative to gas-powered cars.
Mar
6th

How BMW plans to remain No. 1 in fast-changing premium mobility race

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As BMW celebrates its 100-year anniversary today, it finds itself entering a new disruptive digital age commonly called the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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