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Jan
13th

Volvo XC90 poised for another big year

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The Volvo XC90 will lure even more customers from rival premium brands in 2016, the automaker's global sales and marketing chief, Bjoern Annwall, said.
Jan
13th

Daimler still plans Mercedes plant in Russia despite weak market

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Daimler remains committed to adding a plant in recession-hit Russia to support the 'remarkable' performance of its Mercedes brand, CEO Dieter Zetsche said.
Jan
12th

Ghosn stands apart on consolidation, car sharing

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The auto industry may be looking for more consolidation and new opportunities in car-sharing. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn's response? Not so fast.
Jan
12th

In China, Mercedes zeroes in on Audi, BMW

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If Daimler's Mercedes-Benz arm overtakes BMW as the world's top-selling luxury automaker, it may have to thank China chief Hubertus Troska for his efforts.
Jan
12th

Johnson Controls to name seating and interiors spinoff company Adient

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Johnson Controls today said its seating and interiors business that is being spun off into a separate company will be named Adient.
Jan
12th

GM takes customer loyalty crown from Ford

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General Motors finished the 2015 model year with the most loyal customers, unseating Ford Motor Co., which had won the distinction for five consecutive years.
Jan
12th

Ford expects 2015 pretax profit to set record, says ’16 may be even better

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Ford today said it earned a record pretax profit of at least $10.5 billion in 2015 and that it would match or beat that result in 2016.
Jan
12th

Toyota won’t rush to fully autonomous vehicles, Lentz says

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While Google's gumdrop-shaped self-driving car is logging thousands of miles on the streets of California, don't expect to jump in the backseat of a Toyota anytime soon for a robot-chauffeured ride.
Jan
12th

Magna to stay flexible on tech partnerships

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Fresh on the heels of his company's $1.9 billion acquisition of transmission supplier Getrag last week, Magna CEO Don Walker said he sees no slowdown in the pace of consolidation among auto suppliers.
Jan
12th

Google is hunting self-driving partners, Krafcik says

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Most automakers and suppliers see self-driving cars arriving at the end of a long, step-by-step process. Google wants to skip straight to the endgame. Nevertheless, the search engine giant is turning to industry players for help.
Jan
12th

GM delays Super Cruise rollout

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General Motors' timeline to introduce its first semi-autonomous vehicle has slipped by several months as the automaker works to perfect the system, which allows hands-free highway driving even while in traffic.
Jan
12th

Sales plateau? GM is ready, Ammann says

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If U.S. automotive sales are about to plateau at a time of turmoil in markets around the globe, General Motors is ready for it. So said GM President Dan Ammann today in a speech at the Automotive News World Congress.
Jan
12th

Industry is plateauing, AutoNation’s Jackson warns

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U.S. auto sales are beginning to plateau even as automakers strive for yet-higher volume, and that could trigger a resurgence of the industry's bad habits, the leader of the nation's largest new-car retailer warned today.
Jan
12th

GM concealed ignition-switch defect, U.S. jurors told in ‘bellwether’ trial

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GM should pay for concealing an ignition-switch defect from its customers that has been linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths, a lawyer for an Oklahoma man injured in a car crash told a Manhattan jury today.
Jan
12th

Some of dealers’ claims against TrueCar advertising proceed

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TrueCar was unable to end a claim by a coalition of 162 new- and used-vehicle dealerships around the U.S.
Jan
12th

Obama to discuss self-driving cars in State of the Union

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President Obama plans to talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address tonight, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing...
Jan
12th

World auto sales expected to grow to 89 million vehicles in 2016

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German supplier Continental AG expects global production of cars and light trucks to grow only slightly in 2016, to 89 million vehicles from about 88 million in 2015.
Jan
12th

Low oil prices make it harder to sell fuel-efficient cars, GM powertrain boss says

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Although slumping oil prices have not changed General Motors' product development plans, the declines in oil and U.S. gasoline prices are affecting consumers' purchase decisions, says Dan Nicholson, GM's powertrain chief.
Jan
12th

NHTSA’s Rosekind steps up call for proactive safety culture

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After another year of massive recalls and record fines imposed on automakers, Mark Rosekind doubled down on his push for the auto industry to take up a more proactive approach to vehicle safety.
Jan
12th

GM unveils technology to help avoid child heatstroke deaths

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GM said it will introduce a new safety system to remind drivers to check for children in the rear seats, and that it could eventually develop features to detect forgotten children.
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