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5th

Texas car salesman kidnapped during test drive, escapes and fights back

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What was supposed to be a typical test drive for a Houston car salesman turned into a violent kidnapping that ended with him escaping and two suspects fleeing.
Jan
5th

GM rises 5.7% in December on pickups, Cadillac surge

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General Motors' December U.S. sales rose 5.7 percent, as strong demand for pickups and a surge in volume at Cadillac helped push the company's average transaction price to a record high of $37,000.
Jan
5th

Subaru sets another U.S. volume milestone with 13% gain in 2015

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Subaru of America set its seventh consecutive sales record last year, selling 582,675 vehicles - an increase of 13 percent over the prior year.
Jan
5th

Automakers, not Silicon Valley, lead in driverless car patents, study says

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Automakers, not technology companies, are in the driver's seat in developing self-driving, "autonomous" cars, and Toyota is best positioned to lead the way, according to a new report on patents for the fast-evolving technology.
Jan
5th

Bosch connected car features touchscreen of the future at CES 2016

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Bosch concept CES
News 5 Jan, 2016

Bosch's haptic touchscreen tech seen on its CES concept could appear on a production car as early as next year

Jan
5th

CES – Microsoft Azure to power Nissan telematics in Europe

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Nissan Motor and Microsoft on Tuesday (5 January) said all Leaf EVs and Infiniti models in Europe will have Connect Telematics Systems (CTS) powered by the software giant's Azure.
Jan
5th

Jeep record powers FCA up 13% to best-ever December

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Record Jeep sales pushed Fiat Chrysler's U.S. volume up 13 percent last month to its best December in the company's 90-year history.
Jan
5th

BMW previews i8 roadster with tech-packed concept

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BMW previewed a roadster version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car with the Vision Future Interaction concept car. BMW said the concept provides an outlook on the networked cockpit and the user interface of the future.
Jan
5th

BMW teases i8 roadster with tech-packed concept

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BMW previewed a roadster version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car with the Vision Future Interaction concept car. BMW said the concept provides an outlook on the networked cockpit and the user interface of the future.
Jan
5th

Dura exiting Chinese trim parts joint venture

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Dura Automotive Systems, subsidiary Dura Automotive Handels und Beteiligungs, and Minth Investment, a subsidiary of Sinnoone (HK) have agreed to a share transaction involving Jiaxing Dura Minth Automotive Parts that exits Dura from the joint venture (JV).
Jan
5th

CES – Microsoft to partner with Harman in connected car productivity

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Harman announced a connected car collaboration with Microsoft at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. This collaboration is a first for Microsoft in the connected car sector and places a new emphasis on productivity within the car.
Jan
5th

Harman to buy Michigan auto cybersecurity company

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Harman said today it agreed to buy automotive cybersecurity company TowerSec, as part of efforts to boost security of its offerings designed for connected vehicles.
Jan
5th

VW struggles to agree with U.S. on fix for test-cheating cars, report says

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Volkswagen is struggling to agree with U.S. authorities on a fix for vehicles capable of cheating emissions tests, Reuters reported, showing how relations between the two sides remain strained four months after the scandal came to light.
Jan
5th

Honda’s fifth-generation Odyssey spied

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Spy shots of Honda testing its fifth-generation Odyssey minivan show there's just no disguising a minivan for anything else.
Jan
5th

Cockpit displays expected to grow 11% annually, IHS says

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Through 2021, global revenue from center console displays, instrument clusters and head-up displays is expected to grow more than 11 percent annually, IHS Automotive predicts.
Jan
5th

ZF TRW unveils cockpit concept at CES

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ZF unveiled four new approaches to the human-machine interface (HMI) as part of its cockpit concept at the CES 2016 show in Las Vegas.
Jan
5th

Ford will expand self-driving test car fleet to 30

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Ford said it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars as part of an effort to accelerate autonomous vehicle development.
Jan
5th

Fiat Chrysler wins first Canadian sales title

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles won the Canadian auto sales title for the first time in its 90-year history, posting a 1.1 percent gain in sales to 293,061 vehicles, as the industry followed U.S. trends and reported record-breaking sales in 2015.
Jan
5th

BMW claims 4th luxury crown in 5 years; Lexus tops Mercedes

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BMW held on in December to top the luxury segment in 2015 for its fourth luxury-sales crown in five years. But Lexus rode a strong December to pass Mercedes-Benz for second place.
Jan
5th

Nissan names new Europe marketing chief

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Nissan has promoted company veteran Jean-Pierre Diernaz to its new Europe marketing head.
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