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Nov
7th

Truck sales on pace for 10 million mark

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While it's increasingly unlikely that 2016 will beat last year's record U.S. volume, sales of the big vehicles that generate the bulk of many automakers' profits are at an all-time high.
Nov
7th

How long is a 7-minute wait? Too long.

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A New York-area dealer used video to get his service advisers to stop leaving customers unattended and waiting.
Nov
7th

FCA’s big cars extended to 2020

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Fiat Chrysler will refresh and stick with its stable of large cars until at least 2020, two sources told Automotive News.
Nov
7th

How Zetsche put Mercedes in position to overtake BMW in global luxury race

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The launch of the latest S class in 2013 was a game changer for Mercedes and for CEO Dieter Zetsche.
Nov
7th

Dealer reconsiders selling recalled vehicles

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After a whirlwind of local and national media coverage of a lawsuit filed by Florida dealer Earl Stewart against a rival group which was selling used vehicles subject to the Takata airbag recall, there's one less dealership group in South Florida...
Nov
7th

Adient will pay to upgrade its seats

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Now free of its large parent company, newly independent seat maker Adient is ready to begin pouring more cash into future seat research and technology.
Nov
7th

One-stop shops for self-driving technology

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ZF-TRW and other suppliers envision a role of leading automakers into autonomous capability.
Nov
7th

‘The turning point for Mercedes’

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After falling behind in the global luxury race, CEO Dieter Zetsche has put Mercedes-Benz in a position to overtake BMW.
Nov
7th

Toyota’s growth model turns on services

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For eight decades, Toyota's business model was straightforward: Sell more cars, make more profit.
Nov
7th

Honda enlists independent shops in Takata recall effort

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Honda is tapping independent repair shops as yet another way to track down owners of Honda and Acura vehicles with recalled yet unrepaired Takata airbag modules.
Nov
6th

Potential bidders for Takata may balk at GM bankruptcy precedent

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As troubled Japanese auto supplier Takata prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S.
Nov
6th

Unifor secures $1.2B in Detroit 3 investments in Canada after Ford contract ratified

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Unifor went into negotiations with the Detroit 3 seeking significant investments in their Canadian operations, hoping to put an end to two decades of job losses in the auto sector.
Nov
6th

Opel readies product offensive with 7 new models

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Opel/Vauxhall will launch its biggest product offensive to date with seven new or replacement models next year including a successor to its Meriva minivan that will be called the Crossland X.
Nov
6th

Unifor reaches new deal with Integram Seating, ending brief strike

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A brief strike by members of Canada's auto workers' union at Integram (Magna) Seating is over after the two sides reached a new tentative agreement Monday, a day after rejecting a prior four-year deal.
Nov
6th

VW emissions scandal deepens as prosecutors investigate chairman

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German prosecutors have widened an investigation into suspected market manipulation at VW Group to include supervisory board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch.
Nov
6th

U.S. regulator found another cheat device in Audi cars, report says

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The California Air Resources Board found software in some Audi vehicles sold in the U.S. that lowered CO2 emissions under test conditions, a German newspaper reported. The device was also used in cars in Europe, the paper said.
Nov
6th

Japan Inc. steps up autonomous-drive push

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Japan is stepping up efforts to develop a world-leading intelligent transport system by 2020 through the deployment of autonomous and connected car technologies.
Nov
6th

How Obama set the course of the industry

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No matter who is chosen to succeed him, Barack Obama's eight years in the White House will come to be seen as one of the most pivotal periods in U.S. automotive history, one that set a new benchmark for federal government involvement in the industry.
Nov
6th

GM riding high with big SUVs

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A near-quadrupling of fleet sales powered surging growth for GM's large SUVs in October and led to share gains at the expense of Ford.
Nov
6th

Buy a car, get a vacation

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An Automotive News editor in the U.S. stumbles across BMW's European Delivery program -- thanks to word-of-mouth on Internet social networks -- and sets out to personally discover one of the best retail experiences the industry has to offer.
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