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Oct
24th

Morale booster: Letting workers call it a day

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When Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines reviewed its operating hours, it found it was missing business in the morning, when customers came in for service, and selling few cars in the evening. So it closed an hour earlier.
Oct
24th

Report: Maserati delays Alfieri till ’20

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Maserati has delayed its Alfieri sports car until 2020, according to a new report.
Oct
24th

Geely’s new brand eyes Tesla retail playbook

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Geely Automobile's new global brand, Lynk and CO, will mount a Tesla-like challenge to the U.S. franchised dealer system as it pushes for 500,000 annual global sales within five years.
Oct
24th

BMW reviving 8 series, sources say

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BMW is reviving the 8 series, the big coupe built from 1989 to 1999, sources tell Automobilwoche, a German sibling publication of Automotive News.
Oct
24th

BMW’s Krueger: Automaker is innovator in mobility

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In a QandA, Harald Krueger, CEO of BMW AG, talks about waging a technology race to establish supremacy with electric and autonomous vehicles.
Oct
24th

Ford’s Fields: ‘Getting ahead’ of industry changes

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Amid skepticism on Wall Street, CEO Mark Fields aims to prove that Ford is in much better shape to withstand a downturn in the market.
Oct
24th

Geely’s Lynk brand targets Germany as key European market

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Geely Automobile's new global brand, Lynk and CO, has picked Germany as its key target market in Europe.
Oct
23rd

Piech, Porsche families say they are united behind VW management

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The Piech and Porsche families, which control more than 52 percent of VW Group, have vowed to back the automaker's senior management, setting aside past disputes as the company struggles to overcome its emissions-rigging scandal.
Oct
23rd

GUEST COLUMN, CARLOS GHOSN: Why we’re investing in Mitsubishi

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When Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Oct
23rd

Opel Meriva successor to be ‘soft’ crossover

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Opel/Vauxhall's Meriva replacement will ditch the minivan looks of the current model for crossover styling but it won't be a SUV.
Oct
23rd

Why we’re investing in Mitsubishi

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When Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Oct
23rd

Hachigo says Honda is just fine on its own

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Suddenly, Honda looks like the odd man in Japan. Toyota just added Suzuki to its growing stable of partners, and Nissan is poised to take control of Mitsubishi. Meanwhile, Honda is left by its lonesome in the face of industry consolidation.
Oct
23rd

Losing the car key

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The latest evolution in car keys is on its way -- no car key at all. The future of vehicle entry and engine start is in your smartphone.
Oct
23rd

Political donations point to pivotal election

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Elections swing back and forth, but the race for campaign cash from the auto industry is typically no contest. Republican nominees for president have raked in seven-figure sums from auto industry donors in each election cycle since 2000.
Oct
22nd

Japan Inc. gets serious about cybersecurity

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Japan's carmakers are still seen as slow to adapt to the vulnerabilities of connected cars. But with the advent of autonomous driving just over the horizon, Japan Inc. is finally getting serious about cybersecurity.
Oct
22nd

Canada labor deals may only slow the bleeding

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The roughly $900 million Canadian in investment commitments that Unifor has secured from the Detroit 3 thus far might not be enough to fully reverse the long-term trend of auto manufacturing jobs leaving Canada, labor experts say.
Oct
22nd

Toyota aims to assist, not replace, drivers

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Toyota is in no hurry to join the auto industry's stampede to launch fleet tests of Google-style self-driving taxis.
Oct
22nd

Tesla faces industry scrutiny over the best way forward for autonomous cars

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Tesla's decision to equip all of its vehicles with self-driving hardware has intensified competition over what equipment will be on board cars of the future.
Oct
21st

CarMax’s certification checklist fails Calif. law, court rules

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A federal appeals court in California ruled that CarMax's component inspection checklist violates a state statue that requires dealers to provide consumers a 'completed inspection report' prior to the sale of any certified used vehicle.
Oct
21st

CarMax’s certification check list fails Calif. law, court rules

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A federal appeals court in California ruled that CarMax's component inspection checklist violates a California statue that requires dealers to provide consumers a 'completed inspection report' prior to the sale of any certified used...
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