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Jan
23rd

PSA’s China sales fall 16% in 2016 on lack of crossovers

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PSA Group's deliveries in China declined 16 percent last year, as the company's two Chinese joint ventures were hobbled by a lack of crossovers.
Jan
23rd

Automakers, others battle for position in lucrative connected car sector

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Cars are rapidly being transformed into connectivity centers constantly linked to the outside world as automakers, suppliers and service providers try to benefit from a multi-billion-dollar sector forecast to grow at a double-digit rate for the rest...
Jan
23rd

Lincoln dials back in China

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Lincoln will continue to expand in China this year, but the pace of growth for its dealership network will likely slow after targets were exceeded in 2016.
Jan
23rd

Nissan, Hyundai-Kia join top fleet players

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Nissan North America and Hyundai-Kia moved into the top tier of U.S. fleet players in 2016, joining the Detroit 3 in using bulk sales to boost marketplace presence.
Jan
23rd

Ford Credit program makes dealer visit optional

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Ford Motor Credit customers will soon be able to purchase and finance new vehicles from a dealership's website, thereby making a visit to the store optional.
Jan
23rd

BMW departure adds to upheaval

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Karim Habib's departure as head of BMW brand design creates more upheaval in the group's design organization following two key departures last year.
Jan
23rd

Cheaper lidar on the way

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Lidar sensing technology is perceived as a critical component for autonomous vehicles, but is too costly to use. Some suppliers say they finally know how to produce lidar less expensively.
Jan
23rd

Connected infrastructure runs into red lights

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As automakers and suppliers eye the potential of fully connected cities, the hard realities of rolling out those technologies are quickly becoming apparent.
Jan
23rd

Dealership’s return policy builds goodwill

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The Maguire Family of Dealerships offers the Maguire Family Assurance policy, which guarantees the Ithaca, N.Y.
Jan
23rd

Trump moves quickly on trade

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Minutes after President Donald Trump was sworn in, the new administration declared its intention to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Jan
23rd

New chairman talks Trump, regulations, sanity

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Mark Scarpelli, NADA's incoming chairman, is eager to work with President Donald Trump's administration to bring more 'sanity' to regulations and clarify recalls.
Jan
23rd

VW EVs will debut 5G connectivity services

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Volkswagen plans to equip its family of I.D. electric cars with next-generation 5G mobile connectivity and vehicle-to-everything communication standards as the brand prepares to offer full autonomous driving functionality in 2025.
Jan
23rd

Audi ‘fanatically focused’ on dealer profitability

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Audi of America's six-year string of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains may grab headlines, but it is other industry-leading numbers associated with the luxury brand that turn dealer heads, says U.S. brand boss Scott Keogh.
Jan
23rd

Will the next luxury flagship be a truck?

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Mercedes and BMW still sell a good volume of the luxury sedans known as brand flagships. But the identity builders for European luxury brands are likely to increasingly become crossovers and SUVs as the sales shift to trucks continues.
Jan
23rd

China growth buys time for Cadillac

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Surging sales in China are giving Cadillac's U.S. business a luxury it lacked during previous attempts to regain its former luster: time.
Jan
23rd

Jaguar tests smaller E-Pace crossover

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Jaguar will add a smaller, more affordable utility vehicle -- the E-Pace -- to its lineup in about a year, probably in Europe first, then the U.S.
Jan
23rd

Employee turnover costs dealers billions

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FIRST OF A FOUR-PART SERIES: When look-alike stores sell the same vehicles at roughly the same prices, only the people distinguish one dealership from another. Yet very few dealers are good at hiring and retaining employees.
Jan
23rd

Wal-Mart, CarSaver will sell cars

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Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer, is jumping into car sales through partnerships with dealership groups, including AutoNation, the nation's largest new-vehicle retailer, and with CarSaver, an online auto retail platform.
Jan
23rd

EPA nominee calls for CO2 rule review

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Scott Pruitt distanced himself from candidate Donald Trump's promise to "gut" the agency and his claim that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China.
Jan
23rd

VW to test over-the-air options

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Volkswagen AG is looking to change the way consumers buy new-car options by using over-the-air updates to offer some features on a trial basis.
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