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May
31st

AutoNation names Iserman COO, executive vice president of sales

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AutoNation named Lance Iserman COO and executive vice president of sales, promoting the president of the dealership group's western region.
May
31st

Texas store’s CEO sets plans in aftermath of fatal shooting

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RFJ Auto Partners has shut down a Nissan store in Texas to regroup after a triple homicide in the store during business hours. Here's what it plans to do next.
May
31st

GM plans to cut shift at Mich. transmission plant

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GM said it will end one of two production shifts at a Michigan transmission plant next month, following cutbacks at several vehicle assembly vehicle plants.
May
31st

Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake in the pipeline

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Auto Express 2017 Car Design Award - VW Arteon
News 31 May, 2017

A new VW Arteon Shooting Brake is on the way, while a six-cylinder engine could also be added to the range

May
31st

Fields tried to fire Hinrichs before being ousted from Ford

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Days before his May 19 ouster as CEO of Ford, Mark Fields was proposing to fire his top lieutenant, Joe Hinrichs, in an effort to relieve some of the pressure he was facing from a skeptical board of directors, Automotive News has learned.
May
31st

Fields tried to fire Hinrichs before being ousted from Ford

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Days before his May 19 ouster as CEO of Ford, Mark Fields was proposing to fire his top lieutenant, Joe Hinrichs, in an effort to relieve some of the pressure he was facing from a skeptical board of directors, Automotive News has learned.
May
31st

Musk mulls the end of his tortured dance with Trump

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Elon Musk has vowed to leave President Trump's advisory councils if the president pulls the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. To Musk's fans, it's about time.
May
31st

Low-cost reduction in real world diesel NOx emissions a possibility with CPT’s 48V BISG technology

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The UK's Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), working with Austria's Technische Univeritat Wien (TU Wien), has demonstrated how its SpeedStart belt-integrated starter generator (BISG) 48V mild hybrid can help reduce NOx emissions and improve fuel economy in diesel engines using the latest emission test procedures.
May
31st

New-car loans lasting 73 to 84 months soar

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New-vehicle loans lasting 73 to 84 months have risen sharply in the past eight years. Longer terms are becoming more commonplace in used-vehicle financing, too.
May
31st

Shootout at Texas dealership kills 3

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Two bounty hunters posing as federal agents waited at a Nissan dealership for a third man. When he arrived, a gunfight broke out. All three are dead.
May
31st

BMW brings back the 8 series

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BMW shows off the 8 series concept in the top-ranked new video on our weekly viral video chart.
May
31st

A new warning as fewer subprime auto borrowers pay off early

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Fewer subprime borrowers are paying off their auto loans early, a possible sign that consumers with weaker credit scores are struggling more, according to a report by Wells Fargo researchers.
May
31st

Continental to cooperate with Baidu on intelligent mobility

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Continental has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Baidu, one of the biggest internet companies in China, with the goal of establishing a "comprehensive strategic cooperation in the areas of automated driving, connected vehicles and intelligent mobility services".
May
31st

Toyota uses open-source software in new approach to in-car tech

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Toyota said the infotainment system of its revamped Camry sedan to be sold in the US will run on a Linux-based, open-source technology platform.
May
31st

VW claims AEB first for its commercial vehicles

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Volkswagen in the UK says it is to become the first commercial vehicle brand to fit all its vans with autonomous emergency braking systems (Front Assist with City Emergency Braking), meaning all customers ordering a new Caddy, Transporter or Crafter van from 1 June will be 'guaranteed safety as standard'.
May
31st

BMW to resume full production as Bosch solves component snag

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BMW supplier Robert Bosch is resuming deliveries of steering gears that will enable the carmaker to revive full production of models including its bestselling 3-series sedan after a parts shortage disrupted output.
May
31st

Henkel works with FCA for weight saving

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Henkel and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have cooperated in the development of new treatment processes that boost strategies for reducing weight and were applied to the latest version of the Alfa Romeo Giulia.
May
31st

Nissans crowding rental lots carry risk as U.S. sales slow

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Nissan's decision to boost deliveries to fleet companies carries risk, both to the Japanese automaker and to struggling rental-car giants Hertz and Avis Budget Group.
May
31st

Continental, Baidu sign deal on self-driving tech

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Continental signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese Internet company Baidu to develop autonomous and connected-car technologies.
May
31st

BMW Tiexi plant line shut for the week

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BMW's car production at its main production line at a plant in China has come to a halt after Bosch became unable to supply steering parts.
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