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Apr
17th

Mercedes’ redesigned G class stays boxy

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The venerable G class will be new inside and out after a coming redesign, Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener confirms. But as for its iconic boxy shape...
Apr
17th

Ford extends Shelby Mustangs another model year

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Ford is keeping the Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustangs in its product lineup for the 2018 model year.
Apr
17th

Nissan OK with rising fleet sales

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As other automakers shun the daily rental business, Nissan sees an opportunity. "The dollars we get are relevant, so we're going to continue to be there, even if other companies don't want to," says Nissan North America Chairman Jose Munoz.
Apr
17th

YouTube’s ‘wrong call’ gives dealers reality check

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A 'wrong call' by YouTube delivered a dose of reality to dealers who depend on the free online video service: Nothing is guaranteed - not even an explanation.
Apr
17th

What to do about cars?

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Behind the scenes at the New York auto show, industry executives were grappling with questions about cars. How low will their market share go, amid hot crossovers and SUVs? How to reignite the appeal of cars?
Apr
17th

Brassy in the Big Apple

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Nobody ever succeeded in New York by being modest. These concepts and production models show the variety and audacity of some of the New York show's best.
Apr
16th

Porsche uses ‘soft sell’ approach to win sales

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Porsche is expanding its global dealership network with a showroom format that abandons normal markers of corporate identity for a "soft sell" approach. The first store has just opened in Germany, with others to follow in China, the U.S.
Apr
16th

Is the Dodge Demon devilishly clever or evil incarnate?

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The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, unveiled at the New York auto show, traded in the performance brand's halo for horns with performance numbers normally associated with much more expensive brands.
Apr
16th

Is the Dodge Demon devilishly clever or evil incarnate?

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The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, unveiled at the New York auto show, traded in the performance brand's halo for horns with performance numbers normally associated with much more expensive brands.
Apr
16th

5G will see slow rollout to cars

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Hyundai's auto intelligence chief says 5G cellular technology, often seen as the key to truly autonomous driving, is about 10 years away.
Apr
16th

Incentives, inventories are top concerns among executives

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Auto executives are cautiously optimistic about sales in 2017. But that doesn't mean solid if unspectacular gains; it means flat - or even down slightly from record levels.
Apr
16th

Tesla surpassing GM? Only on Wall Street

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It's important to remember how irrelevant Wall Street's arbitrary measure of a company's value is on every other street in America, where you're far more likely to see a GM vehicle in the driveway than a Tesla.
Apr
16th

Porsche uses ‘soft cell’ approach to win sales

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Porsche is expanding its global dealership network with a showroom format that abandons normal markers of corporate identity for a "soft cell" approach. The first store has just opened in Germany, with others to follow in China, the U.S.
Apr
15th

Solar-power push is on for Colorado dealers

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A new initiative hopes to get as many Colorado dealers onto solar energy as possible before federal tax incentives begin to fade in 2020.
Apr
15th

What does Lucid Air have over Tesla Model S?

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The Lucid Air drew scant attention at the New York auto show. But Lucid's chief technology officer says the four-door electric vehicle is markedly superior to the cars of his previous company: Tesla.
Apr
15th

Toyota FT-4X designed to be ‘doable’

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Toyota's rollout of the cheery but rugged FT-4X concept crossover is more of a trial balloon than an esoteric design project.
Apr
15th

Hyundai exec predicts battery shakeout

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Hyundai Motor Group's eco-car czar, Lee Ki-sang, expects a technological shakeout between 2020 and 2025 that will make clear whether a post-lithium ion battery breakthrough is on the horizon.
Apr
15th

Europe’s small SUV sales forecast to top 2 million next year

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Europe's small SUV/crossover segment is forecast to continue its rapid growth as models from latecomers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai and Kia expand the sector above 2 million sales in 2018 and to 2.3 million by 2020.
Apr
14th

Takata rescue talks extended, even as bankruptcy risk looms, report says

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Potential rescuers of Takata have extended talks, already in their 14th month, for a deal to take over the airbag supplier at the heart of the auto industry's biggest safety recall, Reuters reported.
Apr
14th

VW has fixed or repurchased more than half of banned 2.0-liter diesels

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VW said it repurchased or terminated leases on nearly 238,000 vehicles and repaired 6,200 after it admitted in 2015 to secretly installing software that let vehicles emit up to 40 times legally-allowable pollution levels.
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