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May
7th

Course correction for Genesis’ ‘misguided missile’

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Is Hyundai's Genesis a make or a 'model?' The question is at the heart of the lingering confusion surrounding the luxury brand's retail strategy.
May
7th

Car dealerships managed fixed operations well in 2017: NADA

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The average U.S. light-vehicle dealership did a good job managing its fixed operations department last year, figures from NADA Data 2018 indicate.
May
7th

Ingenlath to speak at Europe congress

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Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar, Volvo's spinoff performance electrification brand, will be among the speakers at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin, Italy, on June 6.
May
7th

Daimler’s DNA in FCA products

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You thought DaimlerChrysler was dead? The vehicles on FCA US dealer lots today, more than a decade after the merger's unceremonious demise, say otherwise.
May
7th

Lexus ‘ workmanlike ES gets image makeover for 2019

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With car sales falling across all segments in the U.S. and luxury sedans scrambling to differentiate themselves from competitors, Lexus' "executive sedan" is getting its star turn.
May
7th

An oral history of DaimlerChrysler, 20 years later

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20 years ago, on May 7, 1998, DaimlerChrysler debuted with great expectations. Then, disaster. How Chrysler executives who lived it remember the 'merger of equals.'
May
7th

Toyota and Yakima partner to bring sales to dealerships

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Toyota and aftermarket accessory maker Yakima are doubling down on the utility in utility vehicles right from the showroom floor.
May
7th

DaimlerChrysler’s road to divorce

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A timeline of events, from Kirk Kerkorian's hostile takeover bid for Chrysler in 1995, to the 1998 birth of DaimlerChrylser, to its eventual demise in 2007.
May
7th

Ford: Tech culture can rise from ruins

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An abandoned train station that has come to symbolize Detroit's decline could become a beacon for the automaker's efforts to prosper in the future.
May
7th

Porsche’s Cayenne hybrid gets more power, longer range

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Porsche last week unveiled a faster, more powerful version of the Cayenne E-Hybrid SUV.
May
7th

VW’s Winterkorn knew for months, indictment says

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A Justice Department indictment alleges former VW Group CEO Winterkorn tried to cover up efforts to cheat diesel emissions testing for months before the scandal broke.
May
7th

Veteran exec Craig to head FordDirect

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Veteran Ford Motor Co. executive Dianne Craig is taking the reins at the company's FordDirect joint venture with dealers.
May
7th

Public groups adjust plans for selling used

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Sonic Automotive and Group 1 Automotive are expanding their used-vehicle plans, even as AutoNation pauses its used-only store plans to evaluate results so far.
May
7th

Karkaria, Butters, Charniga join Automotive News

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Automotive News has added three members to its full-time staff.
May
6th

Winterkorn faces growing backlash in Germany after U.S. charges

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Once revered in Germany, former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn is now facing a growing backlash in his home country, with calls for him to be held accountable for the diesel cheating scandal.
May
6th

Winterkorn faces growing backlash in Germany after U.S. charges

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Once revered in Germany, former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn is now facing a growing backlash in his home country, with calls for him to be held accountable for the diesel cheating scandal.
May
6th

The big boom in ultraluxury

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Ultraluxury car companies project an image of perfection, but their cash flow used to be as unreliable as the cars they built. That's no longer the case.
May
6th

PSA boss Tavares sees signs his big bet on Opel will pay off

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PSA CEO Carlos Tavares shook up the industry by purchasing GM's money-losing Opel and Vauxhall brands and vowing to have them turn a profit by 2020. So far, Tavares says, things are on the right track.
May
6th

Bitter pill for UAW at GM’s Orion plant

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A new agreement could become a template for lowering costs at other car plants that have experienced production declines due to slow-selling products.
May
6th

Brokers gone bonkers

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Growing sales to brokers, empowered by dealerships' needs to meet stair-step incentive goals, are squeezing dealership margins, particularly in New York.
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