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Oct
8th

Nissan Qashqai gains new 1.3-litre petrol engines

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News 8 Oct, 2018

The Nissan Qashqai's new 1.3 turbocharged unit is offered in two power outputs, taking the place of the old 1.2 and 1.6 engines

Oct
8th

Audi’s Europe sales fall 56% on WLTP

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Audi's European vehicle sales fell 56 percent in September due to supply bottlenecks caused by new WLTP emissions rules.
Oct
8th

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast starts on the fast track

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Longtime GM executive Jim DeLuca is bringing a keen sense of American-Vietnamese history to VinFast, the well-funded and ambitious Vietamese automaker that made its global debut at the Paris auto show last week.
Oct
8th

Spanish sales drop 17% on WLTP disruption

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Sales had jumped 49 percent in August as carmakers rushed to clear out vehicle stocks ahead of the Sept. 1 introduction of the tougher emissions tests under the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
Oct
8th

First-time buyers need help from lenders

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First-time buyers often enter the dealership with misconceptions about the car-buying and financing process. Providing accessible financial literacy information is key for auto lenders who want to gain and retain financially savvy customers.
Oct
8th

VW top-sellers now WLTP compliant, automaker says

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The best-selling versions of all VW models now conform to WLTP rules, easing a delivery bottleneck that has hit sales.
Oct
8th

Ten years later, Dodge dealer tells his story

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Doug Wilson's survival plan in 2009 called for a massive sale that would liquidate six months' worth of Dodge inventory within three weeks. Before he knew it, the sale was under way.
Oct
8th

Jason Stein: A new era for auto shows

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Was this Paris show good? Was it too quiet? Does this mean shows are dead? The arguments around auto show relevance were endless last week, and the jury is still very much out.
Oct
8th

Porsche sees opportunity to broaden subscriptions

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Porsche's limited trial of a subscription service is delivering positive results and the automaker is now considering more.
Oct
8th

Honda brings special skill to GM’s Cruise self-driving venture

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Honda has much to offer Cruise, the young startup backed by GM. Honda's move to invest billions in the self-driving tech company gives new credence to the San Francisco operation and intensifies its competition with Google's Waymo.
Oct
8th

Tesla owners volunteer to help with ‘delivery hell’

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Tesla appears to be trying to expand its delivery operation, but volunteers assume their work isn't over.
Oct
8th

Bigland, Kuniskis key to new FCA management structure

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Of the roughly dozen appointments new FCA CEO Mike Manley made last week, his successors at Jeep and Ram were arguably the most important as those brands supply the cash flow to keep the company afloat.
Oct
8th

Affordability emerges as a headwind for auto sales

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Higher transaction prices and interest rates have analysts and dealers concerned that consumers may soon hit a critical point -- if they haven't already.
Oct
8th

Can USMCA, the successor to NAFTA, get through a skeptical Congress?

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Lawmakers, industry and interest groups are withholding full-throated support for the deal until some details become clearer, such as how the new regional content and minimum-wage requirements for autos would be applied and enforced.
Oct
8th

PSA set to make key decisions about its return to U.S. sales

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PSA Group's methodical return to North America so far has been marked by futuristic steps into mobility services. Now, it's about to get more traditional.
Oct
8th

China’s carmakers face threats at home, abroad

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A spiraling trade war casts new doubt on Chinese automakers' overseas ambitions, while landmark policy changes mean China's domestic market is no longer the sheltered incubator it once was.
Oct
8th

VW strategist Thomas Sedran on VW-Ford commercial truck partnership

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VW strategist Thomas Sedran thinks Ford is an ideal partner #8212; at least for commercial trucks.
Oct
8th

Omaha auto retailer boosts marketing with software

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A dealership group in the Great Plains has found a way to fine-tune its marketing spending and put more emphasis on the online channels where its customers are surfing.
Oct
8th

AvtoVAZ CEO Yves Caracatzanis has a tough job

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AvtoVAZ CEO Yves Caracatzanis has one of the toughest jobs in the industry.
Oct
8th

Mercedes-Benz uses personas to help young shoppers

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Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has developed three customer personas for market research.
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