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Dec
3rd

Bentley will wait for stronger batteries before launching an EV

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Bentley will target currently unreachable super-wealthy customers with a future electric vehicle but only when battery technology improves, CEO Adrian Hallmark said.
Dec
3rd

Ghosn’s Tokyo jail no country club

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Japan's jail system treats Carlos Ghosn, one of the auto industry's most powerful executives, like any other criminal suspect.
Dec
3rd

Lincoln Aviator goes with GT instead of an ‘e’

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Starting with the 2020 Aviator, Lincoln will adopt the Grand Touring name for all of its electrified variants in an effort to emphasize their performance capabilities, prevent customer confusion and avoid any stigma associated with electric...
Dec
3rd

GM job cuts, plant closing part of its plan for future

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On the day CEO Mary Barra outlined the largest round of job cuts and plant shutdowns in nearly a decade, General Motors also was having an orientation for new hires.
Dec
3rd

Mitsubishi’s Diaz says product plans aren’t being derailed by Ghosn turmoil

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Before the Ghosn turmoil, Mitsubishi U.S. boss Fred Diaz had his eyes set on leveraging shared platforms to bolster his product lineup. And he still does.
Dec
3rd

Byton bullish about 2019 electric SUV production

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In many ways, the story of Byton sounds like so many fledgling automotive companies backed by Chinese investors. The company has outlined grand plans to reinvent traditional business models. It has pinned its fortunes on an electric powertrain.
Dec
3rd

Keogh starts VW job with dealer face time

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Just a month into his new role as CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, Scott Keogh isn't yet ready to lay out a comprehensive plan to fix what ails the German automaker's operations in the U.S. Maybe by January, Keogh says.
Dec
2nd

Ghosn may face longer detention as new allegations are made

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New details of Carlos Ghosn's alleged financial misconduct have come to light amid mounting speculation the ousted Nissan chairman could be re-arrested by Japanese prosecutors and possibly detained past Christmas as investigators probe new...
Dec
2nd

Why tech alliances are more crucial than ever to auto companies’ survival

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Auto companies are forming varied collaborations, often with players from outside the automotive world, as they try to stay on top of the latest technological trends.
Dec
2nd

Los Angeles Auto Show hits and misses

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From the floor of the Los Angeles Auto Show, we pass judgment on Rivian's electric trucks, a weakly stamped Passport and Kia's immortal Soul.
Dec
2nd

Nissan says Saikawa reported crime; others say it’s more complex

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As Carlos Ghosn sits in a cramped Japanese jail with the fate of his global auto empire in limbo, two conflicting scenarios are emerging to explain the stunning upheaval.
Dec
2nd

Trade war flack hits BMW’s Spartanburg plant

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BMW is considering building more crossovers in China as exports from its Spartanburg, S.C., plant are hit by a 40 percent tariff.
Dec
2nd

Carlos Ghosn sting may have been compliance or coup d’etat

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As Carlos Ghosn sits in a cramped Japanese jail with the fate of his global auto empire in limbo, two conflicting scenarios are emerging to explain the stunning upheaval.
Dec
1st

Kia will return to Super Bowl for 10th straight year

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Kia will extend its Super Bowl ad streak to 10 years. The ad will be handled by U.S. agency-of-record David and Goliath, but the automaker declined to confirm other details.
Dec
1st

President George H.W. Bush, free-trade proponent, ethanol supporter, dies at 94

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George H. W. Bush, the nation's 41st president who championed NAFTA and faced pressure from U.S. automakers to ease Japanese imports in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died late Friday. He was 94.
Dec
1st

VW, Tesco will develop UK electric vehicle charging network

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Volkswagen and Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, have teamed up to develop an electric vehicle charging network in the UK.
Dec
1st

VW, Tesco will develop EV charging network in UK

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Volkswagen and Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, have teamed up to develop an electric vehicle charging network in the UK.
Dec
1st

Renault-Nissan’s future is up to private shareholders, Japan tells France

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The future of the Nissan-Renault alliance should be decided among the companies and not by the government, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Dec
1st

Why autonomous vehicles need a crystal ball

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Predicting how pedestrians will behave around autonomous vehicles has become a key problem, one the likes of Volvo, Ford and others are trying to solve.
Dec
1st

Lexus willing to wait on subscriptions

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Lexus is in no rush to embrace a vehicle subscription program at the brand level, but it sees the all-inclusive short-team lease as a format that could be expanded to other models in the lineup.
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