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Jan
30th

Lexus says safety functions set LS apart

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On the new-generation Lexus LS sedan, a bolder design was important, but so were safety advances. The LS offers what Lexus calls three world-first technologies to help avoid collisions.
Jan
30th

Suppliers: Big money from EVs still years away

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Suppliers are prepared for a new era of revenues from electrification -- but they say it is still years from being substantial.
Jan
30th

Chevy touts Bolt as special, but not weird

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In a market that's still blase about electric vehicles, Chevy sees the Bolt's ability to fit seamlessly with the rest of its lineup as key to its hopes for significant sales volumes.
Jan
30th

Product, prices power Ford profit

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Ford Motor Co.'s push to keep production in line with demand and increase transaction prices helped it sustain near-record operating profits in 2016, executives said last week.
Jan
30th

The design inspiration for Lynk & CO’s first model

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In a QandA, Peter Horbury says he has worked on countless projects during his 40-plus years as a car designer and calls his most recent undertaking -- bringing Geely's Lynk and CO to life -- 'incredibly challenging' and 'truly unique.
Jan
30th

Delivering cars delivers customers for store

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Sun Toyota in Holiday, Fla., was seen by some online shoppers as too far away. So now it delivers vehicles to customers' doorsteps for test drives or purchases.
Jan
30th

Where Waymo fits in

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Waymo's decision to build its own self-driving car technology platform has its competitors watching to see whether the company can carve out a position somewhere between automaker and auto supplier.
Jan
30th

Customer experience imperative drives changes in hiring

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SECOND IN A FOUR-PART SERIES: Dealership pay plans and job descriptions are changing amid a growing realization that a positive customer experience comes from flexible employee hours and an atmosphere of teamwork.
Jan
30th

Dealer’s Baldridge win was a decade in the making

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Don Chalmers Ford became the first domestic auto dealership to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by implementing a business model that helps all employees grow, thrive and contribute to the organization.
Jan
30th

VW designers explore new shapes for EVs

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Volkswagen is developing a fresh design language for a new generation of purpose-built electric vehicles.
Jan
30th

2018 Crosstrek due in Geneva

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Subaru released a dimly lit teaser photo of the redesigned 2018 Crosstrek set to debut in March at the Geneva auto show.
Jan
30th

Toyota lines reflect designers’ growing clout

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To raise the sex appeal of his cars, Toyota President Akio Toyoda has given more power to his designers. The newest results of that appeared at the Detroit auto show in the 2018 Camry.
Jan
30th

CPO sales poised for another record in ’17

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Certified pre-owned vehicle sales are poised to set a seventh consecutive record in 2017, fueled by a glut of off-lease vehicles returning to the market.
Jan
30th

Will this be the year used-car prices fall?

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If economists and remarketing experts are correct, 2017 will finally be the year the industry sees significant downward pressure on used-vehicle pricing.
Jan
29th

Refugee who rose in Detroit is troubled by automakers’ silence

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Majed Moughni, a refugee who became a lawyer near Detroit, sees the business case for Ford executives courting Donald Trump.
Jan
29th

Automaker group representing foreign brands fights border tax

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The incoming chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association said the group will fight Republican plans to impose a 'border adjustment tax.'
Jan
29th

VW’s Seat brand bets on elegant simplicity to stand out

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Seat, VW Group's once-struggling Spanish subsidiary, is enjoying a boost thanks to the popularity of the Leon and Ibiza cars and the arrival of the Ateca, the brand's first SUV.
Jan
29th

Schaeffler sees 48-volt mild hybrids displacing diesels as fuel-saving choice

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Schaeffler and Continental have created a 48-volt hybrid prototype that can greatly reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption in compact cars.
Jan
28th

NADA to highlight good deeds on social media

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A new NADA social media initiative will highlight the positive influences auto dealerships have in communities nationwide, new NADA Chairman Mark Scarpelli said during his introductory remarks Saturday.
Jan
28th

Two racing legends talk dealer shop

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Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Automotive Group, and Helio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 winner, are co-owners of the New Holland Auto Group in New Holland, Pa. They spoke with Automotive News Editor-in-Chief Keith Crain on Saturday.
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