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Jan
27th

Mitsubishi fined $4.2 million over mileage cheating by Japan watchdog

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Japan's consumer watchdog ordered Mitsubishi to pay a $4.2 million fine for false advertising of its vehicles sold in the domestic market, after the automaker last year admitted to overstating their mileage readings.
Jan
27th

Record engine production for UK market

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UK engine output rose 7.5% year on year in 2016 to 2,545,608 units, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced.
Jan
27th

Suzuki’s new India plant ready to build cars

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Construction and fitting out of Suzuki Motor's new vehicle manufacturing plant in India has been completed and production should start on 1 February, the automaker said. The plant is owned and operated separately from the long standing Marutu Suzuki joint venture manufacturing and sales operations but will supply all its vehicles to Maruti.
Jan
27th

KSS appoints new Global Manufacturing vice president

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Key Safety Systems (KSS) has appointed Steve McKenzie to the position of vice president, Global Manufacturing.
Jan
27th

Sporty Skoda Kodiaq Sportline SUV: UK prices revealed

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News 7 Dec, 2017

Skoda gives the Kodiaq a sharp new makeover, with order books open for UK deliveries next February

Jan
27th

VW’s head of compliance exits after ‘differences’

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Volkswagen Group's head of compliance, Dr Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, is leaving her post after disagreements with senior managers at the crisis-hit company.
Jan
27th

EC issues guidance to avoid emissions “cheating”

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Guidance from the European Commission has been published to aid Member States evaluate if car manufacturers use defeat devices or other strategies which lead to higher vehicle emissions outside the test cycle.
Jan
27th

Mercedes begins product overhaul with ‘predator-faced’ A class

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Mercedes will overhaul its lineup beginning with the A-class, which will feature a "predator faced" grille.
Jan
27th

Mercedes begins product overhaul with A class

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Mercedes will overhaul its lineup beginning with the A-class, which will feature a "predator faced" grille.
Jan
27th

Suppliers to the new Infiniti Q30

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Assembly of the all-new Infiniti Q30 began on Daimler's MFA platform in December 2015 at the Nissan's Sunderland facility in the United Kingdom. Output is expected to peak at more than 50,000 units in 2018, according to IHS Automotive.
Jan
27th

Young buyers prefer Lynk & CO’s direct-sales model, dealers told

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Alain Visser, senior vice president at Geely's new Lynk and CO unit, told a room full of dealers that the brand is going to offer cars direct-to-consumer through a subscription model, so drivers can replace their vehicles every two years.
Jan
27th

Sonic CEO: We had to adapt or die

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Sonic Automotive Group had to change how it did business or fail, said CEO Scott Smith. The executve explained his decision to launch One Sonic-One Experience and build the retailer's used-only EchoPark stores.
Jan
27th

Experts: Fresh products set brands apart

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Fresh offerings have become a key differentiator among brands that are doing well and those that are slipping, according to indicators from J.D. Power and the forecasting firm LMC Automotive.
Jan
26th

Service departments search for talented technicians

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Service shops can have the most advanced technology in the industry, but it won't mean anything if there aren't enough technicians out there that know how to use it.
Jan
26th

Trump floats 20% border tax for wall as Mexico feud deepens

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The Trump administration floated a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border, a plan revealed hours after Mexican President President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a meeting with Trump.
Jan
26th

BMW Group Canada, Reynolds ink DMS agreement

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BMW Group Canada will convert all of its franchised stores in Canada to Reynolds and Reynolds' Windows-based ERA-IGNITE dealership management system.
Jan
26th

Dealertrack DMS launches platform to help dealers digest data

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Dealertrack DMS launched a business intelligence platform this week that breaks down the dense data that stores compile so that dealers can easily digest it and make informed decisions.
Jan
26th

Asbury CFO Style leaves for privately owned company

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Keith Style, CFO of Asbury Automotive Group Inc., is leaving the dealership group to join an unnamed, privately owned company as president and CFO, Asbury said in a statement.
Jan
26th

Lynk, ahead of U.S. launch, keeps a wary eye on Trump

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Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, the owner of Volvo cars, plans to roll out its mid-priced Lynk and CO brand in the United States and Europe in early 2019, but cautioned those plans could change if President Donald Trump imposes a border...
Jan
26th

Tesla sues former head of Autopilot, former Google exec Urmson

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Tesla Motors is suing its former head of Autopilot software for stealing company information and recruiting Tesla employees for a competing startup while still employed by the automaker.
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