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Aug
7th

Audi, Daimler, Volvo re-think automation

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Automakers are testing production methods that would see flexible robots working alongside humans on the assembly line.
Aug
7th

This car isn’t for sale. It’s for selling.

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The pristine paint jobs consumers see in future car commercials could actually be the digitized skin of a virtual chameleon.
Aug
7th

Model 3 pushes Tesla to its limits

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From a puzzling acquisition to a fatal crash possibly involving its Autopilot system, Tesla Motors had a quarter of distractions. But none of this is what keeps CEO Elon Musk or investors up at night. The Model 3 does.
Aug
7th

GM’s Korea studio ‘broke the mold’ with Bolt

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GM's South Korean design studio was tasked in 2012 with designing the Bolt, the automaker's most iconic technological showcase since the Volt hybrid, because of its expertise in bundling big content into small packages.
Aug
6th

How automakers compete at the Olympics

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While Jeep isn't a sponsor of the Games, its USA Basketball partnership has allowed the automaker to align its brand with some of the event's most high-profile athletes in the months leading up to the Olympics.
Aug
6th

Can Buick LaCrosse tempt young buyers?

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With the redesigned LaCrosse, Buick hopes to retain the 350,000 people who now own the current generation, as well as turn the heads of owners of other large sedans, including the Toyota Avalon, Chrysler 300, Lexus ES 350 and Lincoln MKS.
Aug
6th

Land Rover design chief OK with imitators

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Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's design director, couldn't care less about other automakers copying the brand's design DNA. He's focusing on the next Defender and the launch of the new Discovery this fall.
Aug
6th

Renault’s new SUVs push brand past Ford to become No. 2 in Europe

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Renault's push into hot-selling SUV/crossover segments has paid off after the brand overtook Ford to become Europe's No. 2 brand by vehicle sales.
Aug
5th

Tesla plans third-quarter cash outlays of $1.1 billion

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Tesla, in a new sign of pressure on the electric vehicle maker, on Friday disclosed $1.1 billion in third quarter cash requirements for payments and planned expenditures, about a third of the cash it had on hand mid-year.
Aug
5th

Chris Urmson, leader behind Google’s self-driving car research, departs

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Chris Urmson, chief technical officer of Google's self-driving car efforts, is leaving as the Internet company moves the project from research into the creation of products.
Aug
5th

Wholesale used-vehicle prices rise for 4th straight month, Manheim index shows

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Wholesale used-vehicle prices rose for a fourth straight month in July, despite predictions prices would fall in 2016 as a flood of off-lease vehicles came on the market, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index released Friday.
Aug
5th

AutoCanada Q2 profit, revenue rise on cost controls

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AutoCanada posted higher profits and revenue in the second quarter despite an 'economic slowdown' in Western Canada that has put a chill on the retailer's unit sales.
Aug
5th

Jaguar Land Rover recalls 54,000 vehicles with Takata airbags

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Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 54,000 vehicles in the U.S. in the latest round of Takata airbag recalls.
Aug
5th

Consumer Reports presses U.S. to raise compensation for VW diesel owners

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Consumer Reports urged the Justice Department to hike compensation for 475,000 owners of VW diesel vehicles that skirt emissions rules, and allow owners who opt for a fix the right to reconsider the decision later.
Aug
5th

Carlyle’s bet on DuPont’s auto paint unit pays handsomely

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When Carlyle Group orchestrated a $4.9 billion buyout of DuPont's auto-paint business in 2013, some competitors said the private equity firm overpaid. Three years later, Carlyle has reaped its second-biggest profit ever on the deal.
Aug
5th

ZF to start first India Technology Centre for software and engineering

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ZF is setting up its first India Technology Centre in Hyderabad, dedicated to software and mechanical engineering.
Aug
5th

New Mitsubishi ASX gears up for 2018

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New Mitsubishi SUV front
News 5 Aug, 2016

Mitsubishi's next generation ASX has been spotted out and about ahead of its 2017 release

Aug
5th

Leicester City FC owner treats players to a new BMW i8 each

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BMW i8 - front
News 5 Aug, 2016

Leicester's boys in blue are going green after being handed a fleet of 19 £100,000 BMW i8 hybrid supercars

Aug
5th

Magna seeks tech cred as Tesla, Google encroach on auto turf

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Magna International's CEO says investors who've been dumping shares in North America's second-largest auto parts maker are overlooking a burgeoning growth driver at the Canadian company -- technology.
Aug
5th

Nissan boss: future investment in Sunderland plant hinges on Brexit terms

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NIssan Qashqai plant, factory, build, plant, sunderland
News 5 Aug, 2016

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says he is optimistic about the future of the UK but Brexit is a big consideration

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