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Mar
20th

Ram rolls out limited-edition specialty models to juice sales

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Ram's new top U.S. executive says using limited-edition buzz models to juice Jeep Wrangler sales has worked so well that he trying it out on pickups.
Mar
20th

Honda’s $70 million NSX factory also serves as a laboratory

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Acura sees its new NSX as a showcase of technology and performance that the brand hopes will infuse its entire lineup in coming years. Honda has a similar vision for the factory that will build it.
Mar
20th

BMW plans an autonomous EV for ‘next era of mobility’

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BMW's strategy for the next 10 years will include an all-new autonomous electric vehicle called iNext, CEO Harald Krueger said at the group's annual financial press conference.
Mar
20th

Who’s showing what at the New York auto show

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You don't think of New York City as a place to cut loose with a supercar - but the city's auto show seems to draw buyers of those ultraperformance marvels.
Mar
19th

GMC’s old and new Acadias to coexist

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GMC will continue to sell its legacy Acadia for several months even after the arrival later this spring of a smaller, redesigned 2017 version.
Mar
19th

Toyota’s unlikely tool for lifting hydrogen demand

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Toyota is turning to fuel cell forklifts to jumpstart demand for hydrogen fuel by deploying fleets of fuel cell forklifts.
Mar
19th

In VW’s hometown, the gloom deepens

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Six months into the scandal over VW's diesel emissions violations, the mood in Wolfsburg, where almost half the population works at its giant car factory or in related businesses, the mood is as gloomy as ever and shows little sign of recovering.
Mar
19th

Dashboard of the future mostly loses buttons

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Over the next five years, global sales of steering-wheel controls, speech recognition, touch screens and gesture controls will jump sharply, according to a study by IHS Automotive.
Mar
19th

BMW reorganizes fwd and rwd production

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BMW will reorganize its global production network into factories that build only rear-wheel drive cars and plants that produce just front-wheel-drive models as it seeks to reduce costs.
Mar
19th

Fiat heir Lapo Elkann aims to be a key player in car customization

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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann has returned to the auto business with a company that specializes in custom bodywork, paint and upholstery.
Mar
18th

Hyundai plans multiple versions of Ioniq hybrid

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Hyundai will offer at least two different versions of its Ioniq hybrid in the U.S., including a standard one and an eco one geared toward maximum fuel efficiency, a senior Hyundai executive said today.
Mar
18th

Mazda stretches CX-9 into $40,000s, taking on Explorer, Grand Cherokee

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Mazda, hoping to sell more high-priced crossovers to bolster its bottom line, has set richer prices for the redesigned CX-9 that goes on sale in the U.S. this spring, adding a top-of-the-line Signature package that costs nearly $45,000.
Mar
18th

Uber seeking to buy self-driving cars, report says

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Ride-hailing service Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source told Reuters today.
Mar
18th

Former Chrysler veteran Landry named CEO of retailer AutoCanada

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Former Chrysler executive Steven Landry has been named CEO of AutoCanada, Canada's largest publicly traded dealership group. Separately, the company said it swung into the red in the fourth quarter, largely due to problems in Canada's oil patch.
Mar
18th

VW managers knew of possible $20 billion penalties in Aug. 2015, report says

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Volkswagen's core brand chief and its procurement head were told in an internal meeting on Aug.
Mar
18th

Tiny car, huge pricetag: Peel P50 sells for £120k at auction

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Peel P50 front three quarter
News 18 Mar, 2016

Rare 60's microcar, the Peel P50 pulls in record sum at Florida car auction

Mar
18th

Greenpeace, German regulator clash over vehicle test data

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Greenpeace and Germany's autos regulator clashed over some data from vehicle tests, highlighting the tensions over car pollution in the wake of Volkswagen's emissions test-cheating scandal.
Mar
18th

Ford CEO Fields earns $18.6m pay package in 2015

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Ford Motor executive chairman William Clay (Bill) Ford received a $2m salary, stock awards of $7.07m and various other payments totalling $12.9m, according to an SEC filing. President and CEO Mark Fields received a base salary of $1.75m, $12.1m in stock awards and a total 'compensation' package of $18.6m, down about $300,000 on 2014's pay.
Mar
18th

90m cars a year don’t go far when the population is 7.4bn

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Opinion 19 Mar, 2016

Mike Rutherford thinks that record breaking car production figures simply aren't enough for the growing population

Mar
18th

Refreshed Chevy Sonic has updated styling, infotainment systems

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Chevrolet is giving the subcompact Sonic a midcycle freshening for the 2017 model year with updated styling, more connectivity features and a few upscale touches, such as an available heated steering wheel and power driver's seat.
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