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Jan
13th

Naming GM’s Barra chairman was ‘tone deaf,’ activist investor says

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Harry Wilson, the activist investor who last year prodded General Motors to buy back $5 billion in stock, says that GM's recent move to make CEO Mary Barra board chairman was 'remarkably tone deaf,' even as he applauded her performance.
Jan
13th

Auction head urges retailers to see themselves as a consumer’s resource

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Lead the retail transformation by staying focused on connecting people to the right car, the president of the nation's largest auto auction company says. That means retailers should see themselves as a resource for consumers.
Jan
13th

Supplier Roechling extols engine encapsulation

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German supplier Roechling Automotive is betting the next step in aerodynamic technology is something called engine encapsulation.
Jan
13th

Detroit interview – Ford CEO Mark Fields

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Ford's Fields tells just auto he wants to revolutionise the automotive customer experience.
Jan
13th

BMW tailors its pitch to the young and wealthy

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BMW of North America knows millennial customers are the future for the industry, but it wants the top 1 percent -- those with a household income of $150,000-plus, says the company's CEO.
Jan
13th

Jonas describes the gap between traditional automakers and newcomers

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Defending against interlopers is almost impossible for the traditional auto industry, Adam Jonas says.
Jan
13th

Autonomous cars will challenge technology infrastructure, panelists say

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Twenty years from now, the auto industry will have tens of millions self-driving vehicles on the road, but it may require automakers to share data with municipalities -- and each other.
Jan
13th

Chuck Norris and giggles: What people think of Honda’s ’17 Ridgeline

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Honda's newest Ridgeline looks truer to a pickup while retaining platform ties to its Honda siblings, namely the Honda Odyssey minivan and Pilot crossover, and the Acura MDX crossover.
Jan
13th

Plastech founder Julie Nguyen Brown dies

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Julie Nguyen Brown, a Vietnamese immigrant who founded and presided over what was once the largest minority-owned U.S. auto supplier, has died.
Jan
13th

Ford boosts Europe sales 11% in 2015

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Ford Motor Company sales in Europe increased 11% year on year in 2015 and the company said it became the region's top commercial vehicle brand last year for the first time in 18 years.
Jan
13th

Ford explores carbon fibre engines and electric turbocharging at Detroit

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News 13 Jan, 2016

In the pursuit of lighter, more efficient engines, Ford is exploring less conventional ways of saving fuel

Jan
13th

“It’s been a great year for the car industry, so we’re told”

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Opinion 14 Jan, 2016

There may have been 2.6 million registrations in 2015, but that doesn't mean 2.6 million new cars on the road, says Steve Fowler

Jan
13th

U.S. regulators signal no quick remedy for VW’s diesels

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The timetable for VW to deploy fixes for seven years' worth of diesel vehicles and resume sales of new ones remains unknown after California regulators rejected the automaker's initial repair proposals, a top EPA official said today.
Jan
13th

Android Auto architect Brenner sees a ‘virtuous cycle’ in common car software

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In the days before Google launched the Android operating system in 2008, engineers had to rewrite the code for Google Maps dozens of times for different smartphones. It was a hassle, but Android changed all that.
Jan
13th

Audi’s Keogh says automakers can be disruptors

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The president of Audi of America warned automakers to embrace the dramatic technological changes that are remaking the industry, and to beware of continuing business as usual amid the U.S. market's record vehicle sales.
Jan
13th

Sweden Tehran foothold reinforces FKG Iran visit

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Scandinavian automotive supplier association, FKG's decision to lead a component delegation to Tehran has been swiftly echoed by Sweden's Enterprise Ministry setting up a permanent office in the Iranian capital.
Jan
13th

Auto industry’s fuel economy goals are in trouble

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In private meetings late last year, U.S. regulators and automakers staked out preliminary -- and opposing -- positions in a debate about the companies' ability to boost fuel economy 50 percent to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
Jan
13th

Ford expects record 2015 pretax profit, same or better in 2016

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Ford expects to achieve record 2015 pre-tax profit, excluding special items, and to continue its momentum in 2016 with results that are equal to or higher than 2015.
Jan
13th

Luxury brands tap mobile software experts to polish premium cachet

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Software expertise has become the new battleground for luxury automakers as the latest premium cars compete on high-tech innovations rather than sheer power or luxury, something that requires millions of lines of code.
Jan
13th

GM boosts 2016 profit outlook

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General Motors on Wednesday (13 January) announced an increase to its 2016 earnings per share adjusted outlook to between US$5.25 and $5.75, up from the prior outlook of $5.00 to $5.50 provided on 1 October, 2015. The company also expects improved EBIT-adjusted, EBIT-adjusted margin and automotive adjusted free cash flow.
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