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Oct
12th

McLaren reveals racy 650S Can-Am special edition

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Mclaren 570S Can Am front
News 12 Oct, 2015

Limited edition £255,850 supercar celebrates 50th anniversary of McLaren in Canadian-American championship

Oct
12th

Winterkorn to step down from remaining VW Group posts, report says

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Martin Winterkorn, who quit as VW Group CEO last month, will step down from his remaining posts at the company that include the Audi chairman position and CEO of Porsche SE, German media said.
Oct
12th

GM claims victory even as its market share slips

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General Motors' U.S. market share is on pace to decline again this year, just as it has nearly every year of the last 10.
Oct
12th

As crisis grows, Volkswagen dealers fear cash won’t be enough

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A package of special programs to help U.S.
Oct
12th

Mercedes will task dealers to step it up for AMG

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With the new AMG Sport models starting to arrive, Mercedes-Benz USA is asking dealers to invest in more training and showroom space for the high-performance line. U.S. chief Steve Cannon sees a sharp increase in AMG sales ahead.
Oct
12th

The slow, steady demise of the small-town dealership

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America is bidding farewell to the mom-and-pop stores in rural areas as populations decline and the cost of staying open rises.
Oct
12th

FCA shuffle could cut squabbles, find successor

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A shuffling of top executives last week leaves Fiat Chrysler with one champion for cars in the U.S. and another for pickups, crossovers and SUVs -- instead of multiple brands fighting for attention and limited marketing resources.
Oct
12th

Mercedes looks to cap number of stores per group

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Mercedes-Benz USA is talking to dealership groups about putting a cap on the number of rooftops any single dealership group can own. But it doesn't plan a uniform cap for all groups, which makes some of its retailers wary.
Oct
12th

Fiat Chrysler’s free degrees score with Fla. dealer

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Florida Fiat Chrysler dealer Randy Dye says the automaker's pilot program to offer no-cost college educations to dealership employees has helped with recruiting, employee retention and morale.
Oct
12th

Austin may be fertile ground for Google test

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The rapid rollout of prototypes this summer for testing in Austin, Texas, suggests that the company may be zeroing in on a city for when that day arrives.
Oct
12th

VW’s Horn takes heat, scolds his bosses

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In testimony before a U.S.
Oct
12th

AutoNation’s website retooling pays off

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AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson says he's starting to see consistent payoff from the $200 million bet the company placed on using its own website to sell cars online rather than third-party shopping sites.
Oct
12th

Wagons give lift to Europe’s severely weakened volume midsize segment

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The VW Passat and Ford Mondeo wagons are helping to stabilize sales in Europe's volume midsize segment which is being hit by stronger competition from SUVs and premium midsize vehicles.
Oct
11th

EPA’s new VW probe may reveal failure to disclose

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The EPA is investigating a second emissions-control software program in VW cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests -- one that the automaker may have failed to properly disclose.
Oct
11th

Which brands, models stand to gain from VW’s woes?

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Who stands to benefit from VW's emissions scandal? Time will tell, but a look at cross-shopping patterns gives a few clues about where VW shoppers may go if the stop-sale order on diesels continues, or if they simply decide to avoid the brand.
Oct
11th

BMW adds tech to fend off X1 rivals

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BMW of North America has added semi-autonomous and technology features from its more expensive models to the redesigned X1 compact crossover because of growing competition in the segment.
Oct
11th

How the Civic got its turbo

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When Honda's 10th-generation Civic sedan goes on sale this fall, it will be the first time the brand has offered a turbocharged engine to U.S. buyers. Yet the optional 1.5-liter four-cylinder unit almost didn't make it into the 2016 Civic at all.
Oct
11th

Fiat expects low-cost compact car family to mimic Dacia’s success

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Fiat expects to mimic the success of Renault's no-frills Dacia brand with its new compact car range based on the Aegea concept.
Oct
10th

Clio R.S. 220 Trophy & the future of Renaultsport

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Does it matter that a version of the Clio now holds the record as the fastest small hatchback at the 20.8km long Nordschleife? To Renault it certainly does, especially with the plans that the company has for multiple high-priced sports models.
Oct
10th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: 911 Carrera 4 GTS & future Porsches

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Porsche's strategy of ever more variants for the 911 range is paying dividends: worldwide deliveries reached 25,000 cars in the first nine months of 2015. Aside from the forthcoming 3.0-litre cars, the most recent addition was the GTS line.
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