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Aug
17th

Will U.S. get Buick made in China?

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In 2013, General Motors polled some U.S. Buick dealers about their volume and model-mix expectations for a new vehicle: a compact crossover that has since been launched in China as the Buick Envision. It's two years later and there's no U.S.
Aug
17th

Toyota to embrace online car shopping

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Toyota plans to unveil its own version of Scion's Pure Process Plus online transaction system within the next six to 12 months.
Aug
17th

Has the Taurus comeback story come to an end?

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The Taurus -- a once-revolutionary nameplate that Ford Motor Co. already killed off once, until Alan Mulally arrived and gave it new life -- again has an uncertain future, at least on this side of the globe.
Aug
17th

GM starts harvesting tech from startups

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General Motors is starting to harvest technology from the 20-plus startup companies in which it has invested.
Aug
17th

Duplicating vehicle engineering pushes costs and prices higher

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Since the beginning of 2012, at least 12 major global automakers have introduced or announced plans to launch small, three-cylinder engines.
Aug
17th

Honda’s factory fix: Robots

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Honda's Alabama assembly plant replaces one of the industry's most innovative engine lines with enough automation to brace for the future.
Aug
17th

Siemens CEO sees German car industry slowing in 2016

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Germany's exporter-heavy auto industry could be poised for a slowdown next year as demand in foreign markets slows, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser said in a newspaper interview.
Aug
17th

Ford exec says Google, Apple collaborations won’t impact brand’s identity

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Ford doesn't feel threatened by Google and Apple's growing interest in the automotive industry, said Christof Kellerwessel, the automaker's electrical engineering chief.
Aug
16th

Toyota loses China output as plants stay shut on Tianjin blasts

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Toyota will lose its biggest source of car production within China for at least three days, as automakers struggle to assess the damage of last week's explosions in the port city of Tianjin.
Aug
16th

Pebble Beach culminates auto-mania week

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When it began 65 years ago, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was just a one-day affair. Now the day has become a week. It includes road rallies, races, auctions, displays, seminars, exhibitions, parties and, underpinning it all, marketing.
Aug
16th

Infiniti prepares to enter 2.0-turbo fight

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Infiniti will be able to stand nose-to-nose with some of its bigger competitors in five months with one of the luxury segment's hottest features -- a small turbo-charged engine.
Aug
16th

Shelby to market 50 Daytona re-creations

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Shelby American has re-created the historic U.S. racecar that knocked Ferrari off its pedestal in 1965 -- the Shelby Daytona Cobra coupe -- for a limited run of 50 cars.
Aug
16th

Henrik Fisker designs exotic convertible for Galpin

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Luxury designer Henrik Fisker has created a convertible variation of the Ford GT Mustang to be sold by Galpin Auto Sports of Los Angeles.
Aug
16th

FCA takes guesswork out of dealers’ weighty decisions

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Fiat Chrysler is introducing an online analyzer that allows dealers to forecast potential returns from expanding their service operations.
Aug
16th

Finelli gets serious about improving FCA’s supplier relations

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In various surveys, suppliers have given Fiat Chrysler's purchasing unit low grades. Tom Finelli, the automaker's vice president of purchasing in North America, wants to change that.
Aug
16th

De Nysschen’s Cadillac: On track, but a slow one

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Johan de Nysschen says his first-year report card offers a glimpse of his vision for the future, one in which Cadillacs are coveted luxury goods rather than simply decent cars that consumers will consider if the deal is enticing enough.
Aug
15th

The man charged with meeting Nissan’s profit-margin goal

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Trevor Mann, Nissan's chief performance officer and a self-declared efficiency fanatic, has the automaker within striking distance of its goal of an 8 percent operating-profit margin by spring 2017.
Aug
15th

Automakers scout the startup world for next-wave technology

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Automakers, who know it's risky to ignore the fountain of ingenuity found at startups, are forming relationships with companies through endeavors such as "hackathons," in which developers devise apps during competitions, and startup accelerators.
Aug
14th

Ford headlight failures and wrecks draw second U.S. probe

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Some Ford sedans are being scrutinized by U.S. regulators for the second time since 2008 after continuing reports that headlights suddenly turn off, leading motorists to veer off roadways and sometimes crash.
Aug
14th

FCA’s union workers set strike authorization vote for Aug. 20

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The UAW has scheduled a strike authorization vote on Aug. 20 for its 37,000 members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
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