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Aug
8th

In playful rivalry, Dodge pokes fun at Volkswagen Passat

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Dodge has been throwing playful darts at Volkswagen for nearly two years in Charger ads that use the Passat as a target of punchlines. Dodge insists it has no sinister intentions in the commercials. Automotive News Staff Reporter Vince Bond Jr.
Aug
7th

Tesla alters first sales incentive after Va. cracks down

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Virginia regulators have taken issue with Tesla Motors' new Model S referral program, prompting the maker of luxury electric cars to change the program in that state.
Aug
7th

Tesla alters first sales incentive after Virginia cracks down

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Virginia regulators have taken issue with Tesla Motors' new Model S referral program, prompting the maker of luxury electric cars to change the program in that state.
Aug
7th

Honda’s $16,000 coupe sells out in Japan after first production run

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Honda has sold out all 8,600 of its new roadsters slated for production this year and is fully booked through June. The only problem: four in five buyers of the $16,000 sports car are over 40.
Aug
7th

CFPB urges Fifth Third to lower its allowable dealer reserve, report says

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging Fifth Third Bancorp to reduce the amount of dealer reserve the bank allows on its auto loans, as part of talks to settle an investigation by the agency into possible discriminatory lending practices...
Aug
7th

Ford hires second supplier to help with F-150 frame production

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Ford is bringing a second supplier of steel frames for the F-150 on board to ease a supply shortage that has slowed production for months, a person with knowledge of the matter told Automotive News.
Aug
7th

Cadillac works to revise dealer incentives

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Two main elements of Johan de Nysschen's plan to rehabilitate Cadillac's image are to tighten dealers' inventories and quash their sell-at-any-cost mentality. There's a big problem though.
Aug
7th

AutoCanada Q2 net grows 5.4%, but same-store results decline

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AutoCanada said its second-quarter net rose 5.4 percent to $13.5 million Canadian (US$10.9 million), as gains from newly acquired dealerships offset economic headwinds in western Canada's oil patch.
Aug
7th

Mobileye posts Q2 gains on surging demand for automated driving technology

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Mobileye NV, one of the emerging providers of vision technology and software for crash-avoidance systems, said its net income surged in the second quarter as the auto industry continues to ramp up plans for autonomous cars.
Aug
7th

Four cars, 2,000bhp, four minutes: Mercedes-AMG track test video

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Four Mercs four minutes
Videos 7 Aug, 2015

We put four of the latest Mercedes-AMG models to the test on track at Goodwood in just four minutes

Aug
7th

Price war rumours as supermarkets slash cost of fuel

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Fuel duty could be frozen for next two years
News 7 Aug, 2015

A fuel price war could be on after Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda supermarkets cut prices for petrol and diesel fuels

Aug
7th

Nissan GT-R LM Nismo withdrawn from racing until problems are fixed

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Nissan GT-R LM Nismo
News 7 Aug, 2015

Nissan's GT-R LM Le Mans racer will not be taken to the track until flaws in the car are ironed out

Aug
7th

August 2015 management briefing: Trends in the car exhaust sector

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The car's exhaust system is a technology hotbed, playing a decisive role in controlling emissions and acoustic comfort. Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE with comment from market leaders Tenneco and Faurecia - Matthew Beecham reviews some technical trends in the exhaust sector.
Aug
7th

Exhausting business: Technical trends in the car exhaust sector

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The car's exhaust system is a technology hotbed, playing a decisive role in controlling emissions and acoustic comfort. Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE with comment from market leaders Tenneco and Faurecia - Matthew Beecham reviews some technical trends in the exhaust sector.
Aug
7th

CANADA: Magna records Q2 sales down 9% to US8.1bn

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Magna has posted second quarter sales down 9% to US$8.1bn with a weakening of certain currencies against the US dollar reporting currency, in particular the euro and Canadian dollar, having a significant negative impact.
Aug
7th

Jaguar Land Rover profit hit by China slump

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Jaguar Land Rover's net income fell 29 percent to 492 million pounds ($764 million) in its latest quarter as the Chinese market's slowdown hit the UK automaker. JLR's vehicle sales were also hit as the company ramps up China production.
Aug
7th

FINLAND: Nokian tyres to start talks on rationalisation

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Nokian Tyres will start statutory negotiations on 14 August with all personnel in Nokian Tyres at Nokia, Finland, concerning a total of 900 people, aimed at rationalising operations.
Aug
7th

GERMANY: Audi joins Ko-HAF Highly-Automated Driving research project

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Audi is participating in the 'Cooperative Highly-Automated Driving' initiative (Ko-HAF). The aim of Ko-HAF is to develop standards and technologies that enable cooperative driving between highly-automated vehicles in everyday road traffic - for example merging with traffic on highways.
Aug
7th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Flint down but not out by any means

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Whenever I hear the word Flint I always think of a certain Michael Moore, native of that Michigan city, and his movie Roger & Me about the closure of a vast swathe of factories that once made up General Motors' Buick City.
Aug
7th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Subaru Outback & future models to 2021

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It's a big seller in the USA, but here in Europe, the latest Subaru Outback is a fairly rare sight. That's a shame, as it makes a terrific family car and its rev-happy Boxer diesel engine is a brilliant piece of engineering for enthusiast owners.
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