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Jun
2nd

2016 BMW X1 gains interior space, new tech

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The second-generation BMW X1 compact crossover gets more interior room, an updated exterior and additional technology for the 2016 model year. The X1 -- the automaker's entry crossover in the U.S. -- will go on sale this fall.
Jun
2nd

Can you handle a 2,500-plus hp SRT? Video game will let you try

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DETRIOT -- Fiat Chrysler has joined the parade of video game concept cars with the hulkish SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo.
Jun
2nd

Nissan falls short of ‘phenomenal’ year-earlier results

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Nissan-brand sales dropped by 1 percent in May, even as the Rogue and Murano crossovers attracted more buyers. The industry surge in crossover and SUV sales may have pulled some of Nissan's May floor traffic away from its sedans.
Jun
2nd

Hyundai Group slips amid shift to big SUVs, crossovers

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Hyundai Motor Group reported a 3.8 percent decline in U.S. sales for May, driven by a significant decline at the Hyundai unit. The Hyundai brand is hurting with its sedan-heavy lineup as consumers gravitate toward SUVs and crossovers.
Jun
2nd

Toyota Motor Sales off 0.3%, despite big truck haul

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Toyota Motor Sales posted a 0.3 percent decline in May sales from a year earlier, as the continued strength of its light trucks failed to offset losses across nearly its entire car lineup.
Jun
2nd

COMMENT: Swedish market May sales shock – Volvo becomes premium

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The doubters appear to have been proven wrong, if sales of the new XC90 in Sweden are any indication: Volvo's pricey SUV on its own took a full percentage point of the May new car market, even though brand sales were down by four percent.
Jun
2nd

COMMENT: Shock as Volvo’s pricing shift succeeds in Sweden

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The doubters appear to have been proved wrong, if sales of the new XC90 in Sweden are any indication: Volvo's pricey SUV on its own took a full percentage point of the May new car market, even though brand sales were down by four percent.
Jun
2nd

BMW’s record May trims gap with Mercedes for U.S. luxury crown

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BMW sold a May record 31,003 cars and SUVs in the U.S., narrowing Mercedes-Benz's luxury-vehicle lead as both brands benefit from expanding lineups.
Jun
2nd

Takata official tells House panel ammonium nitrate is a factor in ruptures

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Lawmakers grilled a senior Takata executive about the embattled supplier's continued use of ammonium nitrate as the primary propellant in its airbag inflators, a chemical compound that experts have said is inherently risky.
Jun
2nd

Takata plans to ‘transition’ away from ammonium nitrate in airbags

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Takata plans to 'transition' away using from a volatile chemical in its airbag inflators, a top executive from the embattled supplier told a panel of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday.
Jun
2nd

Fiat Chrysler retains lead in Canada despite minivan shortage

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles led Canada in May sales with deliveries edging up by 119 vehicles from a year earlier to 31,617 cars and trucks, as a rise in Jeep and passenger car sales helped offset lower minivan sales.
Jun
2nd

FCA retains lead in Canada despite minivan shortage

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles led Canada in May sales with deliveries edging up by 119 vehicles from a year earlier to 31,617 cars and trucks, as a rise in Jeep and passenger car sales helped offset lower minivan sales.
Jun
2nd

Lower F-series volume dents Ford’s tally

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Sales of the Ford F series fell to a three-month low in May, dropping nearly 10 percent from a year ago amid tight inventories and a decision not to join competitors in offering big Memorial Day discounts. Overall Ford sales fell 1.3 percent.
Jun
2nd

Hyundai humbled as investors abandon auto industry’s darling

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Shares of Hyundai Motor tumbled 10 percent today to their lowest close since August 2010, making Hyundai the worst-performing stock among any major automaker in the past year.
Jun
2nd

Light trucks help Honda end 2-month skid

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American Honda sales were up slightly for May, posting a 1.3 percent increase over May 2014.
Jun
2nd

Golf family helps VW break U.S. losing streak

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The Volkswagen brand broke a three-month slump in U.S. sales with an 8.1 percent gain in May, while its luxury sibling Audi continued its hot streak to post its second-best U.S. sales month on record.
Jun
2nd

FCA sales up 4%, back over 200,000 vehicles

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Brisk demand for Jeep and the Chrysler 200 pushed Fiat Chrysler sales up 4 percent in May. The automaker posted U.S.
Jun
2nd

Pickups, crossovers propel GM to 3% gain; car sales slide again

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GM rode strong retail sales and surging demand for pickups and crossovers to a 3 percent U.S. sales gain in May, offsetting continued weakness in car deliveries. Total sales of 293,097 marked GM's strongest monthly result since August 2008.
Jun
2nd

RUSSIA: Mercedes-Benz-GAZ venture builds 10,000th Sprinter Classic

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Mercedes-Benz Vans Russian assembler GAZ has built its 10,000th Sprinter Classic (previous generation model) 18 months after production began in September 2013 in Nischni Nowgorod.
Jun
2nd

RESEARCH SNAPSHOT: Review of automotive glazing

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Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE - Matthew Beecham reviews some value-added glazing products, including acoustic windscreens, infrared reflective windscreens, laminated side glass, polycarbonate and ever thinner glazings. But are these features really just solutions looking for problems?
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