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Dec
22nd

When recalls go to court, NHTSA tends to win

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If history is any guide, fighting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over recalls in court is a losing battle.
Dec
22nd

Mining Silicon Valley for must-have car tech

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Automotive breakthroughs have long come from Detroit, Stuttgart and Tokyo.
Dec
22nd

GM hustles to make the Malibu competitive

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Car executives typically don't talk about future models more than a year before they hit showrooms for fear of dampening enthusiasm for the current one. But in the case of the Chevrolet Malibu, there's not much enthusiasm to dampen.
Dec
22nd

Older vehicles can escape recalls’ nets

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The biggest problem for Honda and other automakers involved in the Takata recalls are older used cars that can be difficult to track down.
Dec
22nd

Patti Swope says dad with her ‘in spirit’ as she takes helm of dealer group

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Sam Swope died at 88 on Dec. 9, less than a month before his only daughter was to take over as CEO of the Louisville, Ky., group.
Dec
22nd

Ford hires ex-GM data whiz to revamp analytics

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Ford Motor Co.'s hiring last week of a new senior officer illustrates the auto industry's accelerating dive into big data.
Dec
22nd

Cars to Cuba? It’s complicated

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The political struggle over easing trade restrictions is just one barrier to reviving U.S. auto sales in Cuba. Another major headwind is purely economic: Nearly all Cubans live modestly and cannot afford new or used American cars.
Dec
22nd

The UAW’s big pay challenge

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UAW President Dennis Williams said longtime auto workers deserve a wage increase after going without one for nearly a decade.
Dec
22nd

Ram ProMaster City to fight Ford, Nissan for cargo haulers

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Ram's new 2015 ProMaster City small commercial van, a Ford Transit Connect fighter, is aimed at businesses that need small, inexpensive cargo vans.
Dec
22nd

Volvo wants online leads, not online sales, in U.S.

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Volvo's online vehicle sales in the United States will resemble a lead-generating service, with shoppers selecting a model and putting down a deposit, the company's U.S. chief says.
Dec
22nd

Cadillac’s 2016 CTS-V packs more power, fresh look

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Cadillac's 2016 CTS-V -- the third generation of the track-ready midsize sedan -- will shoot from 0 to 60 mph in under four seconds and hit a top speed of 200 mph.
Dec
22nd

Second-chance store lets staff shine

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At AutoNation's Houston Mitsubishi store, General Manager Irfan Siddiqui has found top performers by hiring people who have struggled in their roles at other nearby AutoNation dealerships.
Dec
22nd

Did Young rock Lincoln with talk of Continental?

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Lincoln executives hope Neil Young will remember ... never talk about the brand's future product plans.
Dec
22nd

Next AIADA chair to speak out on CFPB crackdown

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Bradley Hoffman, incoming chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association, says he plans to speak out about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's controversial positions on automotive lending.
Dec
22nd

There’s no one way to connect in Silicon Valley

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Shad Laws is used to the questioning look he gets when he mentions his employer. Laws is a Silicon Valley project manager for Renault, a French automaker with little visibility in the U.S.
Dec
22nd

Biggest changes for 2015 Chrysler 300 are inside

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The most noticeable changes to the refreshed 2015 Chrysler 300 are inside, with the addition of a 7-inch information screen in the instrument cluster and a switch to a rotary dial shifter.
Dec
22nd

Manheim aims to get auctions done faster

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In October, Manheim began requiring sellers to set the starting bid on their vehicles no lower than three bids below their floor price.
Dec
22nd

Faurecia expects tech to fuel growth; CEO sees benefits from megasupplier trend

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Faurecia CEO Yann Delabriere, 64, is counting on the French supplier to provide high-tech products to meet customer demands anywhere in the world.
Dec
22nd

Automakers’ efforts to cut costs damages supplier relations, survey says

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Relations between automakers and suppliers are deteriorating largely because of intensifying cost-cutting demands, according to a survey.
Dec
22nd

Zetsche may feel pressure to give up Mercedes role

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Daimler insiders in Germany want the promotion of global sales director Ola Kaellenius to the management board this month to be seen as a routine personnel decision -- and nothing more.
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