BMW slides past the viral competitionAuto News

BMW drifted past the competition last week, topping our viral video ranking and beating the No. 2 video by more than 3.6 million views.



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Rowe moves to president of AutoTrader.com from Kelley Blue BookAuto News

Jared Rowe, former president of Kelley Blue Book, has been appointed president of AutoTrader.com, effectively immediately, the two companies said Monday.



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Gannett agrees to buy out Cars.com site for $1.8 billion, report saysAuto News

Gannett, the owner of USA Today, has agreed to buy out the other companies that own online shopping site Cars.com for $1.8 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported.



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Jaguar exec touts XE's fuel efficiencyAuto News

The upcoming Jaguar XE small sedan is poised to become the most fuel efficient car Jaguar has ever built, based on fuel economy estimates for the European diesel model.



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Lightweight vehicles pay manufacturing dividends to automakersAuto News

Lightweight vehicle materials are delivering significant side benefits to automakers striving to improve fuel economy.



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Safety regulators working on cars that can detect drunk driversAuto News

Federal safety regulators are working on a 'seamless' technology that can detect alcohol by touch and breath and can be used to reduce or eliminate alcohol-related vehicle crashes.



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GM tries new tools to lure young talentAuto News

General Motors needs new workers, but young people have the impression that factory work is dull, dingy and monotonous. That partly explains why GM is experimenting with a stream of new tools and innovative factory ideas.



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Used-vehicle prices to fall 5% by 2017 as supply recovers, ALG saysAuto News

Used-vehicle prices in the U.S. are poised to fall as the supply increases because rebounding new-vehicle sales are putting more trade-ins on dealer lots, TrueCar Inc.'s ALG division said.



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ZF explores steering unit sale as part of TRW deal, reports sayAuto News

ZF Friedrichshafen is considering selling its steering business as part of its proposed acquisition of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. to resolve expected antitrust issues, people familiar with the matter said today.



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Standardized robotic stations can improve quality as lightweight materials gain favor, exec saysAuto News

Automakers' rapid embrace of lightweight materials will dramatically increases manufacturing complexity that can be solved with automation and standardization, says Martin Kinsella, director of advanced materials and process technology for Comau.



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Toyota dreams of green car future, but light-truck gains are driving profitsAuto News

Toyota is hitching its future to green cars, investing billions of dollars in gasoline-electric hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles, but for now its record profit performance is being powered largely by a gas-guzzling U.S. market.



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Ford probes fire that destroyed pickup during testingAuto News

Ford is studying a fire that destroyed a pickup truck during recent testing in California. According to a spy photographer, the truck, heavily clad in black vinyl, is an aluminum-bodied 2016 Ford Super Duty pickup.



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Why auto workers will be wearing their jobsAuto News

New factory technology is in the pipeline that will turn workers' clothing into data-emitting devices for plant management.



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VW touts new MQB architecture on Golf hatchbackAuto News

Volkswagen, hoping to boost sales of the new Golf hatchback in the United States, today touted the vehicle's MQB architecture.



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GM Financial says Justice Dept. seeks subprime loan recordsAuto News

The Department of Justice served GM's finance arm with a subpoena for documents related to subprime automobile loans as part of an investigation into potential violations.



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American Axle plans tech center in DetroitAuto News

American Axle and Manufacturing plans to build a technical center at its Detroit headquarters to develop prototype components and to test manufacturing lines, CEO David Dauch said today.



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AutoNation sales up 8 percent in its best July since 2006Auto News

AutoNation said today new-vehicle retail sales in the United States increased 8 percent in July from a year earlier to 27,484 units -- the company's best July since 2006.



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Novelis expects to double auto aluminum production in 4 yearsAuto News

Novelis, the world's largest aluminum producer, expects to double its North American production of automotive aluminum by 2018 or so.



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U.S. upgrades Honda Accord airbag probe after nearly 300 complaintsAuto News

U.S. safety regulators have upgraded the investigation of an estimated 335,195 Honda Accord sedans a step closer to a recall after receiving almost 300 complaints that airbags can deploy when the car door is shut with too much force.



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U.S. launches safety inspections of Southern auto suppliersAuto News

Alarmed by what it calls higher than normal incidents of injures and safety lapses, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an inspection of auto parts plants across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.



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Imagining the impossible -- a Bimmer pickup?Auto News

Would any self-respecting BMW enthusiast be caught dead hauling cargo around town in an open-bed 3-Series?



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Lincoln seeks styling edge with MKC liftgateAuto News

The wraparound liftgate on the 2015 Lincoln MKC is unlike those on most crossovers. Because the MKC's liftgate has such a complex, curvy shape, it must make a three-stop odyssey before being attached to the vehicle at Ford Motor Co.'



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Supplier relationships cost top 6 automakers in U.S. $1.4B in profit, study saysAuto News

The six largest automakers in the United States could have earned $1.4 billion more last year if they had improved their relationships with suppliers, a study says.



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Death toll from blast at Chinese GM supplier rises to 75Auto News

The death toll from the explosion at the factory of a GM. supplier near Shanghai rose to 75, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.



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