Can sporty RC be the new face of Lexus?Auto News

Lexus is counting on its new 2015 RC 350 sports coupe to take on BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz in a segment dominated by the German luxury brands. And that may be the easy part of the car's mission.



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Tesla picks Nevada for giant battery plantAuto News

Tesla Motors selected Nevada as the site for a massive battery factory that will be key to the success of its next generation of electric cars.



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Tesla picks Nevada for $5 billion battery plantAuto News

Tesla Motors selected Nevada as the site for a $5-billion battery factory that is key to its next generation of electric cars.



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Solvay buys Chevron Phillips' automotive plastics unit for $220 millionAuto News

Solvay agreed to buy a performance polymers business from Chevron Phillips Chemical for $220 million to expand its offering of lightweight plastics increasingly used to replace heavier metal parts in cars.



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Fuel economy of new vehicles bought hits all-time highAuto News

The fuel economy of light vehicles purchased in the U.S. during August hit an all-time high, a University of Michigan report said Thursday.



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Autonomous car era brings risk of hijacking by hackersAuto News

The prospect of autonomous cars being controlled by remote navigation and computer systems is troubling to government regulators and law enforcement agencies.



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Mobileye Q2 revenues jump, sees strong growth in 2014Auto News

One month after going public, Mobileye posted lower net income but sharply higher revenue on strong demand for its camera-based systems that help drivers avoid collisions.



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Cadillac, amid U.S. sales slump, mulls more features to hold luxury pricesAuto News

Cadillac, hoping to maintain pricing amid a sales slump even as the U.S. luxury market has expanded, may add features such as heated seats to lower-level versions of the CTS sedan to entice U.S. buyers.



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AutoNation sales rise 7 percent in AugustAuto News

AutoNation said today that its new-vehicle sales in the United States during August were the dealership group's best since 2002.



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Lincoln has high aspirations for football season's 2015 MKC campaignAuto News

The ad campaign for the 2015 Lincoln MKC launches this weekend on major college and professional football games and will run at least through next April, substantially longer than some other Lincoln campaigns.



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Cooper Standard hikes stake, gains control of Chinese auto sealing joint ventureAuto News

Cooper Standard Holdings agreed to purchase an additional stake in its Chinese automotive sealing joint venture for $60 million.



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Luxury brands lead way in hiking spiffs to drive U.S. salesAuto News

BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz unit were among a series of automakers doling out higher discounts to U.S. buyers in August, helping drive sales to the best month in eight years.



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Canada auto sales rise 8%, set record in AugustAuto News

Canadian auto sales raced to an all-time record in August as consumers in the country's most populous province rushed back into the market, helping fuel a 8 percent jump in new vehicle sales, an independent industry analyst said.



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Nissan nixed Palmer's proposal to buy Aston stake, report saysAuto News

Nissan turned down proposals by senior executive Andy Palmer to invest in Aston Martin before Palmer jumped ship to lead the British sportscar maker, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.



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Can sporty RC be the new face of Lexus?Auto News

Lexus is counting on its new 2015 RC 350 sports coupe to take on BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz in a segment dominated by the German luxury brands. And that may be the easy part of the car's mission.



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VW cancels night shifts amid Golf production problemsAuto News

VW has agreed with German labor representatives to reduce the number of night shifts at its Wolfsburg factory to help the automaker fix problems that have stifled output of its top-selling Golf.



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ZF restarts talks with Bosch to ease TRW purchase, report saysAuto News

ZF is restarting talks to exit its joint venture with Bosch, sources said, as it seeks to clear the way for its takeover of TRW Automotive. ZF is seeking to sell its half of the steering-systems venture to Bosch to avoid antitrust issues.



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