'18 Wrangler to get 8-speed automatic, FCA filing showsAuto News

The long-awaited Jeep Wrangler redesign planned for 2018 will come with an eight-speed automatic transmission that promises to dramatically improve the off-roader's fuel economy.



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Airbag inflator shortage plagues industryAuto News

Honda and other automakers that have recalled vehicles equipped with Takata airbags are trapped in a nasty dilemma.



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Ghosn: Nissan will fill gaps with Japanese importsAuto News

As Nissan Motor Corp. pushes to boost U.S. market share and cut reliance on Japanese imports, it's clear which goal takes priority: selling more vehicles. Even if it takes more imports to do it.



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Audi tests car sharing for the wealthyAuto News

Audi is dipping its toe into car sharing, but with a premium twist. Audi has quietly begun two pilot luxury car sharing programs in Europe - one in Stockholm and another in Berlin.



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GM's savvy new face to suppliersAuto News

Addressing an industry conference in Traverse City, Mich., this summer, General Motors' global powertrain boss Steve Kiefer asked a room packed with about 500 people how many owned a GM vehicle.



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As Ford spends big, GM joins aluminum with simple weldsAuto News

General Motors is adding more lightweight aluminum to its vehicles. But unlike Ford Motor Co., GM is not spending hundreds of millions of dollars to retool its assembly plants for the metal.



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Toyota's fuel cell goal: Big cost cuttingAuto News

Toyota Motor Corp.'s top fuel cell engineer predicts the automaker will slash the cost of the next hydrogen-fueled powertrain to between one-third and one-fourth the cost of the current system.



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Fuel cell cars steal spotlightAuto News

Automakers are beginning to nudge the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle out of the illusion factory that is Southern California and into the broader conversation about the future of clean transportation.



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M-B exec: S class 'is now our flagship platform'Auto News

Mercedes-Benz thinks there's a new, hot niche in the global auto industry: $100,000-plus cars.



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Ford F-150 rivals: Let's rumbleAuto News

Ford Motor Co. began shipping finished 2015 F-150 pickups to dealers last week as it announced the new aluminum-body truck will get up to 29 percent better fuel economy than the outgoing steel-body F-150.



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JLR speaks up for voice recognition with startup's techAuto News

Voice-recognition systems have fallen far short of their promise. Android Auto and CarPlay both use voice recognition, but CloudCar wants to go even further with JustDrive.



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Cardinale group makeover flexes digital muscleAuto News

In 2008, the recession was raging, and dealer Joe Cardinale decided to make some changes.



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How the stars aligned with Chrysler brandsAuto News

How did Chrysler decide which star fit best with which auto brand? Marissa Hunter, director of global brand advertising and head of Ram Truck brand advertising, laid it out like this.



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Chrysler blitzes American Music Awards with Fergie, Imagine Dragons and more Auto News

Chrysler on Sunday night launched an ad blitz during the American Music Awards that linked five of its brands to A-list recording artists in spots that co-promoted both the vehicles and Interscope singles.



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Ford's Farley sees Europe as a lab for learningAuto News

When Jim Farley started his first tour of duty in Europe in 1997, he had a lot to learn. Now he's going back to run Ford's European unit. "I got my PhD in small cars walking through parking lots," in Europe, he says.



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Wilbur Ross steps down as chairman of IAC to take bank board spotAuto News

Wilbur Ross, the billionaire turnaround artist who launched International Components Group in 2006, is stepping down as IAC's board chairman to take a senior position at the Bank of Cyprus.



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Fuel cell vehicles: The only cars with potable exhaust?Auto News

Toyota is pitching the Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car as a godsend for the planet. Heat and water are its only byproducts, not climate-altering carbon dioxide. But just how clean is that exhaust water vapor?



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Retired Ford exec Mascarenas joins ON Semiconductor's boardAuto News

Retired Ford chief technical officer Paul Mascarenas has joined ON Semiconductor's board of directors. Mascarenas, 53, also joined the semiconductor supplier's science and technology committee, the company said Thursday.



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Tesla, BMW in talks over batteries, light-weight parts, Musk saysAuto News

Tesla Motors is in talks with BMW over a possible alliance in battery technology and light-weight components, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a German weekly magazine.



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