Google exec sees self-driving cars as inevitableAuto News

Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist and Google's director of engineering, opened the SAE World Congress here by pointing out that predicting the future is easy -- and saying self-driving cars are inevitable.

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GM's Q1 global volume climbs 1.9%; company trails VW in global sales raceAuto News

General Motors said today that it sold 2,421,123 million vehicles globally in the first quarter, a 1.9 percent increase from a year ago.

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Google visionary talks about the future, sees self-driving cars as inevitableAuto News

Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist and Google's director of engineering, opened the SAE World Congress here by pointing out that predicting the future is easy. If you do it right.

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NHTSA prepares steps to speed up Takata, Jeep recallsAuto News

Federal auto safety regulators want to see more progress on the Takata and Jeep fuel tank recalls, and could take action in the next two weeks to achieve that goal.

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Mercedes' Cannon recruits fellow execs for a personal missionAuto News

A few months ago, Steve Cannon called on the heads of Group 1 and AutoNation for big favors -- and it had nothing to do with selling more cars. Instead, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA had a different mission in mind.

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Sheila Vaden-Williams, former head of minority auto dealers association, dies at age 55Auto News

Sheila Vaden-Williams, former president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, died Sunday. She was 55.

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Volkswagen C Coupe GTE concept lands in ShanghaiAuto News

Volkswagen, continuing a march upmarket, unveiled the C Coupe GTE concept this week at the Shanghai auto show.

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Fiat 500 cabrio gets Nuova treatmentAuto News

Fiat is going back in time for a new edition of the 500 cabrio -- 1957, to be exact. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is giving the 500c a retro '1957 Edition' treatment. The car takes inspiration from the 1957 Fiat Nuova Cinquecento.

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How Hyundai's synchronized 'Message to Space' came togetherAuto News

Before Hyundai could send 'A Message to Space,' it had to deal with a slew of hurdles on Earth.

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TRW plans to open 3 more plants in ChinaAuto News

TRW Automotive, the safety components supplier being acquired by Germany's ZF Friedrichshafen, said it plans to open three plants in China this year and next.

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Asbury's first quarter net income rises 14%Auto News

Asbury Automotive Group's net income jumped 14 percent in the first quarter of 2015 from the year-earlier period, to $35.9 million, as all parts of its business saw profit gains.

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Sonic Q1 revenue up, net income down on costs for new initiativesAuto News

Sonic Automotive reported a 4.6 percent revenue increase in the first quarter, but a drop in net income mostly because of costs associated with its One Sonic-One Experience no-haggle program and EchoPark, its new used-car business.

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Sonic Q1 revenue up, net income down on EchoPark costsAuto News

Sonic Automotive reported a 4.6 percent revenue increase in the first quarter, but a drop in net income mostly because of costs associated with EchoPark, its new used-car business.

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Lexus retools ES with bolder looks for U.S., ChinaAuto News

Lexus surveyed customers in China and the U.S. to come up with the more aggressive looks of the refreshed ES sedan that goes into production in the United States later this year.

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Toyota in talks to boost China output to meet 2 million sales goalAuto News

Toyota, already planning to build one new assembly plant in China in 2017, is in talks to further ramp up production in the world's largest auto market.

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Phil Martens out as CEO of aluminum supplier NovelisAuto News

Top aluminum rolled products maker Novelis announced Monday the surprise departure of CEO Philip Martens -- a former rising star executive at Ford -- who helped the India-owned supplier shift toward the automotive sector.

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