Ford to make EV technology patents available to rivalsAuto News

Ford is following Tesla Motors in opening up hundreds of patents on electric-car technology to competitors in a move aimed at accelerating development of electrified vehicles.

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Fiat Chrysler reducing powertrain warranties to 60,000 miles for 2016 modelsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reducing its powertrain warranty for the 2016 model year to five years or 60,000 miles from five years or 100,000 miles. The move follows a similar change in March by General Motors.

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Ex-GM engineer Ray DeGiorgio to be deposed in ignition-switch lawsuitAuto News

Former General Motors engineer Ray DeGiorgio will be deposed in June in the class-action filed by consumers against the automaker over the faulty ignition switches now linked to 107 deaths, Texas lawyer Bob Hilliard's office confirmed today.

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GM makes big bet on smartphone integrationAuto News

General Motors will offer Google's Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay on more than a dozen Chevrolet vehicles for the 2016 model year, the industry's biggest bet yet on dashboard displays that mimic smartphones.

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Apple exec calls car 'ultimate mobile device'Auto News

A senior Apple executive said developing a car would be the "ultimate mobile device" when asked about new products at a technology conference today.

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Apple exec calls car 'ultimate mobile device'Auto News

A senior Apple executive said developing a car would be the "ultimate mobile device" when asked about new products at a technology conference today.

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Ford recalls 423,000 vehicles for power-steering issueAuto News

Ford today said it is recalling nearly 423,000 sedans and crossovers for a power-steering problem that federal regulators have been investigating since last fall. It also issued a smaller recall for a different issue in some 2015 Ford Mustangs.

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New Mich. group wants to take driverless-car mantle from Silicon ValleyAuto News

Detroit put the world on wheels and should be the place that takes the driver out of the driver's seat, according to a coalition of Michigan business leaders and politicians.

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