Chrysler sees midsize car incentive warAuto News

Shrinking sales in the 16-vehicle midsize car segment - which includes the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion - are forcing automakers into a profit-eroding incentive war.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1M14kbR
Source Auto News

A lunch date, then a breakupAuto News

A dispute over demands for access to data on all AutoNation sales, not just TrueCar-related ones, led the two companies to part ways. A close-up look at how their relationship went south.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1D77PVV
Source Auto News

Detroit 3, UAW set to square off over wages, U.S. jobsAuto News

The Detroit 3 and UAW will kick off bargaining Monday for new contracts that will set how much more robust, post-recession profits the industry shares with workers, and determine union costs to win more U.S. jobs.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1HUgeBu
Source Auto News

Local Motors prepares 3-D car productionAuto News

The world's first fleet of 3-D printed cars is on its way, startup Local Motors said, but you won't see a mass-produced 3-D car anytime soon.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1O0q1XP
Source Auto News

TrueCar: AutoNation underreports sales generated from shopping siteAuto News

The dispute between TrueCar and AutoNation took a bitter turn Friday after the car-shopping website alleged the giant auto retailer has been underreporting sales generated by TrueCar leads.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1fvuiqX
Source Auto News

Ferrari IPO filing to come in days, Marchionne saysAuto News

Ferrari SpA, the supercar maker being spun off by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is close to filing for an initial public offering, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Ml9a0J
Source Auto News

Hyundai-Kia, tech firm get $6M U.S. grant to develop wireless EV chargingAuto News

Hyundai-Kia's U.S. technical center is teaming up with a wireless power technology company to research and develop a high-speed wireless charging system for electric vehicles.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1HqOsYW
Source Auto News

Why AutoNation, TrueCar Split (7/10/15)

A data divide: Why AutoNation, TrueCar split; GM SUV liftgate hazard; Senators propose recall...
from TumblrCynthia Lin

Senate introduces bill clamping down on vehicle defectsAuto News

New vehicles would be required to have a dashboard warning light to tell drivers that their vehicles have been recalled under a sweeping auto safety reform bill backed a trio of Democrat U.S. senators.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1RoE1A1
Source Auto News

Toyota Financial CEO, CFO take on added dutiesAuto News

Toyota Financial Services added expanded global roles for Mike Groff, president and CEO, and Chris Ballinger, senior vice president and CFO.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1KUQsjb
Source Auto News

Takata rejects U.S. senator's call for airbag victim fund Auto News

Takata, the Japanese auto supplier at the center of a global safety crisis, rejected a U.S. senator's request to set up a fund that would compensate people injured or killed by its airbags.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1KUIRkv
Source Auto News

TrueCar's Painter says split with AutoNation presents consumers with 'a choice'Auto News

TrueCar founder and CEO Scott Painter is portraying the split with dealership giant AutoNation as a clash of old and new approaches to auto retailing.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1NYJg43
Source Auto News

Toyota Financial CEO, CFO take on added dutiesAuto News

Toyota Financial announced globally expanded roles for two of its top executives, Mike Groff, president and CEO, and Chris Ballinger, senior vice president and CFO.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Gc4vc0
Source Auto News

GM recalls 779,023 SUVs for lift gate defect; 56 injuries reportedAuto News

General Motors is recalling 779,023 SUVs globally, including 686,287 in North America, for gas struts on power lift gates that can prematurely wear, causing the gate to fall on people.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Hib26V
Source Auto News

Bosch mobility unit's N.A. sales grow 10%Auto News

North American sales of Robert Bosch LLC's automotive-dominated Mobility Solutions unit grew nearly 10 percent to $8 billion in 2014, the company said today in a press release.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1CuuEIh
Source Auto News

Carmakers tell tech partners to keep hands off our dataAuto News

Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple and Google through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do in their cars.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1GbQEm2
Source Auto News

Measure to permit more rental cars under recall draws fireAuto News

A U.S. Senate panel unveiled a plan to roll back protections consumers get when renting cars with potentially lethal safety defects, an approach a safety advocate called a step backward.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1L1VtVJ
Source Auto News

Tesla hires ex-Burberry exec to lead N.A. salesAuto News

Tesla has hired former Burberry senior vice president Ganesh Srivats, adding a sales executive to help the electric-car maker extend its reputation for automotive luxury to an increasingly global audience.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Cu0tkt
Source Auto News

Takata rejects U.S. senator's call for airbag victim fund Auto News

Takata, the Japanese auto supplier at the center of a global safety crisis, rejected a U.S. senator's request to set up a fund that would compensate people injured or killed by its airbags.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1J8aErU
Source Auto News