VW, GM shudder as China profit engine sputtersAuto News

Shock waves from a drop in Chinese car demand are reverberating in Wolfsburg and Detroit, where Volkswagen and GM are feeling the effects of a slowdown in a market that has been their big profit engine.

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The one man who could make Piech snap to attentionAuto News

It seems fitting that Ferdinand Piech and legendary designer Giorgetto Giugiaro would retire in the same year. The two men are already linked in automotive history.

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Mazda CX-3 to start at $19,960, joining the new $20,000 clubAuto News

Mazda revealed today that its new CX-3, which joins the Honda HR-V, Nissan Juke and Chevrolet Trax in a burgeoning market for mini crossovers, will start at $19,960 ($20,840 including shipping) for the 2016 model year.

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Mazda CX-3 to start at $19,915, joining the new $20,000 clubAuto News

Mazda revealed today that its new CX-3, which joins the Honda HR-V, Nissan Juke and Chevrolet Trax in a burgeoning market for mini crossovers, will start at $19,960 ($20,840 including shipping) for the 2016 model year.

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China's Yanfeng plans $55 million Tennessee factory to supply VWAuto News

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, a Chinese supplier, will build a $55 million factory in Chattanooga to supply components to Volkswagen AG's nearby assembly plant.

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Michigan driverless car testing site opens MondayAuto News

The University of Michigan will officially open its new testing site for connected and driverless cars on Monday.

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Tesla to sell Model X in China in first half of 2016Auto News

Tesla Motors expects to start selling its Model X SUV in China in the first half of next year after first introducing it in the U.S. this quarter.

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Ford dangles $10K discounts on aluminum F-150Auto News

Ford has begun offering discounts that can exceed $10,000 on its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup, which has been losing sales and market share this year as the automaker works to build inventory on dealer lots.

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Senate panel reverses course on rentals of recalled vehiclesAuto News

A Senate panel killed a proposal to permit companies to continue renting vehicles that have been recalled, a measure criticized by consumer groups, automakers and even some rental-car companies.

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Ghosn pledges to boost Nissan's Japan productionAuto News

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn credited the Japanese government for bringing the yen to export-friendly levels and pledged to boost domestic production in the next two years.

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GM case judge says customers can't see U.S. probe dataAuto News

General Motors customers suing over faulty ignition switches lost their bid for access to witnesses interviewed by the government in a probe of the automaker, a U.S. judge said.

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Honda used airbag inflators made by ARC as probe widensAuto News

Honda, the automaker worst affected by the global safety crisis involving defective airbags, said it had used inflators made by a second company under investigation in the U.S. for suspected flaws.

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