ZF opens office in Mexico to find Tier 2 suppliersAuto News

When ZF North America wanted to find Tier 2 suppliers in Mexico to make parts for a transmission plant in Graycourt, S.C., the German transmission company decided it needed to get better acquainted with the local supplier community.

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54.5 mpg isn't a done deal, EPA official saysAuto News

A top EPA official today shot down the notion that the agency has already decided to implement the 54.5 mpg corporate fleet average proposed for 2025.

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Tesla critics still don't get it, executive saysAuto News

Tesla Motors continues to be misunderstood and erroneously portrayed, the company's vice president of business development told an audience at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars Tuesday.

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Favorable tariffs, inexpensive labor boost MexicoAuto News

By 2018, light-vehicle production in Mexico is expected to approach 4.4 million units, up 26 percent from last year's output, according to a forecast by the Center for Automotive Research.

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Canada auto sales edge up in July; Ford and GM downAuto News

Canadian auto sales rose 0.4 percent in July from a year earlier but some major automakers, including Ford and GM, saw sales decline, according to data released Tuesday.

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Harman calls software flaw that allowed FCA hacking an isolated caseAuto News

Harman International, the maker of the audio system in the Jeep Cherokee that was hacked remotely, said the software flaw that allowed that incident isn't in infotainment systems it supplies to other automakers.

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Tesla executive challenges rivals to make better EVsAuto News

A Tesla Motors executive called on rival automakers to put more compelling electric vehicles on the road and said fuel-efficiency standards should be far more stringent.

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AutoNation U.S. sales rise 9% in JulyAuto News

AutoNation's U.S. new-vehicle retail sales grew by 9 percent from the year earlier to 29,875 in July, making it the company's best July since 2006.

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Car buyers getting older, richer, NADA economist saysAuto News

The auto industry must prepare for a challenging demographic shift as baby boomers age and millennials gain more buying power, the National Automobile Dealers Association's chief economist said today.

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ADESA's Q2 income, revenue riseAuto News

KAR Auction Services, parent company of ADESA, today said its second-quarter net income rose 17 percent to $59.5 million on revenue that increased 12 percent to $658.3 million.

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EPA official shoots down speculation on 2025 mpg standardsAuto News

A top EPA official today shot down the notion that the agency has already decided to implement the 54.5 mpg corporate fleet average proposed for 2025.

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VW plans new 4-cylinder turbo engine with direct injection on '16 Jetta Auto News

A new downsized, turbocharged engine will replace a more than 20-year-old four-cylinder motor currently powering entry-level Volkswagen Jetta compact cars, Volkswagen of America said today.

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Steelmakers prep Ala. plant to battle aluminumAuto News

A joint venture plant in Alabama, AM/NS Calvert, is preparing to produce the latest generation of ultra high-strength steel for the North American automobile industry.

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GM economist predicts new U.S. sales recordsAuto News

U.S. auto sales will likely set a new historic record this year, predicts General Motors' chief economist. July U.S. auto sales rose 5.3 percent and the annual sales rate stood at 17.55 million.

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Chevy Colorado lineup grows with all-terrain, 'Midnight' variantsAuto News

Chevrolet is looking to maintain sales momentum for the Colorado midsize pickup with two new special editions, including an all-terrain model.

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GM plans $877 million modernization for Michigan plantAuto News

GM plans to invest $877 million to modernize its assembly plant in Flint, Mich., one of its two U.S. full-size pickup factories.

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How GM makes a business case for its electrified vehiclesAuto News

GM uses modular parts to dramatically reduce costs for batteries, motors and other components in its fleet of six electrified cars, its chief engineer for electrified vehicles said today.

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From hotel basement to global stageAuto News

The Management Briefings Seminars launched 50 years ago in the basement of the Park Place Hotel in downtown Traverse City.

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Mel Farr, Detroit Lion turned auto dealer, dies at 70Auto News

Mel Farr, the former Detroit Lions running back who became owner of the nation's largest black-owned dealership group, has died at the age of 70.

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Toyota profit jumps 10% to quarterly record on cost cuts, currency gainsAuto News

Toyota posted a third straight year of record profit for its first quarter as cost cuts and currency gains made up for weaker vehicle sales. Net profit jumped 10 percent to $5.22 billion.

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