A mortifying end to Audi engineering guru's distinguished career?Auto News

The scandal surrounding Volkswagen's fraudulent diesels threatens to end the career of one of Germany's auto engineering titans -- Audi product development boss Ulrich Hackenberg.

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An ex-cosmetics exec gives Opel a makeoverAuto News

Massage seats and a perfume diffuser aren't features you'd expect on a mass-market compact car. But they're available in Europe on the redesigned Opel Astra, at the directive of the brand's marketing maven, Tina Mueller.

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FCA concedes on Tier 2 without busting budgetAuto News

Facing a costly possible strike, FCA agreed to a revised new contract with the UAW that includes a path to nearly full pay for Tier 2 workers.

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Ferrari to be valued at up to $9.82 billion in stock offeringAuto News

Ferrari will be valued at as much as $9.82 billion in an initial public offering when owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sells a 9 percent stake in the Italian supercar manufacturer.

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VW diesels, with operative emissions gear, are slower and thirstier, Consumer Reports findsAuto News

Two Volkswagen models with 2.0-liter diesel engines are slightly slower and thirstier with their emissions systems active, according to road tests by Consumer Reports.

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VW faces Nov. 20 deadline in California for fix to diesel violationsAuto News

California is giving VW until November 20 to come up with a plan to fix diesel models affected by its rigging of emissions tests, a spokesman for the California Air Resources Board said.

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Revised FCA contract deal boosts newer workers to top-wage status in 8 yearsAuto News

A new tentative agreement between Fiat Chrysler and the UAW provides a wage progression that will get lower-paid Tier 2 workers to the same rate of pay -- $30 an hour -- as Tier 1 workers after 8 years on the job.

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VW faces Nov. 20 deadline in California to fix diesel violationsAuto News

California is giving VW until November 20 to come up with a plan to fix diesel models affected by its rigging of emissions tests, a spokesman for the California Air Resources Board said.

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Revised FCA contract deal OK'd by UAW leaders for rank-and-file voteAuto News

Leaders of UAW locals representing Fiat Chrysler workers have unanimously recommended a revised tentative agreement that calls for a longer, more substantial pay progression for lower-paid employees.

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VW brand faces full-year loss on scandal costs, report saysAuto News

VW's core autos division will likely plunge into a loss this year as it is set to shoulder the bulk of the costs from the fallout of the company's rigging of diesel emissions tests, two company sources told Reuters today.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says fired employees go work for AppleAuto News

Elon Musk called Apple a 'Tesla Graveyard' where his fired employees go to work. The Tesla CEO, in an interview with a German newspaper, dismissed the notion that Apple hires top engineers away from his company.

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Texas sues VW claiming deception, diesel pollutionAuto News

Texas joined the Volkswagen litigation bandwagon, accusing the company's U.S. unit of violating state consumer protection laws and clean air standards by using rigged software in some of it diesel vehicles.

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VW withdraws EPA application for '16 models with 2-liter dieselsAuto News

Volkswagen withdrew its application for EPA certification for 2016 models with 2.0-liter diesel engines until they comply with U.S. emissions standards.

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A Stanford professor's quest to fix driverless cars' major flawAuto News

As the autonomous car movement barrels ahead, Chris Gerdes is raising questions about ethical choices that must inevitably be programmed into the robotic minds expected one day soon to be driving along the nation's highways.

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