Volkswagen EV concept peers ahead to connected futureAuto News

Volkswagen is turning its attention to the future with an electric people-mover concept designed to show what connected, electric transportation could look like in 2019.

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Kia concept hints at return to large SUV marketAuto News

Kia Motors is eyeing a return to the large SUV market with plans to introduce a new concept vehicle at the 2016 Detroit auto show.

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Kia brands its future autonomous-car offeringsAuto News

Kia Motors doesn't expect to sell self-driving vehicles for at least 15 years, but it has already cooked up a marketing maxim for them: 'Drive Wise.'

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Audi selects Qualcomm to supply chips for 2017 carsAuto News

Qualcomm Inc. CEO Steve Mollenkopf showed off a new processor for automotive systems and said Volkswagen AG's Audi unit will use the chipmaker's current product in 2017 model vehicles.

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Toyota's new randd venture picks leaders, advisersAuto News

Two months after Toyota announced a $1 billion investment in a forward-thinking randd venture, the project's CEO introduced the dream team of experts he'll be working with, a group that includes voices from government, academia and industry.

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Fiat Chrysler wins first Canadian sales title Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles won the Canadian auto sales title for the first time in its 90-year history, posting a 1.1 percent gain in sales to 293,061 vehicles, as the industry followed U.S. trends and reported record-breaking sales in 2015.

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BMW claims 4th luxury crown in 5 years; Lexus tops MercedesAuto News

BMW held on in December to top the luxury segment in 2015 for its fourth luxury-sales crown in five years. But Lexus rode a strong December to pass Mercedes-Benz for second place.

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FTC seeks comment on state auto-retailing lawsAuto News

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on state regulations covering auto retailing, including the issue of automakers' direct sales to consumers.

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Fiat Chrysler wins annual Canadian sales title for first timeAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today its Canadian sales rose 2 percent to 21,961 vehicles in December from the same month a year earlier. The results propelled FCA to its first annual Canadian sales title in its 90-year history.

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Bosch sensors will help cars park themselves at 'smart' garagesAuto News

In recent years, you've been hearing all about 'smart' parking garages that will allow you to leave your self-parking vehicle at the entrance. German auto supplier Bosch aims to make them a reality soon.

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Texas car salesman kidnapped during test drive, escapes and fights backAuto News

What was supposed to be a typical test drive for a Houston car salesman turned into a violent kidnapping that ended with him escaping and two suspects fleeing.

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U.S. auto sales break record in 2015Auto News

The U.S. auto industry set a sales record in 2015 as solid December gains by the biggest automakers pushed the annual tally above the 17,402,486 million mark set in 2000.

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Fiat Chrysler's Canadian sales rise in 2015, poised to win annual titleAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today its Canadian sales rose 2 percent to 21,961 vehicles in December from the same month a year earlier. FCA likely won its first ever Canadian annual sales title in its 90-year history.

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Automakers, not Silicon Valley, lead in driverless car patents, study saysAuto News

Automakers, not technology companies, are in the driver's seat in developing self-driving, "autonomous" cars, and Toyota is best positioned to lead the way, according to a new report on patents for the fast-evolving technology.

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Cockpit displays expected to grow 11% annually, IHS saysAuto News

Through 2021, global revenue from center console displays, instrument clusters and head-up displays is expected to grow more than 11 percent annually, IHS Automotive predicts.

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U.S. auto sales on track to break record Auto News

The Detroit 3, Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. posted solid sales gains for December, putting the U.S. industry on track to set a new annual sales record later today.

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Fiat Chrysler's Canadian sales rise in 2015Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today its Canadian sales rose 2 percent to 21,961 vehicles in December from the same month a year earlier, as forecasters expect automakers to report record-breaking Canadian sales in 2015.

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Harman to buy Michigan auto cybersecurity companyAuto News

Harman said today it agreed to buy automotive cybersecurity company TowerSec, as part of efforts to boost security of its offerings designed for connected vehicles.

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Honda's fifth-generation Odyssey spiedAuto News

Spy shots of Honda testing its fifth-generation Odyssey minivan show there's just no disguising a minivan for anything else.

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Detroit 3, Nissan, Toyota finish 2015 on strong noteAuto News

The Detroit 3, Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. posted solid sales gains for December, putting the U.S. industry on track to record its 11th monthly increase of 2015. Nissan led the early advancers with a 19 percent jump.

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Ford will expand self-driving test car fleet to 30Auto News

Ford said it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars as part of an effort to accelerate autonomous vehicle development.

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Nissan's Leaf, Infiniti models to have Microsoft telematics Auto News

Nissan said its Leaf and Infiniti models in Europe will sport Microsoft's telematics system, which allows drivers to remotely access their cars.

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Jeep surge drives FCA to 13% gain; Nissan, Ford rise, too Auto News

Ford Motor, FCA US and Nissan Motor posted healthy sales gains for December, kicking off automakers' reports for a month forecast to lift the U.S. industry to a record year.

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Jeep surge drives FCA to 13% gain; Nissan up 19%Auto News

FCA US, behind another stellar showing at the Jeep brand and more-generous holiday deals, posted a 13-percent rise in U.S. sales in December, extending the company's gains to 69 consecutive months.

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Jeep surge drives FCA to 13% gainAuto News

FCA US, behind another stellar showing at the Jeep brand and more-generous holiday deals, posted a 13-percent rise in U.S. sales in December, extending the company's gains to 69 consecutive months.

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Harman, Microsoft team up on in-dash 'personal assistant'Auto News

Harman International has formed a partnership with Microsoft to create an in-dash 'personal assistant' that will allow motorists to Skype, listen to emails, schedule meetings and check calendars.

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In hot Mexico market, even troubled VW is thrivingAuto News

In Mexico's red-hot domestic auto market, even embattled Volkswagen is doing well. Customers are flooding Mexican showrooms so quickly that they've helped automakers take up slack from a recent lull in exports.

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Faraday Future's racecar concept packs 1,000 hpAuto News

Faraday Future, the Chinese-backed electric-car maker shrouded in mystery for much of 2015, shrugged off the notion that it's peddling vaporware by unveiling a 1000-hp concept racecar Monday night in Las Vegas ahead of the annual CES technology expo.

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Nissan says it's not considering giving aid to TakataAuto News

Nissan said today it was not planning to offer financial support to Takata, the airbag maker at the center of a massive global recall of faulty inflators.

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