Beacons help brands target consumers on the show floorAuto News

This year's Detroit auto show will use beacons, wireless digital transmitters located around the exhibition hall that can track the movements of show visitors and communicate with them through their smartphones via Bluetooth as they wander the floor.

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Q30 hatch renamed to appease dealersAuto News

Dealers asked Infiniti to change the names of the Q30 and QX30 because the models looked so similar.

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Mired in crisis, VW shows innovative sideAuto News

Volkswagen's Herbert Diess used his platform at last week's Consumer Electronics Show to present a vision of a post-crisis VW.

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Big suppliers hunger for startups' techAuto News

The auto industry's big suppliers are racing to invest in companies that can deliver key technologies for infotainment, self-driving cars, EV batteries -- you name it.

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Buick makeover includes sporty coupe and Chinese crossover, report saysAuto News

GM will make its latest play to bring Buick back in the U.S. when the brand shows off a sporty coupe concept and a Chinese-built SUV at the Detroit auto show on Sunday, a person familiar with the plan told Bloomberg.

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Buick makeover includes a sporty coupe and a Chinese SUV, report saysAuto News

GM will make its latest play to bring Buick back in the U.S. when the brand shows off a sporty coupe concept and a Chinese-built SUV at the Detroit auto show on Sunday, a person familiar with the plan told Bloomberg.

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Apple registers automobile domain names, including 'apple.car'Auto News

Apple has registered domain names related to automobiles, adding to speculation about the company's plans to develop an automobile.

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FCA aims to dazzle with bigger, bolder 'Gears' displayAuto News

Fiat Chrysler is stuck in the corner at this year's Detroit auto show -- and the automaker couldn't be happier.

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Fisker, Lutz partner to retool VLAuto News

Auto designer Henrik Fisker is joining former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and entrepreneur Gilbert Villarreal to create a new luxury sports car company.

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Crash rates for self-driving cars less than conventional cars, study saysAuto News

Self-driving cars are involved in fewer crashes on average than vehicles with a driver behind the wheel, a study released today by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows.

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Mazda recalls 374,000 vehicles for Takata airbag defectsAuto News

Mazda said it will recall 374,000 U.S. vehicles linked to potentially defective front passenger-side airbags made by Takata Corp.

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Manheim economist sees used-vehicle prices easing in 2016Auto News

The number of off-lease vehicles slated to hit the market this year is expected to grow by more than 20 percent, but used-vehicle prices will decline only modestly in 2016, predicts Tom Webb, Manheim chief economist.

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Hillary Clinton plans Detroit fundraiser during auto showAuto News

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will host a Tuesday fundraiser at the same hotel where many media members and auto executives will stay at for the Detroit auto show.

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VW blasted for shielding emissions documents from U.S. probeAuto News

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen blasted Volkswagen today for citing German law to withhold documents from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software.

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In new ad, 2016 Chevy Malibu is in elite companyAuto News

In a new ad, the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is a luxury car -- at least in the minds of some consumers -- thanks to a simple badge removal.

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Why car dealers hate political adsAuto News

As what promises to be the most expensive presidential election in U.S. history heats up, one constituency is dreading the coming barrage of political advertising perhaps more than any other: car dealers.

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Volkswagen withholding internal emails in probe by U.S. states, report saysAuto News

Volkswagen is withholding internal emails from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters today.

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Kia taps Telluride for new SUV concept, promises 3-D-printed componentsAuto News

Kia Motors named its new SUV concept the Telluride and says the vehicle will feature the brand's first use of 3-D printed components. The three-dimensionally printed parts will add a 'distinct, modern' flair to the interior, Kia promises.

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VW to unveil plug-in hybrid Tiguan SUV concept in DetroitAuto News

The Tiguan SUV concept Volkswagen plans to reveal next will be powered by a plug-in hybrid powertrain, highlighting the automaker's effort to beef up its presence in electric vehicles.

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Lincoln tallies 11,630 sales in China debut; Ford Motor rises 3% Auto News

Lincoln today said it sold 11,630 vehicles in China in 2015, the brand's first full year in that country, as Ford's total sales there rose 3 percent to a record 1.1 million.

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Ford China sales rise 3% to 1.1 million vehicles in 2015Auto News

Lincoln today said it sold 11,630 vehicles in China in 2015, the brand's first full year in that country, as Ford's total sales there rose 3 percent to a record 1.1 million.

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Mitsubishi gives sneak peek of Outlander plug-in hybridAuto News

Mitsubishi offered a sneak peek at the U.S. version of the Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid crossover at an event Thursday evening ahead of the Detroit auto show.

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GM faces first ignition-switch court trialsAuto News

General Motors next week faces the first of hundreds of court trials demanding that the automaker pay for the deaths of loved ones or injuries ranging from broken bones to paralysis.

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