Android Auto architect Brenner sees a 'virtuous cycle' in common car softwareAuto News

In the days before Google launched the Android operating system in 2008, engineers had to rewrite the code for Google Maps dozens of times for different smartphones. It was a hassle, but Android changed all that.

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Ford will ultimately get its due from Wall Street, Fields saysAuto News

Ford CEO Mark Fields said delivering strong results is the best way for the automaker to counter the skeptics on Wall Street who sent its shares sliding 5.1 percent Wednesday.

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Dealerships accuse Fiat Chrysler of falsifying U.S. sales Auto News

Two Fiat Chrysler dealerships that are part of a suburban Chicago dealer group filed a civil racketeering suit against Fiat Chrysler, alleging the automaker offered dealers large amounts of money to report unsold vehicles as sold.

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GM economist sees another record sales year in 2016Auto News

U.S. auto sales are headed for another record year in 2016, thanks to overall U.S. economic growth, cheap gasoline, job growth and 'very, very good' credit availability, GM Chief Economist Mustafa Mohatarem said Wednesday.

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Naming GM's Barra chairman was 'tone deaf,' activist investor saysAuto News

Harry Wilson, the activist investor who last year prodded General Motors to buy back $5 billion in stock, says that GM's recent move to make CEO Mary Barra board chairman was 'remarkably tone deaf,' even as he applauded her performance.

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Naming GM's Barra chairman was 'tone deaf,' activist investor saysAuto News

Harry Wilson, the activist investor who last year prodded General Motors to buy back $5 billion in stock, says that GM's recent move to make CEO Mary Barra board chairman was 'remarkably tone deaf,' even as he applauded her...

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Auction head urges retailers to see themselves as a consumer's resourceAuto News

Lead the retail transformation by staying focused on connecting people to the right car, the president of the nation's largest auto auction company says. That means retailers should see themselves as a resource for consumers.

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Supplier Roechling extols engine encapsulationAuto News

German supplier Roechling Automotive is betting the next step in aerodynamic technology is something called engine encapsulation.

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BMW tailors its pitch to the young and wealthyAuto News

BMW of North America knows millennial customers are the future for the industry, but it wants the top 1 percent -- those with a household income of $150,000-plus, says the company's CEO.

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Plastech founder Julie Nguyen Brown diesAuto News

Julie Nguyen Brown, a Vietnamese immigrant who founded and presided over what was once the largest minority-owned U.S. auto supplier, has died.

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Jonas describes the gap between traditional automakers and newcomersAuto News

Defending against interlopers is almost impossible for the traditional auto industry, Adam Jonas says.

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U.S. regulators signal no quick remedy for VW's dieselsAuto News

The timetable for VW to deploy fixes for seven years' worth of diesel vehicles and resume sales of new ones remains unknown after California regulators rejected the automaker's initial repair proposals, a top EPA official said today.

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Autonomous cars will challenge technology infrastructure, panelists sayAuto News

Twenty years from now, the auto industry will have tens of millions self-driving vehicles on the road, but it may require automakers to share data with municipalities -- and each other.

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Chuck Norris and giggles: What people think of Honda's '17 RidgelineAuto News

Honda's newest Ridgeline looks truer to a pickup while retaining platform ties to its Honda siblings, namely the Honda Odyssey minivan and Pilot crossover, and the Acura MDX crossover.

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U.S. regulators signal no quick remedy for VW's dieselsAuto News

The timetable for VW to deploy fixes for seven years' worth of diesel vehicles and resume sales of new ones remains unknown after California regulators rejected the automaker's initial repair proposals, a top EPA official said today.

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Audi's Keogh says automakers can be disruptorsAuto News

The president of Audi of America warned automakers to embrace the dramatic technological changes that are remaking the industry, and to beware of continuing business as usual amid the U.S. market's record vehicle sales.

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Android Auto architect Brenner sees a 'virtuous cycle' in common car softwareAuto News

In the days before Google launched the Android operating system in 2008, engineers had to rewrite the code for Google Maps dozens of times for different smartphones. It was a hassle, but Android changed all that.

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Luxury brands tap mobile software experts to polish premium cachetAuto News

Software expertise has become the new battleground for luxury automakers as the latest premium cars compete on high-tech innovations rather than sheer power or luxury, something that requires millions of lines of code.

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Auto industry's fuel economy goals are in troubleAuto News

In private meetings late last year, U.S. regulators and automakers staked out preliminary -- and opposing -- positions in a debate about the companies' ability to boost fuel economy 50 percent to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

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GM hikes 2016 profit forecast, boosts stock buyback by $4 billionAuto News

GM raised its earnings projection for 2016 by 25 cents a share, increased the size of its share buyback and boosted the dividend to start the year.

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Luxury brands tap mobile software experts to polish premium cacheAuto News

Software expertise has become the new battleground for luxury automakers as the latest premium cars compete on high-tech innovations rather than sheer power or luxury, something that requires millions of lines of code.

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The 5 most important models in Detroit Auto News

Though the number of concept and future production vehicles making world debuts at the Detroit auto show are far fewer this year than in years past, there are some stars.

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GM increases 2016 profit forecast, boosts stock buyback by $4 billionAuto News

General Motors raised its earnings projection for 2016 by 25 cents a share, increased the size of its share buyback and boosted the dividend to start the year.

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GM to launch online portal for low-mileage used carsAuto News

GM plans to launch an online service to sell more than 30,000 low-mileage used cars to consumers nationwide, a bid to capture the growing number of car shoppers who prefer to browse digitally.

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