BMW's innovation, adaptability will be tested in the 21st centuryAuto News

As BMW marks its 100-year anniversary, it finds itself entering a new disruptive digital age commonly called the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Geneva hits and missesAuto News

Our man in D.C., Ryan Beene, and Los Angeles-based sunshiner David Undercoffler travelled to Geneva to cover the One Percenters' auto show last week.

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This time, no sweat over hot fleet salesAuto News

Ford, Nissan and Fiat Chrysler U.S. sales soared in February while GM fell. The explanation largely comes down to one word: fleet.

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How Lincoln fine-tunes its vehicles to satisfy Chinese consumersAuto News

Seemingly minor tweaks can be critical to a brand's prospects in China, the world's largest vehicle market.

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Europe goes crossover crazy, tooAuto News

The explosion in crossovers, so evident in the U.S., is every bit as strong in Europe. Automakers seem intent on filling every niche and subniche of crossover.

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After VW cheated, tests got tougherAuto News

Automakers from Detroit to Tokyo are paying a price for Volkswagen AG's emissions cheating scandal as environmental regulators intensify their scrutiny to root out violations.

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Mercedes: U.S. is key market for updated SLAuto News

The freshened Mercedes-Benz SL will face its biggest test in the U.S. market, which accounts for about half of global sales.

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Rising throughput boosts dealer healthAuto News

With the number of new-car franchises stable, new-car sales throughput is up, and so are profits. Let the good times roll.

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Shuffle aims for a meaner, leaner ToyotaAuto News

Toyota may be one of the world's leanest carmakers. But in a new era of record volume and disruptive technologies, President Akio Toyoda has appointed the company's first-ever chief competitive officer, to sharpen its edge even more.

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Wester: Maserati to add N.A. dealershipsAuto News

Maserati will grow its dealership network in North America from 116 outlets to 130 by year end as it prepares to launch the Levante crossover that debuted in Geneva.

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Volvo has a compact crossover in the worksAuto News

Volvo will add a compact crossover as its 40 series returns to the U.S. on a new architecture within three years.

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Platform has pluses for Toyota C-HRAuto News

Sales of bite-sized cross-overs are soaring, and Toyota finally is getting into the game, introducing the production C-HR last week at the Geneva auto show.

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U.S. Nissan Rogue supply could rise even moreAuto News

As Nissan prepares to bolster its U.S. supply of the fast-selling Rogue compact crossover with 100,000 annual imports from Japan, a top executive suggests that the number could go higher.

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Lexus rolls out new gearboxAuto News

The new Lexus LC500h hybrid features a new and innovative transmission -- actually two linked together in a design intended to provide sporty performance with its fuel-sipping hybrid engine.

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New XT5 crossover: Cadillac's meal ticketAuto News

With Cadillac's sales lagging luxury rivals and no other big launches on the horizon for two years, a lot is riding on the rollout of the XT5, the first redesign for the brand's midsize crossover since 2009.

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Store led the way with LED lightingAuto News

In 2013, Don Hinds Ford in Fishers, Ind., converted its showroom, service department and lot lighting from incandescent to LED, reducing maintenance and saving $4,000 a month on electric bills.

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Lear seeks UAW deal for Detroit jobsAuto News

Lear CEO Matt Simoncini wants the supplier to be the bellwether of manufacturing success in the city of Detroit.

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