'The right guy' to lead GM designAuto News

Mike Simcoe, the 58-year-old Australian who will become only the seventh design chief in General Motors' long history, is just as comfortable discussing the engineering details of automobiles as he is swage lines, greenhouses and B-pillars.

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As EchoPark expands, so does Manheim's reconditioning operationAuto News

Manheim's retail reconditioning operation is expanding along with the expansion of Sonic's EchoPark stand alone used-car stores.

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Dissecting all those preorders for Tesla's Model 3 (and where the cash goes)Auto News

More than 325,000 people around the world have put down a fully refundable $1,000 deposit to get in line for the Tesla Model 3. So what happens to all that deposit money?

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EchoPark will expand to Texas and the CarolinasAuto News

Sonic Automotive will break ground on about two dozen new EchoPark used-vehicle stores in Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina beginning late this year or early in 2017. It will be the first major expansion of the fledgling network of stores.

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Chrysler enlists a deadpan comedian to pitch Pacifica to new audienceAuto News

Chrysler is turning to a comedian, but more importantly, a dad, to pitch the 2017 Pacifica.

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Paul Walker's daughter receives $10.1 million settlement in actor's deathAuto News

The 17-year-old daughter of late actor Paul Walker has reached a $10.1 million settlement with the estate of the man driving the car that crashed and killed them both in 2013, her attorney said on Friday.

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Paul Walker's daughter gets $10.1 million settlement in actor's deathAuto News

The 17-year-old daughter of late actor Paul Walker has reached a $10.1 million settlement with the estate of the man driving the car that crashed and killed them both in 2013, her attorney said on Friday.

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GM wins dismissal of another ignition-switch case Auto News

GM said plaintiffs' lawyers suing the company over a faulty ignition switch linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths have chosen to dismiss what was scheduled to be the fourth in a series of six test trials over the defect.

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Automakers, safety advocates warn U.S. over rush to deploy autonomous carsAuto News

Auto industry and consumer representatives warned Friday that U.S. auto safety regulators' push to aid autonomous car deployments may be too aggressive, and urged greater transparency and public input in policies covering self-driving technology.

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BMW relaunches U.S. car-sharing program as ReachNowAuto News

Six months after shutting down its San Francisco car-sharing pilot due to a lack of help from city government, BMW is restarting the program with 370 cars, added services and a new name: ReachNow.

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Bosch considers stake in digital map maker Here Auto News

Auto supplier Bosch said Friday it was in talks with high-definition digital maps company Here and is exploring whether to take a stake.

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AutoTech Ventures, armed with $75 million, scouts for startupsAuto News

A California venture capital firm has raised about $75 million to bankroll early-stage technologies enabling autonomous driving, improved cybersecurity in cars, entertainment systems and other automotive next big things.

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Visteon, former CEO Leuliette tussle over retirement packageAuto News

Visteon Corp. is preparing to battle former president and CEO Tim Leuliette in court over his retirement compensation package.

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Hyundai recalls 173,000 Sonatas for potential power steering hazardAuto News

NHTSA says the midsize sedan made from late December 2009 through late October 2010 may have a damaged circuit board that could cause the loss of power steering.

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Honda recalls 143,000 vehicles in Japan after airbag fails to deploy Auto News

Honda recalled about 143,000 vehicles in Japan after an airbag fitted with an inflator made by Daicel failed to deploy in a collision in which the driver was injured.

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Mercedes diesel owners file lawsuit in U.S. over diesel emissionsAuto News

Owners of Mercedes diesel cars filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. saying the vehicles likely contained a "defeat device" used skirt emissions rules, an accusation that Daimler, which owns Mercedes, denied again.

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Texas teen's death spurs renewed call to speed recallsAuto News

The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag said the family never received a recall notice about the defective vehicle safety device. The brother's comments came as U.S.

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