Supersonic Musk venture solicits Detroit's finestAuto News

Elon Musk's Hyperloop venture wants auto suppliers to help it get off the ground.

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U.S. says 85 million Takata airbags may still face recallAuto News

U.S. auto safety regulators say there are about 85 million unrecalled Takata airbag inflators in U.S. vehicles that would eventually need to be recalled unless the company can prove they are safe.

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Sealing giant Freudenberg ready for non-combustionAuto News

Freudenberg-NOK, with its global fortunes built on sealing internal combustion engines to keep them leak-free, isn't blinking at a future of battery-powered electric vehicles.

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GM cleared in 2012 van rollover accident, jury findsAuto News

General Motors bears no responsibility for a driver becoming paralyzed because of a rollover accident, a Missouri jury ruled.

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Lincoln prices Continental from $45,485Auto News

The 2017 Lincoln Continental will have a starting price of $45,485 including shipping, several thousand more than the MKS it replaces but still less than most similar-sized luxury sedans.

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Powertrain executives press for higher octane gasoline to help meet mpg, CO2 rulesAuto News

Automakers say they need higher octane gasoline -- more in line with what is available in Europe today -- to meet the government's strict 2025 fuel economy and C02 standards.

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Internet-connected cars a hacker magnet, U.S. official saysAuto News

Internet-connected and driverless cars could be targets for hackers -- potentially including terrorists and hostile nations -- so the automotive industry must ensure vehicles have built-in cybersecurity protection, a top U.S.

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Takata projects burning 24% of cash over next 12 months, report saysAuto News

Takata, the airbag supplier behind the auto industry's largest overall recall, projected burning through almost a quarter of its cash over the next year if repairs continue at the current pace, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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Delphi says new 48-volt mild hybrid system has 2 customersAuto News

Delphi said it will work with two automakers to put a new 48-volt mild-hybrid system developed by the supplier into production next year.

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UAW election for VW skilled trades workers in Tenn. upheld by NLRBAuto News

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board voted 2-1 to uphold a December election by a small group of workers at Volkswagen AG's Tennessee plant to join the UAW, the labor board said today.

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Ford begins taking applications to buy 'mid-$400,000s' GT supercarAuto News

The 2017 Ford GT will have a starting price "in the mid-$400,000s" plus destination and delivery charges, Ford said as it began taking applications today for the first 300 to 500 cars.

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Toyota is turning Ann Arbor into global test site for connected carsAuto News

Toyota is going all in on Ann Arbor, Mich., as a global test site for connected cars to gather data for research into autonomous driving and safety applications.

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Survey finds dealerships haven't conducted compliance trainingAuto News

Almost two-thirds of dealers think they're under regulators' scrutiny, but just 37 percent provide comprehensive compliance training to all of their employees, a survey found.

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Delphi wins appeal with IRS, can be considered British companyAuto News

Delphi Automotive has won an appeal with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and can be considered a British company, the automotive supplier said in a filing with U.S. securities regulators today.

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