NHTSA extends oversight of GM safety effortsAuto News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is extending its oversight of GM's safety practices for another year as part of a sweeping consent order signed in 2014 when the company issued a broad recall of cars for faulty ignition switches.

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Mitsubishi Motors president leaves amid fuel economy scandal, report saysAuto News

The president of Mitsubishi Motors is stepping down amid a fuel economy scandal that surfaced in April, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. Tetsuro Aikawa's post will be filled by Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko, the report said.

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Startup Elio Motors, supplier Linamar team up to build enginesAuto News

Startup car company Elio Motors and Canadian supplier Linamar said today they formed a partnership to produce engines for Elio's three-wheeled vehicle.

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U.S. residuals predicted to drop 4.2 percentage points, Black Book saysAuto News

Black Book predicts a drop of 4.2 percentage points in used-vehicle residual values over the next three years. New cars and trucks sold in the U.S. in May and June will retain about 47.

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Chrysler Turbine car shows the future is always changingAuto News

At some point in the future, when it becomes about as expensive to build a car with a conventional gasoline or diesel engine as it is an electric car, the EV is going to win.

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Takata declares 14 million airbags defective as part of expanded recallAuto News

Takata declared nearly 14 million airbag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of cost-sharing with automakers unresolved.

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Cadillac's midsize sport sedan embraces CT6 face for 2017Auto News

The Cadillac CTS nameplate will soldier on for another year but feature a new grille for 2017 and other styling cues borrowed from Cadillac's new flagship, spy photos of the midsize luxury sedan reveal.

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Audi's next A8 reveals Prologue concept cuesAuto News

Spy photographers have caught Audi putting its next-generation A8 flagship sedan through the paces on public roads in Europe ahead of its release next year.

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VW pays out high rewards for failureAuto News

UK hedge fund TCI says VW Group's top management together will have been paid about 400 million euros ($455 million) in salary and bonuses since 2011, a sum it condemned as "corporate excess on an epic scale."

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Nissan investment excites Mitsubishi's U.S. dealer council chairman Auto News

The chairman of Mitsubishi Motors' U.S. national dealer council's advisory board said he sees new life for the brand after Nissan's $2.2 billion stake.

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Takata says latest U.S. recall investigative, but unclear who will pay costsAuto News

Takata declared nearly 14 million airbag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of cost-sharing with automakers unresolved.

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Nissan taps Mayra Gonzalez for trailblazing roleAuto News

Nissan has promoted Mayra Gonzalez, the automaker's sales boss in Mexico to president, making her the first woman to lead a Nissan Group country operation.

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