Toyota patent activity soaringAuto News

EV-related technologies have triggered a boom in automotive patents, and they are streaming out of Toyota. And the gap between the number of new Toyota patents and those at the industry's second-place company, Robert Bosch, is enormous.

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VW weighs second EV platformAuto News

Volkswagen is examining whether its modular architecture for electric cars under development, dubbed MEB, is flexible enough for a top-of-the-line Phaeton, or whether a second groupwide platform is needed.

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Mazda ventures back into premium tierAuto News

For more than a decade, Mazda has talked about occupying a quasi-premium space in the U.S. The redesigned CX-9 is a step in that direction.

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FCA launches digital ad campaign for 2017 Chrysler PacificaAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's new digital campaign for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica introduced the group of small experts in a video launched Thursday night.

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GM may shift some pickup production from Mexico to Michigan, report saysAuto News

Some General Motors light-duty pickup production is going to shift to Flint, Mich., from Mexico, according to a report.

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Molinaroli will lead JCI-Tyco for 18 months; successor namedAuto News

Johnson Controls Inc. CEO Alex Molinaroli, who has steered his company away from the automotive seating and interiors businesses during his two-and-a-half-year tenure, will serve as CEO for the combined JCI-Tyco International for 18 months.

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Stoddard-Dayton to Camaro: The rich history of Indy 500 pace cars; May U.S. sales drop expected; GM...
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Former Texas dealer fails in bid to overturn U.S. money laundering sentenceAuto News

A suburban Dallas ex-dealer has failed to overturn his 188-month prison term in a money laundering conspiracy that enabled drug dealers, pimps and other criminals to pay cash for luxury vehicles without reporting the transactions to the IRS.

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Indy 500 delivers speed, safety advances, innovation for 100 yearsAuto News

Technological advancements first tested on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's historic 2.5-mile oval have transitioned to everyday production models since the very first race.

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Automakers recall 12 million U.S. vehicles over Takata airbagsAuto News

Eight automakers said today they are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in new recalls related to defective Takata airbags, according to documents posted by U.S. government regulators.

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