S. Korea suspends sale of 32 VW, Audi, Bentley models in emissions probeAuto News

South Korea suspended the sale of 32 Volkswagen Group models and fined the German automaker 17.8 billion won ($16.06 million), accusing it of forging documents on emissions or noise-level tests.

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Study deems ride hailing a nonthreat to U.S. auto industryAuto News

Ride-hailing could transform worldwide transportation, but don't expect major disruptions in the U.S., concludes a report by the Center for Automotive Research.

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FCA exec says shaving weight from Pacifica meant choosing right materialsAuto News

Mike Downey's team at Fiat Chrysler shaved 250 pounds from the 2016 Chrysler Town and Country to create the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. But the challenge wasn't what to cut, but how to replace a part with something that works better.

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Aluminum dreams face a capacity realityAuto News

The good news for an industry counting on aluminum to help make vehicles lighter is that aluminum suppliers are spending to create new capacity. The bad news? The capacity is already gobbled up.

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GM touts reduced pollution from lightweighting Auto News

General Motors' lightweighting strategy has resulted in a lineup of redesigned vehicles that potentially emit 137,000 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide than before, a company official said here on Monday.

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Nissan Backs Off Ghosn's Big Goals (8/1/16)

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Mercedes looks to add aluminum in next generation C classAuto News

The next generation of the Mercedes-Benz C class is likely to shed weight as Mercedes adds more aluminum and uses advanced new joining processes installed into its U.S. manufacturing plant.

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Suppliers look to lasers for fusing parts, making vehicles lighterAuto News

Body shops are increasingly turning to laser technology to fuse parts together as automakers look for ways to make their vehicles lighter. That's according to Peter Busuttil, director of technology for KUKA Systems North America.

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Suppliers embrace, test 'collaborative' robotsAuto News

Manufacturers are preparing to take the next big step in automation -- so-called 'collaborative' robots that can work in close proximity to human workers.

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Mitsubishi Electric works to build trust in technologyAuto News

Can technology build trust? Mitsubishi Electric is hoping to sway the naysayers of active safety systems, including emergency braking, lane keeping, etc.

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Bear or bull? Suppliers concerned about recession, growthAuto News

Automotive supplier executives are split between bear and bull on the future, Charles Chesbrough, executive director of strategy and research for the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, said Monday.

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Industrial Internet of Things could boost plant efficiencyAuto News

The Industrial Internet of Things can enable automakers and suppliers to operate their plant floors more efficiently by mining data on their machines, Stu Johnson, director of product marketing for manufacturing software company Plex Systems, said...

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Lexus ES-350 launch was a success because Toyota invested in people, exec saysAuto News

Before Toyota Motor Manufacturing launched production of the Lexus ES-350 at its massive plant in Georgetown, Ky., last year, the automaker invested in its workforce with 1.5 million hours of training, the president of the plant said Monday.

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Ford's Samardzich named to board of JCI spinoff, AdientAuto News

Barb Samardzich, who last month announced plans to retire as COO at Ford of Europe, has been named to the board of Adient, the seating and interiors company being spun off from supplier Johnson Controls Inc.

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Tesla to buy SolarCity for $2.6 billion in plan to create clean-energy powerhouseAuto News

Tesla will buy solar panel installer SolarCity Corp. for $2.6 billion in shares to form a one-stop clean-energy shop. The combined entity will offer consumers solar panels, home battery storage systems and electric cars under a single brand.

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GM 'bullish' on China, sees market reaching 30 million vehicles by 2020Auto News

GM is "quite bullish" about the recovering auto market in China and is responding to a shift in growth toward utilitarian models in smaller cities, a segment often ignored by foreign automakers, said China chief Matt Tsien.

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Tesla, SolarCity may announce merger todayAuto News

Tesla and SolarCity could announce they have agreed to merge as early as today, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, setting the stage for a campaign to convince the two companies' shareholders to back the deal.

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