How automakers compete at the OlympicsAuto News

While Jeep isn't a sponsor of the Games, its USA Basketball partnership has allowed the automaker to align its brand with some of the event's most high-profile athletes in the months leading up to the Olympics.

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Can Buick LaCrosse tempt young buyers?Auto News

With the redesigned LaCrosse, Buick hopes to retain the 350,000 people who now own the current generation, as well as turn the heads of owners of other large sedans, including the Toyota Avalon, Chrysler 300, Lexus ES 350 and Lincoln MKS.

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Land Rover design chief OK with imitatorsAuto News

Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's design director, couldn't care less about other automakers copying the brand's design DNA. He's focusing on the next Defender and the launch of the new Discovery this fall.

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Tesla plans third-quarter cash outlays of $1.1 billionAuto News

Tesla, in a new sign of pressure on the electric vehicle maker, on Friday disclosed $1.1 billion in third quarter cash requirements in payments and planned expenditures, about a third of the cash it had on hand mid-year.

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Chris Urmson, leader behind Google's self-driving car research, departsAuto News

Chris Urmson, chief technical officer of Google's self-driving car efforts, is leaving as the Internet company moves the project from research into the creation of products.

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Magna Q2 profit jumps on strong vehicle output, sales in N.A., EuropeAuto News

Auto parts maker Magna International reported a 3.7 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong vehicle output and sales in North America and Europe.

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AutoCanada Q2 profit, revenue rise on cost controlsAuto News

AutoCanada posted higher profits and revenue in the second quarter despite an 'economic slowdown' in Western Canada that has put a chill on the retailer's unit sales.

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Wholesale used-vehicle prices rise for 4th straight month, Manheim index showsAuto News

Wholesale used-vehicle prices rose for a fourth straight month in July, despite predictions prices would fall in 2016 as a flood of off-lease vehicles came on the market, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index released Friday.

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Jaguar Land Rover recalls 54,000 vehicles with Takata airbagsAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 54,000 vehicles in the U.S. in the latest round of Takata airbag recalls.

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Magna seeks tech cred as Tesla, Google encroach on auto turfAuto News

Magna International's CEO says investors who've been dumping shares in North America's second-largest auto parts maker are overlooking a burgeoning growth driver at the Canadian company -- technology.

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Carlyle's bet on DuPont's auto paint unit pays handsomelyAuto News

When Carlyle Group orchestrated a $4.9 billion buyout of DuPont's auto-paint business in 2013, some competitors said the private equity firm overpaid. Three years later, Carlyle has reaped its second-biggest profit ever on the deal.

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Consumer Reports presses U.S. to raise compensation for VW diesel ownersAuto News

Consumer Reports urged the Justice Department to hike compensation for 475,000 owners of VW diesel vehicles that skirt emissions rules, and allow owners who opt for a fix the right to later reconsider the decision.

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Nissan in talks to divest stake in EV battery business, report saysAuto News

Nissan is in discussions with Panasonic and foreign companies, including Chinese firms, over the possible sale of its controlling stake in an EV battery manufacturing venture, a Tokyo newspaper reported Friday.

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Magna Q2 profit rises on strong vehicle output, sales in N.A., EuropeAuto News

Auto parts maker Magna International reported a 3.7 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong vehicle output and sales in North America and Europe.

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Takata report clears way for talks on sharing cost of airbag recallsAuto News

Takata said the German research institute hired to investigate the root cause of its defective airbag inflators submitted a report, clearing the way for crucial talks to begin with customers over how to split billions of dollars in recall costs.

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Corvette zooms past sports cars in Twitter engagement for JulyAuto News

The Chevrolet Corvette blew past all other sports cars in the Twitter engagement race in July.

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Toyota evokes 'Hands across America' with Olympics campaign Auto News

Toyota does not take over as a global Olympics sponsor until next year. So for the Rio Summer games, the automaker must still comply with strict trademark restrictions on Olympic phrases and imagery.

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