Ford gains on GM in executive diversity Auto News

Ford's promotion of veteran executive Joy Falotico as the first woman to lead its credit unit puts the company a step closer to gender parity with General Motors among the U.S. automakers' inner circles.

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Google expands nascent ride-sharing service, report saysAuto News

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall, pitting itself against Uber Technologies Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Autotrader partners with MSN Autos to provide online vehicle shopping infoAuto News

Autotrader is partnering with MSN to provide new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles on the MSN Autos website.

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Walser Auto Group of Minn. acquires luxury group in WichitaAuto News

Walser Automotive Group of Minnesota is buying the Wichita Luxury Collection in Kansas in a deal worth more than $100 million. With the acquisition, Walser expands both outside its home state and into the luxury space for the first time.

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The other bump on path to driverless cars: Crumbling roadsAuto News

You should take claims of self-driving cars being road-ready soon with a 50-pound bag of salt, not a grain.

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The other bump in road to driverless cars: Crumbling roadsAuto News

You should take claims of self-driving cars being road-ready soon with a 50-pound bag of salt, not a grain.

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Ford Motor Credit head Silverstone to retire, Falotico to succeed himAuto News

Ford Motor Credit Chairman and CEO Bernard Silverstone will retire Oct. 1. He will be replaced by COO Joy Falotico.

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Chariots, supervillains and Chopin: What people think of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6Auto News

The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept sparked a lot of debate and comment when it was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this month.

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Chevy slots 8-speed gearbox, hikes V-6 power in 2017 Colorado Auto News

Chevrolet is refreshing the midsize Colorado pickup truck for 2017 with a new version of its 3.6-liter V-6 engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Calif. startup aims to take autonomous cars to next level with new languageAuto News

Drive.ai, a Mountain View, Calif.

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Fatal Takata truck blast was 'like a big bomb,' sheriff saysAuto News

The truck carrying Takata airbag inflators exploded 'like a big bomb,' said the Texas sheriff whose officers rushed the scene.

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Mitsubishi overstated mileage for 8 more models, Japanese ministry saysAuto News

Japan's transport ministry today ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to stop domestic sales of eight vehicle models after an investigation found the automaker overstated their fuel economy, the second such order in a matter of months.

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VW CEO expects turnaround to start bearing fruit in 2-3 yearsAuto News

Volkswagen AG CEO Matthias Mueller is pushing forward with a technological and organizational revamp of Europe's largest carmaker despite internal opposition and expects his efforts to begin bearing fruit in two to three years.

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