Ford signals limited support for carsAuto News

CEO Mark Fields says Ford isn't giving up on cars -- even as the automaker abandons most U.S. production of them -- but it also won't keep piling on discounts to boost sales "unnaturally."

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EPA scrutiny bogs down new dieselsAuto News

Only two automakers have received EPA clearance to sell 2017 diesels in the U.S. Other automakers' plans remain in limbo as the EPA continues the rigorous diesel testing regime it implemented in response to VW's emissions violations.

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BMW's Krueger: Automaker is innovator in mobilityAuto News

In a QandA, Harald Krueger, CEO of BMW AG, talks about waging a technology race to establish supremacy with electric and autonomous vehicles.

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Honda's Hachigo: Betting on stable marketAuto News

Hachigo's mantra is to prioritize quality and innovation over volume. He says Honda will unleash an onslaught of electrified vehicles and is preparing for new mobility businesses.

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Ford's Fields: 'Getting ahead' of industry changesAuto News

Amid skepticism on Wall Street, CEO Mark Fields aims to prove that Ford is in much better shape to withstand a downturn in the market.

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How will Nissan and Mitsubishi connect?Auto News

Now that Nissan has taken a controlling stake in Mitsubishi, the two automakers are still figuring out how they might cooperate in North America.

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Geely's new brand eyes Tesla retail playbookAuto News

Geely Automobile's new global brand, Lynk and Co., will mount a Tesla-like challenge to the U.S. franchised dealer system as it pushes for 500,000 annual global sales within five years.

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As Honda's U.S. sales rise, capacity shrinksAuto News

Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo says his company's U.S. sales are expected to increase next year even as the market flattens, putting increased pressure on already-strained production capacity.

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Morale booster: Letting workers call it a dayAuto News

When Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines reviewed its operating hours, it found it was missing business in the morning, when customers came in for service, and selling few cars in the evening. So it closed an hour earlier.

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NXP bid would thrust Qualcomm into dogfightAuto News

Qualcomm's bid to get NXP would make it an automotive chip colossus - but the competition won't be easy.

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How humans could ruin the autonomous eraAuto News

There are millions of ways that flawed, messy, sometimes inconsiderate humans can mess up a perfectly good utopian scenario.

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Minority software suppliers in short supplyAuto News

A senior Nissan executive fears that Silicon Valley's race to develop software for connected cars, collision avoidance and other high-tech functions is leaving minority suppliers behind.

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Toyota leaps into transportation planningAuto News

Toyota is working with the city of Plano, Texas, along with nearby municipalities, transit agencies and local employers on a broad study of how to reduce traffic congestion and improve the use of public transportation.

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Carlos Tavares' next frontierAuto News

Former Nissan North America chief Carlos Tavares has turned French automaker PSA around and is pushing it into global markets -- including the U.S.

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Lithia, Group 1 return to the buy-sell arenaAuto News

Lithia Motors and Group 1 Automotive are back on the prowl for dealerships.

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Why we're investing in MitsubishiAuto News

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