New headlight criteria mean fewer vehicles get IIHS top safety picksAuto News

Headlights that failed to measure up led to fewer new vehicles earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top accolades in the latest batch of group's coveted safety evaluations.

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Global automaker group seeks to block EPA from finalizing mpg rulesAuto News

Automakers including Toyota and Honda have launched a fresh effort to stop the EPA -- before President Obama leaves office -- from cementing a regulation that would slash tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions through 2025.

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Beepi merges with mobile car-buying platform co-founded by Scott PainterAuto News

Beepi Inc., an online used-vehicle marketplace, has merged with Fair.com, an upcoming mobile car-buying platform founded by former TrueCar CEO Scott Painter and two other industry veterans.

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Nissan leads Twitter engagement among auto brands for second consecutive month Auto News

For the second month in a row, Nissan took first place in the Twitter engagement race for automotive brands, wielding the power of the GTR in its most popular November tweet, according to ListenFirst Media.

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Trump to pick foe of Obama climate agenda to run EPA, report saysAuto News

President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Trump transition team source told Reuters today.

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Incentives, excess new-car inventory, put a drag on used vehicle valuesAuto News

An increase in new-car incentives and 'channel stuffing' -- excess new-vehicle inventory on dealers' lots -- caused used-vehicle prices to tumble 1 percent in November, according to one closely watched used-vehicle price index released...

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Dodge adds all-wheel-drive Challenger GTAuto News

An all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger is now reality -- just in time for winter. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Tuesday that Dodge will add the awd 2017 Challenger GT to the muscle car's already vast portfolio.

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Ford conducts additional tests on 2017 F-150 and Raptor 10-speed transmissionsAuto News

Ford's 2017 F-150 and Raptor trucks with a new 10-speed transmission began arriving on some dealer lots last month, but the automaker said it is holding some models for additional testing as part of its normal launch ramp-up.

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Porsche campaign continues to be a winnerAuto News

Porsche's dramatic look back at its most recent racing season remained on top of our weekly viral video charts.

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Samsung SDI to supply batteries for startup Lucid Motors' EVsAuto News

Lucid Motors, a California-based, EV startup, said it will partner with Samsung SDI as a major supplier for the lithium ion battery cells in its sedan set to debut next week.

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'Mystery device' helps thieves steal cars with push-button ignitions, report saysAuto News

The National Insurance Crime Bureau today said it obtained and tested a so-called 'mystery device' that can allow a thief to break into a vehicle without leaving behind any of the traditional pieces of evidence such as broken glass.

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Auto lending strengthened in Q3, Experian saysAuto News

With more creditworthy consumers financing vehicles in the third quarter, and fewer high-risk folks, the auto finance market is strengthening overall, Experian reports.

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Ford's futurist foreshadows consumer trends to watch in 2017Auto News

As the in-house futurist at Ford, Sheryl Connelly's job is to predict the future -- not necessarily about driving or cars, but about how consumer behavior is changing.

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Auto lending strengthens in Q3, Experian saysAuto News

With more creditworthy consumers financing vehicles in the third quarter, and fewer high-risk folks, the auto finance market is strengthening overall, Experian reports.

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Tesla recalls 7,000 charging adapters after 2 overheatAuto News

Tesla Motors Inc. said it is voluntarily recalling about 7,000 adapters for electric-vehicle charging after two reports of overheating that resulted in melted plastic on the plugs.

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