Uber shuts down self-driving test program after Calif. DMV actionAuto News

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday revoked the registration on all 16 of the vehicles involved in Uber's self-driving ride-hailing pilot in San Francisco, forcing the company to shut down the program.

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Korea Inc.'s year-end 'executive shuffle'Auto News

The firing of Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski -- coming as it does only a few days before Christmas -- is poorly timed and reinforces the image in the U.S. that Hyundai burns through American CEOs at an alarming rate.

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Honda and Google's Waymo discuss collaborating on self-driving techAuto News

Honda RandD has entered into discussions with Waymo, Alphabet's new standalone company, to use technology that will enable self-driving capabilities in Honda vehicles.

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Hyundai Ousts U.S. Chief Zuchowski (12/21/16)

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Hyundai fires U.S. chief ZuchowskiAuto News

Hyundai Motor America has fired CEO Dave Zuchowski for failing to meet internal sales objectives, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Automotive News. The decision is effective immediately.

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Automakers get a break on CAFE penalties Auto News

Federal regulators granted the auto industry's requests for relief today on two key areas of the U.S. government's light-vehicle fuel economy program that had sparked new tensions between the administration and the industry.

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BMW places 5 series front and centerAuto News

The latest new spot to top our weekly viral video charts is all about the redesigned BMW 5 series.

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CarMax extends online financing program to all storesAuto News

CarMax has extended its online financing, previously a pilot, to all of its stores. Separately, it said its finance arm's Tier 3 lending -- CarMax lingo for subprime -- declined in the third quarter, even as it raised its reserves against bad loans.

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Ford recalls 8,000 2017 Super Duty trucks for fuel strap reinforcementAuto News

Ford said it is recalling over 8,000 2017 Super Duty trucks that do not contain a proper fuel tank strap reinforcement.

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GKN Driveline plans to invest $179 million in 6 N.C. plantsAuto News

GKN Driveline plans to invest nearly $179 million in six plants in North Carolina to match the growth of its all-wheel-drive, eDrive and constant velocity joint businesses.

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FCA to idle 2 Ontario plants to pare down suppliesAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will idle its two Ontario assembly plants for the first week of 2017 in an effort to trim supplies in response to lower demand, Bloomberg News reported.

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China to set communication standard for autonomous cars after 2018Auto News

China will revisit in 2018 the standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communication that are vital for driverless cars and lay out a common national standard after that, the chief of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China said today.

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