Ford's updated Sync taps into driver's phones Auto News

Now drivers can project their smartphone maps onto the car infotainment screen, potentially reducing distracted driving risk.

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Panasonic teams with Google, Qualcomm on infotainmentAuto News

Panasonic's concept anticipates demand for a more flexible system, and is based on the latest version of Android Auto and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip.

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Panasonic teams up with Google's Android Auto and Qualcomm on infotainmentAuto News

Panasonic's concept anticipates demand for a more flexible system, and is based on the latest version of Android Auto and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip.

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Toyota's cute Concept-i wants to be your friend Auto News

The intelligent assistant uses artificial intelligence to build a 'driver-vehicle relationship', the automaker said.

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LUXURY: Mercedes recaptures crown after 2-year hiatusAuto News

Mercedes took the 2016 U.S. luxury title even though its sales for the year declined, but the results were still strong enough to beat Lexus and last year's winner, BMW.

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CANADA: Ford Canada posts best sales year since 1989, wins national crownAuto News

Ford Canada reported overall vehicles sales of 304,618 units in 2016, a 9 percent gain that marked its best year of sales since 1989 -- and making Ford the No. 1 automaker in Canada for the year. Overall Canada sales rose 2.7 percent.

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SUBARU: U.S. sales top 600,000 for 8th-straight recordAuto News

Subaru of America set a sales record in 2016, as the automaker cleared the 600,000 vehicle mark while also setting an eighth consecutive sales record.

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HONDA: 3.2% sales advance fuels record 2016Auto News

Thanks to a strong December, American Honda finished the year with a 3.2 percent U.S. sales gain and a record 1,637,942 Honda and Acura vehicles sold.

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HYUNDAI/KIA: Record year for Korean brandsAuto News

Hyundai and Kia each celebrated record U.S. sales in 2016 with the two brands combining for 1,422,603 total units, a 2.5 percent increase.

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AutoNation to hire nationwide next TuesdayAuto News

AutoNation said it will host a one-day hiring event in 15 cities next Tuesday. More than a thousand sales and service positions are available at the stores and service centers.

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CANADA: Ford Canada posts best sales year since 1989, wins nation's sales crownAuto News

Ford Canada reported overall vehicles sales of 304,618 units in 2016, marking its best year of sales since 1989. For the eighth consecutive year Ford was Canada's top-selling automotive brand.

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GM: Annual sales decline despite gains in retail market share, pricesAuto News

General Motors posted its first annual U.S. sales decline since 2009, but it achieved above-average gains in retail market share and average transaction prices.

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HONDA: 3.2% sales gain fuels record 2016Auto News

Honda closed out 2016 on a high note, with sales for the Honda and Acura brands up 3.2 percent for the year to a record 1,637,942 vehicles. December was a good month for the automaker, with sales up 6.4 percent to 160,477 vehicles.

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NISSAN: 'Star Wars' thrusts Rogue to a big December Auto News

Nissan's marketing coup of aligning its Rogue crossover advertising with Hollywood's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story release helped generate more than 40,000 deliveries of the nameplate in December, giving Nissan its best-selling December ever in the U.

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VW: Core brand bounces back in Dec.; Audi sets recordAuto News

Volkswagen-brand sales in the U.S. rebounded in December, climbing 20 percent, while Audi brand sales rose 14 percent to a brand record.

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SUBARU: U.S. sales top 600,000, set new record for 8th yearAuto News

Subaru of America set a sales record in 2016, as the automaker cleared the 600,000 vehicle mark while also setting an eighth consecutive sales record.

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SUBARU: U.S. sales top 600,000, hit 8th straight recordAuto News

Subaru of America set a sales record in 2016, as the automaker cleared the 600,000 vehicle mark while also setting an eighth consecutive sales record.

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U.S. industry sets new high behind solid GM, Nissan, Honda gainsAuto News

U.S. light-vehicle sales, led by fatter discounts, strong light-truck demand and solid gains at GM, Nissan and Honda in December, set a record in 2016, rising by more than 56,000, or 0.3 percent, over 2015's volume.

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Snarling traffic, gridlock at CES belies mobility promisesAuto News

Irony abounds at the biggest conference in Las Vegas, where the people promising a shining mobility future sit in traffic and gridlock trying to get around town.

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Volkswagen CEO to stay away from Detroit auto showAuto News

Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller will miss the Detroit auto show next week, the German carmaker said today, amid uncertainty over its chances of settling a U.S. criminal investigation into its emissions scandal.

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Industry sets new high behind solid GM, Nissan, Honda gainsAuto News

U.S. light-vehicle sales, led by fatter discounts, strong light-truck demand and solid gains at GM, Nissan and Honda in December, set a record in 2016, rising by more than 56,000, or 0.3 percent, over 2015's volume.

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CANADA: Ford Canada posts best sales year since 1989Auto News

Ford Canada reported overall vehicles sales of 304,618 units in 2016, marking its best year of sales since 1989. For the eighth consecutive year Ford was Canada's top-selling automotive brand.

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TOYOTA: Down 2% for the year on car-truck mixAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.'s December deliveries rose 2 percent to 243,229 vehicles, but sales for the year were off 2 percent to just under 2.45 million units.

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GM, Nissan, Honda sales strong as industry sets new high Auto News

GM, Nissan and Honda posted robust U.S. sales last month as generous December incentives and continued strong light-truck demand spurred the industry to another record in 2016. Toyota volume rose 2 percent.

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FORD: SUVs, trucks, Lincoln help push Dec. sales up 0.1%Auto News

Ford rode high-priced pickups and SUVs, along with strong demand for luxury vehicles, to a 0.1 percent December sales gain, but full-year sales dropped slightly as demand for sedans continues to fall.

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FCA: Sales tumble 10% in Dec.; Ram brand posts only gainAuto News

Fiat Chrysler sales fell 10 percent in December, with only the Ram brand, including pickups and commercial trucks, posting a sales gain.

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GM annual sales decline despite gains in market share, pricesAuto News

General Motors posted its first annual U.S. sales decline since 2009, but it achieved above-average gains in retail market share and average transaction prices.

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Ford ekes out 0.1% gain in Dec., led by LincolnAuto News

Ford rode high-priced pickups and SUVs, along with strong demand for luxury vehicles, to a 0.1 percent December sales gain, but full-year sales dropped slightly as demand for sedans continues to fall.

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Etios saga shows Toyota's sharpened focus on world's growth regionsAuto News

Toyota is still playing catch-up in key emerging markets, such as Latin America. But the saga of its Etios pint-sized econo-car underscores how it is playing for keeps.

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Tesla launches battery production at GigafactoryAuto News

Tesla's massive Gigafactory today produced its first battery cells to power the company's energy storage products and, before long, the Model 3 electric car.

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GM, Nissan sales strong as industry flirts with recordAuto News

General Motors and Nissan posted robust U.S. sales last month, an early sign that generous December incentives may have spurred the industry to another sales record last year.

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Edmunds ramps up mobile strategy, redesigns siteAuto News

Edmunds, kicking off the new year with a mobile-first strategy, has unveiled a new logo and launched a redesigned website. It also dropped the '.com' from Edmunds to signify that the company 'has grown beyond a pure website.'

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BMW, Intel, Mobileye to test 40 driverless cars later in 2017Auto News

BMW's alliance with Intel and Mobileye aims to put a fleet of around 40 self-driving test vehicles on the road in the second half of this year, the companies said.

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GM, Nissan gain 10% behind retail, fleet salesAuto News

U.S. deliveries jumped 10 percent in December at GM and Nissan, signaling generous year-end incentives and light-truck demand spurred the industry to another sales record last year. Volume edged up 0.3 percent at Ford Motor Co.

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GM gains 10% behind retail, fleet salesAuto News

GM's U.S. deliveries jumped 10 percent last month, in the first report that will show whether generous December incentives spurred the industry to another sales record last year.

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Infiniti sold record 230,000 vehicles globally in 2016Auto News

Infiniti sold more than 230,000 vehicles globally in 2016, a 7 percent annual rise, Nissan's luxury arm said today, a record year for a marque that trails rivals in the increasingly crowded premium market.

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