Lincoln dials back in ChinaAuto News

Lincoln will continue to expand in China this year, but the pace of growth for its dealership network will likely slow after targets were exceeded in 2016.

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Wal-Mart muscles into auto salesAuto News

Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer, is jumping into car sales through partnerships with dealership groups, including AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest new-vehicle retailer, and with CarSaver, an online auto retail platform.

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Employee turnover costs dealers billionsAuto News

When look-alike stores sell the same vehicles at roughly the same prices, only the people distinguish one dealership from another. Yet very few dealers are good at hiring and retaining employees. It's costing the industry billions of dollars a year.

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China growth buys time for CadillacAuto News

Surging sales in China are giving Cadillac's U.S. business a luxury it lacked during previous attempts to regain its former luster: time.

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Will the next luxury flagship be a truck?Auto News

Mercedes and BMW still sell a good volume of the luxury sedans known as brand flagships. But the identity builders for European luxury brands are likely to increasingly become crossovers and SUVs as the sales shift to trucks continues.

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Automotive News makes staff changes in editorial, salesAuto News

Automotive News has made changes to its editorial team and additions to its sales staff.

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Ford Credit program makes dealer visit optionalAuto News

Ford Motor Credit customers will soon be able to purchase and finance new vehicles from a dealership's website, thereby making a visit to the store optional.

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Connected infrastructure runs into red lightsAuto News

As automakers and suppliers eye the potential of fully connected cities, the hard realities of rolling out those technologies are quickly becoming apparent.

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VW to test over-the-air optionsAuto News

Volkswagen AG is looking to change the way consumers buy new-car options by using over-the-air updates to offer some features on a trial basis.

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Dealership's return policy builds goodwillAuto News

The Maguire Family of Dealerships offers the Maguire Family Assurance policy, which guarantees the Ithaca, N.Y.

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Cheaper lidar on the wayAuto News

Lidar sensing technology is perceived as a critical component for autonomous vehicles, but is too costly to use. Some suppliers say they finally know how to produce lidar less expensively.

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Audi 'fanatically focused' on dealer profitabilityAuto News

Audi of America's six-year string of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains may grab headlines, but it is other industry-leading numbers associated with the luxury brand that turn dealer heads, says U.S. brand boss Scott Keogh.

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EPA nominee calls for CO2 rule reviewAuto News

Scott Pruitt distanced himself from candidate Donald Trump's promise to "gut" the agency and his claim that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China.

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Trump moves quickly on tradeAuto News

Minutes after President Donald Trump was sworn in, the new administration declared its intention to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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BMW departure adds to upheavalAuto News

Karim Habib's departure as head of BMW brand design creates more upheaval in the group's design organization following two key departures last year.

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Jaguar tests smaller E-Pace crossoverAuto News

Jaguar will add a smaller, more affordable utility vehicle -- the E-Pace -- to its lineup in about a year, probably in Europe first, then the U.S.

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Nissan, Hyundai-Kia join top fleet playersAuto News

Nissan North America and Hyundai-Kia moved into the top tier of U.S. fleet players in 2016, joining the Detroit 3 in using bulk sales to boost marketplace presence.

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