Service departments search for talented techniciansAuto News

The fixed operations business has a talent problem. Service shops can have the most advanced technology in the industry, but it won't mean anything if there aren't enough technicians out there that know how to use it.

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Trump floats 20% border tax for wall as Mexico feud deepensAuto News

The Trump administration floated a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border, a plan revealed hours after Mexican President President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a meeting with Trump.

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Dealertrack DMS launches platform to help dealers digest dataAuto News

Dealertrack DMS launched a business intelligence platform this week that breaks down the dense data that stores compile so that dealers can easily digest it and make informed decisions.

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Lynk, ahead of U.S. launch, keeps a wary eye on Trump Auto News

Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, the owner of Volvo cars, plans to roll out its mid-priced Lynk and CO brand in the United States and Europe in early 2019, but cautioned those plans could change if President Donald Trump imposes a border...

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BMW Group Canada, Reynolds ink DMS agreementAuto News

BMW Group Canada will convert all of its Canadian stores to Reynolds and Reynolds' Windows-based ERA-IGNITE dealer management system.

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Toyota's red wall tested as Trump demands more U.S. plants, jobsAuto News

The $10 billion question for Toyota -- it's vowed to invest that amount in the U.S. over the next five years -- is whether all the roots it's put down in America will be enough to mollify President Trump and his pledge to boost U.S.

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Tesla sues former head of Autopilot, former Google exec UrmsonAuto News

Tesla Motors is suing its former head of Autopilot software for stealing company information and recruiting Tesla employees for a competing startup while still employed by the automaker.

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Trump Goals Could Help Autos (1/26/17)

Fields: Trump aims could aid industry; Germany’s VDA: Tariffs would damage U.S. economy; VW...
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Asbury CFO Style leaves for privately owned companyAuto News

Keith Style, CFO of Asbury Automotive Group Inc., is leaving the dealership group to join an unnamed, privately owned company as president and CFO, Asbury said in a statement.

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Dealertrack launches platform to help dealers digest dataAuto News

Dealertrack launched a business intelligence platform this week that breaks down the dense data that stores compile so that dealers can easily digest it and make informed decisions.

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Lynk's U.S. launch may be disrupted by Trump Auto News

Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, the owner of Volvo cars, plans to roll out its mid-priced Lynk and CO brand in the United States and Europe in early 2019, but cautioned those plans could change if President Donald Trump imposes a border...

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Lear's Q4 core earnings rise 7% to $386 million Auto News

Auto supplier Lear said it posted record fourth-quarter core operating earnings of $386 million, up 7 percent from a year earlier, thanks to strong operating performances in its seating and electrical systems segments.

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Mazda's U.S. chief reassigned in leadership shuffleAuto News

Robert Davis is out as senior vice president of Mazda's U.S. operations as part of a leadership shuffle at the automaker's North American division, in the wake of a 6.7 percent decline in U.S. sales last year.

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Tesla's Musk floats idea of a carbon tax to Trump, CEOsAuto News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pressing the Trump administration to adopt a tax on carbon emissions, raising the issue directly with President Donald Trump and U.S. business leaders at a White House meeting Monday regarding manufacturing.

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Fields sees possible benefits from Trump revisions on tax codeAuto News

Ford CEO Mark Fields said potential Trump administration tax code revisions, including a possible 'border tax' on imports from Mexico, could be positive for the automaker.

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Ford's Challenging Quarter (1/26/17)

Ford earnings decline; FCA targets debt; Dark forecast for EVs; Mitsubishi sneak peek; Kia sets Niro...
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Takata says it opposes court-led restructuringAuto News

Shares in embattled supplier Takata surged for a second ay in a row on Thursday, after the company embattled airbag maker this week said it was against pursuing a court-ordered turnaround.

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Ford posts Q4 net loss on accounting shift; operating profit slipsAuto News

After posting a fourth-quarter net loss mainly because of accounting changes, Ford finished 2016 with a $10.4 billion pre-tax profit, down slightly from record results in 2015. Ford's fourth-quarter pre-tax profit was $2.1 billion, down $500 million.

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FCA Q4 adjusted earnings rise 1%; company pledges to cut debt nearly in halfAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said its fourth-quarter earnings before interest and taxes rose 1 percent to 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) Revenue during the quarter also gained 1 percent to 29.7 billion euros ($31.9 billion).

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