GM gets its groove back with suppliersAuto News

General Motors ranks just behind Toyota and Honda in the opinion of suppliers. This according to a study that evaluates the purchasing policies of North America's six biggest automakers. Nissan dropped to last place.

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High school's work program feeds industry's talent poolAuto News

General Motors has partnered with Detroit Cristo Rey High School since 2011, bringing students into its engineering world. The Detroit program is part of a national network that gives employers a source of future talent.

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Malcolm Bricklin's next bright ideaAuto News

Malcolm Bricklin is pulling the trigger again with a scheme to build a three-wheel EV and turn high-end car dealers into high-end art dealers. At 78, the serial entrepreneur is showing no signs of slowing down.

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Mazda's 2% solutionAuto News

Mazda's North American chief says he wants the automaker's U.S. market share to be a "good" 2 percent that commands higher transaction prices.

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Rising inventories due mostly to GMAuto News

With one exception, inventories of unsold vehicles have been essentially flat across the U.S. auto industry in the past year. That exception: General Motors.

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In new automotive era, even Toyota strugglesAuto News

A lackluster test drive of an EV prototype underscores for Akio Toyoda the new challenges posed by an evolving auto industry. His reaction has Toyota in crisis mode as it grapples with next-generation technologies and plunging profits.

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Marketers call for less car, more heartAuto News

Automakers will need to do more if they want their brands to resonate with consumers on a personal level. That was the consistent theme from speakers at the Automotive News Marketing 360 event here last week.

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For 2018 Odyssey, a shift in shiftersAuto News

Loyal Honda Odyssey customers upgrading to the 2018 model will discover something missing from the center stack: the gearshift knob.

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Dealership tweaks Yelp, online strategyAuto News

Focusing too much effort on one website can backfire. Stevens Creek Subaru learned this the hard way.

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Mitsubishi's comeback keys: Crossovers, expansionAuto News

Mitsubishi's operating profit plunges 94 percent in the latest fiscal year, broadsided by falling sales, foreign exchange losses and the costs of a fuel economy scandal.

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Ford rebuffs critics of its tech investmentsAuto News

Ford's decision to spend billions on autonomy, electrification and new mobility services is being questioned by shareholders and some directors.

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Suppliers turn to matchmaking eventsAuto News

Auto parts suppliers in Tennessee mingled and table hopped from customer to customer here last week in a bid to "speed date" their way to new business contracts.

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To grow globally, Jeep turned to driveline maker GKNAuto News

The redesigned 2017 Compass is the key to Jeep's strategy to grow its global sales. And the key to the Compass is an innovative driveline system developed by GKN.

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Lyft, Waymo ink self-driving vehicle deal, report saysAuto News

Google affiliate Waymo and rideshare company Lyft have signed an agreement to bring autonomous vehicle technology into the mainstream, a newspaper reported.

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VW expands U.S. recall to 292,000 Porsche, Audi models on fire riskAuto News

Volkswagen is adding about 292,000 Porsche and Audi vehicles to a previous recall for a fuel-pump defect that could result in fire.

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Fifth fatality reported from auction crash in Mass.Auto News

The death toll from this month's deadly auction crash rose to five as a 55-year-old man died from injuries sustained during the incident.

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