Key wants continuity as Takata ownerAuto News

Key Safety Systems, which plans to acquire Takata's assets for $1.6 billion, is emphasizing how it wants to maintain continuity.

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GM cuts outlook for U.S. new-vehicle sales in 2017Auto News

GM now expects U.S. new-vehicle sales in 2017 will be in the "low 17 million" unit range, reflecting widespread expectations that industry volume is headed for a moderate downturn, as a flood of nearly-new used cars and light trucks hit the market.

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Apple working with Hertz to manage small autonomous fleetAuto News

Apple is leasing a small fleet of cars from Hertz to test self-driving technology, an agreement that echoes a larger deal between competitors Waymo and Avis.

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Takata's likely Chinese owner poised to emerge as key player in auto safetyAuto News

Wang Jianfeng, founder and chairman of Ningbo Joyson, is poised to pull off his biggest deal yet: a $1.59 billion takeover of Takata by Ningbo's Key Safety Systems.

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'Most-American' car ranking gets makeover -- and only three vehicles qualifyAuto News

Think 'American-made' doesn't mean what it used to? You're right, at least if you're talking about how to define the world's 'Most-American' vehicles.

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Waymo inks deal for Avis to manage self-driving car fleetAuto News

Waymo has reached an agreement for Avis to manage its fleet of autonomous vehicles. It's the first such deal in a field that's still fledgling but exploding with partnerships.

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Next-gen BMW X3 to be lighter, offer M Performance trimAuto News

The redesigned 2018 BMW X3 will go on sale at U.S. dealerships in November underpinned by a new architecture and with a new M Performance model.

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BMW plans $600 million 'infrastructure' investment in S.C. plantAuto News

BMW plans to invest another $600 million in its Spartanburg, S.C., assembly plant -- its largest single source of light-vehicle production worldwide -- between 2018 and 2021.

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Tesla expands borrowing capacity as it works to launch Model 3Auto News

Tesla boosted its ability to borrow for the second time in about six months, as CEO Elon Musk spends heavily to bring his cheapest electric car yet to market.

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Japan's automakers say it will be difficult to recoup billions spent recalling Takata airbagsAuto News

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi said Takata's filing for bankruptcy protection will make it difficult for them to recoup billions of dollars they have spent to recall defective airbag inflators.

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