GM, Mercedes, VW urged by China to recall vehicles with faulty Takata airbagsAuto News

China's top quality watchdog pressed GM, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen to fulfill their obligations to recall vehicles in China affected by faulty Takata airbags.

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Tesla April registrations drop in key California marketAuto News

Registrations of Tesla vehicles in California, the largest market for the luxury EV maker, fell 24 percent in April from a year ago.

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Ex-Audi manager faces U.S. charges over VW diesel emissionsAuto News

A former Audi manager is being charged with fraud by the Justice Department for his alleged role in helping Volkswagen Group skirt U.S. emissions standards, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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Crossovers dominate eligible 2018 NACTOY contendersAuto News

In the second year since a new award for crossovers and minivans was created, the popular light trucks have taken over the 2018 lineup contending for North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards.

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Toyota’s ‘Consensus-Driven’ N.A. Campus (7/6/17)

Toyota’s ‘consensus-driven’ N.A. campus; Honda, Chevrolet lead NACTOY nominations; France to go...
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Nissan adds push-button automatic-parking to next LeafAuto News

Nissan will feature push-button automatic-parking on the second-generation Leaf electric car as a new upgrade to its ProPilot autonomous driving system.

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Rethinking flagship stores Auto News

Major retailers are rethinking the value of glitzy flagship stores. Should automakers follow suit?

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U.S. auto dealers expect 2017 new-vehicle sales at 17.1 millionAuto News

U.S. sales of new vehicles should come in around 17.1 million units in 2017, the National Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday, especially if automakers bring high inventory levels under control.

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FCA resumes Ram 1500 diesel outputAuto News

Fiat Chrysler has begun assembling diesel Ram 1500 pickups again for the first time in months, workers at the company's truck assembly plant in Michigan say, though the automaker and environmental regulators haven't resolved a dispute over alleged...

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Toyota turns to rental lots for lift in slowing marketAuto News

As automakers struggle to keep selling new cars to American consumers at a record clip, Toyota plans to turn to rental car companies and other fleet operators for a boost in the second half.

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VW Credit invests in AutoGravityAuto News

VW Credit is taking an equity stake in AutoGravity, a car shopping and financing mobile app and Web platform.

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Toyota opens new North American HQ in TexasAuto News

Toyota unveiled plans for the nearly $1 billion project three years ago to create more unified operations by bringing together quality engineering, sales, marketing, financial services and corporate functions at one site.

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LeEco's billionaire founder pleads for time as creditors circleAuto News

LeEco Chairman Jia Yueting asked for more time to repay debt and realize his ambitions of disrupting the automobile industry, days after a Chinese court froze billions of dollars in assets controlled by him and associated companies.

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China's Baidu faces probe after CEO tests driverless car on public roadsAuto News

Baidu, China's biggest search engine provider, is under investigation to determine whether it broke any laws after its CEO tested a driverless car on public roads.

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U.S. cars a tough sell in S. Korea even as Trump targets tradeAuto News

U.S. auto imports from the Detroit 3 must become more chic, affordable or fuel-efficient to reap the rewards of President Trump's attempts to renegotiate a trade deal with South Korea, officials and industry experts in Seoul say.

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