Renault honors its racing historyAuto News

Renault enters as our top-ranked video with an homage to its racing history, and a remembrance of its inauspicious beginning.

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Jerome Durden, a former financial analyst for FCA, faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and failure to file a tax return.

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EVs fuel GM's car-share vision Auto News

Electric vehicles will be the key to General Motors' vision of shared vehicle ownership, the head of the automaker's commercial mobility unit said Tuesday.

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EPA review seeks array of dataAuto News

The EPA will expand its real-world testing of automotive powertrains as it begins to compile data for the new review of the agency's 2025 model year fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards.

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HYUNDAI-KIA: Declines hit most cars and crossoversAuto News

Hyundai attributed its decline mostly to a drop in fleet sales, which it said amounted to less than 10 percent of its volume for the month. Yet in an era of hot crossover sales, even its Sante Fe sales were down.

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Toyota sales increase on record RAV4, Lexus utility vehicle salesAuto News

Toyota's July sales increased 3.6 percent compared with a year ago, with Lexus experiencing its first increase of the year.

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VW July sales fall 5.8%, Audi's rise 2.5%Auto News

Despite a 2.5 percent gain by Audi, Volkswagen of America's July sales slid 2.3 percent to 50,059.

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Charging key to EV growth, Conti executive saysAuto News

Most analysts focus on the cost and range of vehicle battery packs, but Continental executives believe market interest is more dependent on battery charging systems.

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Internal combustion breakthroughs still aheadAuto News

The industry is infatuated with vehicle electrification, but significant improvements are still in the offing for internal combustion engines, a market analyst said at the seminars.

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NISSAN: Weak car sales offset rising trucksAuto News

Nissan North America's July sales fell 3.2 percent to 128,295 vehicles as weak car sales dragged down rising truck sales, in line with the industry trend.

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Chicago-area mechanics strike dealerships over work schedulesAuto News

Mechanics are on strike in Chicago over work schedules. The union has asked for a guaranteed 40-hour work week -- a change dealerships reject.

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Sales drop 7% behind dips at Detroit 3, Nissan, Honda Auto News

U.S. light-vehicle sales dropped 7 percent in July, the weakest showing yet in a year that is on track to generate the industry's first decline in volume since the 2008-09 market collapse. The seasonally adjusted, annualized sales rate dropped to 16.

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HONDA: Tight supplies hamper truck salesAuto News

Dogged by tight supply of its best-known light-truck models and despite an increase in incentive spending, American Honda posted a 1.2 percent decline in July sales to 150,980 units.

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Toyota tech to help, not annoyAuto News

Toyota wants its technology to make humans better drivers before fully autonomous vehicles take over, but it wants to avoid coming off as an overbearing driving instructor.

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Ex-Fiat Chrysler exec Alphons Iacobelli pleads not guilty in scandal involving UAWAuto News

Former Fiat Chrysler labor relations chief Alphons Iacobelli, who feds believe to be at the center of a scandal involving individuals at the automaker and UAW siphoning millions from an employee training fund, was released Tuesday on a $10,000 bond...

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Camry's engine tech will spread across ToyotaAuto News

Toyota is overhauling its engines to boost fuel economy, cut emissions and increase performance. But Toyota does not plan to reduce engine size and strap on turbochargers across the board.

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CANADA: GM, Nissan, Toyota volumes advanceAuto News

GM Canada and Nissan both posted large Canadian sales gains in July -- up 22 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

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SUBARU: Streak rolls onAuto News

While other automakers are reporting sales declines, Subaru of America continues to march toward another record-setting year.

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Subaru sales rise 6.9% in JulyAuto News

While other automakers have reported sales declines, Subaru of America continues to march toward another record-setting year.

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EVs aren't the only answer, Mazda exec saysAuto News

Mazda's Robert Davis believes that electric vehicles have evolved over the years. But he also believes they can be better.

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Electrification will follow autonomousAuto News

As automakers ramp up efforts to remove the human from driving decisions, they will aggressively pursue greater vehicle electrification, forecaster Jeff Schuster predicts.

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GM, Nissan post large Canadian sales gains in July; Toyota up, tooAuto News

GM Canada and Nissan both posted large Canadian sales gains in July -- up 22 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

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FORD: 26% drop in fleet drags down overall volumeAuto News

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said July sales fell 7.4 percent as fleet orders were impacted by a late June recall. The automaker's retail sales dropped 1 percent, while fleet sales fell 26 percent.

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GM Canada posts best July sales in 9 years; Toyota up, tooAuto News

GM Canada delivered 25,852 vehicles in July, a 21.6 percent increase compared with the same month last year. It was the automaker's best July total since 2008.

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Cadillac chief outlines plan for fewer sedans, more crossovers, EVsAuto News

The head of GM's Cadillac luxury division says the brand will shrink its lineup of sedans and expand its offerings of crossovers, hybrids and electric vehicles in response to market shifts.

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New vehicles equal supplier upheaval, opportunityAuto News

Autonomous vehicles will shake up the supplier segment, and create opportunities in how vehicles are heated and cooled.

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Midengine Chevy Corvette spied undergoing track testingAuto News

Chevrolet's forthcoming midengine Corvette, spotted in new photos, looks to be much further along in the development process than

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Tooling companies brace for a crashAuto News

North American tool-and-die makers are facing a business downturn in three to four years that will be severe enough to put many of them out of business, a top industry consultant says.

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Fiat Chrysler sales down 10% in JulyAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's U.S. sales fell 10 percent in July, as a sharp reduction in fleet deliveries compounded a decline in retail sales.

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Mazda exec balks at current EV market, expects more improvementAuto News

Mazda's Robert Davis believes that electric vehicles have evolved over the years. But he also believes they can be better.

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Carmakers say Trump should want deal to boost U.S. fuel economyAuto News

The automaker trade group that urged President Trump to review tougher fuel economy rules now says the industry, federal government and California should make a deal to increase standards.

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General Motors sales down 15% in JulyAuto News

The automaker said it sold 226,107 cars and trucks last month. That included a 14 percent decline in retail sales to 202,220 vehicles.

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GM Canada sales rise 22 percent in JulyAuto News

General Motors said it sold 25,852 vehicles in July in Canada, up 22 percent from a year earlier -- a striking contrast to the company's performance in its home market.

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Detroit 3, Nissan, Honda sales fallAuto News

Ford, General Motors, FCA, Nissan and Honda posted U.S. sales declines for July in what is shaping up to be one of the rougher months so far in a down year.

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Lidar is here; Valeo expects price to drop over next 5 yearsAuto News

Lidar-equipped vehicles are available in showrooms, but forget about those Google-style, coffee-can-size lidars on the roofs.

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Cadillac chief outlines plan for fewer sedans, more EVsAuto News

The head of GM's Cadillac luxury division says the brand will shrink its lineup of sedans and expand its offerings of crossovers, hybrids and electric vehicles in response to market shifts.

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GM's head of global philanthropy, corporate giving steps downAuto News

Jackie Parker, who was named director of global philanthropy and corporate giving for General Motors in fall 2015, is leaving the post, effective today.

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GM, Ford sales fall on weaker fleet, car volumeAuto News

Ford and GM posted lower U.S. sales in July on sharply lower car and fleet shipments, in what is expected to be another weak month for the industry.

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Ford sales slip on weaker fleet, car volumeAuto News

Ford's U.S. sales dropped 7.5 percent in July on another weak month for fleet and car deliveries. Overall, when other automakers report July results later today, industry sales are forecast to fall 5.4 percent to 6.

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Honda posts profit increase as weak N.A. is offset by Asia demandAuto News

Honda reported a slight rise in operating profit in the latest quarter as booming vehicle sales in Asia helped to offset a slide in North American demand.

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