How critical is the EV tax credit?Auto News

Salespeople would be sad to see the federal tax credit on plug-in electric vehicles disappear. But they're not so sure it's necessary to keep customers interested in EVs.

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Ghosn determined to bring Renault, Nissan, Mitsu closerAuto News

Carlos Ghosn retired this year as CEO of Nissan. But as CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, he continues to lay out strategies to make the three automakers larger and more profitable.

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Tesla's magic show diverts attention away from its problemsAuto News

Few companies can propose to take on both Freightliner and Ferrari in one night. But the dollars-and-sense business of automaking remains a deep and daily challenge for Tesla.

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Economists expect sales of used cars to rise in '18Auto News

In contrast to new-vehicle sales, U.S. used-vehicle sales will rise in 2018, even as prices soften, on rising volumes of off-lease vehicles, economists forecast.

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Infiniti's new turbo engine delivers fuel efficiency, performanceAuto News

Nissan engineers have succeeded in commercializing variable compression engine technology for the new Infiniti QX50.

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AutoNation's CEO anticipated upheaval, likes his chancesAuto News

Where do vanishing new-vehicle profits, a slumping U.S. market and an uncertain auto retail future leave AutoNation? CEO Mike Jackson says he's been preparing for years and likes the company's odds to succeed.

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GM maps route to profitable EV portfolioAuto News

The ambitious forecasts suggest that GM has surmounted some of the cost hurdles that make electric vehicles difficult to sell at prices that are affordable to consumers and profitable to the manufacturer. But other big challenges remain.

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Dude, where's my flying car?Auto News

After a century of failed efforts to make vehicles that can soar above gridlocked traffic, the idea that such contraptions are "just around the corner" might not be so far-fetched.

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NAFTA defense strategies face political pitfallsAuto News

The business community may have some options in trying to save the North American Free Trade Agreement from potential termination at the hands of President Donald Trump. But they are neither clear nor easy.

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PSA closes failing Berlin car sharingAuto News

While PSA Group works on fine-tuning its mobility services in the United States, it is learning from at least one failed operation launched in Europe.

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Mercedes to open Atlanta headquarters in MarchAuto News

By next fall, about 1,000 employees of the brand's U.S. distribution arm should be back under one roof for the first time since July 2015,

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Dealer Jim Gramm puts managers on path to ownershipAuto News

Dealer Jim Gramm did what few are able to do: Go from sales to ownership. Now, as he grows his group, he wants to help other GMs do what he did.

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New technology shakes up the purchasing departmentAuto News

As automakers look for advanced technologies, their unfamiliar suppliers are bringing new ideas to old purchasing departments.

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Why is catalytic converter supplier BASF smiling?Auto News

Tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations will require new engine designs, and more work for the company.

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Autoliv relearns lean manufacturingAuto News

Autoliv adopted lean manufacturing practices years ago -- and then found out that it needed a refresher course.

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Lithia a winner on Wall St.Auto News

Of the six publicly traded new-vehicle dealership groups, Lithia Motors Inc. #8212; which prioritized U.S. acquisitions over share buybacks #8212; has drawn the most applause from Wall Street.

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Dealership's refresher class lures buyers backAuto News

Subaru Superstore of Chandler has found a way for its customers to willingly come back to the store in droves.

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Mexico, Canada shun U.S. demands for higher auto content under NAFTA Auto News

Divisions over updating NAFTA showed no sign of easing on Sunday as Mexico and Canada signaled they would not offer counterproposals to American demands for far stronger automotive content rules, Reuters reported, citing people with knowledge of the...

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Two-thirds of U.S. vehicles with Takata airbags still not fixedAuto News

Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. vehicles containing defective Takata airbag inflators remain unrepaired as automakers have made varying degrees of progress addressing the largest recall ever.

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NAFTA talks, with little movement, may end in stalemate Auto News

Talks to update NAFTA appeared to be in danger of grinding toward a stalemate amid complaints of American negotiators' inflexibility, people familiar with the process said on Sunday.

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Nissan hints at building new U.S. assembly plant Auto News

Nissan is squeezing all it can from its U.S. assembly plants and will need to build a new factory if it keeps growing in the lucrative American auto market, a top executive says.

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