Kia's 'Gift' takes top viral video spotAuto News

Kia's Christmas tear-jerker, "The Gift," featuring a cute, ignored and seemingly sad dog, debuts in the No. 1 spot on our list of top viral videos this week.

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Honda says ruptured Takata airbag led to death in LouisianaAuto News

The 2004 Civic involved in a July crash was under recall but had not been repaired, the company says, adding that the ruptured inflator in the vehicle was not the original one installed.

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Fiat Chrysler in talks over potential diesel emissions settlementAuto News

Lawyers for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and owners of the automaker's diesel-powered vehicles are in settlement talks over allegations of excess diesel emissions, a court-appointed adviser says.

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Great Wall unit to open randd center near Detroit Auto News

American Haval Motor Technology, a unit of China's Great Wall Motor, plans to spend $3.51 million building an randd center in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, Mich.

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New Face of Jeep Cherokee (12/19/17)

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Private equity firm purchases 10% stake in Cars.comAuto News

An activist investor has purchased a 9.9 percent stake in Cars.com under the notion that the auto sales website is undervalued with potential to increase profit margins.

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Private equity firm purchases 10% stake in Cars.comAuto News

Starboard Value bought a 9.9 percent stake in Cars.com under the notion that the auto sales website is undervalued with potential to increase profit margins.

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Waymo partners with insurance firm to cover AV ridersAuto News

Waymo, the self-driving company spun out from Google, is partnering with insurance startup Trov to provide trip-based coverage for autonomous vehicle riders.

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Honda to slot third-gen Insight hybrid above CivicAuto News

Honda is resurrecting the Insight nameplate -- a five-passenger gasoline-electric hybrid sedan with a new profile-- to be slotted above the Civic and will show a prototype at the 2018 Detroit auto show.

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U.S. regulators approve emissions fix for 24,000 Audi diesel 3.0-liter vehiclesAuto News

The EPA and the California Air Resources Board said they approved an emissions fix for 24,000 Audi 3.0-liter passenger cars as Volkswagen looks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.

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Jeep freshens Cherokee for 2019Auto News

FCA US lifted the cover off the freshened 2019 Jeep Cherokee, showing a new front fascia that keeps the previous version's daytime LED running light strip but changes the light stack to give the SUV a less polarizing appearance.

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Why Ford would be comfortable killing the FusionAuto News

Ford says it hasn't made a final decision, but CEO Jim Hackett last week gave the strongest hint yet that the Fusion will go the way of the Freestyle and Fairmont.

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UPS pre-orders 125 Tesla electric semi-trucks -- largest order yet Auto News

United Parcel Service said it is buying 125 Tesla all-electric semi-trucks -- the largest order for the big rig so far.

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Is Chevy's midengine Corvette taking shape in these CAD drawings? Auto News

The evidence for the imminent appearance of a midengine Corvette continues to pile up. These photos posted at corvetteforum.com, allegedly computer-aided design drawings of said car, add fuel to the rumors.

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Magna realigns business into four primary segmentsAuto News

Canadian auto parts giant Magna said it will realign its divisions and create four global, product segments. It plans to report quarterly sales and earnings for each unit beginning in 2018.

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Oversized offspring, Nissan hints and un-PC utes: What people are saying about the '19 Subaru AscentAuto News

The all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent is big. So big that when the automaker unveiled it on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, eight adult dogs filed out of the three-row crossover.

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Many EVs on the way, but few buyers awaitAuto News

Automakers with ambitious plans to roll out more than a hundred new battery-powered models in the next five years appear to be forgetting one thing: Drivers aren't yet buzzed about the technology.

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Subaru vows to bolster training, compliance after inspection scandalAuto News

Subaru vowed to improve oversight of its final inspections after revealing uncertified staff carried out tests of new cars for the domestic market for decades.

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