Key products coming in 2018 from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, LexusAuto News

Mercedes-Benz has spent two consecutive years atop the U.S. luxury market, but BMW and Lexus are looking for growth from new products on the way. 2018 could be a year of gains for luxury vehicles, even with overall sales on the decline.

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Lincoln suppliers guided by driversAuto News

Lincoln brand managers are taking a keener interest in their vehicle parts these days, and in watching consumers use them in the real world.

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Group 1 plans $500 bonusAuto News

Group 1 Automotive will give $500 bonuses to its non-management dealership employees out of money it will save from the newly enacted tax overhaul law.

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Ford: Half of U.S. lineup to get automatic emergency braking by end of '19Auto News

After a report from federal regulators showed Ford lagging rivals on availability of the crash-avoidance technology, the automaker says the safety feature will reach the majority of its vehicles by next year and the rest by 2022.

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NHTSA asks automakers for Kobe disclosuresAuto News

NHTSA asked 29 carmakers to disclose if the safety of any of their vehicles or engines containing products supplied by Kobe Steel could be affected by data cheating.

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FCA recalls 162,000 2017 PacificasAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Friday it was recalling about 162,500 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans because a software glitch may cause the vehicles to stall.

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GM poised to bring autonomous cars to the masses in 2019Auto News

If GM succeeds in its petition to field a fleet of cars without pedals or steering wheels, says one analyst, 'We'll officially be living in a world of self-driving cars.'

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Michigan dealer group auctions off Dodge Challenger SRT DemonAuto News

A Michigan dealer group auctioned off the rights to purchase a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, raising a total of $14,700 for local charities.

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Big push for tiny crossoverAuto News

Hyundai's latest crossover, the subcompact Kona, receives top-billing in this giant banner going up Thursday outside Cobo Hall.

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NHTSA probes 2018 Tiguan seat beltsAuto News

NHTSA said it has opened a preliminary investigation into whether seat belts on new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan compact crossovers could fail during a crash.

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VW launches 2018 Passat GTAuto News

Volkswagen will produce a limited run of a U.S.-made Passat GT this year, in part as a way to juice interest as the sedan prepares for a redesign in 2019.

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Discriminatory financing found at auto dealershipsAuto News

A report by the National Fair Housing Alliance provides a glimpse of discriminatory pricing tactics in car sales and financing by dealerships.

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Mercedes looks back ... to 1979Auto News

Mercedes-Benz is heralding the debut of the

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FCA moves Ram from Mexico to U.S.Auto News

FCA will invest more than $1 billion to modernize a Michigan plant to produce the Ram Heavy Duty pickup, which will be shifted from Mexico.

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