New Ram pickup unveiled at Detroit auto showAuto News

The long list of engineering, safety, performance and functional improvements -- a bigger and quieter cabin, a stronger frame, more storage and improved fuel efficiency -- in the next Ram half-ton truck signal that FCA is determined to challenge...

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Pickups are the new flagships of DetroitAuto News

Along with Ford's pace-setting F series, the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 form a collection of trucks that showcase some of the most sophisticated technologies each manufacturer has in its arsenal.

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Toyota and Mazda raced to build Alabama plant, but why?Auto News

With U.S. sales in decline #8212; and who knows for how long? #8212; is it the right time to add vehicle production capacity?

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Car-heavy Toyota takes comfort in breadth of its lineupAuto News

The Camry and other iconic cars may be outliers rather than trendsetters in their ability to defy the rush toward crossovers. And that's a problem Toyota is taking seriously, even as it fields one of the industry's broadest assortments of car models.

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Thyssenkrupp studies how to steer systems to reliabilityAuto News

German steering supplier Thyssenkrupp says the next frontier of advanced steering is creating redundancy for safety.

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Automotive News is searching for the best dealerships to work for in the U.S.

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Can Ford Ranger crash GM's midsize pickup party?Auto News

If General Motors struck gold by reviving the Colorado and Canyon midsize pickups four years ago, then Ford had better hope that mine isn't tapped out by the time the Ranger reaches dealerships early next year.

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Demand cools for once-hot cars at auctionsAuto News

It's easy to see why wholesale prices for used midsize sedans are declining: aggressively priced, subvented leases adopted two and three years ago to clear out the cars as consumer preferences shifted to crossovers and SUVs have begun to ripple...

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Global automakers gain edge in North America productionAuto News

After opening several large plants in recent years -- and with more under construction -- transplant automakers are expected to account for more than half of North American production for the first time ever in 2018.

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2018 opens with lower car stocksAuto News

Automakers and dealers began the new calendar year with lower levels of unsold cars and larger numbers of unsold trucks #8212; in other words, in a better position than they were a year ago.

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Why Japan needs Spain's Gestamp Auto News

Does Japan really need a foreign supplier to create more metal stamping capacity there? Gestamp thinks so.

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Personalizer tool eases online shopping journeys, pays off for storesAuto News

A digital marketing tool used by two VW dealerships allows repeat visitors to their websites pick up where they left off during their last visit, and it's boosting lead generation.

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Civic is tops with minority buyersAuto News

The Honda Civic was the best-selling vehicle among ethnic consumers for the 2017 model year, the second consecutive year the brand has taken that title, IHS Markit and NAMAD said.

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Could the iconic Mercedes-Benz G class SUV go electric? Arnold Schwarzenegger asks Daimler CEO Dieter ZetscheAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is strongly hinting at an eventual electric powertrain for the G-class SUV.

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Mercedes' overhauled G class stays inside the boxAuto News

The 2019 G class is bigger, lighter and more luxurious, and with the most thorough redesign in the venerable SUV's history, Mercedes-Benz will discover whether a modernized chassis and technology-laden interior can push demand even higher.

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TerminatorproofAuto News

Arnold Schwarzenegger was on hand to help Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche look back at the history of the rugged G class SUV and introduce the redesigned 2019 G class SUV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday.

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New VW Jetta unveiled at Detroit auto showAuto News

VW's redesigned 2019 Jetta sedan, the brand's top seller in the U.S., will be larger with improved driving dynamics while receiving an injection of safety and infotainment technology as it moves to the company's global MQB platform.

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Off-roading indoors, majestically Auto News

The re-engineered and

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Crush of the dark suitsAuto News

Jim Hackett, making his first Detroit auto show appearance as president and CEO of Ford Motor Co.

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Ford Mustang Bullitt returns at Detroit auto showAuto News

Ford confirmed plans to resurrect the high-performance, special-edition pony car from the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt.

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Ford ups electrification investment to $11B, plans 16 battery-electric vehicles by 2022Auto News

Ford said it's more than doubling its investment in electrification and planning to roll out 16 fully electric vehicles within five years. It said the first of those EVs would arrive in 2020.

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Return of the Mustang BullittAuto News

Molly McQueen, granddaughter of actor Steve McQueen, introduces the

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The invite-only Gallery event helped kicked off the 2018 Detroit auto show at Cobo Center, displaying vehicles worth a combined $10 million.

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Paint it mudAuto News

Jan Borsdorf of

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Meeting overAuto News

Raj Nair, Ford Motor Co.'s executive vice president and head of North America, and former global product development chieandlrm;f, exits the company's temporary executive offices at Cobo Center in Detroit on Sunday.

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A 'tech neutral' pledge as EV era dawnsAuto News

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, in a speech Sunday at the Detroit auto show, said the Trump administration will introduce revised self-driving vehicle guidelines this summer as the U.S.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao speaks at Detroit auto showAuto News

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, in a speech at the Detroit auto show, said the federal government is moving faster to modernize regulations to fit an autonomous future.

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Marchionne sees FCA profits doubling by 2022Auto News

FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne, one of the longest-serving bosses in the auto industry, said the company can double profit within five years by exploiting the potential of the Jeep brand.

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