Kia Motors America names Michale Cole as COOAuto News

Kia Motors America has handed the COO reins to Michael Cole, who manned the same position for its European operation since November 2012.

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Daimler's Annette Winkler to step down as head of SmartAuto News

The CEO of Daimler's Smart business, Annette Winkler, is stepping down after eight years as head of the automaker's microcar brand.

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Daimler reboots Smart management for electric-only futureAuto News

Daimler is changing top management at the maker of the tiny Smart car, part of the latest plan to overhaul a brand that's always been an awkward fit for the world's largest maker of luxury vehicles.

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Germany's Grammer in talks with Chinese 'white knight' over takeover bidAuto News

Grammer is in talks over a deal that would allow its takeover by Jifeng Auto, a former "white knight" that helped to defend the German seat maker against aggressive intervention by the Hastor family.

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Daimler's Annette Winkler to step down as head of SmartAuto News

Daimler said Annette Winkler, the head of its Smart compact car brand, will step down on Sept. 30 after eight years at the helm.

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Fatal Uber crash highlights a blind spot for self-driving cars: Night visionAuto News

Since the fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber vehicle in March, autonomous car researchers' eyes have been opening to the need to teach robots how to drive in the dark and avoid people who wander into the road.

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EPA's own science advisers to rebuke agency over auto rollbackAuto News

Some of the EPA's science advisers say the agency is ignoring its own research in moving to relax vehicle emission requirements, a signature element of the Trump administration's campaign to roll back environmental regulations.

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Japan prime minister defends its automakers against U.S. import probeAuto News

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would seek to convince President Donald Trump of the crucial role his country's automakers play in boosting the U.S. economy.

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Daimler CEO Zetsche questioned over emissions fixesAuto News

Germany's Transport Ministry questioned Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche over how many Mercedes vans and cars need to be fixed to meet emissions rules after the automaker was ordered to recall Vito vans because they breached emissions regulations.

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Canada's Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talksAuto News

Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will go to Washington on Tuesday to meet with the U.S. trade chief as officials press for a deal on reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Nissan to cut North American output up to 20% to shore up U.S. profitability, report saysAuto News

Nissan is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with falling profitability in the United States, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.

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