Ram and Fiat midsize pickups emerge from FCA's 5-year planAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's plan for the Ram brand re-enter the midsize pickup market returns the company to the segment it invented in the mid-1980s.

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Fiat Chrysler and Google affiliate Waymo may jointly develop fully self-driving carsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler and Waymo are starting discussions on developing a fully self-driving car to be available on some FCA premium cars by about 2023, FCA executives said.

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Honda confirms new Takata airbag rupture in fatal Malaysia crashAuto News

Honda confirmed that a Takata airbag inflator had ruptured in a fatal crash earlier this week in Malaysia in what appears to be the 23rd death worldwide linked to the faulty part that can emit deadly metal fragments.

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VW/AUDI: Fresh crossovers propel May gainsAuto News

The Volkswagen brand's U.S. sales rose 4 percent in May, powered by new and redesigned crossovers. Audi deliveries inched higher, fueled by sales of the A4 sedan and Q5 crossover, extending the luxury brand's

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Fiat Chrysler bets on electrification for Alfa, Jeep and MaseratiAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's plans to offer electrified versions across its entire Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Jeep lineups is a significant shift for a company that is a latecomer to the technology.

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Toyota U.S. sales slip in MayAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales' U.S. sales fell 1.3 percent in May from a year earlier on weaker car volume. Year-to-date sales inched 2.8 percent higher, compared with the same period a year ago.

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Toyota U.S. sales slip in MayAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales' U.S. sales fell 1.3 percent in May from a year earlier on weaker car volume. Year-to-date sales inched 2.8 percent higher, compared with the same period a year ago.

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May U.S. auto sales: FCA, Ford, Honda, VW volumes rise behind trucksAuto News

Led by strong Jeep sales at FCA and smaller gains at Ford, Honda and the VW brand, U.S. sales are on track to rise in May behind robust light-truck demand. Volume slipped at Toyota and Nissan on weaker car demand.

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Maserati will add Alfieri sports car, new SUV in bid to double salesAuto News

Maserati will add a midsize SUV and an Alfieri coupe/cabrio to its product lineup as part of its plan to double vehicle sales to 100,000 by 2022.

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Ford Motor's pickups, utilities offset slumping car salesAuto News

Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 0.5 percent last month as strong pickup sales and a record month for its commercial van business were enough to offset declines in luxury vehicles and passenger cars

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Ford Motor's pickups, utilities offset slumping car salesAuto News

Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 0.5 percent last month as strong pickup sales and a record month for its commercial van business were enough to offset declines in luxury vehicles and passenger cars

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Flex-N-Gate unit to build bumpers for Ford RangerAuto News

A unit of Illinois supplier Flex-N-Gate has acquired a facility in central Michigan to stamp bumpers for the upcoming Ford Ranger midsize pickup.

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FCA, Ford, Honda, VW volumes rise behind trucksAuto News

Led my strong Jeep sales at FCA and smaller gains at Ford, Honda and the VW brand, U.S. sales are on track to rise in May behind robust light-truck demand. Volume slipped at Toyota and Nissan on weaker car demand.

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Jeep powers Fiat Chrysler's May salesAuto News

Carried by Jeep, sales by FCA US rose 11 percent in May to 214,294 vehicles. Three recently redesigned Jeep models -- the Wrangler, Cherokee and Compass -- powered the company to its best showing since May 2004.

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EVs get charged up in three states -- in a single dayAuto News

In a single day, the electric car boom may have scored hundreds of millions of dollars of additional investments in three states.

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FCA, Ford, VW volumes rise behind trucksAuto News

FCA US sales rose 11 percent in May on a surge in Jeep deliveries and higher Ram and retail volume. Sales edged up at Ford and the VW brand but slipped at Toyota and Nissan on weaker car demand.

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Trump tells Trudeau 'fair deal or no deal' on NAFTA Auto News

Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is shaping up to be a complicated, uphill slog in the wake of the United States and Canada slapping tit-for-tat tariffs on a number of products.

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FCA, Ford volumes rise behind trucksAuto News

FCA US sales rose 11 percent in May on a surge in Jeep deliveries and higher Ram and retail volume. Sales edged up at Ford and the VW brand but slipped at Toyota and Nissan on weaker car demand.

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FCA 5-year plan led by new Jeep, Ram, luxury products,but Chrysler, Fiat, Dodge future uncertainAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles signaled that it will have more cash on hand than debt on its books by the end of this month for the first time since the merger that created it in 2009 during a wide-ranging series of long-term plans presented in Balocco,...

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FCA's 5-year plan led by new Jeep, Ram, luxury products; company hits financial milestoneAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles signaled that it will have more cash on hand than debt on its books by the end of this month for the first time since the merger that created it in 2009 during a wide-ranging series of long-term plans presented in Balocco,...

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FCA's captive finance unit could be startup or acquisitionAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could establish its own captive finance arm for the first time in nearly a decade, the automaker said Friday. It could be formed from scratch or through an acquisition.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could establish its own captive finance arm for the first time in nearly a decade, the automaker said Friday.

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FCA volume rises 11% behind Jeep, retailAuto News

FCA US sales rose 11 percent in May on a surge in Jeep deliveries and higher Ram and retail volume. Sales edged up at Ford. When other automakers report results later today, analysts expect the industry to post an increase in May volume.

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FCA sales advance 10% behind Jeep, retailAuto News

FCA US sales rose 11 percent in May on a surge in Jeep deliveries and higher Ram and retail volume. When other automakers report results later today, analysts expect the industry to post an increase in May sales.

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EPA seeks end of California's authority over auto emissions, report saysAuto News

A draft Trump administration proposal to ease automobile efficiency standards calls for revoking California's unique authority to set its own limits, a move that would set off an explosive battle with the nation's most populous state, Bloomberg...

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EPA seeks end of California's authority over auto emissions, report saysAuto News

A draft Trump administration proposal to ease automobile efficiency standards calls for revoking California's unique authority to set its own limits, a move that would set off an explosive battle with the nation's most populous state,...

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FCA's 5-year plan led by new Jeep, Ram, luxury products; company hits financial milestoneAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles signaled that it will have more cash on hand than debt on its books by the end of this month for the first time since it merged with bankrupt Chrysler in 2009 during a wide-ranging series of long-term plans presented in...

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U.S. allies hit back at Washington's steel, aluminium tariffsAuto News

Canada and Mexico retaliated with levies on billions of dollars of United States goods from orange juice to pork and the European Union was set to tax bourbon whiskey and Harley motorcycles after Washington imposed metals tariffs.

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Toyota plans to consolidate electronics parts operations within DensoAuto News

Toyota said it reached an agreement with Denso, its main supplier, to consolidate all core electronics component operations of both companies within Denso.

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BMW says may source more U.S. steel its auto plant after tariff moveAuto News

BMW said it may increase the amount of steel it sources locally for its South Carolina plant after Washington imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the European Union.

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A roundup of news from FCA's 5-year planAuto News

Fiat Chrysler will end the second quarter in a net cash position, CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Friday, kicking off the company's five-year strategy presentation.

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SoftBank alliance could open more doors for GMAuto News

GM President Dan Amman said the deal with Softbank opens GM to a "unique set of relations" and enhances the company's opportunity to commercialize self-driving vehicles.

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