U.S. Senate to Trump: Slow down on escalating tariffsAuto News

In an 88-11 vote Wednesday, the Senate approved a symbolic motion backing a role for Congress in requiring tariffs based on national security, such as those President Trump has imposed on steel and aluminum imports and is contemplating on light...

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Ex-Tesla worker escalates battle by blowing whistle to SECAuto News

A former Tesla employee portrayed by CEO Elon Musk as a saboteur has filed a whistle-blower tip to the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the company made misstatements and omissions to investors.

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Italian union plots to strike FCA for splurging on Ronaldo contractAuto News

A small union has called a strike at Fiat Chrysler's Melfi plant in Italy to protest against the huge sums of money spent by Italy's Juventus soccer club to sign up star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Stuttgart to start ban of older diesels in 2019Auto News

Stuttgart, home to Mercedes and Porsche, will bar diesel vehicles meeting the Euro 4 or older emissions standards starting next year and may be forced to ban Euro 5 vehicles by 2020 if measures to improve air quality fail, a state ministry said.

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Ford's Next Fusion to Battle Subaru Outback? (7/11/18)

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Italian union plots FCA strike for splurging on Ronaldo contractAuto News

A small union has called a strike at Fiat Chrysler's Melfi plant in Italy to protest against the huge sums of money spent by Italy's Juventus soccer club to sign up star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Ford Fusion name will be given to future Subaru Outback rival, reports sayAuto News

While Ford's slow-selling Fusion sedan will fade into history, the name is expected to live on in a sport wagon being developed to challenge Subaru's popular Outback, according to people familiar with the automaker's plans.

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World's cheapest car -- the Nano -- goes up in smokeAuto News

A moment of silence, please, for the world's cheapest car, which has all but died in India. It was almost 10 years old.

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Goodwood turns up the heat on traditional auto showsAuto News

The Goodwood Festival of Speed has an edge that traditional auto shows in Paris, Detroit and Geneva struggle to match.

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Trump must meet Chinese official to stop trade fight, top House Republican saysAuto News

Rep. Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican who heads the powerful Ways and Means Committee, called on President Donald Trump to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and hash out an agreement to settle their trade differences.

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After Tesla deal, Shanghai to speed up cancellation of foreign ownership limitsAuto News

Earlier this year, China said it would scrap foreign ownership caps for companies making fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2018 and all automotive ventures by 2022.

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Tesla sharing tech with China #39;subject to negotiation'Auto News

A Shanghai official responded to a question on whether Tesla would transfer its technology to China

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Criminal case sheds light on Apple self-driving car technologyAuto News

Apple has kept tight wraps on its ambitions for self-driving cars, declining to acknowledge them at all publicly until it wrote a letter to U.S. transportation regulators in late 2016 urging them not to restrict testing of the vehicles.

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Former Apple employee charged with stealing AV trade secretsAuto News

Federal authorities charged a former Apple employee with theft of trade secrets, alleging that the person downloaded a secret blueprint related to a self-driving car to a personal laptop and later tried to flee the country.

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Jeep looks for major league payoff as soccer star Ronaldo moves to Italy Auto News

Italy's Juventus Football Club is paying more than $130 million to nab star player Cristiano Ronaldo from Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid Football Club. The Italian team won't be the only one trying to cash in on the Portuguese footballer's fame.

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