Detroit auto show move to June brings outdoor activitiesAuto News

The Detroit auto show is undergoing a drastic reorganization in 2020, when it will move from the dead of winter to early June to better appeal to car shoppers #8212; and the growing list of automakers that have dropped out in recent years #8212;...

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Midengine Chevy Corvette aimed at halting skidding salesAuto News

After decades of playing with the idea of a midengine supercar, the automaker is expected to introduce the eighth-generation Corvette within the next year.

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Sales of the Avenir crossover are high. Buick wants to build moreAuto News

One of every four Enclaves sold is an Avenir, and after a March investment that boosted Avenir production, GM is studying additional ways to get even more inventory to help meet demand for the $54,495-and-up crossover.

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AutoNation CEO, Click and Clack, former Toyota president and Magna International founder inducted into Automotive Hall of FameAuto News

AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson, NPR Car Talk co-hosts the Magliozzi brothers, Magna founder Frank Stronach and former Toyota Motor Corp. President Kiichiro Toyoda were inducted into the 2018 Automotive Hall of Fame.

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Sonic Automotive warns on second-quarter earningsAuto News

Shrinking margins at BMW and Honda stores will hurt Sonic -- and could be felt by its dealership rivals.

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Subscription service providerAuto News

Subscription service provider Flexdrive uses telematics devices installed on vehicles to trim the cost of depreciation and insurance for its dealership partners.

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U.S.-built Ariel Atom will shine at Britain's Goodwood Festival of SpeedAuto News

British makers of esoteric, scare-you-silly road cars rarely prosper but Ariel is bucking the trend. For one, it has hit upon an excellent way to service the U.S. -- have the cars built locally under license.

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Auto industry warns government that tariffs will stifle innovationAuto News

If the point of the Trump import tariffs is to make America the global hot spot for auto innovation, industry leaders say the administration is going about it in a strange way.

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Actor Mark Wahlberg adds Ohio auto dealership to business portfolioAuto News

Actor Mark Wahlberg just bought into a Chevy dealership in Ohio #8212; and he wants to add more stores to his portfolio.

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Toyota offers its first car-share program in HawaiiAuto News

Toyota's first homegrown car-share program, launched this month in Hawaii, could be a model for dealerships around the globe to tap into demand for part-time vehicle use.

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U.S. could refuse EU trade offerAuto News

Anxious to avoid an all-out automotive trade war with the U.S., European Union officials and German automakers are ready to deal. And they have a straightforward proposal, too: Drop vehicle tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Automakers are turning to third parties to set up EV charging networksAuto News

The rest of the auto industry is steering clear of Tesla's capital- and time-intensive strategy of creating a charging infastructure.

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KittyHawk CEO Sebastian Thrun foresees auto industry future with autonomous vehiclesAuto News

Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun says auto industry must prepare for big changes with development of autonomous vehicles.

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Fla. Audi dealership builds trust with tablet-based salesAuto News

Though it just opened in November, Audi Wesley Chapel in suburban Tampa, Fla., is already overperforming using a tablet-based, nonconfrontational sales process.

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ZF Friedrich-shafen CEO Rolf-Henning Scheider ready to make some changesAuto News

Six months into the job, ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider is talking about bringing transformation and innovation to the German parts giant.

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Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson takes charge of spinoff VeoneerAuto News

Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson this year spun off the company's software and sensor business as Veoneer. Now he is CEO of the new company.

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Marchionne's condition may be 'irreversible,' report saysAuto News

The health crisis suffered by former Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne may be "irreversible" after he was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Swiss hospital, according to a report by the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

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Sergio Marchionne's flair for theatrics made him an exciting CEO to coverAuto News

Sergio Marchionne was the most remarkable fellow to ever run a global car company and, as far as I'm concerned, the one who did the most with the least.

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Fiat Chrysler's new CEO shows company's future is all about JeepAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's choice of Jeep boss Mile Manley as Sergio Marchionne's successor shows that the automaker's future success depends on its iconic offroad brand.

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Illness ends career of Sergio Marchionne, the CEO who liked to fix thingsAuto News

Sergio Marchionne bowed out on Saturday as one of the auto industry's most demanding and tenacious chief executives, his health in crisis after a career in which he rescued Fiat and Chrysler.

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