NADA chairman Wes Lutz cautions dealers to question mobility 'hype'Auto News

"Question the hype." That's Wes Lutz's advice on prognostications of how primary transportation models will change.

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5 questions for the man behind the Ford Edge ST Auto News

Ford engineer Ed Krenz talks the future of the Ford Edge ST.

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Can Scott Keogh repeat his Audi success at VW?Auto News

In taking control of parent Volkswagen and its namesake marque across North America, Scott Keogh again faces a struggle to lift a German brand.

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Nissan's 6th-gen Altima hits new performance barAuto News

Nissan's sixth-generation Altima leverages the largest investment in powertrain in the company's history.

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GM offers extensions of factory warrantiesAuto News

General Motors will begin offering extended bumper-to-bumper limited warranties on new vehicles, an offer that has some franchised dealers uneasy.

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Ford gripped by new tensionsAuto News

Ford has had a tough time getting others to understand and gain confidence in the early stages of CEO Jim Hackett's companywide restructuring, and salaried workers are now wondering about their future with the company as cuts loom.

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Keeping auto retail disruption in perspectiveAuto News

Big shifts are coming to the auto retail world, and dealers say they're getting ready for them. But don't fall for all the fantastical forecasts you hear, they caution.

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Porsche dealers brace for electric eraAuto News

Porsche faces a future in which its signature engines are replaced by electric motors. The automaker's retailers are suiting up for the challenge.

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Has the conversation on sexism changed? Take our new surveyAuto News

Automotive News is looking for feedback on a new survey looking at how gender issues affect the workplace in the automotive industry.

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Volvo focuses on safety for autonomous carsAuto News

Volvo, with a bevy of new tools to ensure passenger safety, is shifting its safety strategy from passenger protection to accident prediction and avoidance, says the director of the Swedish carmaker's Car Safety Center.

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Hyundai's Kona Electric has crossover niche to itselfAuto News

Hyundai is looking to upend the notion that families with EVs need a gasoline-powered backup vehicle.

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German luxury brands face twin hurdles in USMCA and BrexitAuto News

Both Brexit and the USMCA have the potential of redrawing the map when it comes to the complex web of vehicle and component production.

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Opel to end production of Buick Cascada in 2019Auto News

Opel, General Motors' former European unit, said last week it plans to stop producing the Buick Cascada in 2019.

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Jay Wolfe Toyota's freebies pay for themselvesAuto News

Jay Wolfe Toyota sought a more meaningful incentive than extended powertrain warranties, which customers rarely get to use.

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Old Dana acquisitions position it for electrified futureAuto News

Dana looks to many like an old-school maker of 20th century parts. Jim Kamsickas has a different vision.

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South Korea's Mobis develops proving ground for self-driving technologyAuto News

South Korean supplier Hyundai Mobis Co.

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French interiors supplier, Faurecia, has new ideasAuto News

Faurecia chief Patrick Koller says new automakers are open to new approaches to interiors.

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Paris auto show was a showcase for wagons and hatchbacksAuto News

Europeans still are showing some love to wagons and hatchbacks even as sales of crossovers and SUVs boom, just as in the U.S. While these models won't be arriving stateside, they attracted attention (and some wishful thinking from U.S.

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Software giant SAP plans growth in connected car servicesAuto News

A global software colossus wades deeper into the connected-car business.

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U.S. vehicle inventory matches slowing marketAuto News

Inventory levels have stabilized in a healthy range for most automakers over the last several months as companies continue to react to a slowing U.S. light-vehicle market by tapping the brakes on production.

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Lexus' UX will test market for flexible lease optionsAuto News

The Lexus program is aimed at attracting first-time luxury buyers who prize the flexibility of a shorter commitment and a simpler payment structure.

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ID theft case shows dealers what to watch forAuto News

A manager's skepticism may have helped prevent his dealership from being victimized by what prosecutors say was an identity-theft and car-trafficking ring with expensive taste that managed to fool at least five other stores in suburban New York City.

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Detroit's Techstars Mobility helps startupsAuto News

While Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv are the unparalleled hot spots for advanced automotive tech, Detroit has quietly nurtured its own startups.

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