Explosion, fire reported at supplier Meridian's plant in CanadaAuto News

An explosion and fire has idled production at auto supplier Meridian in Southwestern Ontario, according to local media there.

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Ford announces new CEO for China, several restructuring movesAuto News

Ford said it appointed a new head of its China operations to help turn around flagging sales in the world's largest auto market. It also announced several other China initiatives.

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Why GM is expanding Maven's peer-to-peer car-sharing programAuto News

General Motors plans to expand its Maven peer-to-peer car sharing initiative to 10 cities by the end of the year.

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Nvidia's first autonomous safety report promotes simulationsAuto News

Simulated test drives enable the company to "catch a lot of things we wouldn't be able to catch otherwise, or which would take forever to see in the real world."

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Asbury net income surges on gains in FandI, parts and serviceAuto News

Asbury Automotive's net income surged in the third quarter, driven by increases in the company's finance and insurance and parts and service business lines. The company also lifted its revenue.

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Asbury net income surges on gains in FandI, parts and serviceAuto News

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.'s net income surged in the third quarter, driven by increases in the company's finance and insurance and parts and service business lines. The company also lifted its revenue.

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Why these three vehicles will get my votes for North American Car and Truck of the YearAuto News

Last week I was one of 57 jurors who drove 70 vehicles that are semifinalists for the North American car, truck and utility of the year awards. Here's my early picks for winners and losers.

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BMW expands recall on fire risk to 1.6 million diesel vehiclesAuto News

The voluntary service action follows a BMW investigation that found coolant could leak from the car's exhaust recirculation unit.

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Subaru halves profit forecast in fallout from faulty inspectionsAuto News

The inspections violated transport ministry norms and eventually led to the recall of 395,000 vehicles.

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Dyson picks Singapore to build electric carsAuto News

The choice of Singapore -- which doesn't have a single car-manufacturing plant and is one of the costliest places in the world to buy an automobile -- comes as Tesla zeroes in on establishing a factory in China.

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Faraday plans layoffs, temporary pay cuts after funding disputeAuto News

The electric-vehicle maker said it will lay off some employees and cut staff salaries by 20 percent because of "financial difficulty" following a dispute with its property-tycoon backer.

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Faraday plans layoffs, pay cuts after funding disputeAuto News

Faraday Future said it will lay off some employees and cut staff salaries by 20 percent because of "financial difficulty" following a dispute with its property-tycoon backer.

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Rolls-Royce names veteran BMW exec as manufacturing bossAuto News

Johann Wolff began his career at BMW as an apprentice before going on to manage several BMW foundries as a master craftsman in foundry pattern making.

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BMW expands recall on fire risk to 1.6 million diesel vehicles in Europe, AsiaAuto News

The voluntary service action follows a BMW investigation that found coolant could leak from the car's exhaust recirculation unit.

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FCA's Magneti Marelli sale offers chance to fulfill Marchionne dividend vowAuto News

Fiat Chrysler has not paid a dividend since it was formed in 2014, but the automaker now has the chance to change this following its sale of supplier Magneti Marelli.

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