Why more vehicles have better headlightsAuto News

Over the last three years, manufacturers have improved their vehicles' headlights. However, a majority of these better-quality lights come with a significant cost.

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U.S. fires latest volley in China tariff fightAuto News

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he was examining all tools to raise U.S. tariffs on Chinese vehicles to the 40 percent duties that China is now charging on U.S.-produced vehicles.

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Lincoln backs off 2020 sales target amid Trump trade war with ChinaAuto News

Lincoln President Joy Falotico said the brand is backing off the target, established under former CEO Mark Fields in 2014, after the cost to export U.S.-built vehicles to China rose.

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Hyundai fortifies top of light truck lineup with 2020 PalisadeAuto News

The Palisade is the latest addition to Hyundai's campaign to rework its car-heavy lineup with a batch of new, redesigned or freshened light trucks.

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Judge orders new talks in FCA, U.S. case over diesel emissionsAuto News

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Justice Department and Fiat Chrysler to hold new talks with a court-appointed settlement master to try to settle the government's civil suit over the company's diesel vehicle emissions.

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Kia Niro EV will boast 239-mile rangeAuto News

Kia is expanding the Niro lineup next year with a battery electric version of the compact crossover that can drive 239 miles on a single charge.

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2020 Kia Soul debuts with new platform, same quirky stylingAuto News

The third-generation 2020 Kia Soul receives a new platform, sleeker headlights and more sculpted lines but keeps the trademark quirky looks that have made it standout on the road.

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Nissan spruces up Murano for 2019Auto News

Nissan is giving the Murano a nip and tuck for the 2019 model year as the automaker looks to keep the midsize crossover competitive in a growing and increasingly crowded segment.

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GM job cuts get slammed by longtime ally Debbie DingellAuto News

Rep. Debbie Dingell, one of the automotive industry's staunchest supporters in Congress and a former GM executive, chastised the company for its decision to close U.S. assembly plants

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Why Ford wants to quicken Lincoln production plans in ChinaAuto News

Ford, which had planned to start production of Lincoln models in China in late 2019 with a local partner, is trying to move that timing up, even if slightly, to help overcome tariffs.

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BMW, after 10-year wait, rolls out 3-row monster SUVAuto News

In the X7, BMW now has its own three-row luxury cruiser to challenge the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLS, Cadillac Escalade and Lexus LX, and it only took the German carmaker a decade.

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From L.A. Show: Jeep Enters Pickup Arena with Gladiator (11/28/18)

From L.A. Show: Jeep enters pickup arena with Gladiator; BMW’s biggest player in CUV market;...
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Here's how and when GM will wind down Oshawa production in 2019Auto News

General Motors plans to end one of its two truck assembly shifts in summer 2019, followed by the end of the other truck shift and its car assembly line at year's end.

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Audi e-tron GT concept features fast charging, supercar-like handlingAuto News

The Audi e-tron GT concept is a performance electric sportback sedan capable of recharging its battery up to 80 percent in as little as 20 minutes.

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KAR agrees to buy European online auction service for $176 million Auto News

KAR Auction Services said it agreed to buy Belgium-based online auction company CarsOnTheWeb for about $176 million.

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Michael Cook, former Triumph and Jaguar PR man, dies at 85Auto News

Triumph sold its last sports car in the U.S. in the summer of 1982. On Tuesday, the brand lost its PR man, Michael Cook, who never stopped promoting the fun-to-drive brand of budget roadsters.

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Two Ford plants losing shifts, but no layoffs plannedAuto News

Ford said it will eliminate shifts at assembly plants in Michigan and Kentucky but give all affected workers jobs at other locations nearby.

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2 Ford plants losing shifts, but no layoffs plannedAuto News

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it will eliminate shifts at assembly plants in Michigan and Kentucky but give all affected workers jobs at other locations nearby.

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BMW's latest marketing stunt comes to L.A.Auto News

To promote its American-made X5 crossover, BMW filmed a road trip from the car's birthplace in its Spartanburg, S.C., plant directly to a stage at this week's L.A. auto show.

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VW expands electric lineup with big, small cargo haulers Auto News

Volkswagen is signaling the broad range of its coming electric vehicle portfolio with a pair of production-intent commercial concepts aimed at delivering cargo under battery power.

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2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup becomes reality after years of teasingAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's Jeep, after a nearly 14-year tease of just-over-the-horizon promises and someday-soon product plans, showed the first production pickup to carry the brand's name in a generation: the 2020 Jeep Gladiator.

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Martinrea to close Ontario plant in wake of GM cuts, report saysAuto News

Martinrea's factory in nearby Ajax, Ont., supplies GM's Oshawa plant with parts for the Cadillac XTS and the Chevrolet Impala, according to The Globe and Mail. Neither car will be made beyond 2019.

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Will FCA's dividend come at the expense of investments?Auto News

Fiat Chrysler will earn 6 billion euros ($6.8 billion) next year from selling supplier Magneti Marelli and plans to use part of that paying shareholders their first dividend. Shouldn't FCA use that money for new products and technologies?

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Nine vehicles named 2019 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year finalistsAuto News

Three Detroit pickups, a sport sedan from Hyundai's Genesis brand and a new electric vehicle from Jaguar have been named finalists for the 2019 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards.

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Trump raises prospect of import car tariff amid GM cutback planAuto News

President Donald Trump raised the prospect of slapping a 25 percent tariff on imported cars to boost domestic auto assembly, pointing to a longstanding U.S. tariff on imported pickup trucks.

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Why GM is selling a large hotel next to its headquarters in downtown DetroitAuto News

The General Motors-owned Courtyard by Marriott hotel across from its Renaissance Center headquarters in downtown Detroit is for sale.

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GM's planned cuts only partly solves gap between capacity and sedan demandAuto News

General Motors' monumental announcement on Monday that it plans to close up to five assembly plants in North America and slash its workforce will only partially close the gap between capacity and demand for the automaker's sedans, according to a...

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Ford's train station project wins tax breaksAuto News

Michigan's economic development board approved a 30-year tax abatement for Ford's planned campus in Detroit's historic Corktown neighborhood.

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Samsung plans $62.7 million auto battery plant, 461 jobs near DetroitAuto News

Samsung is planning to open a $62.7 million automotive battery plant near Detroit that would create 461 jobs by the end of 2024.

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GM layoffs show even the president can't stop market forcesAuto News

President Donald Trump can fret over General Motors' plan to close plants, slash jobs and ditch models. He can even threaten. But market forces are tough to beat, even if you're president.

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Trump's threat to kill GM subsidies prompts skepticismAuto News

Experts cast doubt on the idea that President Donald Trump could unwind federal aid for the company by executive fiat.

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Nissan said Ghosn's transactions were proper, report saysAuto News

Nissan and its auditor discussed the transactions at the heart of allegations of financial misconduct by former chairman Carlos Ghosn, Reuters reported.

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Ghosn denies passing trading losses to NissanAuto News

Carlos Ghosn consulted Nissan about the collateral related to personal trading losses, but did not transfer the losses to the automaker, his lawyer said.

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High-tech Mazda3 packs 5 engines, new styling, bevy of safety featuresAuto News

As GM and Ford bail out of small cars and replace them with crossovers, Mazda is betting big that a technically advanced upscale version of the compact Mazda3, including a diesel engine, can defy the odds.

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