Interest rate hikes hurting car sales, Canadian economyAuto News

Plunging automobile sales add to evidence that higher borrowing costs are beginning to eat into Canadian economic growth, possibly faster than the central bank expected.

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Mustang Shelby GT500 to include two 3D-printed brake parts Auto News

Ford's upcoming Mustang Shelby GT500, which will be revealed next month at the Detroit auto show, will be made with two 3D-printed brake parts from a new manufacturing center near Detroit.

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Volkswagen says it might use Ford manufacturing capacity in U.S.Auto News

Volkswagen's CEO said after a meeting at the White House that the German automaker was building an alliance with Ford and that they might use the U.S. automaker's plants to build cars.

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VW's planned departure from combustion engines becomes clearAuto News

Volkswagen Group expects the era of the combustion car to fade away after it rolls out its next-generation gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2026.

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GM Canada CEO says hiring to continue despite Oshawa plan, CBC reportsAuto News

General Motors Canada CEO Travis Hester says the company will be hiring in Canada, despite the automaker's plan to not allocate new product to its Oshawa Assembly Plant, according to the CBC.

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White House seeks more German auto production in U.S.Auto News

The Trump administration was expected to push senior executives of German automakers to expand their U.S. investments as the White House considers imposing new tariffs on European-made vehicles.

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Why California auto dealers are taking on VolvoAuto News

The California New Car Dealers Association asked Volvo to stop its Care by Volvo subscription service after a review found what the association believes to be violations of California franchise laws.

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California dealer group asks Volvo to halt subscription service in the stateAuto News

The California New Car Dealers Association has asked Volvo to immediately stop its Care by Volvo subscription service in the state after a review found what the association believes to be violations of California franchise and consumer protection...

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Trump may extend truce with China; adviser backtracks on auto tariff tweetAuto News

Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he could extend a 90-day truce in his trade war with China, while his top White House economic adviser backtracked from the president's announcement that Beijing had agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S.-made cars.

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Nissan to choose new chairman to replace GhosnAuto News

Nissan's independent board members failed to nominate a successor to Carlos Ghosn as chairman in the wake of his arrest and dismissal for alleged financial misconduct, Reuters and Kyodo News reported.

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White House seeks more German auto production in U.S.Auto News

The White House is looking to whittle down a $30 billion automotive trade deficit with Germany with increased production in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said ahead of a meeting with automakers in Washington.

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2020 Chevy Silverado HD diverges from smaller siblingAuto News

General Motors is further differentiating the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD from its smaller sibling.

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Trump adviser backtracks on tweet announcing car deal with ChinaAuto News

Donald Trump's top economic adviser said the White House doesn't yet have a deal with China to reduce tariffs on U.S.-made cars, backtracking from a tweet by the president just two days earlier.

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Lithium, cobalt costs hinder battery-powered car sales, HSBC saysAuto News

"High lithium and cobalt prices #8212; but also limited supply and lower demand for pure EVs #8212; now favor more plug-in hybrids in the short to medium term vs. our previous expectation," analysts said.

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Big lithium riches await in Bolivia #8212; the challenge is extracting themAuto News

Meandering, bumpy dirt roads, thin air at high altitude, the ordeal of bringing labor into the blinding white plain of the world's largest salt flat #8212; all of this stands between anyone who dreams of retrieving Bolivia's lithium and turning it...

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White House seeks more German auto production in U.S.Auto News

The White House is looking to whittle down a $30 billion automotive trade deficit with Germany with increased production in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said ahead of a meeting with automakers in Washington.

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GM moves to challenge Ford in U.S. commercial fleet salesAuto News

General Motors is intensifying its attack on Ford's lead in sales to U.S. commercial fleets to prop up profit margins amid weakening consumer demand.

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Nissan to choose new chairman to replace GhosnAuto News

Nissan's independent board members failed on Tuesday to nominate a successor to Carlos Ghosn as chairman in the wake of his arrest and dismissal for alleged financial misconduct, Kyodo News reported.

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Trump's advisers attempt to explain deal on auto tariffs he says he cut with ChinaAuto News

President Donald Trump left his top advisers scrambling on Monday to explain a trade deal he claimed he'd struck with China to reduce tariffs on U.S.

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White House wants to end EV subsidies, Trump aide saysAuto News

President Donald Trump's top economic adviser said the White House wants to end subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, without saying how it would eliminate the incentives that were created by Congress.

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Bentley will wait for stronger batteries before launching an EVAuto News

Bentley will target currently unreachable super-wealthy customers with a future electric vehicle but only when battery technology improves, CEO Adrian Hallmark said.

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Audi will invest nearly $16 billion in e-mobility, self-driving carsAuto News

"This planning round bears a clear signature: We are taking a very systematic approach to electric mobility and will be much more focused in future," Audi's interim CEO, Bram Schot, said.

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U.S. lawmakers make final push to win approval of self-driving car billAuto News

Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill.

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Fiat Chrysler lays off Italian workers building Maserati SUVAuto News

Fiat Chrysler will partially lay off more than half the workforce at its underused Mirafiori plant in Turin as it retools the factory to build EVs.

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BMW faces trade, cost headwinds of at least $1.1 billion in 2019 Auto News

BMW expects headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China as well as higher commodity prices and foreign exchange swings to weigh on earnings next year.

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Nissan to choose new chairman to replace GhosnAuto News

Nissan has rejected Renault's external candidates for a new chairman at the Japanese automaker to replace Carlos Ghosn, Bloomberg reported. Nissan's choice will indicate the direction the Renault-Nissan alliance will take.

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Ghosn may face longer detention as new allegations are madeAuto News

New details of Carlos Ghosn's alleged financial misconduct have come to light amid mounting speculation the ousted Nissan chairman could be re-arrested by Japanese prosecutors as investigators probe new allegations.

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