Ghosn, Kelly, Nissan all indicted for under-reporting compensation, reports sayAuto News

Tokyo prosecutors have indicted ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, close aide Greg Kelly and Nissan for allegedly misstating Ghosn's compensation by tens of millions of dollars in the company's financial filings over the span of five years, Japanese...

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The arrest of Carlos Ghosn is triggering trouble, from product to diplomatic relationsAuto News

Carlos Ghosn's arrest in Tokyo is already having consequences, from product marketing to international diplomatic relations. More complications could be ahead.

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GM's fast-rising CFO Dhivya Suryadevara leads a high-speed restructuringAuto News

Dhivya Suryadevara has quickly risen through the ranks of GM since starting as a senior financial analyst in 2005.

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SK Innovation plans new battery plantAuto News

SK Innovation will spend $1.67 billion to build an EV battery plant in Commerce, Ga. Some think that is just the beginning.

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Self-driving tests and crashes are on the rise in CaliforniaAuto News

With three weeks left in 2018, California already has had a record year for the number of manufacturers permitted to test autonomous vehicles, the number of those vehicles permitted on the road and the number of crashes involving those vehicles.

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Kia's redesigned 2020 Soul builds more variety from the same boxAuto News

While other boxy designs have come and gone #8212; Scion xB, Nissan Cube, Honda Element #8212; Kia's Soul has built longevity through loyalty.

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Dealerships make strikes toward more ethical cultureAuto News

Ethical practices in automotive finance have evolved significantly in recent decades, with a boom in automotive retail regulations. Automotive News explores this evolution in this special section.

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GM cutbacks complicate USMCA's path to passageAuto News

General Motors' decision to idle four U.S. assembly and parts plants could provide ammunition for critics of President Donald Trump's new North American trade agreement.

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Mazda-Toyota's Ala. greenfield charts new pathAuto News

Toyota and Mazda will spend $1.6 billion to build an assembly plant in Huntsville. Things have changed since their last greenfield ventures.

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VW chief Herbert Diess is talking about accessing Ford's U.S. plants, but space is limitedAuto News

As Ford has tried to downplay its ongoing talks with Volkswagen Group, VW CEO Herbert Diess, who last week said VW is eyeing access to Ford's U.S. manufacturing footprint, keeps upping the ante.

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Affordability worries put car dealers in a gloomy moodAuto News

Price pressure, rising interest rates and a shrinking supply of affordable vehicles have U.S. dealers worrying more about business as they look toward 2019, according to the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index survey for the fourth quarter.

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November numbers reflect surprisingly good sales yearAuto News

Heading into 2018, U.S. auto sales appeared headed for a second-straight annual decline. But it hasn't played out as expected: Sales have remained steady even as incentives were disciplined and prices rose further.

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'Crazy Ivan' strategy at M.K. Smith Chevrolet gets used-car shoppers' attentionAuto News

What does a 2014 Jeep Compass Sport have in common with a Soviet submarine?

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Florida dealership settles robocall suit for $4.8 millionAuto News

A Florida store's $4.8 million settlement of a robocalling lawsuit is the latest wake-up call for dealers to remain vigilant about unwanted advertising messages to current and prospective customers.

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Volvo dealers in California revolt against subscriptionsAuto News

As Volvo prepares a new and improved version of its Care by Volvo subscroption service, California hears the grumbling of dealer protests.

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VW Beetle gets special colors for latest farewellAuto News

The latest Final Edition of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle will have special colors, badging and wheels as the bug drives into the sunset next year, just as it did 15 years ago.

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Land Rover Defender may be produced in SlovakiaAuto News

It seems likely that the much-discussed new Land Rover Defender will be built outside of England.

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Small size keeps Brembo fast, focusedAuto News

Brembo navigates the curves of supplying high-end brakes while managing the transition to brake-by-wire.

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Musk recounts 'life or death' moment for Tesla in '60 Minutes' interviewAuto News

In an interview with CBS's Lesley Stahl, the Tesla CEO said he doesn't respect the SEC, declared his interest in buying a shuttered GM factory and credited a parking lot assembly line with saving the company.

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Why Monday is a crucial day in the Carlos Ghosn legal dramaAuto News

Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn faces a landmark day in his Japanese judicial ordeal on Monday when prosecutors must decide to either indict or free the jailed auto executive.

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Aerotropolis envisions auto hub by Detroit airportsAuto News

With industrial space in Detroit in short supply, a regional group is eyeing two Detroit airports as a site for future industrial development.

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VW denies allegations chairman knew early about emissions cheatingAuto News

VW denied allegations that Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch knew about the automaker's emissions test cheating almost three months before U.S. authorities made it public.

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Ghosn planned to remove Saikawa as Nissan CEO before arrest in Japan, sources sayAuto News

Carlos Ghosn was planning to remove Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa before Ghosn was arrested in Japan last month for alleged financial misconduct, people familiar with the matter said.

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