GM pressed by 2 Senators to build all EVs for U.S. statesideAuto News

Two U.S. senators from Ohio on Tuesday asked General Motors CEO Mary Barra to commit to building all future electric vehicles for U.S. buyers at home and to provide more details of plans to cut back on car output in North America.

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Ex-Ford Argentina execs convicted in torture caseAuto News

An Argentine court convicted two former executives of a local Ford plant of involvement in the torture of workers during the country's dictatorship in the 1970s, victims' lawyers said, adding they may sue Ford in U.S. federal court.

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Vroom collects $146 million in latest funding, eyes expansion with new hiresAuto News

Vroom aims to take a bigger piece of the fragmented used-vehicle e-commerce pie courtesy of funding that will support new hires and investments in technology.

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China Plan Would Ease Way for U.S. Autos - Report (12/11/18)

Easing the way for U.S. automakers in China?; R&D shakeup looming at Hyundai - report;...
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Musk slams '60 Minutes' for editing comments about chairmanAuto News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized '60 Minutes' for editing out parts of his responses to questions about losing the role of chairman last month.

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Renting a car in 30 seconds? Hertz and Clear say they canAuto News

Hertz and Clear announced the debut of Hertz Fast Lane Powered by Clear, a service that uses biometrics to speed members through the rental car process.

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Santa slims down for AudiAuto News

Santa Claus takes on a modern look in a new Audi ad that shows him shedding pounds when he endures a bit of a mid-life crisis after realizing that he can't fit into an RS 5 at his current weight.

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Nissan is said to spell out allegations on Ghosn to RenaultAuto News

Nissan is taking the first comprehensive steps to share details with Renault about allegations against Carlos Ghosn, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Jeep Wrangler awarded 1 star in Euro NCAP crash testsAuto News

The redesigned Jeep Wrangler failed one of several crash tests performed by Euro NCAP, the European version of crashworthiness studies performed by NHTSA and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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720S Spider joins McLaren lineupAuto News

McLaren Automotive has added another flavor to its 720S lineup by adding a convertible.

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Hyundai, suppliers plan $6.7 billion investment to boost fuel cell outputAuto News

Hyundai and its suppliers plan to spend $6.7 billion through 2030 to raise production of fuel cells by more than 200-fold as the automaker targets to become a key player in the new-energy vehicle technology.

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China car sales drop at steepest pace in nearly 7 yearsAuto News

China's automobile sales fell about 14 percent in November from a year earlier. It was the steepest decline since January 2012, when the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday hurt auto sales.

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Cars.com pressured to perform, shake up management or sellAuto News

Starboard Value is calling on Cars.com to improve its performance or consider selling itself or making management changes, about nine months after the activist hedge fund reached a settlement agreement with the online auto-dealing platform.

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China said to consider auto tariff cut mentioned in Trump tweetAuto News

China is moving toward cutting its trade-war tariffs on imported U.S.-made cars, a step already brandished by President Donald Trump as a concession won during trade talks in Argentina.

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BMW names new head of autonomous driving developmentAuto News

Alejandro Vukotich will replace Elmar Frickenstein, who has been in charge of the department since it was created in May 2016 and who will retire after a three-month handover phase in March.

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Daimler to buy $23 billion of battery cells in EV pushAuto News

"We set another important milestone for the electrification of our future electric vehicles," Wilko Stark, who oversees procurement and supplier quality on the board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said.

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Ghosn's appeal to end detention rejected by Tokyo courtAuto News

A Tokyo court rejected ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's appeal to end his detention following his arrest last month on allegations of financial misconduct.

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Nissan to correct earnings to account for Ghosn's unreported incomeAuto News

Nissan will file corrected earnings for past years in which Ghosn Carlos, the company's ousted chairman, allegedly under-reported his compensation by tens of millions of dollars.

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Why Hyundai's top two randd execs are poised to resignAuto News

Hyundai Motor Group's two vice chairmen in charge of randd have offered to resign, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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