AutoTrader.com joins rivals in offering dealership reviewsAuto News

AutoTrader is adding dealer reviews to its site after long resisting them. The giant vehicle shopping site has agreed to post consumer reviews of dealerships collected by DealerRater, the two companies announced today.



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Jaguar Land Rover's virtual windshield makes blind spots vanish Auto News

Jaguar Land Rover is testing a new 360-degree virtual urban windshield which gives drivers a full view of the environment around the car and eliminates blind spots that often lead to accidents.



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Volvo plans 3-cylinder engines for 60-series cars Auto News

Volvo is developing new three-cylinder engines that will appear in its 60-series cars, like the S60 sedan, V60 wagon, and the XC60 crossover.



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Cadillac styling won't take sharp turn with flagship CT6Auto News

Cadillac's forthcoming CT6 sedan is supposed to be trailblazing for the brand. But don't expect a radical new design direction.



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Autoweek names Volkswagen Golf GTI and GMC Canyon as 2015 Best of the Best Auto News

Autoweek, the auto enthusiast sister publication of Automotive News, today named the Volkswagen Golf GTI and GMC Canyon truck as its Best of the Best car and truck for 2015.



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Chrysler and Fiat names dropped from corporate titlesAuto News

Chrysler is Chrysler no more. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Netherlands-based parent company of what was Chrysler Group LLC, said today that it has changed the name of its United States affiliate from Chrysler Group to FCA US LLC.



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Honda recalls 569,000 vehicles in China over Takata airbagsAuto News

Honda is calling back about 569,000 vehicles in China to investigate potential defects with airbags made by Takata, underscoring the global reach of the safety crisis after similar campaigns in the US, Canada and Japan.



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Chevy's next-gen cars will get Corvette styling cuesAuto News

Subtle design elements of the Corvette will be recognizable in many of Chevrolet's upcoming cars.



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Jaguar Land Rover's virtual windscreen makes blind spots vanish Auto News

Jaguar Land Rover is testing a new 360-degree virtual urban windscreen which gives drivers a full view of the environment around the car and eliminates blind spots that often lead to accidents.



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Chrysler Group drops Chrysler from corporate nameAuto News

Chrysler is Chrysler no more. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Netherlands-based parent company of what was Chrysler Group LLC, said today that it has changed the name of its United States affiliate from Chrysler Group to FCA US LLC.



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Honda recalls 553,000 vehicles in China over Takata airbagsAuto News

Honda called back vehicles in China to investigate potential defects with airbags made by Takata, underscoring the global reach of the safety crisis after similar campaigns in the US, Canada and Japan.



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Ford's stop-motion drag racer hits YouTubeAuto News

Ford of Europe jam-packs its latest hit from stop-motion drag racer Snowkhana, 'SNOWKHANA THREE: YuleTube,' with pop culture references aplenty.



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Diamond Electric moves N.A. headquarters to W.Va.Auto News

Japanese supplier Diamond Electric has relocated its North American headquarters to West Virginia from Michigan. The company supplies ignition coils to Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Subaru.



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Ford hires ex-GM sales analyst to boost connectivity technologiesAuto News

Ford said today it has hired Paul Ballew, a former GM sales analyst, to help speed development of autonomous-driving, mobility and connectivity technologies.



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Eaton on the prowl for software engineersAuto News

Eaton Corp. is well known for transmissions, clutches, differentials and other robust industrial products. So it's surprising that software development is a significant bottleneck for the supplier.



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Denso air conditioner designed to fit in any vehicle, save moneyAuto News

What if a supplier could design a one-size-fits-all component for all of its customers, a product that would allow major economies of scale? Denso Corp. is trying it with air conditioners.



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UAW's Williams eyes Detroit 3 wage boost, downplays strike threatAuto News

UAW President Dennis Williams said today that 2015 contract negotiations with the Detroit 3 must address a wage increase for long-time autoworkers and efforts to move new-hire compensation closer to that of legacy workers.



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GM approves 4 more death claims for recall comp fundAuto News

Claims for compensation from a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles rose by 64 filings in the last week and GM has approved four more death claims attributed to the defective switch, according to an official report issued today.



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Volvo to skip most auto shows; focus will be on Detroit, Geneva, ChinaAuto News

Volvo is shifting its focus from auto shows to market more directly to buyers as part of a broader realignment of its marketing efforts that will place more focus on digital outreach.



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