Audi, chipmaker adapt image recognition systemAuto News

Audi and chipmaker Nvidia have adapted an image recognition system used by Facebook to develop an onboard microprocessor so powerful that it can identify the types of vehicle -- SUVs, sedans, ambulances, trucks, etc.



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Nissan volume advances 7% on core car lineupAuto News

Nissan Motor Corp. posted a 7 percent rise in sales in December, capping a year that saw the company deliver a record 1,386,895 Nissan and Infiniti cars and light trucks in the United States.



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GM offers sneak peek of the next-gen Volt in VegasAuto News

General Motors provided a sneak peek at the 2016 Chevrolet Volt -- which will be quicker, quieter and have a longer range than its predecessor -- Sunday night at International CES in Las Vegas.



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Sporty cars to roar into DetroitAuto News

Just in time for cheap gasoline, automakers will show high-performance cars at next week's Detroit auto show. But pickups and hybrids will get their share of attention.



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Mini expects leaner lineup to boost profitsAuto News

To boost Mini's prospects of long-term profitability, parent BMW Group has decided the British brand needs to shrink its lineup to four nameplates from seven.



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Industry 'can't give up on EVs'Auto News

With gasoline selling for less than $2 a gallon in some states, it's fair to ask whether the industry's investment in electric vehicles has been an expensive blunder.



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Moray Callum draws lines between Ford, LincolnAuto News

Moray Callum, Ford's global design chief, is coming off a frenetic year when Ford introduced a bevy of crucial products including the global 2015 Mustang and aluminum 2015 F-150 pickup, both generally well-received by critics.



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Mercedes chases BMW and Audi in ChinaAuto News

Mercedes-Benz could become the first luxury carmaker to launch new models in China before rolling them out in Europe and the U.S.



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How BMW cracked the streets of San FranciscoAuto News

Most car companies don't worry much about the cost of parking, but in a garage under a San Francisco overpass, a group of BMW employees is figuring out how to factor those costs into a new business model.



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Service bays turn to text messagingAuto News

In an increasingly digital, on-the-go world, Dale Snow's challenge was to devise the most effective way to update millennials on car repairs.



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Dealer adds quick bays, buzzers to speed serviceAuto News

Honda dealer Greg May decided to follow American Honda Motor Co.'s advice and add service bays and make other improvements to his service department.



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GM plans driving feedback, prognosis service for OnStar subscribersAuto News

GM will introduce a service this year that gives OnStar subscribers feedback on their driving habits, potentially allowing responsible drivers to qualify for discounted insurance.



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Do auto designers have a shelf life?Auto News

Car designers and actors have at least one thing in common: The lead roles tend to become harder to land with age.



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Hellcat reviewers rev up the thesaurusAuto News

The 707-hp Hellcat-powered Challenger and Charger had auto reviewers scrambling to outdo each other last year in their lusty appreciation of what one website called Dodge's "rolling middle finger to common sense."



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Inside the hush-hush competitive world of concept carsAuto News

Protecting the secrets of industry rivals while simultaneously working with them to outshine one another can be a peculiar position.



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Porsche bullish on plug-in hybridsAuto News

Bernhard Maier, Porsche's global sales and marketing boss, commutes daily to company headquarters near Stuttgart using a Porsche Cayenne plug-in hybrid or a Panamera with a low-carbon dioxide powertrain.



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Where is Google's car going?Auto News

With its dream of self-driving shuttles for public use, Google is diverging more sharply than ever before from automakers, which intend to gradually roll out autonomous-driving features in personal cars while keeping the driver in control.



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Hyundai, Kia forecast slowest global sales growth in 9 yearsAuto News

Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors forecast their weakest sales growth in nine years as they run out of capacity to increase output and competition intensifies in major markets.



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General Motors issues 3 new recalls, citing ignition systemsAuto News

General Motors announced three new recalls affecting nearly 84,000 SUVs and pickup trucks, saying their ignition systems may have problems that could affect engine power and airbag deployment.



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GM to record $800 million charge after redeeming preferred sharesAuto News

GM said it will record a charge of about $800 million in the fourth quarter to redeem all 156.1 million of its outstanding Series A preferred shares.



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