Small GMC, Buick Models on Way? (7/20/15)

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FCA consent order would be 'a strong outcome,' NHTSA chief saysAuto News

NHTSA chief Mark Rosekind says the agency is talking with Fiat Chrysler about a settlement to a dispute over the automaker's handling of recalls, but hasn't yet reached an agreement.

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Small GMC, Buick Models on Way? (7/20/15)

Small GMC, Buick models in GM pipeline?; Room for more Hyundai Tucsons; Acura counters a trend;...
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Small GMC, Buick Models on Way? (7/20/15)

Small GMC, Buick models in GM pipeline?; Room for more Hyundai Tucsons; Acura counters a trend;...
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Private tracks best venue to test self-driving cars, key U.S. senator says Auto News

Self-driving cars would be "better" tested on private test tracks than on public roads, said a U.S. senator who has authored several bills on advanced vehicle technologies, after Google disclosed injuries in its latest accident involving a prototype.

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GM ignition switch review approves 3 more minor injuriesAuto News

Three more minor injuries have been linked to General Motors' defective ignition switches, the office of attorney Kenneth Feinberg said.

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Sonic Automotive's Q2 net drops 45%Auto News

Sonic Automotive's adjusted net income fell 45 percent in the second quarter, partly because of rising expenses related to the launch of the retailer's EchoPark standalone used-car stores, the company said today.

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Self-driving cars get 32-acre city at University of Michigan to hone skillsAuto News

A simulated city opens today on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes.

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Building a brand in the service departmentAuto News

A few years ago, Adam Silverleib found his family's Honda store facing a problem no dealer wants to confront: Not one but two new Honda dealerships were going to open within 15 miles of his Raynham, Mass., location.

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Best Dealerships To Work ForAuto News

Welcome to our fourth annual celebration of the Best Dealerships To Work For in North America. The final ranking of top dealerships -- from No. 1 to No. 100 -- will be revealed at a ceremony Oct.

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Dealers will pay up for vendors' data access after CDK switchAuto News

CDK Global is copying the vendor-certification program of rival Reynolds and Reynolds, portending big monthly cost increases to dealers for data security.

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Chevrolet clears space for a new crossover Auto News

General Motors plans to add a new Chevy crossover that will be slotted above the compact Equinox and below the full-size Traverse, according to three people familiar with the plan.

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When CFPB, dealers meet, sparks flyAuto News

When a CFPB official addressed dealers directly for the first time in public, the exchanges were pointed. Here's how it went at the annual conference of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers.

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AutoNation CEO endorses CFPB, Honda Finance pactAuto News

AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson has endorsed the settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Board and American Honda Finance for preventing discrimination in auto finance, calling the agreement a 'workable template' that other...

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What Honda-U.S. settlement changesAuto News

The federal government's settlement with American Honda Finance Corp. for alleged discriminatory auto lending was a smaller victory for the regulators than it first appeared.

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Mixed results for minority dealer programsAuto News

As Ford's Kevin Cour and other automaker executives updated NAMAD on the state of their minority dealer programs, it became increasingly clear that those programs vary widely in their scope and effectiveness.

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Town uses tax funds to spur car salesAuto News

The Shop Libertyville Rewards program gives consumers up to $200 in gift certificates when they buy or lease new vehicles from any dealership in Libertyville.

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New Mercedes C-class coupe to swap space for sportinessAuto News

Mercedes-Benz will trade practical benefits for more sporty exterior styling on the redesigned C-class coupe due in the U.S. next spring.

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Ford, ex-exec in trade secrets fightAuto News

Austin, Texas-based Versata Software is suing Ford for $1 billion, accusing the automaker of stealing its trade secrets to create a copycat version of a program used to help configure vehicles under development and reduce warranty costs.

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Buick revives the overnight test driveAuto News

Buick is offering customers the chance to take test-drive vehicles home overnight, a move it calls a long-term brand-building effort rather than a quick-hit sales promotion.

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