2015年9月4日 星期五

UAW negotiators pledge they'll prevail in Ford contract talksAuto News

UAW negotiators said they will prevail in their contract talks with Ford as a deadline to strike a deal approaches.

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2015年9月3日 星期四

Ex-Tesla engineer charged with illegally accessing employee evaluationsAuto News

A former Tesla Motors engineer has been charged in federal court with felony computer intrusion for accessing his manager's email account, sharing employee evaluations with others and posting confidential information on the Web.

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NGK Insulators to pay $65.3 million U.S. fine for price-fixing, obstructionAuto News

Japanese auto supplier NGK Insulators has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $65.3 million fine for fixing prices of automotive parts and attempting to obstruct the ongoing global investigation into auto parts bid rigging, the U.S.

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Bringing Jaguars Within Reach? (9/3/15)

Jaguar tries lower prices, free maintenance; Benz takes aim at Tesla, Debut set for Model 3; The...
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TrueCar inks partner deal with Sam's ClubAuto News

TrueCar gained a key ally today with the announcement that it will partner with Sam's Club to offer members access to a new-car buying program.

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Takata settles U.S. patent infringement case for airbag sensorsAuto News

Two units of Japanese auto supplier Takata are settling a six-year patent infringement dispute with International Electronics and Engineering and its Detroit area subsidiary for $1.1 million.

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Alcoa plans new randd center for advanced 3D printing processesAuto News

Metals company Alcoa said today it will invest $60 million to expand its randd center in Pennsylvania to explore ways to make 3D printing viable on an industrial scale to produce parts for the aerospace, automotive and construction sectors.

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Jaguar offers free maintenance, cuts prices in U.S. Auto News

Jaguar is lowering its prices and rolling out free scheduled maintenance in the United States to remove what customers cite as key reasons consumers reject the British brand: high purchase and maintenance costs.

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Lear buys downtown Detroit office buildingAuto News

Seating and electronics suppler Lear has purchased a 50,000-square-foot building in downtown Detroit for an undisclosed price.

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2015年9月2日 星期三

Maserati dealer sues factory, alleging padded salesAuto News

A Maserati dealer has sued Maserati North America, saying the auto company insisted the dealership misrepresent sales, reporting 2014 vehicle sales as much as quadruple what they actually were, and discriminated against dealers who refused to...

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From Hellcats to Heavy Duty Rams (9/2/15)

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AutoNation August sales drop 5% on calendar quirkAuto News

AutoNation's U.S. new-vehicle retail sales fell by 5 percent from a year prior to 31,032 vehicles in August, a decline driven largely by a drop in import sales and the Labor Day weekend falling completely in September this year.

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Navistar reports a surprise Q3 loss amid U.S. investigationAuto News

Navistar International, the truck- and engine-maker that counts Carl Icahn as its biggest investor, posted a slight third-quarter loss when analysts had projected a profit.

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Average U.S. new-vehicle mpg falls in AugustAuto News

The average stated fuel economy of new light vehicles sold in the United States fell in August and is down nearly 2 percent from the record high set a year ago, a University of Michigan report released today said.

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Bill Ford says health care co-op possible in UAW talksAuto News

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford said the company is considering a health-care co-op, an issue the UAW has raised in negotiations on a new contract.

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German carmakers win U.S. antitrust approval to buy Nokia mapsAuto News

German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes have won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Nokia's maps business for around 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), the Federal Trade Commission said today.

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Nissan marketing exec Mohnke adds U.S. sales dutiesAuto News

Nissan North America's chief marketing officer Dan Mohnke will add U.S. sales to his responsibilities beginning today, the automaker said in a news release.

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Hyundai brings back Nissan's Hatami as U.S. sales chiefAuto News

Derrick Hatami, who left Hyundai last January to become U.S. sales chief at Nissan, will return to Hyundai to fill the company's new vacancy for a U.S. sales chief.

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Chinese supplier CW Bearing to build new U.S. headquarters near DetroitAuto News

CW Bearing USA will invest $25.9 million to build a new U.S. headquarters and technical center in suburban Detroit, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's office said.

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GM expects to be profitable in India in 5 yearsAuto News

General Motors expects to be profitable in India in five years as it cuts costs and works toward increasing local content in its cars, the automaker's India chief told Reuters.

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