VW fined $13 million for emissions fraud in BrazilAuto News

Brazil's environmental agency slapped Volkswagen with a $13 million fine for skirting local emissions testing requirements.

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Karma Automotive links with BMW for electric drive technologyAuto News

Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned company once known as Fisker, is working with BMW to access some of the German automaker's electric drive and charging technology.

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Hyundai returns to Super Bowl ad lineupAuto News

Hyundai, which sat out last season's Super Bowl telecast, is coming back to the game in a big way with plans for three ads during and just before the game. The plans come as the automaker finishes the first year of its new NFL sponsorship.

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Kia offers first look at second-gen CadenzaAuto News

The decision to redesign the Cadenza, which starts at about $35,000, signals Kia will not abandon its high-end cars despite Hyundai's plan to create a dedicated luxury brand, Genesis.

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Drop a coin, pick up a used carAuto News

Nashville-area car buyers will soon be able to get their used sedan or crossover in much the same way as they buy a bag of chips: by dropping a coin into a vending machine.

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GM to provide fuel cell vehicle to Army for testingAuto News

Another GM powertrain is headed to an Army vehicle, and additional details about the fuel-cell project could be released as early as next week.

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L.A. show to get global debuts from Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, MitsubishiAuto News

The rebuilding of the Civic lineup continues in Los Angeles next week as Honda debuts the second of five new Civics. The Civic coupe will get its world debut at the L.A. show.

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Audi hikes pricing for redesigned Q7 more than $6,500Auto News

The second generation of Audi's Q7 midsize crossover arrives in U.S. showrooms early next year offering loads of new technologies and a starting price that's more than $6,500 higher than the model it replaces.

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Winterkorn resigns as Audi chairman in wake of VW scandalAuto News

Volkswagen AG's former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, resigned from his post as supervisory board chairman of the company's Audi brand, further scaling back his ties with Europe's largest automaker amid an investigation into violations of diesel-emissions...

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Richard Newsted, chairman of supplier Chassix, dies at 58Auto News

Richard Newsted, chairman of automotive supplier Chassix Holdings and former CEO of Meridian Automotive Systems, died Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. He was 58.

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China auto sales rise most in 10 months after tax cutAuto News

Light-vehicle sales rose at the fastest pace in 10 months after the government cut a tax on purchases, benefiting carmakers like Great Wall Motor and adding to evidence that demand is rebounding in the world's largest auto market after a summer...

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Tower explores sale of European businessAuto News

Auto parts supplier Tower International Inc. is considering selling its European operations. That would allow the structural metal components supplier, based in suburban Detroit, to strengthen its North American unit, Tower CEO Mark Malcolm said.

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Toyota to expand RAV4 output to 2nd Canadian plantAuto News

Toyota will expand production of its RAV4 crossover to a second Canadian plant, beginning in 2019.

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Takata crisis hands rival Autoliv chance to go big in JapanAuto News

Sweden's Autoliv could capitalize on the crisis engulfing its rival Takata by finally extending its global leadership to the one major auto hub it has been unable to dominate -- Japan.

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Mercedes-Benz teases 'diamond' grille on freshened SLAuto News

Mercedes-Benz's freshened SL features a retouched fascia and a new 'diamond' radiator grille, a teaser photo released Tuesday by the automaker shows.

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VW halts Passat diesel output in ChattanoogaAuto News

Volkswagen of America has halted production of diesel-powered 2016 Passat midsize sedans at its plant in Chattanooga, a VW spokesman said Tuesday. The pause comes midway through a planned production ramp-up for the re-engineered Passat.

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Hyundai scion hikes stake in automaker for $259 million Auto News

Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Eui Sun, heir-apparent to South Korea's largest automaker, increased his stake in the automaker by buying shares from a struggling shipbuilding group controlled by his uncle.

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Subaru plans bigger, 3-row crossover to replace TribecaAuto News

Subaru says the new three-row crossover planned to enter production at an Indiana plant in 2018 will be bigger than the outgoing Tribeca crossover it is replacing in the U.S. lineup.

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VW struggling to keep dealers happy as scandal widens Auto News

VW's goodwill offer of $1,000 to the owners of cars caught in the company's emissions scandal comes as the company wages a behind-the-scenes effort to soothe another powerful constituency: its U.S. dealers.

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