VW's aid for owners gets tepid response; ads pledge to 'make things right' Auto News

Volkswagen of America's $1,000 gift card offer for 2.0-liter diesel owners was met with a mixed reaction last week. Today, VWoA began running ads in major U.S. newspapers declaring that "we're working to make things right."

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VW pledges 'to make things right' in ad pushAuto News

In its first major marketing response to widespread emissions violations, Volkswagen launched ads in major U.S. newspapers declaring that "we're working to make things right," while plugging a customer goodwill program.

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Spotlight will shine mostly on practical cars and crossoversAuto News

Automakers are leaving the drama to Hollywood. Instead of image-driven luxury models or topless boulevard cruisers, the big news at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show will be more mundane: Think Buick's LaCrosse or Hyundai's Elantra.

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Tech puzzle: Just what features do drivers want?Auto News

Infotainment presents a delicate balancing act for automakers. They want to stand out from the pack with pioneering features without overly complicating things for motorists.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser is scarce, hot and high-pricedAuto News

Toyota sold about 20,000 FJ Cruisers a year on average and about 222,000 all told in the United States. Now that they're not made anymore, they're more popular than ever.

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L.A. spotlight will shine mostly on practical cars and crossoversAuto News

Automakers are leaving the drama to Hollywood. Instead of image-driven luxury models or topless boulevard cruisers, the big news at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show will be more mundane: think Buick's LaCrosse or Hyundai's Elantra.

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VW tags 430,000 new cars with 'implausible' CO2 ratingsAuto News

Volkswagen said 430,000 of its new cars had "implausible" carbon dioxide ratings as it continues talks with regulators in an attempt to address the emissions cheating crisis.

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Enticing interiors start with the right ingredientsAuto News

Amko Leenarts, Ford's director of global interior design, sees himself as a sort of chef.

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Chinese glass maker brings new life to former GM Moraine plantAuto News

With 65 percent of China's automotive glass sales, Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. dominates its home market. And with 18 percent of the global market, Fuyao is challenging heavyweights such as Pilkington, Saint-Gobain and Pittsburgh Glass Works.

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UAW, GM restart talks to address skilled-trades workers' concernsAuto News

The UAW said today that it has re-entered talks with General Motors on the terms of a tentative four-year labor contract to resolve concerns of skilled-trades workers, who voted down the deal last week despite approval from an overall majority of...

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Hyundai prices 2016 Sonata plug-in hybrid from $35,435Auto News

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata plug-in hybrid, the first car of its kind for the automaker, will hit select U.S. showrooms this week beginning at $35,435, including shipping.

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Workers at key Ford plant in Michigan vote to ratify UAW pactAuto News

Workers at a Ford assembly plant in Michigan that lost 700 jobs this year but is now in line to build a new pickup and SUV voted overwhelmingly in favor of the UAW's tentative contract with the automaker.

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VW seeks as much as $21.5 billion in bridge financing, report saysAuto News

VW is working with banks to secure as much as $21.5 billion in short-term bridge financing to show it has adequate liquidity to weather the diesel emissions crisis, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the matter said.

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Kia recalls some 2014-16 Souls for steering glitchAuto News

Kia is recalling 256,459 Soul subcompact crossovers in the U.S. for a problem that can lead to steering loss.

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VW's global sales fall 5.3% in October amid emissions scandalAuto News

Global deliveries at Volkswagen AG's namesake passenger-car brand dropped 5.3 percent in October as Europe's largest automaker struggled to contain the fallout from a cascade of emissions-manipulation revelations.

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Ford to test autonomous vehicles at McityAuto News

Ford will begin testing autonomous vehicles at Mcity, a simulated facility at the University of Michigan, to speed up research of advanced sensing technologies.

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McLaren staffs up in U.S. ahead of 3 key launchesAuto News

Luxury sports car manufacturer McLaren has expanded its North American staff by about half ahead of the launch of three new models and an anticipated increase in sales volume next year.

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'Jeep Wave' aims to boost brand with extra benefits for buyersAuto News

Jeep will offer free routine maintenance, discounts on accessories and no-charge loaners to owners of certain 2016 high-end models in a new program it calls Jeep Wave.

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GM moves forward with plans to sell China-made Buick crossover in U.S.Auto News

GM is moving ahead with plans to sell the Chinese-made Buick Envision crossover in the U.S. The five-seat Envision would become the first light vehicle built in China and sold in the U.S. by the Detroit 3.

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