U.S. auto sales could break November record, two forecasts sayAuto News

This month -- powered by Black Friday sales and a strengthening economy -- could be the best November ever for U.S. auto sales, according to forecasts from TrueCar and Edmunds.

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GM's new wind tunnel aims to improve, quicken design workAuto News

General Motors has cited some impressive vitals on its redesigned 2016 models to show off the success of its weight-cutting strategy: The new Volt and Cruze are about 250 pounds lighter than their predecessors; the Malibu sheds almost 300 pounds and...

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FCA agrees to invest $1 billion more in Mich. to receive maximum tax creditsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler must invest an additional $1 billion in Michigan by 2029 to receive the maximum amount of state tax credits it is entitled to under a modified agreement approved by a state board today.

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Five U.S. states, D.C. seek joint plan to cut auto sector emissionsAuto News

Five states and the District of Columbia plan to develop a joint market-based approach to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles across a large area of the Northeastern United States, their governors and mayor announced today.

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GM may contract out van production to boost capacity for pickupsAuto News

GM is in talks to offload some of its commercial van production to contract manufacturer AM General, a move that would free up capacity at GM's plant near St. Louis to make more of its hot-selling midsize pickups.

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GM's new wind tunnel aims at boosting fuel economyAuto News

General Motors has cited some impressive vitals on its redesigned 2016 models to show off the success of its weight-cutting strategy: The new Volt and Cruze are about 250 pounds lighter than their predecessors; the Malibu sheds almost 300 pounds and...

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2017 Kia Cadenza looks sharper, more angularAuto News

Kia Motors unveiled today the exterior of the redesigned, sportier 2017 Cadenza luxury car, which will go on sale next year. The new Cadenza, known as the K7 in Korea, has a sharper, more angular look than the 2016 version.

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Honda Ridgeline ditches flying buttress profileAuto News

Honda's second-generation Ridgeline truck shed a few more layers of camouflage recently, as spy photographers snapped the upcoming pickup ahead of its Detroit auto show debut in January.

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Audi's race to the top; Nissan channels TarantinoAuto News

Audi pits an RS 7 in a test for the best against ... an elevator.

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Tesla offers less powerful Model X for $80,000Auto News

Tesla plans 90D and 70D variants of the Model X crossover, the latter of which will include a 70 kilowatt-hour battery pack and a sticker price of $80,000, plus a $1,200 shipping charge.

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Chip Perry, TrueCar's new CEO, seeks to rebuild dealers' trustAuto News

Chip Perry said his goal as the new CEO of TrueCar will be to win back the trust of auto dealers. Perry, 62, who helped build AutoTrader from a start-up venture into a $1 billion shopping site, was named CEO of TrueCar earlier today.

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Audi to revise emissions control software in U.S. vehicles with 3.0-liter enginesAuto News

Audi said today that it will revise emissions control software used on more than 85,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel engines that U.S regulators said earlier this month violated U.S. clean air laws.

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7 years' worth of VW diesels now under scrutinyAuto News

Last week was supposed to bring some measure of clarity to Volkswagen's emissions fiasco.

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JLR won't attend Detroit auto showAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover of North America says it will skip the next year's Detroit auto show in January to concentrate on other international shows.

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Chronicler of VW slave labor diesAuto News

Hans Mommsen's name was not widely known in the English-speaking world, but the German historian exhaustively chronicled a sordid chapter in automotive history: Volkswagen's use of slave labor during Hitler's Third Reich.

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VW CEO says diesel engine refits 'manageable'Auto News

The steps needed to fix about 8.5 million Volkswagen cars in Europe fitted with illegal emissions-control software are technically and financially manageable, the German automaker's CEO said today.

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Ford latest automaker to stop using Takata airbag inflatorsAuto News

Ford will become the fourth automaker to stop using certain Takata airbag inflators.

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TrueCar names AutoTrader veteran Chip Perry as CEOAuto News

Chip Perry, who helped build AutoTrader from a start-up venture into a $1 billion shopping site, has been named the new CEO of TrueCar. Perry, 62, replaces Scott Painter, who announced his resignation as CEO in August.

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Ford recalls 451,865 Fusions, Mercury Milans for potential fuel tank problemAuto News

Ford is recalling 451,865 Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans from the 2010 and 2011 model years to fix a potential fuel tank problem that could lead to a fire.

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