For Gen Z buyers, value, safety will be prioritiesAuto News

When it comes to buying automobiles, Generation Z will be practical, budget-conscious and safety-oriented, Cox Automotive said today.

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Cadillac adds black chrome package to spark ATS, CTS salesAuto News

Cadillac, looking to spark interest in two of its cars, plans a new 'black chrome' package for the CTS sedan and ATS sedan and coupe.

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AutoNation's Jackson sees reliance on incentives, leasing as 'yellow flags'Auto News

AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson said automakers could be 'sowing the seeds for disruption' by increasingly relying on incentives and leasing to sustain sales figures.

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VW finance arm takes $391 million writedown to cover potential drop in residualsAuto News

Volkswagen's Financial Services said today it took an extraordinary writedown of 353 million euros ($391 million) to cover a potential decline in the residual value of cars in the wake of the diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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VW finance arm takes $391 writedown to cover potential drop in residualsAuto News

Volkswagen's Financial Services said today it took an extraordinary writedown of 353 million euros ($391 million) to cover a potential decline in the residual value of cars in the wake of the diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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VW employee terminated for refusing to delete data, violating 'hold,' suit says Auto News

Volkswagen Group of America obstructed justice by deleting data in the days after being notified of EPA and Department of Justice investigations tied to the company's diesel emissions violations, according to claims in a lawsuit by a former U.S.

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GM lawyer says 'accidents just happen' in new ignition switch trialAuto News

'Sometimes, accidents just happen,' a lawyer for General Motors told a U.S. jury in defense of the carmaker at a test trial over a deadly flaw in millions of ignition switches.

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GM offers rental program for Chicago Lyft driversAuto News

GM and ride-sharing company Lyft will launch a short-term rental program for Lyft drivers in Chicago with a fleet of 125 Chevrolet Equinoxes. The program, called Express Drive, will rent vehicles to Lyft drivers for one to eight weeks.

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Toyota preps plug-in Prius for N.Y. Auto News

Toyota plans to bring 'the next mechanical marvel in the Prius lineup' to the 2016 New York Auto Show, which opens to the media on March 23.

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GM offers rental program for Lyft drivers in ChicagoAuto News

GM and Lyft will offer its first short-term rentals in Chicago later this month, part of a national rollout to connect Lyft drivers with new vehicles.

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Acura breaks bad in latest campaign Auto News

Most car brands wouldn't want to be associated with violence, criminal activity, and blood. Acura's different.

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VW sued by former U.S. employee over termination, data deletionAuto News

Volkswagen Group of America obstructed justice by deleting data in the days after being notified of EPA and Department of Justice investigations tied to the company's diesel emissions violations, according to claims in a lawsuit by a former U.S.

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VW institutional investors file $3.6 billion suit in GermanyAuto News

Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the carmaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, the law firm representing them said.

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Ford credit rating upgraded by 2nd agencyAuto News

Standard and Poor's has upgraded Ford Motor's credit rating by one notch, to two levels above junk status, saying it expects the automaker to sustain its recent success.

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Google to urge Congress to help get self-driving cars on roadsAuto News

The head of Google's self-driving car program will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to speed the introduction of self-driving cars on American roads.

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Detroit auto show venue makes changes in managementAuto News

The management company that oversees the Detroit auto show's venue, Cobo Center, has promoted assistant general manager Claude Molinari to general manager. In the new role, Molinari will oversee all of Cobo's operations for the firm, SMG.

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Chassix refurbishing plant that caused company's financial troublesAuto News

A year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chassix is inching closer to fixing the plant that almost single-handedly sent the supplier into insolvency.

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Mazda CX-4 crossover to be a China-only vehicle, for nowAuto News

Mazda is adding a new nameplate to the lineup, and taking its crossover range into the even numbers, with the low and sporty CX-4.

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2 GM ignition switch cases starting this week will be critical legal testsAuto News

People suing General Motors over a faulty ignition switch will get two chances in a Manhattan court this week to argue that the automaker should be held accountable for injuries, deaths and lost vehicle value.

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