BMW UK speeds up test drive recruitments with Facebook toolAuto News

BMW UK, looking to entice Facebook users into requesting test drives and brochures, knew that it needed to speed up its lead submission process in a recent mobile campaign. It did this with the help of Facebook's Lead Ads tool.

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Tesla gives Model S a face-lift, expands Model X ordersAuto News

Tesla Motors today introduced the first major styling update for the Model S since its launch in 2012, scrapping the electric sedan's signature blacked-out nose cone for a smooth, grille-free look similar to that of the Model X crossover.

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Ford to replace aging research, engineering campus in Mich. with high-tech product complexAuto News

Ford plans to begin a sweeping overhaul of its 63-year-old research and engineering campus this month, transforming an inefficient hodgepodge of buildings into a 'modern, green and high-tech' environment that centralizes more employees...

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Holman Automotive buys Kuni, creating dealership giantAuto News

Holman Automotive Group said today it acquired Kuni Automotive to form one of the country's largest private dealership groups.

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Toyota gets a glimpse at Clemson students' vision of future mobilityAuto News

Toyota planners are scrutinizing a concept for an urban youth vehicle created for them by Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research vehicle development program.

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Alfa-Romeo Stelvio crossover breaks cover, expected in late 2017Auto News

Spy photographers in Europe have caught glimpses of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, a crossover being developed off a new Giorgio platform that features prominently in the brand's plan for North America.

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Porsche Macans grounded at ports get CARB approval, head to dealershipsAuto News

After weeks of waiting, Porsche Cars North America on Monday received certification of its 2017 Macan from the California Air Resources Board.

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Germany eager to test self-driving cars on the roadAuto News

Chancellor Angela Merkel told automakers today that they should soon be able to test self-driving vehicles on German roads by promising to remove legal barriers.

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Takata said to seek backer to help pay for airbag recallsAuto News

Embattled airbag maker Takata has begun looking for a financial backer amid a global recall of its potentially lethal airbags, and plans to draw up a list of candidates by August, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Ford F-150 leads pickups in IIHS' corner crash testsAuto News

The 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab was the only full-size pickup to take home a 'good' rating among the nameplates tested in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's challenging small-overlap crash test.

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Nissan blows past competitionAuto News

Nissan is in a celebratory mood after the speedy 2016 GT-R Nismo broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest drift, clocking in at 304.96 kph (189.49 mph).

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GM switches Michigan plant investment to KansasAuto News

A $245 million investment slated for a Detroit-area General Motors plant will go to a Kansas facility instead, leaving one of GM's primary small-vehicle factories with a light workload.

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Lightweighting stars at PACE AwardsAuto News

New technologies in the race for lighter-weight vehicles dominated the 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards on Monday night. The annual awards for outstanding supplier innovations singled out seven new concepts that are helping automakers trim weight.

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Prius C to replace VW Beetle for Best Buy's Geek SquadAuto News

Geek Squad is ditching its signature Volkswagen Beetle 'Geekmobiles' for the 2016 Toyota Prius C.

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Hitachi Automotive Systems names new CEO for U.S. unitAuto News

Hitachi Automotive Systems America announced today the promotion of Paul Carroll to president and CEO. He's the first non-Japanese to serve in the role.

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Honda recalls older Accords with incorrect airbag modulesAuto News

Honda said it is recalling more than 11,000 decade-old Accord sedans, some of them for the fifth time since 2014, after dealers found the Japanese automaker originally had installed the wrong Takata airbag inflators in some cars.

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FCA shuffles Dart lineup, aims for higher salesAuto News

Fiat Chrysler is giving the slumping Dodge Dart a midyear tuneup by dropping two models, shuffling content and adjusting prices.

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Tesla recalls Model X for seatback flawAuto News

Tesla Motors said it will recall the Model X crossover to replace a third-row seat that failed an internal crash test.

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JLR launches tech venture to test car sharingAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover launched a technology business today that aims to create apps for services such as car sharing, the latest automaker to explore ways of tapping demand for cheaper and greener ways of making short journeys.

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