Mitsubishi Electric works to build trust in technologyAuto News

Can technology build trust? Mitsubishi Electric is hoping to sway the naysayers of active safety systems, including emergency braking, lane keeping, etc.

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Bear or bull? Suppliers concerned about recession, growthAuto News

Automotive supplier executives are split between bear and bull on the future, Charles Chesbrough, executive director of strategy and research for the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, said Monday.

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Industrial Internet of Things could boost plant efficiencyAuto News

The Industrial Internet of Things can enable automakers and suppliers to operate their plant floors more efficiently by mining data on their machines, Stu Johnson, director of product marketing for manufacturing software company Plex Systems, said...

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Lexus ES-350 launch was a success because Toyota invested in people, exec saysAuto News

Before Toyota Motor Manufacturing launched production of the Lexus ES-350 at its massive plant in Georgetown, Ky., last year, the automaker invested in its workforce with 1.5 million hours of training, the president of the plant said Monday.

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Ford's Samardzich named to board of JCI spinoff, AdientAuto News

Barb Samardzich, who last month announced plans to retire as COO at Ford of Europe, has been named to the board of Adient, the seating and interiors company being spun off from supplier Johnson Controls Inc.

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Tesla to buy SolarCity for $2.6 billion in plan to create clean-energy powerhouseAuto News

Tesla will buy solar panel installer SolarCity Corp. for $2.6 billion in shares to form a one-stop clean-energy shop. The combined entity will offer consumers solar panels, home battery storage systems and electric cars under a single brand.

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GM 'bullish' on China, sees market reaching 30 million vehicles by 2020Auto News

GM is "quite bullish" about the recovering auto market in China and is responding to a shift in growth toward utilitarian models in smaller cities, a segment often ignored by foreign automakers, said China chief Matt Tsien.

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Tesla, SolarCity may announce merger todayAuto News

Tesla and SolarCity could announce they have agreed to merge as early as today, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, setting the stage for a campaign to convince the two companies' shareholders to back the deal.

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Delphi plans to test self-driving cars in SingaporeAuto News

Delphi Automotive has agreed to form a consortium to operate six self-driving vehicles in Singapore, part of an Uber-style ride-hailing service that will allow the supplier to test its technology on busy city streets.

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Volvo's catch-up gameAuto News

At last, Volvo is joining other luxury automakers in building vehicles in the United States.

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How common are 'defeat devices'?Auto News

In the wake of the VW diesel emissions scandal, it has become clear that other automakers in Europe make liberal use of officially sanctioned devices that spew nearly as many toxins as VW's.

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Lexus shoppers warm to no-haggle modelAuto News

It's still early, but Lexus officials are encouraged by the response they've gotten to a pilot program that calls on dealers to offer transparent, no-haggle pricing and a single point of contact for customers.

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Suppliers' $48 billion spending spreeAuto News

The roaring U.S. auto market of the past few years brought huge factory investments by global parts suppliers -- and most of it came not to Mexico, but to the U.S.

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Big bumps in FCA's five-year planAuto News

When Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne laid out his latest five-year plan in 2014, he admitted the strategy relied on 'near-perfect execution.' But the 27 months since then haven't been anywhere close to perfect.

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Stop-sales punish dealer profitsAuto News

Stop-sale orders on cars hurt public dealership groups' second-quarter earnings. Now those groups are gearing up to attack the problem.

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GM&'s bold approach: Stay conservativeAuto News

Companies normally don't earn respect for the stuff they don't do. But for GM, a pullback from big plans in India is the latest milepost along a path to becoming a more disciplined company.

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Using stair-steps as a step upAuto News

Dealer Scott Smith embraces automakers' bonus plans and the scorekeeping behind them. He views customer-satisfaction scorecards as playbooks on how to improve, and factory incentives as a source of funds to reinvest in the business.

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AN picks new sales, marketing leadersAuto News

Automotive News has made several changes to its advertising and marketing teams.

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Nissan adds single-cab TitanAuto News

Nissan's 2017 lineup will include the brand's first-ever Titan single-cab.

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Sonic will offer online car-buyingAuto News

Sonic Automotive plans to launch technology by early next year that will allow it to offer customers the ability to complete an entire vehicle purchase online.

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