GM opens its arms to VW's diesel refugeesAuto News

General Motors powertrain chief Dan Nicholson wants to win over diesel fans who have been disenfranchised by Volkswagen's emissions scandal. As a sign of that push, look for three additions to Chevrolet's diesel lineup next year.

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Ghosn sketches 'massive' plans for MitsubishiAuto News

Nissan and Renault will announce a 'massive' business plan this year with their new partner, Mitsubishi Motors, including plans in the U.S., Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.

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Toyota positions Prius Prime as a value playAuto News

Toyota has positioned its Prius Prime as a value play: a car for buyers who want to dip their toe into the electric-car market but don't want to take any chances with range anxiety, or pay a premium that they may not be able to recover in fuel...

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30 finalists vie for PACE AwardsAuto News

Innovations from 30 automotive suppliers representing seven countries have been named finalists for the 2017 Automotive News PACE Awards.

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Congresswoman raises concerns about VW settlement oversightAuto News

A settlement with U.S. regulators gives Volkswagen too much authority over how to spend $2 billion on electric vehicle technology, a U.S. congresswoman from California said this week in a letter.

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Bomb drops on Ram's film forayAuto News

A yet-to-be released movie, "Monster Trucks", is already dubbed a dud and Ram products are found throughout the film.

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Toyota's pint-size travel buddyAuto News

Toyota introduces a little pet robot to watch over drivers. Toyota plans to start selling the robot through dealerships in Japan next year for ¥39,800 ($390).

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How Ram Beat Silverado? (10/7/16)

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Takata hires law firm Weil Gotshal with bankruptcy among options, report saysAuto News

Japanese auto supplier Takata, whose defective airbag inflators triggered the biggest recall in auto industry history, hired law firm Weil Gotshal and Manges to help it weigh options that could include bankruptcy or a sale, people with knowledge of...

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Tesla Autopilot a 'traffic hazard,' Germany's transport agency finds Auto News

The Autopilot function on Tesla's Model S car represents a "considerable traffic hazard," according to an internal report for Germany's Transport Ministry, a German magazine reported Friday.

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FCA prepares Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid launchAuto News

The Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid is being tested on the streets of metro Detroit ahead of the start of production next month.

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Hurricane Matthew spares dealers in southeastern Florida, threatens Daytona Beach, JacksonvilleAuto News

Florida Automobile Dealers Association President Ted Smith said his dealerships in the southeastern part of the state were spared from Hurricane Matthew, but now the threat has turned north to Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, Fla.

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VW recalls 281,500 vehicles in U.S. due to fuel leaksAuto News

Volkswagen AG is recalling about 281,500 Volkswagen and Audi brand vehicles in the U.S. in three separate recalls, each due to fuel leaks but with different causes, according to a regulatory filing today.

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Ford's trumped-up tweet leads to Twitter engagement win in September Auto News

Ford used the presidential debate stage to launch its most engaging tweet of September.

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Musk's Wall Street cheerleaders drop their pom-poms over TeslaAuto News

Elon Musk is losing some of his Wall Street cheerleaders just when he needs them the most.

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Pickup truck price war heating up as Ram knocks off SilveradoAuto News

To hold a slowing market at bay, U.S. carmakers are offering the biggest incentives on full-sized pickups since December 2008, when the country was mired in recession and the auto industry was collapsing.

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Dealerships in Southeast brace for Hurricane Matthew as eye looms off Fla. coastAuto News

Dealerships in Florida and Georgia have shuttered windows, closed their doors and sent employees home as Hurricane Matthew closes in on the region with winds of 140 mph.

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Dealerships in Southeast brace for Hurricane MatthewAuto News

Dealerships in Florida and Georgia have shuttered windows, closed their doors and sent employees home as Hurricane Matthew closes in on the region with winds of 140 mph.

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Fla. Dealers Bracing for Matthew (10/6/16)

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Brock Yates, Car and Driver editor and Cannonball Run founder, dies at 82 Auto News

Longtime Car and Driver editor Brock Yates, the creator of the popular Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, died Wednesday from Alzheimer's disease. He was 82.

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