BMW, Hyundai top new Power study on user-friendly techAuto News

BMW and Hyundai both earned top marks on technology usability in a new report out by J.D. Power, signifying that luxury and mass-market vehicles can do equally well satisfying customers with new technology.

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Ford recalls 1,900 new Lincoln Continentals to fix headlamp assembliesAuto News

Ford said today it is recalling nearly 1,900 2017 Lincoln Continentals in the U.S. and Canada for possible defective headlamp assemblies. The vehicles went on sale in the U.S. last month, with 775 sold in September.

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FCA cuts prompt Faurecia to close 2 plants, lay off 348 near DetroitAuto News

Faurecia North America plans to lay off 348 employees and close two metro Detroit plants as a result of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discontinuing production of its Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart models.

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Caniforms and virtual cockpits: What people are saying about Audi's Q5 crossoverAuto News

The second-generation Q5 adds size, technology and power to the outgoing model while inheriting the looks of some of its Audi siblings, including the Q7. Here's what journalists, analysts and others are saying about the Audi Q5.

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FCA agrees to upgrade Brampton plant as part of Unifor labor dealAuto News

The aging paint shop at Fiat Chrysler's Brampton, Ontario, assembly plant will be gutted and rebuilt in 2017 as part of the tentative labor deal the automaker and Unifor reached on Monday, a significant victory for the union following weeks of...

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Two finalists expected to be named in Takata bid processAuto News

The list of suitors for embattled automotive safety products supplier Takata is expected to be reduced to two following a meeting in New York or Detroit at the end of this month.

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FCA to invest in Canada plants under tentative Unifor deal Auto News

Fiat Chrysler reached a tentative labor agreement with Canadian union Unifor late Monday, averting a strike just minutes before workers were set to walk off the line.

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Texas dealership embraces Facebook ad strategyAuto News

When Michael Lopez joined Brown Automotive Group in January, he found there wasn't a social media or digital strategy at the Texas-based group.

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Ford idles Mustang factory for a week after sales plunge 32%Auto News

Ford is idling its Mustang factory in Michigan for a week after the iconic sports car suffered a 32 percent sales decline in the U.S. last month and was outsold by the Chevrolet Camaro for the first time in almost two years.

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Self-driving cars will help make motorcycles safer, experts sayAuto News

Self-driving technology promises to pretty much transform the auto industry as we know it. It may also change the business of selling motorcycles. It all comes down to safety, according to Karl Viktor Schaller, head of development at BMW Motorrad.

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Hyundai to resume wage talks with union in S. Korea after strikesAuto News

The union that represents most workers at Hyundai's South Korea factories plans to resume wage talks with management on Wednesday after months of strikes in the automaker's worst-ever industrial dispute, disrupting output at its key domestic...

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Unifor, FCA reach tentative labor deal in CanadaAuto News

Fiat Chrysler reached a tentative labor agreement with Canadian union Unifor late Monday, averting a strike just minutes before workers were set to walk off the line.

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Dealerships clean up, reopen after Hurricane MatthewAuto News

Many auto dealerships in areas of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas hammered by Hurricane Matthew over the weekend remained without power and were in the cleanup stage today, while other dealerships in the region were open and waiting for customers.

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Trump ego has 'gone screw-loose,' Iacocca said in 1991 interviewAuto News

In a 1991 interview with Playboy magazine, then-Chrysler Corp. CEO Lee Iacocca was asked about Donald Trump, already a wildly famous real estate deal-maker and best-selling author.

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Camaro finally claims a victory over MustangAuto News

Mustang 22, Camaro 1. That's the score in the past 23 months between the country's two most popular sports cars.

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Lincoln nearly triples China sales in Q3Auto News

The Lincoln brand nearly tripled its China sales in the third quarter to 8,546 vehicles, the company said today.

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BMW, Hyundai top new Power study on technology usabilityAuto News

BMW and Hyundai both earned top marks on technology usability in a new report out by J.D. Power, signifying that luxury and mass-market vehicles can do equally well satisfying customers with new technology.

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France's Mecaplast agrees to acquire Key Plastics Auto News

French auto supplier Mecaplast Group plans to acquire Key Plastics LLC in a bid to expand its global presence. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

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Musk says Tesla, SolarCity need not raise cash this yearAuto News

Tesla Motors and SolarCity don't need to raise cash this quarter as the two companies prepare for a merger, billionaire Elon Musk said.

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