Google's Waymo to show self-driving Pacifica in DetroitAuto News

Waymo, Google's new autonomous-technology unit, will debut its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica at the Detroit auto show.

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CarMax quarterly earnings rise 6.6% to $137 millionAuto News

Net earnings at CarMax, the largest U.S. used-car retailer, rose 6.6 percent to $136.6 million in the third fiscal quarter due in large part to a 9.1 percent gain in used unit sales.

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Ford plans $60 million revamp of 4 acres in DearbornAuto News

Ford Motor's real estate unit is planning a large-scale $60 million redevelopment of three blocks totaling nearly 4 acres in west downtown Dearborn, Mich., two miles from Ford's headquarters.

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BMW 5-series lineup to highlight Detroit stageAuto News

BMW is set to use the 2017 Detroit auto show as the debut stage for its next-gen 5-series lineup. The automaker will have the 540i, hybrid 530e iPerformance and M550 xDrive at the BMW stand.

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Honda poised to unveil 2018 Odyssey minivan with 'innovative features'Auto News

Honda's onslaught of new products will continue in January with the debut of the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan at the Detroit auto show.

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RouteOne acquires MaximTrak in bid to boost digital retail businessAuto News

RouteOne has acquired FandI sales tool provider MaximTrak, effective as of now, RouteOne Holdings said today.

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BlackBerry opens center in Canada to shore up self-driving car researchAuto News

BlackBerry and Canada are opening a research center for self-driving cars that raises the possibility of government backing for the former smartphone maker's automotive software unit.

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1 million FCA vehicles under U.S. investigation for rollaway crashesAuto News

(Reuters) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching an investigation into about 1 million newer Ram pickups and Dodge SUVs after receiving complaints the vehicles rolled away after being parked, it said today.

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U.S. investigates 1 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles for rollaway crashesAuto News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching an investigation into about 1 million newer Ram pickups and Dodge SUVs after receiving complaints the vehicles rolled away after being parked, it said today.

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GM to eliminate shift, lay off 1,300 workers at Detroit plant Auto News

General Motors told state officials Monday that it plans to lay off nearly 1,300 workers in March as it eliminates one of two production shifts at a car plant in Detroit.

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VW’s $1.6B Deal to Buy Back, Fix Diesels in Canada (12/19/16)

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Volkswagen agrees to spend up to $1.6 billion on Canada emissions settlementAuto News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Volkswagen has agreed to spend up to C$2.1 billion ($1.6 billion) to buy back or fix 105,000 polluting diesels and compensate owners in Canada.

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Honda says it will unveil 2018 Odyssey minivan at Detroit showAuto News

Honda's onslaught of new products will continue in January with the debut of the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan at the Detroit auto show.

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GM plans to idle 5 U.S. plants in January to adjust supplyAuto News

General Motors plans to shut five U.S. auto assembly plants for varying durations in January, primarily to cut oversupply of sedans which have fallen out of favor among U.S. consumers.

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BMW shakes up U.S. ad agency workAuto News

BMW has made several changes among its advertising agencies in the U.S., bringing new shops aboard to handle duties once performed by MDC Partners' KBS. KBS remains the luxury automaker's lead creative agency.

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GM board member Marinello steps down to take helm at HertzAuto News

Kathryn Marinello, a General Motors board member tapped last week to become CEO of Hertz Global Holdings, has resigned from the automaker's board effective immediately.

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Bosch expected to settle U.S. VW diesel claims for $300 million, report saysAuto News

German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is expected to settle a suit, filed by U.S. owners of polluting Volkswagen diesel vehicles, for more than $300 million, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters today.

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Lincoln taps McConaughey for Continental ad campaignAuto News

Ford will begin airing its first commercials for the Lincoln Continental, featuring actor Matthew McConaughey, later this month. The automaker's latest television spots were filmed in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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BlackBerry to open autonomous vehicle hub in CanadaAuto News

Canada's BlackBerry will open an autonomous driving research center today, as it tries to make itself an indispensable under-the-hood piece of the automotive industry's weaponry in the self-driving vehicle arms race.

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FCA delivers 100 self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans to WaymoAuto News

Fiat Chrysler has completed production of 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans that will join the self-driving vehicle fleet for Waymo, formerly the Google car project.

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