Keeping Calm While Losing Sales (5/9/17)

Keeping calm while losing sales: Spiffs high, but so are prices; Tesla wants car video clips;...
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Chevy tweaks Silverado interior for 2019Auto News

General Motors plans only minor changes to the interior of the Chevrolet Silverado as part of the redesign coming next year, according to pictures of a test vehicle being driven on Detroit-area roads recently.

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BMW to raise production capacity to 3 million vehicles by 2020, report saysAuto News

BMW plans to raise its annual production capacity by about 27 percent to 3 million vehicles by 2020 and plans to build its X5 offroader in China, German daily Handelsblatt reported.

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Video tools evolve for a mobile worldAuto News

Dealers can now push live videos to engage customers on the fly through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, or get fancy with 360-degree videos.

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Reynolds defends its third-party programsAuto News

Dealership software giant Reynolds and Reynolds Co. vigorously defended its certification program for third-party vendors in the face of an antitrust lawsuit.

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Virtual monopoly gives YouTube giant sway over marketing strategiesAuto News

YouTube is a titan in the online video space, and it has a commanding role in the marketing strategies of both automakers and dealers.

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Tesla learns how to be a German automakerAuto News

Tesla's rush to produce the Model 3 has a subplot that shows how much the company's ambitions depend on German expertise -- and why German automakers are confident they can match anything Tesla throws at them.

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Hertz slumps as losses widen in CEO's debut quarterAuto News

Hertz lost almost twice as much as expected in the CEO's first quarter at the helm as rental prices tumbled and the company's fleet took a hit from falling used-car values.

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In battle to recruit young auto talent, Detroit tries Silicon Valley makeoverAuto News

To lure more young talent straight out of school, Detroit is giving itself a full-on Silicon Valley makeover. Detroit remains a tough sell, given the Valley's $1 million signing bonuses and fat equity stakes in promising startups.

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Nissan restructures U.S sales ranks for regional attackAuto News

Nissan realigned its top U.S. sales management to channel more decision-making authority to eight geographic regions, and drive additional market share gains.

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Former UAW chief supports retooling of NAFTA Auto News

Former UAW President Bob King said he supports President Trump's bid to renegotiate NAFTA as long as it puts workers first.

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Trump's EPA cuts a 'short-sighted' step backward, Mich. congresswoman saysAuto News

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Trump's EPA cuts a 'short-sighted' step backward, says Mich. congresswoman Auto News

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The man who drove the Jeep that struck several people in last week's deadly Massachusetts auction crash had a suspended driver's license, according to local reports.

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Making Auctions Safer Places (5/8/17)

Making auctions safer places; Nissan Titan’s four-city focus; Mercedes technology that hits...
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Keeping on-hold callers holding onAuto News

Instead of having on-hold callers listen to a single repetitious message or the sound of silence, a UK dealership has found a way to put the time to good use.

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Autotrader zips into campaign with 'Cars 3'Auto News

Shopping site Autotrader launched a tie-in campaign with the animated Disney-Pixar film "Cars 3." The 30-second ad highlights Autotrader's search tool.

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Mexican auto exports rise 16% in April as production ramps upAuto News

Mexico's auto exports rose 16.1 percent in April compared was the same month a year earlier, and output was up 3.2 percent.

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Frustrated With GM and Tesla, investor David Einhorn amps up the pressureAuto News

Investor David Einhorn has two of the most frustrating trades in the market: a long position in General Motors and a short against Tesla,

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Uber builds AI team in Toronto as it fights autonomous car suitAuto News

Uber Technologies Inc., in the midst of legal battle with Waymo over self-driving car technology, is building a new artificial intelligence team in Toronto to help improve its autonomous vehicle software.

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