Hyundai is close to naming Toyota veteran Brian Smith COOAuto News

Hyundai Motor America is preparing to name longtime Toyota and Lexus executive Brian Smith as its COO. Smith would report to Hyundai Motor America's new CEO, Kenny Lee. They will have a lot on their plate.

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Intel poised to roll out first batch of self-driving carsAuto News

Computer chipmaker Intel, which announced plans in August to build a fleet of 100 self-driving cars, is preparing to roll out its first batch of 25 units this year in California and Phoenix.

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Tesla moves closer to deal to build cars in ChinaAuto News

Tesla said it is talking with the Shanghai municipal government to set up a factory in the region and expects to agree on a plan by the end of the year.

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Toyota to halt operations at all Japan plants as typhoon precautionAuto News

Toyota said it will suspend operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan, including those of its subsidiaries, from Monday morning as a powerful typhoon approaches Japan's mainland.

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Two-tone cars return, creating complexity in the paint shopAuto News

It could be the first inkling of a trend -- or a strictly European phenomenon. But two-tone cars are increasingly showing up in automakers' lineups there, mostly in upper trim levels.

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Battery suppliers face capacity crunchAuto News

Concerns are growing that battery suppliers such as LG Chem and Samsung won't be able to keep up as automakers promise dozens of new electric vehicles in the coming years.

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Mitsubishi plans for U.S. don't involve Nissan alliance yetAuto News

Mitsubishi's new three-year business plan identifies a U.S. resurgence as a key target. But lingering U.S. antitrust concerns under Nissan's new control will mean doing it alone.

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Tesla misunderstands 'positive' Model 3 rating, Consumer Reports saysAuto News

Consumer Reports said Tesla apparently misunderstood the "average" reliability rating the magazine assigned to the Model 3 sedan this week, calling it generally "positive" for an all-new vehicle.

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Gentex net income slips 2% for Q3Auto News

Gentex said its third-quarter net income slipped 2 percent to $90.2 million from last year.

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Jesse Jackson: Boycott BMW (10/20/17)

Jesse Jackson seeks BMW boycott over lack of dealer diversity; Ford worker shoots, kills self at...
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Wells Fargo faulted by U.S. regulator for auto insurance abuses, report saysAuto News

Wells Fargo wrongly pushed auto insurance on customers who did not need it and took too long to halt the abuse, the New York Times reported, citing a confidential report.

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BMW boycott sought by Jesse Jackson Auto News

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is calling for a boycott of BMW products because of a lack of diversity among its dealer body.

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Ford stamping plant worker fatally shoots himselfAuto News

A Ford employee shot and killed himself at the company's stamping plant in Woodhaven, Mich., on Friday.

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Bentley to replace CEO, 3 board members in overhaulAuto News

Wolfgang Durheimer will step down as CEO of Bentley effective February 1 and be succeeded by Adrian Hallmark, former global strategy director at Jaguar Land Rover.

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Internet billionaires swap ride-hailing betsAuto News

The future of the ride-hailing industry depends on the capricious largesse of two internet billionaires on opposite sides of the globe.

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Mexico auto group rejects U.S. proposal on NAFTA rules of originAuto News

The Mexican Auto Industry Association rejected U.S. proposals to increase North American content for light vehicles produced in the region and require, under a new NAFTA deal, that half of all content come from the United States.

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NXP plans for future while waiting for Qualcomm deal approvalAuto News

Combined operations between Qualcomm and NXP will open up broad self-driving car uses.

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Despite startup hurdles, Tesla Model 3 wins early praiseAuto News

Tesla may be behind on internal production targets for the new Model 3, but that doesn't mean Consumer Reports hasn't predicted its reliability.

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NADA Data shows dealer profits erodingAuto News

New-vehicle dealerships sold about the same number of new vehicles through June this year as they did a year earlier, but dealers are making less money on them, an NADA midyear report says.

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Chrysler’s Reliability Reversal (10/19/17)

Chrysler climbs, Cadillac drops, Toyota dominates in CR reliability survey; GM’s $120M switch...
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