Toyota Avalon relaunch signals faith in sedansAuto News

As market-preference pulls further away from sedans, Toyota is redesigning the midsize Avalon as a sign of faith for the segment.

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Plug-in Panamera Proves Popular at Porsche (12/8/17)

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Mayors, industry press Congress to keep electric vehicle rebate in final tax billAuto News

Electric vehicle and clean-energy proponents are urging Congress to preserve a consumer tax credit they insist is critical to mass adoption of the technology.

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U.S. transportation chief Elaine Chao to keynote AutoMobili-D expoAuto News

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will give the keynote speech at the Detroit auto show's AutoMobili-D exposition in January.

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How GM can gain from carbon fiber in trucksAuto News

We've known for a long time that General Motors was going to respond in a big way to the Ford's lightweight aluminum F-150. Here it comes.

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Canadian ambassador to U.S. hopeful for NAFTA deal by MarchAuto News

Canada's ambassador to the U.S. said he thinks reaching a March target to revamp the NAFTA is still possible if negotiators can overcome thorny issues like American demands for tougher auto quotas.

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KAR's TradeRev adds featuresAuto News

A new version of TradeRev's used-vehicle purchasing mobile app, from KAR Auction Services, has added dealer-support features.

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Schmidt's statement showed a broken man with misplaced faith in VWAuto News

Oliver Schmidt's vacant almost defiant stare has been the face of VW's $30 billion diesel emissions scandal. That wasn't the face seen in court on Wednesday.

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IIHS top safety picks dwindle under new criteriaAuto News

Only 15 vehicles qualify for the Top Safety Pick Plus award after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety expanded their criteria.

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Average U.S. fuel economy falls 0.1 mpg in NovemberAuto News

The average fuel economy of new light vehicles in the U.S. in November fell to 25.0 mpg, down 0.1 mpg from October.

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CA Dealerships in the Line of Wildfires (12/7/17)

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Subprime shrinks in Q3 auto loansAuto News

Subprime's share of Q3 new-vehicle loan originations hit a post-2012 low, Experian data shows. Prime and super prime loans made up nearly 75 percent of the market.

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Porsche's hybrid a hit as buyers flock to plug-in PanameraAuto News

Porsche said 60 percent of buyers of its revamped Panamera four-door coupe opted for the partly battery-powered version from its sales start in June through October.

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Ford Performance boss moves to new role at FordAuto News

Dave Pericak, the head of Ford Performance who played key role in the development of the GT supercar, will change jobs to focus on engineering for unibody and Lincoln programs.

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GM to use carbon fiber in redesigned pickup bedsAuto News

GM plans to use carbon fiber for the beds of its redesigned full-size pickups to improve performance and reduce weight.

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Anheuser-Busch reserves 40 Tesla electric trucks, report saysAuto News

Anheuser-Busch, which makes Budweiser beers, has reserved 40 of Tesla's all-electric semi trucks as it seeks to reduce fuel costs and vehicle emissions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Carmakers want Silicon Valley's tech without its patent warsAuto News

As automakers turn their vehicles into app-laden computers on wheels, there's one habit they don't want to acquire from Silicon Valley: fighting over patents in court.

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Volkswagen Mexico executive sees scope to boost NAFTA auto contentAuto News

An executive at VW's Mexico unit said there is room to boost regional tariff-free content for autos made in North America, a central plank of the Trump administration's plan to overhaul NAFTA.

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Ford, Alibaba sign deal that could allow automaker to sell cars online in China Auto News

Ford and China's Alibaba have signed a deal to explore cooperation in areas such as cloud computing, connectivity and retail which could involve the sale of Ford cars on Alibaba's online retail platform.

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Ford EV moving to Mexico to make room for autonomous vehicles in Mich. Auto News

Ford is moving planned production of an electric crossover with a 300-mile range to Mexico from Michigan to make way for additional investment on autonomous vehicles in its home state.

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