Ford will test Internet sales models in ChinaAuto News

Ford is using the world's largest vehicle market as a test bed for alternatives to traditional dealer showrooms.

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BMW's Kuhnt offers an 'olive branch' to dealersAuto News

BMW of North America CEO Bernhard Kuhnt is working to revamp the company's culture and improve its relations with the dealership network.

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Subaru doesn't need cars for holiday boost Auto News

For the second year in a row, Subaru of America's year-end marketing event doesn't include its vehicles.

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Nissan's robotaxi field-test to be challenge to Waymo Auto News

Nissan steps its challenge to Waymo in the race for self-driving cars with plans to field-test robotaxis in downtown Yokohama early next year.

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Tennessee plant may be VW's EV factoryAuto News

By building EVs at its plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., Volkswagen is hoping to get a better return on its billion-dollar investment in the facility.

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Paralympics bring home Toyota messageAuto News

Many of the devices and mobility concepts the company is highlighting addresses the challenges of personal mobility, including for the elderly, those recovering from an accident, or the permanently disabled.

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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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