Kenichi Yamamoto, champion of Mazda's rotary engine, dies at 95Auto News

Kenichi Yamamoto, the former Mazda Motor Corp. president and chairman who commercialized the rotary engine, died Dec. 20, outside Tokyo at age 95, according to

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Headlights become more stylish, but not betterAuto News

It's a golden era for vehicle headlight design. So why is the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety so unhappy with the results?

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2017 was a big year for Uber blunderingAuto News

Sexism, bribery, boardroom intrigue, misreported data, stolen data -- blunders dogged the auto industry all year.

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In 2017, we said goodbye to ...Auto News

In 2017, we said goodbye to some people, cars and more. Here are 10 notable ones.

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Honda CEO sees partnerships as key to tackling rapid changeAuto News

Honda Motor Co. CEO Takahiro Hachigo is steering a course to boost sales of popular products while also working with outside partners to enter the future world of electric vehicles and fuel cell technology.

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CDK tool helps #1 Cochran streamline serviceAuto News

The service departments at #1 Cochran, a 24-store group in western Pennsylvania, used to have a software logjam.

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GM gets patent for pedestrian protection airbagAuto News

General Motors has been granted a U.S. patent for an exterior airbag designed to protect pedestrians during a crash.

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How fast is the automotive landscape changing? Auto News

The epochal era of owning and driving an automobile -- over a century old -- is about to get smaller and smaller in America's rearview mirror. But let's not overstate the case, either.

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Uber's SoftBank deal may smooth road ahead for scarred startupAuto News

Tech billionaire Masayoshi Son just hitched a ride with Uber. But it's the ride-hailing company that's starting what it hopes is a new, less-bumpy journey.

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GM wins ruling that could narrow ignition-switch litigationAuto News

General Motors won a court ruling that could reduce the private litigation it faces over flawed vehicle ignition-switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths and triggered a massive recall.

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Mexico extends used-car import rules to help domestic salesAuto News

Mexico extended rules that impose restrictions on the importation of used autos, to bolster domestic sales amid uncertainty over trade ties with the United States, the country's top export market.

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SoftBank succeeds in tender offer for large stake in Uber, report saysAuto News

SoftBank Group has succeeded in its bid to buy a large stake in Uber at a steep discount, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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FCA Foundation names Estereicher as permanent CEOAuto News

Fiat Chrysler's U.S. arm has named Christine Estereicher to lead its corporate grantmaking arm, the FCA Foundation.

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Autonomous cars need tougher batteries, lithium-ion pioneer saysAuto News

Battery makers must rethink their technology if predictions for a wave of self-driving vehicles pan out, according to one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery.

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Auto world goes 'back to the future' with new VW Microbus design shiftAuto News

Many baby boomers felt a flashback in August when Volkswagen announced plans to start building a '60s-style microbus called the I.D. Buzz, for delivery in 2022.

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2018 Lincoln Navigator will have familiar face in driver's seat: Matthew McConaugheyAuto News

Lincoln is putting Matthew McConaughey back in the driver's seat -- this time in the redesigned 2018 Navigator for a new marketing campaign.

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Auto world goes 'back to the future' with new VW Microbus design shiftAuto News

Many baby boomers felt a flashback, when Volkswagen announced plans in August to start building a new, 60's-style, microbus, called the I.D. Buzz, for delivery in 2022.

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U.S., South Korea to hold trade talks on Jan. 5 in WashingtonAuto News

The United States and South Korea will hold talks on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement on Jan. 5 in Washington.

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China's billionaire Li Shufu turns gaze on Volvo trucks after carsAuto News

About a decade after Chinese billionaire Li Shufu bought the Volvo Car nameplate from Ford and revived the brand, he's turning his attention to the separately owned Swedish company's heavy vehicles.

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Uber working on deal to sell Xchange Leasing to Fair, reports sayAuto News

Ride-hailing company Uber is working on a deal to sell its U.S. auto-leasing business Xchange Leasing to Scott Painter's startup digital car marketplace Fair, according to two reports.

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