Why Ford made a late design change to its 2020 battery-electric crossoverAuto News

The group in charge of making a new battery-electric crossover, dubbed Team Edison, was formed last year and has been modeled after the small, close-knit bunch that created the latest Ford GT supercar.

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Porsche SE execs, board are safe to travel to U.S., legal chief saysAuto News

Top managers and supervisory board members at Porsche SE, VW Group's majority shareholder, can still travel to the U.S. without risk or fear of prosecution, the company's head of legal affairs said.

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Former Tesla exec O'Connell joins Scott Painter's FairAuto News

Fair, the used-vehicle leasing subscription service led by TrueCar founder Scott Painter, has added former Tesla executive Diarmuid O'Connell to its team.

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What a $54/month lease offer on $50,000 BMW says about state of EVsAuto News

The eye-popping discount on a BMW i3 wasn't a fluke. It's a sign of the daunting economics facing carmakers during the slow shift to electric vehicles.

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Tesla driver in Utah crash admits to using Autopilot while looking at phoneAuto News

The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a fire authority truck in Utah late Friday told police she was using the car's Autopilot feature at the time of the accident.

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Hyundai overhaul plan gets more oppositionAuto News

Two influential proxy advisers joined Elliott Management in opposing a nearly $9 billion deal between two Hyundai Motor Group units.

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Russia ties stall Wolf's entry on to Porsche boardAuto News

The United States' economic sanctions imposed on Russia will postpone former Magna International boss Siegfried Wolf from joining Porsche SE's supervisory board.

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Tesla driver in Utah crash admits to using Autopilot while looking at phoneAuto News

The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a fire authority truck in Utah late Friday told police she was using the car's Autopilot feature at the time of the accident.

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How world's first electrified road could lead to slashed EV pricesAuto News

An electrified road in Sweden that is the first in the world to charge vehicles as they drive along is showing promise and could potentially help cut the high cost of electric cars, project backers Vattenfall and Elways told Reuters.

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Faurecia lays out plans for steady sales growth in techAuto News

French car parts group Faurecia outlined plans to increase its sales via growth in areas such as autonomous driving and other growing automotive trends.

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The long and painful birth of GenesisAuto News

As thorny as Genesis' retail rework has been, the U.S. dealer showdown is just one of many trials testing global brand chief Manfred Fitzgerald as he births a luxury brand.

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Tesla 'Flattening' Management, Musk Says (5/14/18)

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Title violations for Michigan Chevy dealership lead to suspension, then stayAuto News

A Michigan Chevy dealership was granted an emergency stay to continue selling vehicles despite a 15-day suspension it received based on customer complaints and numerous title-processing violations.

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Subaru plans plug-in hybrid CrosstrekAuto News

Subaru of America plans a plug-in hybrid version of the hot-selling Crosstrek subcompact crossover.

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NHTSA slams low Takata airbag recall rate by automakers, asks for meetingsAuto News

NHTSA is raising pressure on a dozen vehicle manufacturers that failed to meet a December deadline to replace millions of defective Takata airbag inflators that could explode in a crash.

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Tesla's churn making it tougher for Musk to 'burn' short sellersAuto News

Elon Musk has said the 'short burn of the century' is coming soon to investors betting against Tesla. He's rapidly losing top deputies to help him deliver on that prediction.

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Tesla executive Matthew Schwall joins WaymoAuto News

Waymo said that Matthew Schwall had joined the company from Tesla, where he was the electric car maker's main technical contact with U.S. safety investigators.

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Nissan profit falls on foreign exchange losses, onetime costsAuto News

Nissan reported a 12 percent slide in operating profit in the most recent quarter as foreign exchange rate losses, deteriorating sales mix and onetime costs.

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Nissan profit falls on foreign exchange losses, onetime costsAuto News

Nissan reported a 12 percent slide in operating profit in the most recent quarter as foreign exchange rate losses, deteriorating sales mix and onetime costs for dealing with a vehicle inspection scandal in Japan offset only meager volume gains.

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Making Winterkorn pay for VW's scandal could backfire on automakerAuto News

Forcing former VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn to pay for at least some of the nearly $30 billion stemming from the diesel scandal could backfire on the automaker and even drag other top executives -- Chairman Dieter Poetsch and new CEO Herbert Diess...

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