In Illinois, Tesla-like dreams for an EV startup, former Mitsubishi factoryAuto News

Startup Rivian Automotive, steered by a 35-year-old MIT grad, paid $16 million for a mothballed car factory and its equipment in Illinois with bold plans to produce EVs -- a pickup first and then an SUV.

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Tesla Model 3 draws strong rebuke in Consumer Reports testsAuto News

Consumer Reports won't recommendTesla's compact Model 3 because of the electric car's long stopping distances and difficult-to-use controls.

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Toyota plans to roll into China's EV market in GAC vehicleAuto News

Toyota is taking an unprecedented route to meet China's stringent green car quotas: Its showrooms will sell an EV without the Japanese company's triple-oval logo and instead will feature the label of GAC Motor, Toyota's China partner.

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Threat of cobalt supply crunch could hinder EV growthAuto News

A burgeoning risk of a supply crunch in cobalt -- a key battery metal that's more than tripled in price in two years -- poses one of the biggest threats to forecasts for rising electric vehicle adoption.

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The Brexit bottleneck: How freight could get stuck at the borderAuto News

Zeebrugge port calls itself the world's biggest hub for shipments of new cars. The threat of delays for freight shipped to and from Britain from the port highlights the economic risks of Brexit.

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At $78,000, Tesla moves mass-market Model 3 beyond massesAuto News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled specifications for a faster and more powerful version of the Model 3 in tweets over the weekend. It will cost $78,000, more than double the $35,000 base-model starting price.

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Hyundai group succumbs to pressure, scraps $8.8 billion revampAuto News

Hyundai Motor Group has shelved a restructuring plan which would have given the son of its aging chairman more control of the conglomerate, following opposition from investors including hedge fund Elliott Management.

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Nissan's 54-year old CFO retiresAuto News

Joe Peter, who spent most of his career at General Motors, has retired as CFO of Nissan.

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Musk's boardroom buddy raises investor hackles at TeslaAuto News

He's appeared at a Tesla product unveiling and a SpaceX launch while his boardroom chairs have sat empty. Now, Steve Jurvetson is surfacing as the central figure in a debate over Tesla's governance.

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Adient's future headquarters in Detroit damaged in fireAuto News

About 50 firefighters responded to a fire early Friday morning at the Marquette Building in downtown Detroit, which is undergoing a $50 million renovation to become the new headquarters for Adient Ltd.

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Ex-Ford exec Raj Nair named president of Canadian racing firm MultimaticAuto News

Raj Nair, ousted in February by Ford for unspecified "inappropriate behavior," has been hired by Multimatic, which builds the GT supercar Ford developed under his leadership.

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Mercedes to make compact EV in FranceAuto News

Daimler plans to invest $589 million into its plant in Hambach, France, to start producing a compact electric car for Mercedes.

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FCA emails suggest alleged diesel emissions violations surfaced in 2010Auto News

Suppliers to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discussed alleged illegal use of software to pass emissions tests in 2010, according to emails disclosed in federal court in San Francisco this week.

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Marchionne plans sweeping FCA production shift in Italy, report saysAuto News

FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne is planning a transformation of production in Italy that will see FCA abandon the manufacture of the Punto and MiTo small cars in favor of upscale models, Bloomberg reported.

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra get turbo I-4 option in mpg battle vs. Ford, RamAuto News

GM is doubling the number of engines available on the retooled 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, including a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine that can run on two cylinders to increase fuel economy. The 2.

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Trump officials set to meet California air regulators next weekAuto News

The leader of California's air-quality regulator plans to meet with senior Trump administration officials to discuss automobile emissions standards that federal regulators say need to be weakened.

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Nissan seeking better terms in Renault merger talks, report saysAuto News

As Nissan and Renault discuss ways -- including a possible merger -- to strengthen their ties, Nissan is resisting a combination unless the company gains more clout in key areas, Bloomberg reported.

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Why Volvo CEO says now is the time for the brand 'to perform and grow'Auto News

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson expects the Swedish brand to capitalize on what he calls the strongest product lineup in the company's history.

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Lucerne International founder Gary Perina dies at 73Auto News

Gary Perina, founder of longtime Michigan automotive parts supplier Lucerne International, died Tuesday. He was 73.

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