Despite car cuts, Ford brand's portfolio to grow by 3 nameplates by 2023Auto News

Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's product development chief, said the Ford brand will have 23 nameplates five years from now, up from 20 today.

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Despite car cuts, Ford brand's portfolio to grow by 3 nameplatesAuto News

Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's product development chief, said the Ford brand will have 23 nameplates five years from now, up from 20 today.

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Autonomous car boosters want to reprogram pedestriansAuto News

Some autonomous car technologists say the problem isn't that self-driving cars don't work, it's that people act unpredictably.

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Toyota Sienna Falls Short in Crash Test (8/16/18)

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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet to cost $130,000Auto News

Ford is reviving the drag racing Cobra Jet for the vehicle's 50th anniversary.

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Marchionne failed to report gift to Holiefield, report saysAuto News

The late Sergio Marchionne, former CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, in 2016 denied to investigators that he gave a top UAW official an expensive watch years before, a Detroit newspaper reported.

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Why NAFTA talks are dragging along a year laterAuto News

President Donald Trump has made no secret that he wanted NAFTA gone. A year of on-again-off-again negotiations without a clear view of an endgame has demonstrated the pact's staying power.

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Aretha Franklin, touchstone voice of the Motor City, dies at 76Auto News

Aretha Franklin, a musical genius with distinct ties to the automotive industry who reigned as the unrivaled "Queen of Soul," died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, according to multiple reports. The Memphis-born singer was 76.

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Ford reveals autonomous vehicle philosophies, prioritiesAuto News

Ford became the latest company to disclose the values and practices that shape its autonomous vehicle development program in a voluntary safety self-assessment report.

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Why apprehension is growing for autonomous vehiclesAuto News

Increasing awareness of self-driving vehicles is fueling apprehension about the safety of the technology, a new survey reveals.

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IIHS side crash tests for minivans; Sienna rated 'marginal' while Odyssey rated 'good'Auto News

The 2018 Toyota Sienna rated marginal in the IIHS' latest passenger-side small-overlap front crash tests, while the 2018 Honda Odyssey received a good rating.

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Pros, Cons of New Chevy Silverado (8/15/18)

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Musk may face national security review in a Tesla-Saudi dealAuto News

Elon Musk will likely need clearance from U.S. national security officials for any proposal to take Tesla private with financing from Saudi Arabia, just as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of foreign investment in American technology.

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Mercedes, Porsche models banned by Swiss over emissionsAuto News

Swiss authorities have halted registrations of some new Mercedes-Benz Vito and Porsche Macan and Cayenne vehicles which had diesel engines that disguised emissions levels.

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U.S. auto tariffs could doom Trump's Korea trade dealAuto News

The trade pact that the Trump administration renegotiated with South Korea this year is in jeopardy as the U.S. considers imposing tariffs on light-vehicle imports.

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More evidence suggests Elon Musk tweeted too soonAuto News

A week after Elon Musk shocked the markets by proclaiming Tesla may become a private company, evidence has piled up that the mercurial CEO was tweeting too soon.

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Ford's Train Station Rehab Plan to Cost $740M (8/15/18)

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Ford's blue sky CEO has investors treading waterAuto News

Two more potential problems at Ford -- leadership and liquidity (namely, Ford's capacity to pay dividends) -- have come into sharp focus recently. Neither will be addressed in a hurry.

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Porsche teams with video game maker Epic Games in design tools breakthroughAuto News

Porsche has partnered with video game maker Epic Games and Nvidia, a leader in graphic processing hardware, to demonstrate what they tout as a breakthrough in computer design rendering.

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Expect Elon Musk vs. SEC to take time to resolveAuto News

As the Tesla go-private saga enters its ninth day, many are wondering when regulators will decide whether Elon Musk broke the rules by dripping out details so haphazardly.

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