Toyota tops in retained value, Edmunds.com awards showAuto News

Toyota Motor came out on top in Edmunds.com's annual Best Retained Value Awards, nabbing a brand-level award and four model-level awards.

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Few vehicles offer easy child restraint installation, IIHS saysAuto News

Only three vehicles for the 2015 model year, out of more than 100, feature easy-to-use child restraint installation hardware, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said today.

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Kia Rises, Japan Takes a Tumble (6/17/15)

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Kia rises in J.D. Power quality; Japanese fall below average Auto News

Kia topped all other nonpremium brands in J.D. Power and Associates' latest survey of new-vehicle quality for the first time ever, while Japanese brands fell below the industry average -- another first in the study's 29-year history.

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Mercedes GLC crossover moves up in size, features from GLKAuto News

Mercedes-Benz has up-sized and renamed the second generation of its compact crossover. The 2016 GLC replaces the GLK and goes on sale in November.

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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal shifts strategy in response to Ford's use of aluminumAuto News

When Ford confirmed last year it would build its most popular pickup using aluminum, the automaker's steel supplier was caught flat-footed.

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AAA finds 8 in 10 drivers report their mpg tops EPA ratingsAuto News

Eight in 10 drivers report getting better fuel economy than the EPA ratings posted on their vehicles' window stickers, AAA says in a new study.

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VW CEO vows to delegate more responsibility to brands, regionsAuto News

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn vowed to delegate more responsibility to the group's brands and regional chiefs to make the company more responsive to industry and customer changes.

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Toyota to buy back up to $4.9 billion in stockAuto News

Toyota said it plans to buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($4.9 billion) in stock to avoid dilution from new shares aimed at long-term investors.

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New 'Top Gear' host namedAuto News

Television and radio presenter Chris Evans is to become the new host of Britain's globally popular 'Top Gear' TV show, replacing Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped by the BBC in March after he attacked a producer.

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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal shifts strategy in response to Ford's use of aluminumAuto News

When Ford confirmed last year it would build its most popular pickup using aluminum, the automaker's steel supplier was caught flat-footed.

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N.Y. targets dealerships' sale of credit-repair, identity-theft productsAuto News

Paragon Honda and its two sister stores have agreed to a $13.

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Penske shuffles some upper management in accountingAuto News

Penske Automotive Group has a new CFO, J.D. Carlson, formerly senior vice president and corporate controller for the dealership holding company. Carlson replaces David Jones, who resigned to accept a similar position with another company.

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Commentary on Kirk KerkorianAuto News

Here is a roundup of comments about Kirk Kerkorian's impact on the U.S. auto industry from a variety of published reports. Kerkorian died Monday at age 98.

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Remembering Kirk Kerkorian (6/16/15)

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GM uses old Volt batteries to power office buildingAuto News

General Motors said it is using old batteries from its first-generation Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car for secondary purposes including powering an office building.

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Audi engine chief leaving amid EV push, pressure from MercedesAuto News

Audi's engine development chief is leaving the company just as the luxury brand is pushing into electric vehicles and faces growing competition from its German peer Mercedes-Benz.

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Toyota recalls 1.37M more vehicles for airbagsAuto News

Toyota said it will increase the number of U.S. recalls involving potentially deadly front passenger-side airbags made by Takata by almost 1.37 million vehicles.

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Audi engine chief leaves amid EV push, pressure from MercedesAuto News

Audi's engine development chief is leaving the company just as the luxury brand is pushing into electric vehicles and faces growing competition from its German peer Mercedes-Benz.

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Ford ad agency names Nascar exec as COOAuto News

Ford's ad agency, Team Detroit, has named Kim Brink as its new COO. Brink had been Nascar's senior vice president of marketing.

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