Toyota's glimpse of the present; Mercedes' toddler test drivesAuto News

We still don't have garbage-fueled powertrains, but the list of successful predictions includes 3-D movies and fingerprint technology.

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More automakers will be included in Takata airbag probe, NHTSA saysAuto News

U.S. regulators signaled today that their investigation into Takata airbag inflators will expand beyond 11 automakers, amid signs that vehicle design could play a role in whether the devices pose a deadly risk to the public.

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Valeo evolves into a tech providerAuto News

Francoise Colpron, a Canadian by birth, has led French supplier Valeo to steady growth in North America in its four primary business areas: comfort and driving assistance, powertrain components, thermal systems and driver visibility systems.

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New energy for stop-start techAuto News

After years of incubation in the laboratory, supercapacitors finally are emerging as a mass-market alternative to conventional batteries to power stop-start systems.

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Visteon appears ready to dip into fast-growing market for collision-avoidance technologiesAuto News

Flush with cash, Visteon Corp. and its new CEO are interested in moving the fast-growing market for collision avoidance technologies, and is looking for possible acquisitions in night vision and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technologies.

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Lighting flips the switch to high-techAuto News

Headlights and taillights have morphed from low-tech and low-profit commodity parts into some of the most premium components on today's new vehicles. Varroc Lighting Systems in Plymouth, Mich.

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Why Toyota Can't Go Green Alone (10/19/15)

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Apple's auto ambitions sideswipe electric motorcycle startupAuto News

Apple's aggressive recruitment of auto experts as it explores building a car has left a promising, if financially troubled, electric motorcycle startup in the dust.

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BMW, Uber team up to offer 7-series ridesAuto News

Uber customers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York will be able to receive complimentary rides from BMW in the redesigned 2016 7 series beginning at noon local time today.

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More automakers will be included in Takata airbag recalls, NHTSA chief saysAuto News

Takata's unprecedented recall of potentially deadly airbag inflators affects more than the 11 automakers that have already been identified, the top U.S. auto safety regulator said today.

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Auto parts retailers' immunity to Amazon.com drives gainsAuto News

Not all brick-and-mortar retailers are running in fear from Amazon. Just look at the auto-parts industry. The three largest U.S. sellers of replacement parts are seeing sales surge, sending their stock prices on a roll.

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A month into VW scandal, no sales meltdownAuto News

The inability to sell diesel vehicles because of the stop-sale order is taking a toll, but dealers say they have yet to see an exodus of customers from their showrooms as heavy dealer and customer incentives provide a floor under sales.

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Toyota shoots to be CO2-free; now comes the hard partAuto News

Toyota has spelled out its bold plan to virtually wipe out deployment of traditional gasoline engines by 2050 in a bid to slash its corporate carbon footprint.

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A new kind of buy-sell playerAuto News

With the Bechtel family's majority purchase of Morrie's Automotive Group in Minneapolis, a new kind of buyer steps up in the dealership acquisition market: family offices -- firms set up to invest wealthy families' money.

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Unlike rivals, GM sidesteps stampede to Silicon ValleyAuto News

It might have come as a surprise to Wall Street analysts this month when, instead of citing SIlicon Valley, General Motors' global product chief Mark Reuss name-checked an institution nearly 3,000 miles away: the University of Waterloo, near Toronto.

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Dealership takes auto-retail career pitch into schoolsAuto News

When he is not running Barberino Nissan, Managing Partner John Mocadlo visits local high schools and junior high schools to tell students that -- in so many words -- being in the car business is cool.

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Japanese automakers fuel a return to tradition: the futureAuto News

Connectivity, autonomous driving and alternative powertrains will be on display as Japanese automakers seek to rekindle the Tokyo Motor Show's reputation for futuristic themes. Expect sporty, green and avant-garde concepts.

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JLR store goes the extra mile to satisfy its customersAuto News

As part of a customer-satisfaction push, Jaguar Land Rover of Fort Myers delivers new-car tutorials at owners' homes or businesses. And when it's time for repairs or maintenance, it can deliver loaners to owners.

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Why is Honda so bullish about the Civic?Auto News

Honda is bullish on the prospects for its forthcoming Civic lineup, even in the face of flat or declining car sales. Why? It's got a couple of aces up its sleeve.

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21 innovative suppliers named PACE Award finalistsAuto News

The technologies -- ranging from advanced mirrors to charging technology for electric vehicles to a new approach to all-wheel drive -- underscore the auto industry's advance toward lightweight, fuel-efficient and electrified vehicles.

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