Ford finds mixed blessing in end of tiered wagesAuto News

Ford executive Joe Hinrichs says the end of two-tier wages eliminated a major source of distraction on the factory floor but changes the company's calculations on shifting work from overseas.

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Hyundai boosts incentives for sagging ElantraAuto News

Fresh styling has failed to keep the Hyundai Elantra in its plum spot in the compact-car segment.

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BMW confronts oversupply on dealer lotsAuto News

BMW will likely spend the rest of the first half of this year liquidating inventories in the U.S. as it attempts to reduce a heavy stock overhang stemming from the end of last year, when it edged out Mercedes-Benz and Lexus for the U.S.

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Longevity and love: Makings of a dog's 'Dream Weekend'Auto News

The story behind the birth of an iconic Subaru ad that won over country star Willie Nelson.

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Tesla races to hire factory whizzes to build Model 3Auto News

Elon Musk gave a public shout-out to the sharpest minds in manufacturing this week, calling on them to come help Tesla Motors build a million all-electric cars a year by 2020.

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Tesla pressed to find manufacturing whizzes to produce Model 3Auto News

Elon Musk gave a public shout-out to the sharpest minds in manufacturing this week, calling on them to come help Tesla Motors build a million all-electric cars a year by 2020.

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Dealer wins court battle against GMAuto News

New York's top court ruled that GM held a Chevrolet dealer to an unfair sales-performance standard, a decision that could have implications nationally for how automakers measure dealer performance.

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Dodge commandeers Bondurant trackAuto News

FCA made a sponsorship offer that the Bondurant Racing School couldn't ignore, and now the Camaros and Corvettes that sped through Bondurant for 13 years have given way to SRTs, Hellcats and Vipers.

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Monster month for truck salesAuto News

Roomy and fuel-efficient crossovers, pickups, vans and SUVs ran car sales off U.S. roads in April. Trucks accounted for 59.3 percent of light vehicles sold in April - the highest level ever for the month. Last April, trucks represented 55.

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FCA details plans to hike Jeep, Ram outputAuto News

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne shed some sunlight on the automaker's aggressive plans to revamp its North American production footprint over the next 18 months to make more Jeep SUVs and Ram pickups and fewer cars.

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Activist investor TCI presses VW to cut management payAuto News

Activist investor TCI Fund Management slammed VW for excessive executive pay in light of poor stock performance and bloated costs that hurt earnings even before the diesel-emissions scandal in 2015 that caused the company's biggest-ever loss.

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FCA details plans for increased Jeep, Ram productionAuto News

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne shed some sunlight on the automaker's aggressive plans to revamp its North American production footprint over the next 18 months to make more Jeep SUVs and Ram pickups and fewer cars.

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Marchionne says FCA-Google deal on Pacifica is 'first phase' of relationshipAuto News

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said his company's agreement with Google to put the technology giant's autonomous driving system in 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans is a 'first phase' of their relationship.

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Marchionne says FCA-Google deal on Pacfica is 'first phase' of relationshipAuto News

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said his company's agreement with Google to put the technology giant's autonomous driving system in 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans is a 'first phase' of their relationship.

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Why autonomous driving cars and minivans are just shiny penniesAuto News

In light of the announcement this week that Google and Fiat Chrysler are teaming up to build 100 autonomous Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans, can we take a moment to reconsider the whole rush to autonomous driving in general?

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Team Detroit, Ford's ad agency, rebranded as GTBAuto News

Team Detroit, the Dearborn, Mich., firm that handles Ford Motor Co.'s advertising, has a new name: GTB.

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American Axle Q1 profits rise 15% on lower costsAuto News

Drivetrain supplier American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings posted $61.1 million in net income in the first quarter, a 15 percent gain year-over-year.

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Charging apps tackle China's EV infrastructure challengeAuto News

Electric vehicle face especially acute infrastructure challenges in China because few EV drivers can plug in at home. Instead, what is springing up is a marketplace for app-driven charging stations run by ambitious startup companies.

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AutoCanada's Q1 net jumps 46%, but dealership group cuts dividendAuto News

AutoCanada's first-quarter net surged 46 percent to $7.3 million Canadian ($5.6 million U.S.) as revenue rose 5.3 percent to C$666.9 million, due largely to dealership acquisitions over the past year.

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