Honda merges into autonomous trafficAuto News

A demonstration event at California's GoMentum autonomous-vehicle testing site was meant to highlight Honda's progress in developing and testing autonomous cars.

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Most Nissan dealers are happy, Munoz saysAuto News

Nissan North America Chairman says the heat will stay on for more sales, even after reaching the goal of a 10 percent U.S. market share next March. And 'preferred Nissan dealers'? No such thing, Munoz says.

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Is the hatch back?Auto News

The U.S. market for hatchbacks is expected to grow faster than any of the other nine vehicle body styles tracked by research firm IHS Automotive.

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Two UAW local officials at Ford Chicago plant shot outside union hallAuto News

Two UAW officials who represent Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant were shot Friday night during an argument outside the Local 551 union hall shortly after they won re-election.

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JDC's success is about company, not familyAuto News

Very few family members are actually employed at Tennessee automotive supplier JDC Coatings, which President Michael Frye says allows the company to focus on what's best for the business.

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New urgency from Honda, Toyota on next-gen technologiesAuto News

Toyota and Honda have unveiled separate initiatives for car connectivity and artificial intelligence, the latest moves by Japan's auto industry to counter emerging tech rivals in Silicon Valley.

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With 2 new products, Jaguar expects sales to jump Auto News

Joe Eberhardt, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America, acknowledges that the speed of change at the company is challenging, with a new dealership design and dealer margin structure.

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GM, Ford reduce stakes in online parts marketplace OEConnectionAuto News

GM and Ford sold a majority stake in OEConnection -- a 15-year-old online marketplace for the sale of original-equipment parts to dealers -- to private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

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GM, Ford reduce stakes in parts marketplace OEConnectionAuto News

GM and Ford sold a majority stake in OEConnection -- a 15-year-old online marketplace for the sale of original-equipment parts to dealers -- to private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

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China's BAIC starts selling cars in Mexico, may build a plant, exec saysAuto News

China's BAIC Motor Corp. has started selling its own cars imported from China in Mexico and may build a plant there, a senior company executive said.

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Auto Loan Market 'Overheated,' Execs Say (6/3/16)

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Auto financiers tapping the brakes on subprime lendingAuto News

Executives at some of the biggest banks in auto lending said at a conference this week that they're tapping the brakes on subprime lending, especially at the lower end of the credit spectrum.

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Planet M aims to shift Michigan's orbit from manufacturing to mobilityAuto News

Michigan, while still the world's largest automotive epicenter, is changing, and the state's leaders, business and political, must make way for an industry with shrinking labor needs and greater emphasis on talent and technology.

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U.S. fuel economy improves in May despite weak car salesAuto News

Despite the drop in car sales in May, the average fuel economy of light vehicles purchased in the U.S. last month still rose from April, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute report said.

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Faurecia opens Ky. plant to build Ford Super Duty seatsAuto News

Faurecia SA, the French auto supplier, is inaugurating a new seat plant today in Simpsonville, Ky. The plant will supply complete seat systems for the Ford Super Duty pickup, made at the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in nearby Louisville.

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Ad firms padded profits at client expense, report expected to sayAuto News

Ad agencies and their media-buying firms have systematically enriched themselves at the expense of their U.S.

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Apple hires architect of BMW and Mercedes satellite navigation systemsAuto News

Apple has hired Sinisa Durekovic, a software engineer who led the development of satellite navigation systems used by luxury carmakers including BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

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GM Rolls Out Spiffs After Rough May (6/2/16)

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Leasing, average auto loan amounts at record levels, Experian saysAuto News

Automotive leasing levels, average loan amount and average monthly payments each reached highs in the first quarter, Experian said in its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, released today.

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Auto lending market 'a little stressed,' JPMorgan Chase CEO Dimon saysAuto News

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the market for U.S. automobile lending is 'a little stressed' and that he foresees higher losses ahead for some competitors.

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