Ford leads automakers in patents for first timeAuto News

Ford received more patents this year than any other automaker, a first for the Blue Oval as it increases the technology in vehicles and dabbles in alternative forms of transportation.

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Mulally met with TrumpAuto News

President-elect Donald Trump met with former Ford CEO Alan Mulally on Thursday afternoon, according to a spokesman for Trump's transition team.

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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia priced in U.S. starting at $38,990Auto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said pricing for the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan will start at $38,990, including shipping.

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BMW selects Magna to replace Lear for X5, X6 seating business in S.C.Auto News

Magna International will replace Lear as the seat supplier to the BMW X5 and X6 with seats manufactured in its new Spartanburg, S.C., seating plant.

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Automaker groups seek to block EPA from finalizing mpg rulesAuto News

Trade groups representing nearly all automakers in the U.S. market have now asked the EPA to refrain from finalizing a rule to slash tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions through 2025 until after President Barack Obama leaves office.

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FCA picks CES over Detroit show for press revealAuto News

Fiat Chrysler will not hold a press reveal of a new or refreshed vehicle at the Detroit auto show in January for the first time since 2010, choosing instead to hold a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas six days earlier.

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Behind the wheel of the Lexus LCAuto News

Before we dine on the main course of what it's like to drive the 2018 Lexus LC coupe, let's set the table: The LC is not the LFA.

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Mulally to meet with TrumpAuto News

President-elect Donald Trump plans to meet with former Ford CEO Alan Mulally today, according to a spokesman for Trump's transition team.

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Nissan to focus on cost, technology with emphasis on what it can controlAuto News

Nissan, the Japanese automaker that's become symbolic of what it means to be a truly global manufacturer, has a simple plan to navigate an unprecedented level of uncertainty around policy and regulation: focus on what's in its control.

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New headlight criteria mean fewer vehicles get highest IIHS safety ratingAuto News

Headlights that failed to measure up led to fewer new vehicles earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top accolades in the latest batch of group's coveted safety evaluations.

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Trump picks foe of Obama climate agenda to run 'out-of-control' EPAAuto News

President-elect Donald Trump officially announced his intent to tap Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, saying Pruitt will 'reverse' the agency's 'out-of-control anti-energy agenda.'

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VW's Porsche focus of widened German car emissions probeAuto News

German regulators are investigating whether Porsche illegally manipulated fuel economy data on its vehicles, potentially opening a new front in parent Volkswagen's emissions-cheating scandal.

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Volvo and Microsoft make the unreal realAuto News

Volvo, with a big assist from Microsoft, is creating physical objects that are not physical. Confused? So was I until I strapped a $5,000 computer on my head and entered into the world of augmented reality (AR).

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New headlight criteria mean fewer vehicles get IIHS top safety picksAuto News

Headlights that failed to measure up led to fewer new vehicles earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top accolades in the latest batch of group's coveted safety evaluations.

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Global automaker group seeks to block EPA from finalizing mpg rulesAuto News

Automakers including Toyota and Honda have launched a fresh effort to stop the EPA -- before President Obama leaves office -- from cementing a regulation that would slash tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions through 2025.

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Beepi merges with mobile car-buying platform co-founded by Scott PainterAuto News

Beepi Inc., an online used-vehicle marketplace, has merged with Fair.com, an upcoming mobile car-buying platform founded by former TrueCar CEO Scott Painter and two other industry veterans.

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Nissan leads Twitter engagement among auto brands for second consecutive month Auto News

For the second month in a row, Nissan took first place in the Twitter engagement race for automotive brands, wielding the power of the GTR in its most popular November tweet, according to ListenFirst Media.

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Trump to pick foe of Obama climate agenda to run EPA, report saysAuto News

President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Trump transition team source told Reuters today.

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Incentives, excess new-car inventory, put a drag on used vehicle valuesAuto News

An increase in new-car incentives and 'channel stuffing' -- excess new-vehicle inventory on dealers' lots -- caused used-vehicle prices to tumble 1 percent in November, according to one closely watched used-vehicle price index released...

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