Ford supplier's boardroom drama zeros in on aluminum patentAuto News

In the shareholder tussle over aluminum giant Arconic, critics say the supplier erred in sharing its technology with the competition.

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Safety tech makes more wrecks too expensive to fixAuto News

Safety features such as lane-departure warning systems and multiple airbags prevent deaths and injuries from vehicle crashes. But they're also driving up the number of vehicles deemed to be total losses following accidents.

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'OK, Google, tell Mercedes Me to start my car'Auto News

Owners of 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz models can now ask Google's or Amazon's in-home digital assistants to help them handle car-related tasks.

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Portland plans to subpoena controversial Uber software toolAuto News

The city of Portland, Ore., plans to subpoena Uber Technologies to force it to disclose software that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators.

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Audi, junior colleges join to develop service techsAuto News

Audi of America's sales have increased for 90 straight months. Now the brand has a plan to attract more dealership service technicians to handle all those vehicles on the road.

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Why Chevy's 'Real People' ads are still runningAuto News

Chevrolet's versatile 'Real People, Not Actors' campaign is two years old, but still has plenty of life left, says Paul Edwards, the brand's U.S. vice president of marketing.

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70% of AutoNation sales staffers opt for new pay planAuto News

Last quarter, AutoNation's new pay-plan option went into effect at all stores. The option, which offers sales staffers a base salary plus bonuses, was embraced by 70 percent of the sales staff.

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Asbury hires CFO with experience in diverse industriesAuto News

Asbury Automotive has gone outside the auto industry to fill its vacant CFO post.

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Brake malfunction investigation underway for 2009 Nissan MuranosAuto News

U.S. safety regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into complaints of faulty brakes in the 2009 Nissan Murano line.

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Jaguar Closing in on Porsche (5/5/17)

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American Axle's acquisition of Metaldyne starts to pay offAuto News

American Axle posted record first-quarter revenue from non-General Motors customers as it begins to digest its recent acquisition of Metaldyne -- a move that will further reduce its GM dependence.

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Victims of fatal auto auction crash near Boston identifiedAuto News

Law enforcement authorities in Massachusetts have identified the three people killed in a crash Wednesday at an auto auction in a Boston suburb.

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Toyota eyes aluminum as Trump targets trade sanctionsAuto News

Toyota, exploring the use of aluminum in car bodies, faces only a minor risk of increased material costs if the Trump administration initiates trade remedies against imports, company officials said.

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Porsche opens digital center in Silicon ValleyAuto News

Porsche said it is opening a digital technology center with 100 staff in Silicon Valley to forge new partnerships, cooperate with venture-capital companies and invest in new companies.

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Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities, report saysAuto News

The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into Uber's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, Reuters reported.

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Ford lays off 130 workers at key Ohio truck plantAuto News

Ford is temporarily laying off 130 hourly workers and eliminating a shift at its politically important Ohio Truck Plant as demand lags for the medium-duty trucks built there.

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Average fuel economy for vehicles sold in April edges upAuto News

The average fuel economy of new light vehicles sold in the U.S. in April rose to 25.3 mpg, up 0.1 mpg from March's level.

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Ford plans move for 600 employees to new office developmentAuto News

Ford plans to move about 600 data insights and analytics employees next year to a $60 million project near its headquarters that is part of the automaker's decade-long campus transformation.

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Automotive display suppliers have bright future, says IHS MarkitAuto News

IHS Markit predicts suppliers' 2017 combined global revenue from the primary automotive display systems market will jump 17 percent -- and continue to grow in the coming years.

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Tesla 'Anti-Sell' Strategy for Model 3 (5/4/17)

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