Mercedes orders up more light trucks for U.S.Auto News

Mercedes leaders say the increase could move the brand closer to a 50-50 sales mix of cars and light trucks for the year, and get inventory more in line with consumer demand.

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Hyundai Kona subcompact crossover will start in a holeAuto News

Hyundai's U.S. dealers are getting something they desperately want and need, a new subcompact crossover. That's the good news.

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GM expands use of turbocharged engines to boost fuel economyAuto News

Vehicles with turbocharged engines accounted for about 23 percent of GM's U.S. sales last year, up from about 12 percent in 2010.

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Honda's Civic Type R will get more variants to sustain salesAuto News

Honda is following the playbook of brands such as Porsche and Chevy that use countless iterations and special editions of a single model to juice sales.

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'CSI' teams help automakers spot troubleAuto News

Volvo has analyzed 40,000 car accidents since the 1970s. While much has changed since then, Volvo and other automakers now gather as much data as possible to make future vehicles safer.

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Google Attribution aims to help marketers identify most influential adsAuto News

A new tool from Google aims to give digital advertisers deeper insight into the consumer's shopping journey.

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Auto brands brace for diesel bans in EuropeAuto News

European automakers have put their money on diesels to meet regulations there. Thanks to fahrverbote, they could be in trouble.

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New park for GM brings supplier jobs back from MexicoAuto News

General Motors plans to increase efficiency at its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant by bringing suppliers closer to home with a new park, bringing jobs from Mexico into the U.S.

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Bankruptcy plan calls for Takata to stop making airbag inflators once recall doneAuto News

Takata would stop making airbag inflators after completing a global recall, under a bankruptcy restructuring plan under consideration by its steering committee, sources told Reuters.

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EPA suspected Fiat Chrysler of using 'defeat device' in 2015Auto News

The EPA told Fiat Chrysler in November 2015 it suspected some of its vehicles had at least one "defeat device" that improperly bypassed emissions controls, according to recently disclosed emails.

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30 vehicles vandalized in wheel heist at Honda dealership in N.C.Auto News

Over 30 new cars were vandalized at a Honda dealership in North Carolina in a scheme to remove car jacks in order to steal wheels and tires.

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BASF says blue trending among auto paint colorsAuto News

Blue is encroaching upon the list of most popular colors for cars, which has consisted of conservative hues white, black, and silver for more than a decade.

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Dow-DuPont wins U.S. antitrust nod to create chemicals giantAuto News

Dow Chemical and DuPont won U.S. antitrust approval for their $73 billion merger, overcoming one of the last remaining hurdles to a deal that would create a global chemicals giant.

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Fiat Chrysler CEO says 2018 targets unaffected by diesel woesAuto News

Fiat Chrysler does not expect its diesel woes in the U.S. to have an impact on its business targets to 2018, CEO Sergio Marchionne said.

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The auto industry is losing its head over Uber Auto News

Sergio Marchionne gets right to the point when it comes to one of the big trends sweeping the auto business: 'Contrary to what some of my colleagues believe, we are not in the mobility business."

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U.S. states could not set self-driving car rules under Republican planAuto News

California and other states would be barred from setting their own rules governing design and testing of self-driving cars, according to a House Republican proposal.

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Takata plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, report saysAuto News

Airbag maker Takata is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as next week as it works toward a preliminary deal for financial backing from Key Safety Systems, Reuters reported.

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Second-generation Subaru Crosstrek will start at $22,170Auto News

Subaru's second-generation Crosstrek, expected at dealerships later this summer, will be priced closely to the outgoing model. The 2018 Crosstrek 2.0i will start at $22,170.

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