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• Hurricanes could produce first sales gain of 2017 ... finally

  28-09-2017 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  The storms that battered parts of Texas and Florida in the past month have given automakers a reprieve from two problems that have cast a shadow over them all year: bulging inventories and an oversupply of off-lease vehicles.
  
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• Police in Ohio use GPS dart to track fleeing suspect

  28-09-2017 23:05
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Videos,Weird Car News,Technology,Police/EmergencyThe GPS darts are part of the Star Chase System, which mounts to the grille of a police cruiser.Continue reading Police in Ohio use GPS dart to track fleeing suspect Police in Ohio use GPS dart to track fleeing suspect originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 17:05:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Pence says tax cuts will keep manufacturing jobs in U.S.

  28-09-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vice President Mike Pence touted President Donald Trump's tax reform plan on a trip to auto supplier American Axle in suburban Detroit.
  
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• Hurricanes could produce first U.S. sales increase of 2017 ... finally

  28-09-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The storms that battered parts of Texas and Florida in the past month have given automakers a reprieve from two problems that have cast a shadow over them all year: bulging inventories and an oversupply of off-lease vehicles.
  
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• Supreme Court to rehear service advisers' overtime pay dispute

  28-09-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Supreme Court will hear, for the second time, oral arguments in a case about whether service advisers at car dealerships are eligible for overtime pay.
  
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• About 1 in 4 CarMax vehicles has unrepaired recall defect, safety advocates say

  28-09-2017 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than a quarter of used vehicles for sale at CarMax outlets in three states have unrepaired recall defects, safety advocates said.
  
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• These are the vehicles that owners keep the longest

  28-09-2017 21:20
  
  Most vehicles change hands after a few short years, but owners tend to hold on to some vehicles much longer.Continue reading These are the vehicles that owners keep the longest These are the vehicles that owners keep the longest originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:20:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Penske warns of storms' hit to earnings

  28-09-2017 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Penske Automotive Group could face a $6 million pretax profit decline as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
  
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• Ram Laramie Longhorn becomes the most luxurious Ram around

  28-09-2017 20:58
  
  Filed under:RAM,Truck,Luxury,Off-RoadLeather, leather everywhere and not a hide to spare.Continue reading Ram Laramie Longhorn becomes the most luxurious Ram around Ram Laramie Longhorn becomes the most luxurious Ram around originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:58:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Deforestation releases more carbon than U.S. cars and trucks, study says

  28-09-2017 20:45
  
  Filed under:Etc.,GreenWe need trees: Deforestation, degradation are adding to carbon output on every continent.Continue reading Deforestation releases more carbon than U.S. cars and trucks, study says Deforestation releases more carbon than U.S. cars and trucks, study says originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:45:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• FCA Foundation CEO steps down

  28-09-2017 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lesley Slavitt, who since 2015 served as the CEO of the FCA Foundation, has left the organization. The foundation declined to comment on her departure.
  
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• Confused donkey chews carrot-colored McLaren

  28-09-2017 20:15
  
  Filed under:Humor,Weird Car News,McLaren,Convertible,PerformanceHis owner was ordered to pay for his meal.Continue reading Confused donkey chews carrot-colored McLaren Confused donkey chews carrot-colored McLaren originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:15:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Hyundai's 2018 Accent won't have hatchback version in U.S.

  28-09-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hyundai is hoping to steer hatchback fans in the United States to the higher-margin Kona, a new subcompact crossover due in early 2018.
  
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• JLR engine sourcing blow for Bridgend

  28-09-2017 19:46
  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will stop sourcing petrol engines from Ford's Bridgend plant in Wales earlier than expected. The move means that JLR engine supply from Bridgend will now end in September 2020 - three months earlier than planned - and raises uncertainty over an estimated 1,100 jobs.
  
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• GM bringing back medium-duty trucks

  28-09-2017 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  General Motors is returning to the medium-duty truck market, nearly a decade after abandoning it during bankruptcy.
  
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• Chevy bow tie logo goes retro

  28-09-2017 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  To celebrate 100 years since the debut of Chevy's first pickup, the 1918 490 Light Delivery, Chevrolet updated the badge from the 1918 truck and will affix it to two special edition 2018 pickups
  
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• China sets 2019 deadline for automakers to hit green-car sales targets

  28-09-2017 19:00
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Green,China,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Electric,HybridContinue reading China sets 2019 deadline for automakers to hit green-car sales targets China sets 2019 deadline for automakers to hit green-car sales targets originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Road fatalities reach five-year high in Britain

  28-09-2017 18:41
  
  Martin Saarinen2017-09-28 18:00
  Last year 1,792 people were killed on Britain's roads, a four per cent rise from 2015 and the highest on record since 2011Road fatalities in Britain reached a five-year high in 2016, according to new figures. 
  Last year saw 1,792 people killed on Britain's roads, a four per cent rise from the previous year and the highest number recorded by the Department for Transport since 2011. 
  There were also 24,101 people seriously injured in road accidents in 2016
  
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• Aston Martin fleet week: Next vessel to sail is a luxury submarine

  28-09-2017 18:30
  
  Filed under:Weird Car News,Aston Martin,LuxuryAnnouncement comes a day after Aston speedboat revealed.Continue reading Aston Martin fleet week: Next vessel to sail is a luxury submarine Aston Martin fleet week: Next vessel to sail is a luxury submarine originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:30:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• ‘Samsung is about as profitable Ford, Renault, Hyundai and the VW Group combined’

  28-09-2017 18:14
  
  Mike Rutherford2017-10-01 11:00
  Mike Rutherford reflects on rise and rise of Samsung and thinks the Korean company has a big part to play in the automotive industryI wish I’d kept every issue of Auto Express since day one. Had I done so, I’d have a copy of the ‘Samsung is coming’ headline and story I wrote shortly after we launched in 1988. In the three decades since, Samsung has become South Korea’s largest and most profitable company. 
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• ‘Samsung is about as profitable as Ford, Renault, Hyundai and the VW Group combined’

  28-09-2017 18:14
  
  Mike Rutherford2017-10-01 11:00
  Mike Rutherford reflects on the rise and rise of Samsung and thinks the Korean company has a big part to play in the automotive industryI wish I’d kept every issue of Auto Express since day one. Had I done so, I’d have a copy of the ‘Samsung is coming’ headline and story I wrote shortly after we launched in 1988. In the three decades since, Samsung has become South Korea’s largest and most profitable company. 
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• SAIC owned LDV launching first SUV in Australia

  28-09-2017 18:02
  Chinese (SAIC Maxus) owned LDV, which can trace its heritage back through the long defunct UK owned LDV Group, Leyland DAF, Freight Rover and even various iterations of British Leyland and BMC back to the originally separate Austin and Morris (Nuffield Group) companies, has announced first details of its new D90, full size, seven seat SUV which will make its Australian debut on 15 November.
  
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• McLaren uses 720S prototype to test three-seat layout of BP23

  28-09-2017 18:00
  
  Filed under:Green,McLaren,Coupe,Future,Hybrid,Luxury,PerformanceLook for this hypercar around 2019.Continue reading McLaren uses 720S prototype to test three-seat layout of BP23 McLaren uses 720S prototype to test three-seat layout of BP23 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Deaths on UK’s major road network reach eight-year high

  28-09-2017 18:00
  
  Deaths on the UK’s Strategic Road Network (SRN) have reached an eight-year high, according to the latest official figures.
  Newly published data from Highways England - which operates the country’s motorways and major A roads - show there were 250 fatalities on its Strategic Road Network in 2018 (the most recent year for which data is available), up from 236 in 2017, and the highest figure on record since 2009, when 255 people died on the network.Safest cars for sale in the UK 2020Hig
  
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• Ford ditching three-cylinder EcoBoost engine for Fiesta in U.S.

  28-09-2017 17:30
  
  Filed under:Ford,HatchbackMore power, better fuel economy — so why do this?Continue reading Ford ditching three-cylinder EcoBoost engine for Fiesta in U.S.Ford ditching three-cylinder EcoBoost engine for Fiesta in U.S.originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:30:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Chevrolet marks 100 years of making pickups with special Silverado, Colorado

  28-09-2017 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chevrolet this fall is launching two special edition pickups that commemorate 100 years of building pickups.
  
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• Chevrolet celebrates 100 years of making pickups with special edition Silverado and Colorado

  28-09-2017 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chevrolet this fall is launching two special edition pickups that commemorate 100 years of building pickups.
  
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• RMS Automotive Adds Carfax Search to Digital Sales Platform - PR Newswire (press release)

  28-09-2017 17:11 via prnewswire.com
  RMS Automotive Adds Carfax Search to Digital Sales Platform
  PR Newswire (press release)
  ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- RMS Automotive has partnered with Carfax to enhance the digital buying experience using key vehicle history details. Dealers with a Carfax Advantage account now can use Carfax information when searching for ...and more »
  
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• Audi unleashes e-tron FE04 Formula E electric racecar

  28-09-2017 17:00
  
  Filed under:Green,Motorsports,Audi,Technology,Electric,RacingThere's a brand-new, single-speed powertrain lurking within.Continue reading Audi unleashes e-tron FE04 Formula E electric racecar Audi unleashes e-tron FE04 Formula E electric racecar originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• BorgWarner completes acquisition of Sevcon

  28-09-2017 16:51
  BorgWarner has announced that it has finalised its acquisition of Sevcon, Inc. (Sevcon).
  
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• Ford GT glows in the Land of the Midnight Sun

  28-09-2017 16:45
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Videos,Ford,Coupe,SupercarsFord GT travels the Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway.Continue reading Ford GT glows in the Land of the Midnight Sun Ford GT glows in the Land of the Midnight Sun originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:45:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Decline in diesel poses 'additional challenges' on CO2 - ACEA

  28-09-2017 16:40
  Europe's carmakers have warned that the decline of diesel in new car registration will pose additional challenges on meeting future CO2 reduction targets.
  
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• Chevy Centennial Edition celebrates 100 years of pickups with vintage bowties

  28-09-2017 16:25
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Chevrolet,Truck,ClassicsThey're going on sale in October and November.Continue reading Chevy Centennial Edition celebrates 100 years of pickups with vintage bowties Chevy Centennial Edition celebrates 100 years of pickups with vintage bowties originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:25:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Ford pushes into the $100,000 range with new F-450 Limited

  28-09-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ford is adding the F-450 Limited top-line pickup to its lineup this fall. The starting price, including shipping, is $87,100.
  
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• Global Automotive Parts Remanufacturing Strategic Business Report 2016-2024 - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  28-09-2017 15:54 via globenewswire.com
  Global Automotive Parts Remanufacturing Strategic Business Report 2016-2024
  GlobeNewswire (press release)
  The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these ...and more »
  
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• Volkswagen Group raises environment targets

  28-09-2017 15:24
  The Volkswagen Group has set new targets, aiming to reduce environment impact by a further 20% by 2025.
  
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• EY and Microsoft to bring enhanced analytics to the automotive ... - PR Newswire UK (press release)

  28-09-2017 15:08 via prnewswire.co.uk
  EY and Microsoft to bring enhanced analytics to the automotive ...
  PR Newswire UK (press release)
  LONDON, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EY announces today that it is collaborating with Microsoft to launch EY Synapse Automotive, a broad data analytics ...and more »
  
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• Who are the world's top automotive nations? - Manufacturer.com

  28-09-2017 15:05 via themanufacturer.com
  Manufacturer.com
  Who are the world's top automotive nations?
  Manufacturer.com
  Euler Hermes has released its annual automotive industry report, including an assessment of the world's top eight automotive countries. China: new technologies, old challenges. A Peugeot production line in Shenzhen, China. Image courtesy of Peugeot ...
  
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• Ford goes super luxe with F-Series Super Duty Limited

  28-09-2017 15:00
  
  Filed under:Ford,Truck,LuxuryFor customers who "need Super Duty-level capability and want true luxury."Continue reading Ford goes super luxe with F-Series Super Duty Limited Ford goes super luxe with F-Series Super Duty Limited originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• First-ever 'future car' ETF launches: 'There's a lot of investor appetite'

  28-09-2017 15:00
  
  Filed under:Earnings/Financials,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Autonomous,FutureMany of the stocks included have jumped sharply over the past year.Continue reading First-ever 'future car' ETF launches: 'There's a lot of investor appetite' First-ever 'future car' ETF launches: 'There's a lot of investor appetite' originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Autoliv to acquire LiDAR and Time of Flight Camera expertise

  28-09-2017 14:48
  Safety systems specialist Autoliv has agreed to buy some assets from a Swedish based LiDAR specialist company.
  
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• Toyota, Mazda form electric car technology venture

  28-09-2017 14:45
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Mazda,Toyota,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Electric,FutureIt's one more step in their alliance as both are trying to play catch-up.Continue reading Toyota, Mazda form electric car technology venture Toyota, Mazda form electric car technology venture originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:45:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Allison launches first nine speed automatic at Atlanta CV show

  28-09-2017 14:35
  Allison Transmission announced its first nine speed model at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta.
  
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• U.S. senators announce deal on self-driving car legislation

  28-09-2017 14:30
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Technology,AutonomousDetails will be coming out today.Continue reading U.S. senators announce deal on self-driving car legislation U.S. senators announce deal on self-driving car legislation originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:30:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Delphi Automotive Announced Plan to Split into 2 Companies - Market Realist

  28-09-2017 14:10 via marketrealist.com
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  Delphi Automotive Announced Plan to Split into 2 Companies
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  Delphi Automotive (DLPH), which is one of the leading global technology suppliers for the automotive and commercial vehicle market, was the S&P 500's second-biggest loser on September 27, 2017. Delphi Automotive Announced Plan to Split into 2 ...
  Delphi names spin-off firms Aptiv, Delphi TechnologiesETAuto.com
  Delphi Automotive (DLPH): SpinCo Outlook Conservative - Wells FargoStreetInsider.com
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• Gage products inks Chinese JV deal to make and recycle auto solvents

  28-09-2017 13:40
  Ferndale's Gage Products has signed a joint venture agreement with Sichuan Sikeyonghe Technologies (SKYH) to provide automotive solvents and solvent recycling at a new facility to be built in Chongqing, China.
  
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• Renault inspired across industry for 4.0 - supplier chief

  28-09-2017 13:37
  Renault says it is drawing from multiple disciplines as it progressively implements digitalisation techniques across its global footprint.
  
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• United States Automotive Door Lock Market 2017- Magna International Inc., Kiekert AG, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Mitsui ... - News of Columnist: Research News By Market.Biz

  28-09-2017 13:35 via thenewscolumnist.com
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  United States Automotive Door Lock Market 2017- Magna International Inc., Kiekert AG, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Mitsui ...
  News of Columnist: Research News By Market.Biz
  The report Automotive Door Lock Market 2017 presents a widespread and fundamental study of Automotive Door Lock industry along with the analysis of subjective aspects which will provide key business insights to the readers. The United States Automotive ...
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• Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2001 set to auction for £3 million

  28-09-2017 13:24
  
  Dan Smith2017-09-28 08:00
  The car won Schumacher's fourth championship and will be sold as a contemporary art piece in New YorkMichael Schumacher’s title-winning Ferrari F2001 is to be auctioned this November as a piece of contemporary art in New York. The car is set to fetch over £3 million. 
  RM Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York will auction the F2001 on the 16th November. The car was put on display at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales event that
  
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