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• VW to expand Atlas, Tiguan offerings by adding 2-row versions

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volkswagen plans to add two-row versions of its two new three-row crossovers.
  
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• Toyota moves from the shadows on EVs

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  In an about-face, Toyota now plans to move from EV skeptic to fight for market leadership.
  
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• Saving NAFTA is a lost cause, Unifor boss says

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jerry Dias, president of the Canadian union Unifor, isn't a man to mince words. The North American Free Trade Agreement, he predicts, "is going to blow up in 2018."
  
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• Renault exec to run Nissan N.A.

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nissan Motor Co. has tapped a Renault executive with a deep background in the European and Russian auto industry to take over as chairman of Nissan North America.
  
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• Online used car trade-in evals curtail haggling

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Haggling over a trade-in's value at the dealership is going the way of tailfins, in large part because of valuation services available online, a survey shows.
  
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• Mercedes EVs built in Alabama may push C-class out

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  After Mercedes-Benz begins assembling electric vehicles at its plant in Vance, Ala., it could move production of the C-class sedan out of the country.
  
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• Lease returns to power used-car sales in 2018

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The most challenging environment in 2018 may be for independent dealers specializing in older used vehicles, which are in relatively short supply.
  
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• Katrina-ravaged store becomes supply line amid Harvey flooding

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Toyota of Slidell in Louisiana was devastated by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago. The store's managers and staff knew they had to find a way to work with dealerships impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
  
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• Honda CEO sees partnerships as key to tackling rapid change

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Honda Motor Co. CEO Takahiro Hachigo is steering a course to boost sales of popular products while also working with outside partners to enter the future world of electric vehicles and fuel cell technology.
  
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• Hackett to root out harassment at Ford plants

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ford responded to a scathing report last week detailing rampant sexual harassmant at an assembly and stamping plant in Chicago with an apology from its CEO and a video message to workers saying it wouldn't be tolerated.
  
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• Detroit's fierce pickup rivalry gets fiercer

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Competition in the pickup sector will be raised a notch in 2018 as Ford, General Motors and FCA US pursue new strategies for their trucks.
  
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• Dennis Williams says UAW will weather latest storm

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  UAW President Dennis Williams said he doesn't expect much of a backlash from rank-and-file members during the union's Constitutional Convention in June. His expected successor, Gary Jones, and a slate of new leaders will stand for election.
  
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• CDK's profit push has resulted in lawsuits from dealers, rivals

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dealership software giant CDK has produced some eye-popping numbers for investors, but its fast climb has alienated some customers, and antitrust lawsuits are piling up.
  
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• CDK tool helps #1 Cochran streamline service

  25-12-2017 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The service departments at #1 Cochran, a 24-store group in western Pennsylvania, used to have a software logjam.
  
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