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• 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Buying Guide | Crossover questions answered

  28-05-2018 21:01
  
  Filed under:Chevrolet,Car Buying,CrossoverChevrolet introduced an all-new third-generation version of its flagship crossover for 2018, giving it a sleeker, more sculpted exterior look that's more in line with other Chevrolet car models and shaving 400 pounds off the vehicle's total weight, a 10 percent reduction. Coupled with its efficient trio of newly turbocharged engines, that adds up to impressive gains in fuel economy (more on that later). There's also new technology including a Safety Aler
  
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• Tesla rolls out Model 3 braking update to tackle reviewer complaints

  28-05-2018 19:40
  
  Filed under:Green,Tesla,Safety,Technology,Sedan,LuxuryTesla is making good on its promise to improve the Model 3's braking through a firmware upgrade. Elon Musk has confirmed that a fix for the EV's inconsistent brake performance started reaching cars on May 25th. The update should reduce the braking distance by about 20 feet for "repeated heavy braking events," according to the exec. That's no doubt meant to help reviewers like those at Consumer Reports (whose less-than-flattering review prompt
  
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• China EV startup NIO files for IPO in U.S., report says

  28-05-2018 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIO, the Chinese EV startup backed by Tencent, has filed confidentially for a planned U.S. initial public offering, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• 1931 Bugatti Type 56 Quick Spin | Not the Bug you'd expect

  28-05-2018 15:01
  
  Filed under:Green,Bugatti,Quick Spins,Coupe,Classics,ElectricBugatti stores a handful of historically significant cars in a picturesque building located a stone's throw from its factory. One doesn't blend in with the rest of the collection. It's a small, yellow and black two-seater named Type 56 that looks more like a horseless carriage than a grand prix-winning machine. It wasn't designed to race. Ettore Bugatti, the company's founder, built the electric runabout in 1931 to drive on his propert
  
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• Subaru 3-row crossover Ascent arrives

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Subaru has been operating without a three-row crossover since it killed off the Tribeca in 2014. The new Ascent plugs the hole.
  
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• Struggling to decode Trump's trade moves

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trade experts aren't sure what the Trump administration is trying to accomplish with the autos inquiry, and are skeptical that it can help move the ball on NAFTA.
  
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• Schaeffler counts on combustion engines

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The future of transportation may be electric, but German supplier Schaeffler is confident there is still good money to be made in the future of internal combustion engines.
  
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• Peugeot busts a new move on styling of the 508

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Peugeot design boss explains the new 508's unconventional looks.
  
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• Online auction ACV well past startup phase

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The sale of a 2017 Mercedes-Benz G550 for $239,500 in late April shows how ACV Auctions, an app-enabled dealer-to-dealer auction platform, has matured.
  
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• Miami dealership group's wellness program aids employees, cuts health costs

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Miami auto group's wellness program has reduced absenteeism and improved engagement as employees eat better, lose weight and pay less for health insurance.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz thinks small for U.S. models

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mercedes gives dealers their first glimpse of the "baby G class," coming as a 2020 model.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover has so far been successful in its 10 years under Tata ownership

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tata has defied critics since buying the celebrated British brands from Ford Motor Co., turning them into one of the biggest automotive success stories in recent memory.
  
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• High-tech startups on getting noticed

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Even if the business is built around technology, attention is what brings in the investment dollars and helps make the business understandable to regular consumers.
  
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• GM Reality Capture team blazes new trails for factories

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Reality Capture team's work could play a key role as GM retools and plans for its next-generation trucks and complex changeovers for electric vehicles.
  
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• For AV testing, there's less mess in Texas

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A state law enacted last year is getting the attention of automated-vehicle developers as Texas cities band together to attract pilot projects.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles cracks down on misuse of worker discounts on new vehicles

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  FCA US is altering its employee/retiree discount plan to curb the practice of selling or giving away vehicle discounts to people who are not immediate family members.
  
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• CFPB consent orders still binds Honda Finance, Fifth Third

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  With a signature from President Donald Trump last week, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's auto lending guidance was officially repealed, but two lenders remain bound by consent orders formed on the basis of potentially violating that...
  
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• CarMax leads all public dealership groups in used sales, profits and margins

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  CarMax, long the volume giant in the used-car market, also leads its rivals in profits and margins -- but challengers, however far behind, are on the rise.
  
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• Acura made 'God's Plan' work

  28-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The big giveaway in rapper Drake's heart-tugging video was going to be a Honda Civic.
  
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