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• Nissan to start building new Juke car at UK plant as Brexit looms

  13-10-2019 19:00
  
  Filed under:Plants/Manufacturing,Nissan,CrossoverNissan said it will begin making the next-generation Juke vehicle at Britain’s biggest car plant on Monday, just over two weeks before a possible no-deal Brexit which the industry has warned could bring production to a halt.Nissan decided in 2015, before the 2016 referendum was even held, to make the latest version of the sport utility vehicle at its northern English Sunderland factory, reflecting how major decisions are made years in advanc
  
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• The future of transportation is ... not cars, not even autonomous ones

  13-10-2019 18:00
  
  Filed under:TechnologyContinue reading The future of transportation is ... not cars, not even autonomous ones The future of transportation is ... not cars, not even autonomous ones originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• 'The Secret Race Across America' is a Cannonball doc narrated by Ice-T

  13-10-2019 17:00
  
  Filed under:Motorsports,TV/Movies,PerformanceContinue reading 'The Secret Race Across America' is a Cannonball doc narrated by Ice-T 'The Secret Race Across America' is a Cannonball doc narrated by Ice-T originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• UAW boosts pay and allows part-time jobs for striking members

  13-10-2019 16:30
  
  Filed under:Earnings/Financials,Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,UAW/Unions,GMThe United Auto Workers union said Saturday it will boost strike pay for 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors Coby $25 a week to $275 as a strike against the largest U.S. automaker nears the end of its fourth week.Talks were continuing late Saturday afternoon to try to resolve the longest nationwide strike at GM since 1970, both sides said.The UAW also said it would allow members striking to take on part-time jobs
  
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• Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time

  13-10-2019 16:00
  
  Filed under:Toys/Games,TV/Movies,Ford,TechnologyAudispin-out Holoride is launching to the general public for the first time, through a collaboration with Ford and Universal Pictures .TechCrunch took it for a spin at CES this year, and found that the technology's ability to match a car's movements to a virtual immersive environment made for a surprisingly impressive experience.The company has previously shown off underwater adventures, as well as a Marvel Avengers-themed story, but the one it's l
  
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• Rising prices on old used cars creating crisis in basic transportation

  13-10-2019 15:00
  
  Filed under:Used Car BuyingMore than 7 million Americans are already 90 or more days behind on their car loans, according to the New York Federal Reserve, and serious delinquency rates among borrowers with the lowest credit scores have by far seen the fastest acceleration.The seeds of the problem are buried deep in the financial crisis, when in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, automakers slashed production.A decade later, that has made a relative rarity of use
  
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• Valtteri Bottas wins the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

  13-10-2019 14:29
  
  Filed under:Motorsports,Mercedes-BenzA blistering start from Valtteri Bottas from third on the grid helped the Finnish driver win the typhoon-hit Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes wrapped up a sixth-consecutive Formula One constructors championship on Sunday.Bottas surged into the lead almost immediately, passing the Ferrari duo of Sebastian Vettel, who started from pole, and Charles Leclerc to take the early lead at the Suzuka Circuit.Seeking his third win of the season and first since Azerbaijan
  
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• Porsche Macan EV coming in hi-po 'Turbo' versions first

  13-10-2019 14:05
  
  Filed under:Green,Porsche,Crossover,Electric,Future,Luxury,PerformanceContinue reading Porsche Macan EV coming in hi-po 'Turbo' versions first Porsche Macan EV coming in hi-po 'Turbo' versions first originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 13 Oct 2019 08:05:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• CarMax Continues to Thrive Amid Automotive Industry Doom and Gloom - Motley Fool

  13-10-2019 14:00 via fool.com
  CarMax Continues to Thrive Amid Automotive Industry Doom and Gloom  Motley Fool
  
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• Tokyo auto show preview

  13-10-2019 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A dearth of participating foreign brands means the Japanese automakers will have to step up their game.
  
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• End of an era at Renault-Nissan

  13-10-2019 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  With Thierry Bollore's ouster at Renault and new leaders taking the helm at Nissan, Carlos Ghosn's imprint on alliance is quickly disappearing.
  
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• Economic impact of UAW strike balloons

  13-10-2019 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  By the end of last week, some 150,000 workers either had been laid off or had their pay reduced, a consulting firm said. Most of those affected don't even work for GM.
  
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