Ford's big promotion: A prelude to a fight?

Ford's 'Friends and Neighbors' event, which runs through Jan. 4, is likely to spark similar offers from rivals, analysts say, closing out 2015 with one of the most biggest incentive battles in years.

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Audi's A3 e-tron to pave way for electrified vehicle push

Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron launch is far more important to the brand than its modest 5,000-vehicle annual sales goal would suggest.

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Honda recalls some 2016 CR-Vs for exploding Takata airbag risk

Honda is recalling some 2016 models of the popular CR-V crossover because of a new, potentially deadly Takata airbag defect.

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Luxury brands place fuel cell bets

Luxury automakers fortified their stance on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show, with Lexus unveiling a dramatic fuel cell concept and BMW AG disclosing that it will launch a vehicle in 2020 developed in conjunction with Toyota Motor...

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Redesigned Chevy Camaro revs up U.S. sports car race

The race for the title of top-selling U.S. sports car is about to kick into overdrive.

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Detroit 3 see no relief on UAW health care costs

The Detroit 3 entered labor negotiations with the UAW this year determined to rein in soaring health care tabs. The union seemed to oblige early on, proposing an innovative health care cooperative.

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Fiat Chrysler readies ads tied to latest Hunger Games movie

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is going back to the movies.

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GM's top lawyer will take reins of policy, lobbying efforts

GM's top in-house attorney will take over public policy operations for the company after the departure of its current chief lobbyist.

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American Axle Q3 profits rise 38%

American Axle and Manufacturing reported a 38-percent increase in third-quarter net income on the strength of sales to non-GM customers.

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Honda delays opening of Brazil factory

Honda postponed the start of production at a new Brazilian factory in the city of Itirapina due to a sharp downturn in the local auto market.

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VW floats amnesty to workers who provide details of emissions violations, report says

Volkswagen will offer staff amnesty from getting fired if they reveal to hired investigators what they know about the rigging of diesel emission tests, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday.

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Porsche recalls 58,881 Macan crossovers for possible fuel leak

Porsche is recalling 58,881 Macan crossovers worldwide for possible leaks in the low-pressure fuel line in the engine compartment.

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VW offers dealers a price guarantee on used diesel vehicles

Volkswagen of America, seeking to contain the damage from its emissions scandal, will offer to buy back some used diesel vehicles from its U.S. dealers at pre-crisis prices.

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Ford juggles seat shortage, overtime to boost F-150 supplies

Ford is having 'supplier issues' with seats for the redesigned F-150 pickup, in addition to a longstanding shortage of high-strength steel frames that hasn't been fully resolved, a UAW official at the F-150 plant in Missouri said today.

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GM says owners of fire-prone cars shouldn't park in garages

Owners of 1.4 million recalled GM cars should not park in garages and other structures because of fire risks, the automaker said today.

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Samsung, a smartphone giant, readies belated push into auto technology

Samsung Electronics, the world's top smartphone maker, and its group companies are making a belated push into the business of supplying technology to carmakers, while rivals are already lining up lucrative deals with an industry that is notoriously...

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McGraw Hill exploring sale of J.D. Power

McGraw Hill Financial is looking at selling off its J.D. Power unit, best known for car quality and reliability ratings, as the owner of the Standard and Poor's ratings services focuses on capital and commodity markets.

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Fiat Chrysler recalls about 900,000 SUVs, crossovers to fix airbags, brakes

Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles around the world to fix issues related to airbag deployment and anti-lock braking systems.

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Fiat Chrysler recalls 284,089 SUVs in U.S. due to faulty airbags

Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 284,089 older-model SUVs in the United States due to inadvertent airbag deployment.

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Honda recalls more than 300,000 Accords in U.S. for airbag flaw

Honda is recalling 303,904 Accords in the U.S. to fix a software flaw that could lead to side-door airbags deploying even if the vehicles are not in a crash.

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Power Box™ PB360C Jobsite Radio

Crews on the job site are now able to stream internet radio, stored music and more from their smart devices.

VW brand on track to post slight U.S. sales gain in October, report says

Sales of VW-brand vehicles in the U.S. have grown "slightly" in October, the first full month since the company's emissions scandal broke, two people familiar with the matter said, Reuters reported.

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Former U.S. prosecutor named to monitor GM safety efforts

A former prosecutor in Manhattan will serve as the independent federal monitor for GM following its agreement to pay $900 million to end a U.S. criminal probe over a lethal defect in ignition switches.

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NBA's All-Star game jerseys to feature Kia Motors badge in 2016-17

The NBA will break with tradition and place a sponsored corporate logo, Kia Motors, on player jerseys during the next two All-Star games, the league says.

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GM CEO Barra to keynote at 2016 CES

General Motors CEO Mary Barra will be a keynote speaker at the 2016 CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association said Thursday.

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GM's Janesville, Wis., plant slated to close for good, UAW memo shows

GM's mothballed assembly plant in Janesville, Wis., is slated to be closed permanently, the UAW disclosed in documents related to its tentative labor deal with the automaker.

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