Ford to feature Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in service ad campaign

Chevrolet may be 'like a rock,' but Ford now has 'The Rock' on its side.

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Jaguar Land Rover to stick with diesel rollout in U.S.

Jaguar Land Rover North America, which is just introducing its first diesel-powered SUVs in the U.S., won't adjust its diesel strategy in the wake of Volkswagen's emissions scandal, CEO Joe Eberhardt said Wednesday.

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FCA strike threat grows as UAW contract falters

The specter of a UAW strike looms at Fiat Chrysler after the company's 40,000 hourly workers rejected a four-year labor deal covering wages and benefits.

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Which court will hear Volkswagen class actions?

VW and Audi owners whose vehicles have been tainted by the emissions scandal have filed class actions in at least 40 federal jurisdictions in 30 different states.

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Ferrari IPO said to be on track to sell out

Ferrari's ability to sell racy sports cars at high prices has carried over to the company's initial public offering, even as investors unload other auto stocks in response to Volkswagen AG's diesel scandal.

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Fisker Automotive changes name to Karma Automotive

Fisker Automotive, once the maker of the luxury Karma plug-in hybrid, has changed its name to Karma Automotive and will don a new logo.

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Ford recalls new F-150s for cruise control glitch, older Windstars for rear axle problem

Ford Motor is recalling about 37,000 of the current-generation F-150s because the adaptive cruise control can be fooled by other trucks on the road and 342,000 Windstar minivans for possible cracking in the rear axle.

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VW braces for hit to business from emissions scandal

VW imposed a hiring freeze at its financing business and cut a shift at a German engine factory as it braces for a hit to business from cheating in diesel emissions tests.

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GM and Navistar to develop and make commercial trucks

General Motors said it will jointly develop and assemble medium-duty commercial vehicles with truck and engine maker Navistar International. GM said today the agreement will help boost its Chevrolet commercial truck business.

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FCA union chiefs to meet in wake of contract defeat

Local presidents and top bargainers from Fiat Chrysler UAW locals will gather Thursday in suburban Detroit to lay out what comes next after UAW members rejected a national tentative agreement reached Sept. 15 between the union and FCA.

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FCA workers in Toledo, Sterling Heights reject contract

Two more large UAW locals have overwhelmingly rejected the union's tentative contract agreement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

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U.S. conditionally clears Cox purchase of Dealertrack

The U.S. approved Cox Automotive's $4 billion agreement to buy Dealertrack Technologies, which offers technological assistance to car dealerships, on the condition the companies divest an inventory management services unit to preserve competition.

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Automakers summoned to Washington amid reporting lapses, fines

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says he is going to summon the major automakers to Washington to discuss the need for accurate reporting of safety defects, an action that comes amid a series of high-profile lapses and scandals involving the...

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2016 Chevy Volt rollout includes attack ads on Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius

The revamped Chevrolet Volt won't be available nationally until late next spring, but a series of attack ads targeting the Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius will debut this fall on the Internet and later on TV.

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Cox can buy Dealertrack if it sells inventory management unit, U.S. says

The U.S. approved Cox Automotive's $4 billion agreement to buy Dealertrack Technologies, which offers technological assistance to car dealerships, on the condition the companies divest an inventory management services unit to preserve competition.

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VW's diesel tax breaks could be a focus for U.S. prosecutors

Volkswagen's push to secure tax breaks that kick-started a market for its new diesel cars could now help U.S. investigators build a case against the automaker for deceiving the government about their emissions, lawyers say.

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Illegal VW diesel emission systems may require 2 solutions

VW's promise to fix pollution control systems on about 11 million diesel vehicles will involve changes to software, and possibly hardware, that could leave owners with cars that deliver diminished fuel economy and performance or require more...

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All your Tesla Model X questions, finally answered

Tesla gave journalists a chance to drive the new Model X and fiddle with the crossover's avant-garde features, from the 'falcon-wing' doors to the motorized second-row seats.

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Mazda concept for Tokyo stokes talk of RX sports car's return

Mazda, which retired the RX-8 sports car in 2012, will stoke speculation about a possible successor with a new sports concept at the Tokyo Motor Show.

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Honda will show fuel cell, autonomous driving vehicles in Tokyo

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. will unveil two visions of the future at Octoberandrsquo;s Tokyo Motor Show: A near-production version of its hydrogen fuel cell fastback sedan and a bell-shaped, omnidirectional, autonomous driving concept vehicle.

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Ford faces UAW strike threat at F-150 factory

About 7,000 UAW members at a Missouri plant that builds the highly profitable Ford F-150 could go on strike as soon as Sunday because Ford has refused to negotiate terms of a local contract 'in good faith,' union leaders say.

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Driver-assist systems could save about 10,000 U.S. lives a year, study says

New auto safety technologies such as automatic braking and sensors that keep a car in its lane could prevent almost 10,000 U.S. road deaths a year and save $251 billion if they were more widely available, according to a Boston Consulting Group study.

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Google sees 'top-tier OEMs' as partners on self-driving cars

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google and president of its parent company Alphabet Inc., expects the technology giant to team up with 'top-tier OEMs' when it ultimately brings its self-driving cars to market.

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Audi details U.S. diesel models with 'defeat device' software

Audi of America has sold about 14,300 A3 compact cars powered by 2.0-liter turbodiesel engines with software implicated in Volkswagen AG's emissions scandal.

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LG Chem CEO Prabhakar Patil to retire

LG Chem Power said CEO Prabhakar Patil will retire effective Wednesday. He will be succeeded by Denise Gray, 51, starting Oct. 1.

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