Mercedes-AMG is born to be wild

In the latest new spot to top our weekly viral video charts, Mercedes-AMG preps for the Super Bowl.

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Tesla Model S, BMW i3 fall short of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

The Tesla Model S and BMW i3 fell short of earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award.

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Buick deploys Cam Newton for Super Bowl spot, leverages Instagram ads

Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton didn't make it back to the big game this year, so he used his talents to help a crew of Pee Wee footballers in Buick's Super Bowl spot to tout the Cascada and hot-selling Encore.

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Toyota asks U.S. dealers to help fight Republican border tax push

Days before a group of Republican lawmakers were due to discuss their party's controversial proposal to tax all imports, Toyota sent an urgent message to its U.S. dealers -- tell the politicians the tax would seriously hurt car buyers.

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Senate confirms Elaine Chao to head U.S. Transportation Department

The full Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Elaine Chao to run the Department of Transportation in a 93-6 vote.

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VW's emissions scandal yields a new cash-for-clunkers program

VW must buy back or fix as many as 562,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. into 2019. This will lead the German automaker to essentially mimic the U.S.

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Ally's Q4 net income falls 5.7%

Ally Financial, one of the nation's largest auto-retail lenders, today reported a 5.7 percent decline in fourth-quarter net income, to $248 million, as consumer auto loan and lease originations fell.

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Mel Farr died from concussion-related disease seen in former NFL players, report says

Mel Farr, a former Detroit Lions running back and owner of what was once the largest black-owned dealership group in the U.S., reportedly had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2015 at age 70.

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Coen brothers, Peter Fonda take AMG on Super Bowl ride

Mercedes-Benz tapped Academy Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen to guide the luxury brand's fourth trip to the Super Bowl ad game.

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Daimler, Uber agree to add self-driving Mercedes-Benz to fleet

Uber Technologies has signed another deal with a major automaker as the popular ride service accelerates efforts to build out one of the world's first fleets of autonomous vehicles.

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Chevrolet's midengine Corvette hits the winter test track

There's another round of midengine Chevrolet Corvette spy photos, and they're perhaps the best look at the long-rumored sports car yet.

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FCA lighting unit to invest $35 million, add 362 jobs in suburban Detroit

Fiat Chrysler unit Automotive Lighting LLC plans to invest $35 million into a new production line in suburban Detroit, creating 362 jobs over five years, the state of Michigan said Monday.

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America's Auto Auction buys Auction Broadcasting

America's Auto Auction has acquired Auction Broadcasting Co., a move that gives the nation's third-largest auto auction company 19 locations in the U.S.

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Ford's Super Bowl ad is about a lot more than car sales

Ford for months has been touting itself as a mobility provider whose business extends beyond selling vehicles and into services such as ride-sharing and bike-sharing.

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Mercedes models join Car2Go vehicle-sharing fleet

Car2Go has added the 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLA to its North American fleet, starting Monday in Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; Seattle; and the Washington, D.C., area.

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Ford criticizes immigration ban, says no employees affected

In response to President Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Ford CEO Mark Fields told employees in a video message Monday that the automaker 'will not support any policies' counter to...

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Uber, Lyft caught up in immigration protest controversy

President Donald Trump's immigration order wasn't the only subject of protests over the weekend. Ride-hailing giants Uber and GM-affiliated Lyft also got drawn into the controversy.

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GM, Honda to jointly build hydrogen fuel cells at Michigan factory in 2020

General Motors and Honda plan to invest $85 million to build hydrogen fuel cell stacks for next-generation green vehicles at a factory in Michigan.

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Fight over Tesla's ex-Autopilot director shows talent war escalating

There was chatter for months within the tight-knit network of Silicon Valley self-driving whizzes: Where was one of their industry's most-prominent players going to land?

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The design inspiration for Lynk & CO's first model

In a QandA, Peter Horbury says he has worked on countless projects during his 40-plus years as a car designer and calls his most recent undertaking -- bringing Geely's Lynk and CO to life -- 'incredibly challenging' and 'truly unique.

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Customer experience' imperative drives changes in hiring

SECOND IN A FOUR-PART SERIES: Dealership pay plans and job descriptions are changing amid a growing realization that a positive customer experience comes from flexible employee hours and an atmosphere of teamwork.

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Detroit goes to Washington

President Donald Trump's meeting with the Detroit 3 CEOs was a historic bit of political theater -- but it was no dramatic turning point. A cooling U.S.

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Will this be the year used-car prices fall?

If economists and remarketing experts are correct, 2017 will finally be the year the industry sees significant downward pressure on used-vehicle pricing.

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Chevy touts Bolt as special, but not weird

In a market that's still blase about electric vehicles, Chevy sees the Bolt's ability to fit seamlessly with the rest of its lineup as key to its hopes for significant sales volumes.

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Where Waymo fits in

Waymo's decision to build its own self-driving car technology platform has its competitors watching to see whether the company can carve out a position somewhere between automaker and auto supplier.

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