2007-2017 decade changed auto sales picture

Over the last decade, the industry has lurched from an appalling low to record sales heights. Today's market is bigger and truckier, and several top sellers have lost ground to smaller rivals.

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'Data-driven' EPA review pits facts vs. other facts

The auto industry says it just wants a fair process that includes the most accurate, up-to-date models, data and assumptions. But EPA critics see a broader assault on scientific principles underpinning federal environmental policy.

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Japan offers proof of Jeep's global appeal

Jeep's success in Japan is testimony to global brand power that is attracting acquisition interest from China and beyond. It also counters the notion that it's impossible to sell American vehicles there.

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GM, Unifor remain far apart as Ontario strike drags on

Unifor President Jerry Dias plans to update factory workers on the status of negotiations to end the strike when he is scheduled to join a picket line Sunday in Ingersoll, Ontario.

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Self-driving tech on factory floors

As Japanese carmakers race to put autonomous vehicles on the road, one of their biggest suppliers is working to use the same technology to automate the small vehicles used in auto assembly plants.

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Nexteer at work on hands-free steering

The next generation of steer-by-wire opens the door for hand-free driving, retractable steering wheels and other autonomous driving elements. And Nexteer says the technology will soon be here.

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Jeep workers see what Wrangler can do

In the true spirit of Jeep, workers at FCA's Toledo plant are getting to experience what the Wrangler can do firsthand.

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Finance industry sues to overturn CFPB arbitration rule

A coalition of corporate lobbying groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to overturn a rule that makes it easier for aggrieved customers to file lawsuits against financial firms.

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Officers shot at Ohio BMW dealership in stable condition

The two Willoughby Hills, Ohio, police officers who were shot at a BMW dealership Thursday afternoon are in stable condition.

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ZF CEO details strategy for mobility future

ZF is preparing for an autonomous future by doubling down on what it sees as its primary strengths: mechanical and safety systems.

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Ex-FCA official sold Ferrari as federal probe emerged

A $365,000 Ferrari belonging to Fiat Chrysler's former labor relations chief was sold days after prosecutors first linked him to a $4.5 million embezzlement case.

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Ex-FCA official sold Ferrari amid early probe

A $365,000 Ferrari belonging to Fiat Chrysler's former labor relations chief was sold days after prosecutors first linked him to a $4.5 million embezzlement case.

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CAR names mobility expert Carla Bailo CEO

Carla Bailo, a mobility expert and former executive at Nissan North America, will become CEO of the Center for Automotive Research this fall.

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Toyota plots updates for trucks

Newly established Texas resident Toyota is planning a flood of Tacomas and major updates to body-on-frame vehicles such as the Tundra, Sequoia and 4Runner.

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VW boosts 2018 warranties to 6 years/72,000 miles

VW, looking to add momentum to a rebound in U.S. sales following emissions violations, is expanding warranties that will be twice the duration of those at most competitors.

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UAW accuses Nissan of tracking workers' union sentiments at Miss. plant

The UAW accused Nissan of illegally tracking and rating employees by their union sentiments for years at a Mississippi assembly plant where workers voted down representation last month.

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U.S. NAFTA demands intensify risk of scuttling trade talks

American officials are making proposals on battleground NAFTA issues that Canada and Mexico would never agree to, intensifying doubts of reaching compromise under a tight timeline, according to three officials familiar with the talks.

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Lyft IPO would put investors in self-driving cars, ride services

A ride services IPO will test the belief of many auto industry insiders that individual auto ownership will wane as consumers will sell their cars and rely on mobility services.

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Shooting injures 3 at Ohio BMW dealership

A man began shooting inside a Cleveland-area BMW dealership Thursday. Three people -- including two police officers -- were injured. Authorities are investigating.

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Hurricanes could produce first U.S. sales increase of 2017 ... finally

The storms that battered parts of Texas and Florida in the past month have given automakers a reprieve from two problems that have cast a shadow over them all year: bulging inventories and an oversupply of off-lease vehicles.

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Supreme Court to rehear service advisers' overtime pay dispute

The Supreme Court will hear, for the second time, oral arguments in a case about whether service advisers at car dealerships are eligible for overtime pay.

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Pence says tax cuts will keep manufacturing jobs in U.S.

Vice President Mike Pence touted President Donald Trump's tax reform plan on a trip to auto supplier American Axle in suburban Detroit.

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About 1 in 4 CarMax vehicles has unrepaired recall defect, safety advocates say

More than a quarter of used vehicles for sale at CarMax outlets in three states have unrepaired recall defects, safety advocates said.

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Penske warns of storms' hit to earnings

Penske Automotive Group could face a $6 million pretax loss as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

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FCA Foundation CEO steps down

Lesley Slavitt, who since 2015 served as the CEO of the FCA Foundation, has left the organization. The foundation declined to comment on her departure.

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