Discounts to drive U.S. sales to best March since 2000, analysts say

U.S. new-vehicle sales are on pace for the strongest March since 2000, with fast-rising incentives expected to help the industry post its first year-over-year increase of 2017.

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KBB Cars.com top third-party sites in satisfaction, J.D. Power says

A J.D. Power study of third-party websites gave high marks to KBB.com and Cars.com. TrueCar slipped in the study's rankings.

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VW settles 10 U.S. state diesel claims for $157 million

Volkswagen has agreed to pay $157.45 million to settle environmental claims from 10 U.S. states over its excess diesel emissions, as the world's largest automaker looks to move past the scandal.

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Trump administration said to seek modest changes to NAFTA

The Trump administration is seeking mainly limited changes to NAFTA, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an administrative draft proposal circulated in Congress.

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VW cleared by EPA to sell repaired 2015 diesels

Volkswagen said it received approval from the EPA for dealers to sell 2015 model year diesels after updating the vehicles' emissions software.

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Toyota in high-tech hunt for new ZEV materials

Toyota is investing $35 million in a high-tech research program to identify advanced battery materials and fuel-cell catalysts for future zero-emission vehicles.

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Musk gets boost in China from Tencent's 5% Tesla stake

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just gained a massive and well-connected confidant to help him better crack China's auto market: Tencent Holdings Ltd.

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