Fading CLS gets fifth seat, new 6-cylinder

Mercedes-Benz hopes to reverse a significant U.S. sales decline for the car when the third generation arrives next fall.

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BMW says Roadster will be top-selling i8

BMW expects its new i8 roadster to dominate the sales mix in the i8 plug-in hybrid family when it goes on sale in the spring. The open-top two-seater will join a freshened version of the i8 coupe also going on sale in the spring.

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Kia, Alfa finalists for North American vehicles of the year for first time

Kia and Alfa Romeo have for the first time ever been named finalists for the North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards.

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Mulvaney juggles CFPB and budget office; court rejects bid to block Trump appointment

It's a busy time to be Mick Mulvaney. Even before the president's budget director also had to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he faced a daunting December.

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Automakers pledge ethical minerals sourcing for electric cars

Leading carmakers including Volkswagen and Toyota pledged to uphold ethical and socially responsible standards in their purchases of minerals for an expected boom in electric vehicle production.

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Mulvaney juggles CFPB and budget office; court rejects bid to block Trump appointment

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Taco truck halts GM autonomous car's cruise through city streets

A self-driving Chevy Bolt drove more than two miles in San Francisco in its media debut, but double-parked cars and traffic cones tripped up the computer driver, and a taco truck stumped the machine.

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