Honda CEO sees partnerships as key to tackling rapid change

Honda Motor Co. CEO Takahiro Hachigo is steering a course to boost sales of popular products while also working with outside partners to enter the future world of electric vehicles and fuel cell technology.

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CDK tool helps #1 Cochran streamline service

The service departments at #1 Cochran, a 24-store group in western Pennsylvania, used to have a software logjam.

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GM gets patent for pedestrian protection airbag

General Motors has been granted a U.S. patent for an exterior airbag designed to protect pedestrians during a crash.

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How fast is the automotive landscape changing?

The epochal era of owning and driving an automobile -- over a century old -- is about to get smaller and smaller in America's rearview mirror. But let's not overstate the case, either.

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Uber's SoftBank deal may smooth road ahead for scarred startup

Tech billionaire Masayoshi Son just hitched a ride with Uber. But it's the ride-hailing company that's starting what it hopes is a new, less-bumpy journey.

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GM wins ruling that could narrow ignition-switch litigation

General Motors won a court ruling that could reduce the private litigation it faces over flawed vehicle ignition-switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths and triggered a massive recall.

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Mexico extends used-car import rules to help domestic sales

Mexico extended rules that impose restrictions on the importation of used autos, to bolster domestic sales amid uncertainty over trade ties with the United States, the country's top export market.

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