Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed
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Why Ford will stop selling Explorers in smaller overseas markets
The automaker is adjusting where it sells certain models and is reducing the number of available parts on a number of vehicles as it looks to maximize profits amid a global restructuring.
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Analytics firms uses data to help make roads safer near schools
A leading traffic analytics company has compiled a detailed portrait of driver behavior on roads surrounding more than 125,000 schools across the country.
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Key House Democrat demands changes to new NAFTA deal
President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico needs changes to win support from Democrats, according to a senior House Democrat in line to influence trade policy in the new Congress.
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Karma partners with online car-shopping platform
Karma Automotive, formerly Fisker Automotive, has partnered with Drive Motors, an online car-shopping and financing platform, in an effort to expand its scope despite its small dealership count.
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Why the EPA is giving auto dealerships a break on airbag disposal rules
The EPA will waive some hazardous waste regulations for auto dealerships and other businesses disposing of airbags in hopes of ensuring proper disposal of potentially deadly Takata airbag inflators.
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Can Lime make car-sharing work like its scooters?
Lime, the scooter startup company that has spread bikes and scooters around the country over the last year, will start spreading around Lime-branded cars, too.
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Redesigned 2020 Kia Soul stays funky for Los Angeles Auto Show
Kia keeps its boxy Soul urban runabout true to its funky inner spirit with the unveiling of the third generation at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Elon Musk’s ‘Teslaquila’ prompts sobering opposition from the tequila industry
Elon Musk and Mexico’s tequila producers could be headed for a collision after the drink’s industry group opposed the Tesla CEO’s efforts to trademark an alcoholic drink dubbed “Teslaquila.”
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Walmart partners with Ford on autonomous vehicles
Ford and Walmart have started a joint pilot to explore how the companies can use self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries and other consumer goods.
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Why Daimler is opening a second randd center in China
Daimler plans to invest 1.1 billion yuan ($158.23 million) in a second randd center in Beijing to help accelerate localization of Mercedes vehicles in China.