Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed
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Volvo’s ‘Care’ subscription service coping with its success
Volvo’s early success with its car subscription plan has put the company in an enviable position as automakers tinker with business models that don’t revolve around traditional car ownership.
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GM’s revived credit business helps finance its future
GM Financial is expected to serve as a fount of profits for General Motors to fund investments in emerging technologies.
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Next Mazda3 takes mild hybrid approach
Mazda pulls the curtains on its next-generation Mazda3 small car at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, kicking off a new era of performance-oriented vehicle platforms and Skyactiv-X drivetrains.
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Mercedes returns to roster of Super Bowl advertisers
Mercedes-Benz #8212; whose name adorns the Atlanta stadium where Super Bowl LIII will be played #8212; is returning to the game as an advertiser after sitting out the NFL’s championship showdown in 2018.
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Ford signals more willingness to partner on driverless cars
Ford is open to working with foreign rivals to expand self-driving services internationally, the Financial Times reported.
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Ford open to working with rivals on driverless cars, report says
Ford is open to working with foreign rivals to expand self-driving services internationally, the Financial Times reported.
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Hyundai CEO Wonhee Lee says brand is playing crossover catchup, with an eye on a pickup
Wonhee Lee is pushing Hyundai Motor Co. to introduce a full lineup of crossovers, roll out more electrified vehicles with next-generation batteries, and possibly even offer a pickup.
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VW CEO Herbert Diess says automaker has put most of its diesel emissions scandal in the past
CEO Herbert Diess says that, thanks in part to a global strategy shift to electric vehicles and efforts to clean up its own house after spending more than $30 billion to make things right, VW has put “most” of the diesel scandal in the past.
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GM’s Maven ponders lawnmowers, UFOs as it seeks to diversify beyond cars and trucks
Maven’s current “car sharing marketplace” is the first product in a potential line of shared products for the emerging consumer platform.
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Election could bring more gridlock, tariffs
Auto industry stakeholders looking forward to some postelection progress on legislation and an end to the Trump administration’s tariff volleys should probably expect the opposite.