Author: Automotive News n Feed
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Gems in Geneva
Mercedes will contribute to the glitz at the Geneva auto show, while Italdesign, Audi’s design and engineering subsidiary, will present a vehicle that takes shared individual mobility to new heights.
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Automakers dive into new talent pools
Engineers and hobbyists offer a potential source of new talent for companies desperate to staff rapidly expanding autonomous-vehicle programs.
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How Kia’s Stinger got its Italian accent
Where did the inspiration for Kia’s new Stinger luxury hatchback come from? Here’s a hint: It was Italian.
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Would purchase of Opel mean deja vu for PSA?
PSA Group has purchased the loss-making European arm from a U.S automaker before. It didn’t go well.
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Industry&’s record run still has legs
Big discounts and high inventories, a toxic combination for the auto industry in the past, pose less danger today because a healthy economy is keeping U.S. sales at a near-record pace, analysts say.
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Range Rover aims high with Velar
Range Rover’s first midsize SUV, the Velar, will be positioned between the smaller Evoque and the larger Range Rover Sport.
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Self-driving means relief for travelers
In “Keep self-driving tests off public roads” in the Feb. 20 issue, Keith Crain sounds like my 79-year-old mother!
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Used-car depreciation to accelerate
Vehicle depreciation will reach 17.8 percent this year, up from 17.3 percent in 2016 and toward the high end of pre-recession annual depreciation, a report says.
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Post-Ghosn silence will take some getting used to
When Carlos Ghosn officially hands over the baton as CEO of Nissan next month, the car business is going to be a little quieter. Ghosn isn’t retiring.