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Rebuffed on their federal civil racketeering conspiracy claims, customers of a Belmont, Calif., Mercedes-Benz dealership are pursuing a new suit accusing the store, Sonic Automotive Inc.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz product lineups have grown exponentially in recent years, and for Mercedes, that’s not about to stop. But BMW is more circumspect about further luxury-class fragmentation.

A look at 40- and 25-year dealer anniversaries.

New spy photos suggest that Acura’s midsize TLX looks to be the next model to get the brand’s new face.

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume says the automaker will need the 1,000-plus new employees to produce its first full-electric car.

When the Ford Bronco arrives in 2020, it will have solid axles made at the same plant in Toledo, Ohio, where the axles will be made for the SUV’s main competitor — the next-generation Jeep Wrangler.

Anyone who has spent time in January at CES, the Detroit auto show or the National Automobile Dealers Association convention will realize that things are changing in the auto world far more rapidly than anyone expected.

Airbag supplier Autoliv reportedly accused competitor Takata Corp. of withholding the information Autoliv needs to make a bid to purchase the troubled company.

The 2017 Detroit auto show’s lack of eye-popping reveals might prove to be a good thing for used-car prices, Larry Dixon, an analyst at NADA Used Car Guide, said.