Author: Lindsay Chappell
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		Japanese company plans amphibious electric carJapan’s behind-the-scenes electronics producer Funai is getting serious about the car business. 
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		As product mix shifts, loyalty dipsShifting consumer preferences last year halted a five-year run in improving brand loyalty across the industry. 
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		Power analyst: There’s gold in usedAt a time of falling industry sales and softening margins, used vehicle sales may offer franchised new-car dealers a big opportunity, says J.D. Power executive Thomas King. 
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		The man who would spoil the incentives partyEconomic gadfly Greg LeRoy says giving automakers tax breaks doesn’t work. 
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		Tesla’s growth needs have developers salivatingTesla remains a low-volume manufacturer, but it is keeping economic development officials guessing what it’s next production needs might be. 
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		Consumer electronics know-how helping automakersAutomakers are getting help from consumer-oriented software firms in improving their cockpit graphics. 
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		Bosch pounds out an Internet of Things futureRobert Bosch is plunging deeper into a new world of Internet-based technologies and vehicle services in a bid to remake itself as what it calls “an IoT company.” 
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		Magna vet plans to transform IACManfred Gingl helped build Magna. Now he’s preparing to jolt IAC to a new level.