Category: Motor Age Articles
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Volvo’s subscription fight with dealers escalates
Volvo has assured dealers that it will roll out a 2.0 version of its nationwide Care by Volvo subscription program. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy unhappy dealers in California.
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‘Catastrophic’ Brexit scenario looms larger
Automakers are now bracing for their most feared outcome: the U.K. leaving the EU on March 29 with no deal at all.
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How Reuss is re-engineering GM’s product team
At General Motors, Mark Reuss’ mission is the equivalent of overhauling an engine while it’s running: changing GM’s vehicle development process to support a broad pivot to electric vehicles while keeping the core operations humming.
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Capital-area dealers uneasy over shutdown
Gridlock in Washington isn’t just a political problem. Auto dealerships in the capital region are beginning to sense the economic effects of the partial government shutdown.
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Under shiny new surfaces are daring design cues
It was easy to miss some of the design cues around the Detroit auto show this. But from taillights to body lines, they were daring.
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Lyft-Magna’s AV team in it for the long haul
Lyft and Magna formed a partnership last year to develop autonomous vehicles, but the two companies are not putting any dates on when their co-developed self-driving systems will be ready for the road.
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A wrench in group’s plans to restructure
A judge’s ruling that Ford Motor Credit can reclaim vehicles worth up to $90 million from bankrupt Texas dealership group Reagor Dykes likely will torpedo the retailer’s latest attempts to restructure.
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Ghosn promises not to flee Japan if released on bail
If granted bail, ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said he would remain in a Tokyo apartment and wear a tracking device to monitor his whereabouts, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Kia and Cadillac join three-row circus
How will the Telluride, XT6 and others make their mark in a category that’s already brimming with three-row crossover options?
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Alliance partners turn up the heat on Ghosn
Nissan and Mitsubishi are now weighing a civil suit seeking damages from the ousted chairman, apart from the potential prison time he faces in his criminal cases.