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Car companies pull up stakes
In an earlier time it would be considered heresy: General Motors' GM Cadillac is thinking about moving its sales and marketing operations from Detroit to--of all places--Manhattan. Cadillac, after all,...
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Automakers report a mixed bag of September sales
It was a mixed bag for car sales in September, with some carmakers seeing continued growth, while others saw sales skid. A total of 1.24 million units were sold last month. Chrysler sold 169,890...
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Car fuel efficiency hits historic high with Mazda, Nissan leading way
Automakers raised the fuel efficiency of their new models last year to record levels, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But they still fall far short of President Obama's goal 54.5...
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Nissan’s turn from the eccentric to the mainstream
Critics have been stretching to find just the right words to describe the Juke, a small crossover made by Nissan. When the updated 2015 model was shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November,...
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5 must-see cars at the Detroit auto show
Of the many global auto shows each year, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit still ranks as the granddaddy, a winter festival in the Motor City for new vehicle models and their...
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Japan’s Big Three are still bullish on pickups
Japanese automakers, fighting a long and so far frustrating battle to sell pickup trucks in the U.S., are nevertheless refusing to surrender. Last week's press preview of the North American...
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Why Mexican auto dealers are moving north
Mexico isn't just breaking monthly records for automotive production and vehicle exports. Latin America's second biggest economy after Brazil is showing it can market and sell cars, not just build and...
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The Google-Apple connected car battle has begun
The next platform battle has begun and it’s being waged inside the car. This week, GM’s Chevrolet and Hyundai announced plans to add technologies that will deliver smartphone functionality to the...
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Old electric car batteries will have a big future. Here’s why
Finding a way to reuse old electric car batteries has been a longtime goal for the auto and clean energy industries. Now, after years of research, potential solutions are starting to gain momentum. On...
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Here are the 5 cars you’re most likely to rent
When it comes to renting cars, your options are sometimes limited -- as much as you may want to end up in a Corvette, you’re more likely to find yourself in something a bit more pedestrian. This is...
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Honda, Toyota, Nissan want to change how you fill up the tank
The lack of fueling stations is one of the bigger--and more expensive--challenges that stand in the way of the widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered cars. In geographically massive places like the...
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Millennials can’t buy enough of these used cars
The Pontiac Aztek--often cited as one of the ugliest cars of all time--is having a comeback even though the midsized crossover hasn’t been in production since 2005. The culprit: shoppers age 18 to 34,...
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How Nissan uses robots, Mariah Carey, and volcanic dust to sell more crossovers
Crossover vehicles--that mashup between an SUV and a passenger car--are designed to attract buyers looking for that city-meets-country sweet spot. Not too bulky or too small. Spacious enough for the...
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Volkswagen’s sales rose last month despite emissions scandal
Volkswagen’s sales in the U.S. were up 0.56% year-over-year in September, despite the company’s emissions test scandal. That’s unimpressive growth compared to rival automakers. Ford’s September sales...
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These are Tesla’s new autopilot features
Starting on Thursday, Tesla cars will be able to parallel park, steer, and change lanes on highways for their drivers using computing, software, mapping data, and sensors. The new features, called...
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Why Nissan Turned a Car Into a Sony Video Game Controller
Nissan and partner agency TBWA\Helsinki have built the world's first automobile video game controller. Using a parked Nissan Qashqai crossover SUV plugged into a Sony PlayStation 4 game console, gamers...
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Why Google and Ford Would Want to Team Up on Self-Driving Cars
Could a game-changing deal between Internet giant Google and automotive behemoth Ford usher in a new era of self-driving cars? If such a partnership is true, it could help Google move much more swiftly...
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What It’s Like to Ride in Nissan’s Self-Driving Electric LEAF
“Stop, stop, stop,” Nissan engineer Tetsuya Iijima repeats quietly, with only a slight touch of worry in his voice, as the self-driving car that he and a group of journalists are riding in creeps...
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How Tesla and Nissan’s Self-Parking Cars Foreshadow a Coming Auto War
Last week, Japanese automaker Nissan showed off a prototype of a mobile app that could automatically park a LEAF electric car without a driver. Sensors and cameras helped the car find an open parking...
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Anonymous Hacks Nissan Site to Support Whales
The hacking collective Anonymous has targeted Nissan in its ongoing fight against the killing of whales and dolphins in Japan. Anonymous took responsibility on Wednesday for hacking and ultimately...
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