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New 2017 Ram Power Wagon – Ultimate Off Roader?

Ram Truck says at the Chicago Auto Show today that it continues to build the best pickups, which may come as news for Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado fans. Continue reading

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Cadillac ‘Global’ Sales Increase 2.2% in January

Calling Cadillac global is exaggerating to the point of absurdity, though. The United States at 10,740 and China at 8,337 accounted for 92% of the total. In the EU – home of luxury powerhouse BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Ferrari – Cadillac sold 93, yes 93 vehicles. Continue reading

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Jeep Portrait Super Bowl Ad Wins ADweek Acclaim

The message was, “We don’t make Jeep, you do.” Continue reading

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Super Bowl Advertisers Mini and Acura NSX Win

Looking at models, Acura NSX (+661%) saw the largest traffic spike of any Super Bowl-advertised vehicle, followed by Buick Cascada (+532%) and Audi R8 (+473%). Caveat here: New and slightly-known vehicles that advertise during the Super Bowl are more likely to see the largest traffic increases because they usually start with a lower average baseline – statistics 101. Continue reading

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Dodge Charger Tire Jacks Recalled for Sill Failures

FCA said it is aware of three hand injuries potentially related to this issue. Continue reading

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Diesel Stink – Volkswagen Postpones Annual Results Report

The timing of the report clarifying the background and responsibilities connected to the diesel emission issue is not affected by this decision. Continue reading

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Toyota Earns $5.4 Billion Profit in Its Fiscal Third Quarter

For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2015 consolidated vehicle sales totaled 6,492,784 units, a decrease of 246,374 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. However, TMS retained its global sales lead over diesel Scandal plagued Volkswagen Group, General Motors. Corp. Continue reading

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Continental SRS Airbag Computer Defect Causes Global Recall

Honda has confirmed two injuries related to this SRS safety defect. Continue reading

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Toyota GAZOO Racing Back in Rally, Endurance, NASCAR

In WEC, 2016 will see the debut of the new Toyota TS050 Hybrid race vehicle, with which the team will aim to recapture the series championship and achieve its first win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. Continue reading

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More VW Exec Changes Due to Diesel Emissions

In his new role, Mr. Geanacopoulos will, as a member of the company’s Board of Directors, continue to serve on the VW’s top executive team dealing with the diesel emissions matter. His regular responsibilities will focus on the VW’s interactions with government and other institutions in the United States on all aspects of public affairs and public policy. He and the government relations team will work from a new office VW will open shortly in downtown Washington, DC. Continue reading

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Toyota Pulls Plug on Scion Brand

“The Scion brand never quite caught on in the way that Toyota hoped it would. By offering Scion products under the Toyota badge, the company can save marketing costs and eliminate what had effectively become a distraction from its core business focus.” Continue reading

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GM Record Net Income of $9.7 B for 2015

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) posted a record 2015 calendar-year net income attributable to common stockholders of $9.7 billion, or $5.91 per diluted share, up from $2.8 billion, or $1.65 per diluted share in 2014. Earnings per share (EPS) adjusted … Continue reading

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Toyota Production Down in Japan Due to Aichi Steel Explosion

An explosion that occurred last month at an Aichi Steel Corporation manufacturing facility has resulted in Toyota Motor Corporation stopping all production on its vehicle assembly lines within Japan from 8 February through 13. Vehicle production on lines outside Japan … Continue reading

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Lamborghini Runs Out of Fuel. Audi Takes GTD at Daytona

In a nail biting GTD finale of the Daytona 24 Hours Magnus Racing produced an Audi victory. This was the second GT class victory for an Audi Sport customer racing team at the endurance race in Florida since 2013. Audi … Continue reading

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US January Vehicle Sales Predicted as Flat

It looks like US January new vehicle sales at 1.1 million would be a -30.2% decrease from December if the forecast is accurate for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.5 million. If true that would be a … Continue reading

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