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    Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for July 24

    Tesla Suing Rivian; Bentley Makes 3D Wood Door Inserts; TuSimple Taking Autonomous Trucking Nationwide

    July 24, 2020
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    Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for July 21

    Ford Creates an EV Monster; Ssangyong Teases 1st Production EV; Civic Hatch Pushes Coupe Out the 2-Door

    July 21, 2020
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    Automotive Manufacturing

    Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.

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    Car Dealers, Move to Middle of Sales Funnel

    Reach shoppers when they are interested, but not yet shopped out.

    By Adam Armbruster • July 20, 2020
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    Driver-Monitoring Rules Emerge in Congress

    One proposed measure the Senate and House bills have in common is to order the U.S. Department of Transportation to study the use of driver monitoring systems to minimize or eliminate driver distraction or driver disengagement.

    By July 13, 2020
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    Missing EU Emissions Targets Costly for Automakers

    Daimler reportedly is the manufacturer furthest away from achieving the 2021 European Union target of 95 g/km average fleet emissions of carbon dioxide.

    By July 8, 2020
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    Keep It Clean for Customers’ Sake

    A three-step plan to meet vehicle-sanitation demands.

    By Troy Blackwell • July 7, 2020
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    UAW Chief, Prosecutor Discuss Union Reforms

    The 2-year-old scandal has exposed the UAW’s entrenched leadership to criminal charges of siphoning dues money for personal use.

    By Joseph Szczesny • July 7, 2020
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    Dodge’s 2021 Lineup Slimmed Down, Souped Up

    Dodge is dropping the Dodge Grand Caravan minivan and the Dodge Journey CUV for the 2021 model year, leaving only the 2-door Challenger, 4-door Charger and Durango SUV in the Dodge brand lineup.

    By July 2, 2020
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    June Auto Sales Improve, But Just a Bit

    It’s “a topsy-turvy market” with “so many moving parts,” says Charlie Chesbrough, Cox Automotive’s senior economist.

    By Steven Finlay • June 29, 2020
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    How USMCA Will Affect Auto Industry

    The race is on to comply with inevitable changes coming under new trade agreement among U.S., Mexico and Canada.

    By Ashlie Lopez • June 25, 2020
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    Special Edition Marks Range Rover’s 50th Anniversary

    Just 1,970 units commemorating Land Rover’s original 1970 Range Rover will be available globally.

    By Christian Wardlaw • June 23, 2020
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    Car Dealers Stop ‘Freaking Out’ About Used-Vehicle Sales

    “Early on, there was a lot of concern that the used market was falling apart,” says Len Short, CEO of LotLinx.

    By Steven Finlay • June 17, 2020
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    Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for June 16

    Tesla First to 400!; GM Sees EV Growth Opportunity; Mustang Mach 1 is Back!

    June 16, 2020
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    Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for June 15

    EV Charging Stations Blooming; Mahindra Loses Copyright Lawsuit; Ford Moves Just Bargaining Chips?

    June 15, 2020
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    OEMs, Device Providers Face Off

    Android Automotive seems particularly positioned to penetrate the automotive infotainment market as a universal platform.

    By Fabian Chowanetz • June 9, 2020
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    Minneapolis Among Few Auto Markets That ‘Fell Backwards’

    Most metro markets did well. One in particular didn’t.

    By Steven Finlay • June 8, 2020
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    Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for June 4

    GM Partners w/ CATL in China; U.S. Sales by Propulsion System; Refreshed Hyundai Santa Fe Gets a Bold Grille

    June 4, 2020
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    Ex-UAW President Jones Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

    Jones is the fourteenth defendant to be convicted in connection with the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption within the UAW or relating to illegal payoffs to UAW officials by Fiat Chrysler executives.

    By Joseph Szczesny • June 4, 2020
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    ZF Purchase of WABCO Strengthens Industry’s Shared Future

    Whether it is goods or people that need transport, ZF stands ready to deliver the critical systems and components to do so safely and efficiently.

    By Martin Fischer • June 4, 2020
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    Car Dealerships Sorting Out Online Sales Best Practices

    Issues include establishing a delivery process, executing it without burning up excessive time, designating who makes the runs and guarding against ripoffs.

    By Steven Finlay • June 4, 2020
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    How Auto Brands Can Navigate 2020’s New Realities

    Customer-loyalty initiatives will pay off long after the pandemic dies down.

    By Daniel Parmar • June 2, 2020
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    Auto Sales Opportunities During and After COVID-19

    The COVID-19 crisis is pushing auto dealers into the analytics-driven, customer-centered landscape faster than even the most aggressive pre-pandemic predictions.

    By Andrew Rains • June 1, 2020
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    Six Reasons Auto Sales Didn’t Surge

    The hope was that sales would be higher with the lifting of state-at-home orders in many states.

    By Steven Finlay • May 29, 2020
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    EU Looks to Help Auto Sector Recover From COVID-19

    Auto-industry associations have called for direct European Union funding of “national renewal schemes” aiding auto sector recovery. And the EU seems to be responding.

    By Keith Nuthall • May 29, 2020
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    Five Agile Development Lessons from Will Ferrell

    Not knowing your team’s velocity is like skateboarding into electrical wires: It seems fun at first, eventually hurts, and possibly kills the team.

    By Steve Tengler, Peter Abowd • May 26, 2020