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    Autoline Daily 2019: Top Industry News for April 23

    Tesla Autopilot Capabilities Grow; PSA Continues to Turn Opel Around; Ford Trademarks the Name "Scout"

    April 23, 2019
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    New Avis Partnership Takes Pain Out Of Parking By Putting It In App

    Rental car company partners with parking service provider Arrive to help drivers find, reserve and pay for parking to save time and money, while businesses can better manage travel expenses.

    By Doug Newcomb • April 23, 2019
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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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    GPS Spoofing Mystery Affirms Need for Protection

    The spoofing of GPS systems at the Geneva Motor Show gave us an unfortunate example of how vulnerable vehicles are to “spoofery.”

    By Roi Mit • April 23, 2019
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    Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for April 22

    Honda Cuts Accord Production; Jose Munoz Joins Hyundai; BYD Creates Electric Supercar

    April 22, 2019
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    Winning the Talent War in a Changing Industry

    With outside pressures threatening long-established organizations such as those in the automotive industry, in addition to an increased pool of employer options, it is critical for companies to create an authentic, trusted brand that embodies its employees’ experiences.

    By Janet Tabor • April 22, 2019
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    Genesis Mints New Concept in New York

    “Innovative UX” can be found inside the all-electric coupe, including seven screens mounted on or around the steering wheel.

    By April 16, 2019
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    Mitsubishi’s U.S. Chief Has Big Plans for Brand

    Mitsubishi is targeting “90-plus” percent coverage of the U.S. market, says Fred Diaz, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors of America. “With this coverage, I know for a fact we can double our sales,” he says – without specifying a time frame.

    By April 16, 2019
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    Insane Way to Recruit Car Dealership Sales Pros

    The negotiating culture is a hurdle young and talented people aren’t going to consider leaping over.

    By Mark Rikess of Rikess Group • April 15, 2019
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    Aston Martin Supercars Pair Off

    Aston Martin is building 19 units each of the futuristic DBS GT Zagato and the throwback DB4 GT Zagato Continuation to each customer’s specifications. The “DBZ Centenary Collection” will be sold in pairs.

    By Giancarlo Perini • April 11, 2019
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    Brazil Auto Industry Pleased Incentives Plan Intact

    Route 2030, a 14-year offer of tax credits worth billions of dollars to auto and auto-parts manufacturers in Brazil, has been eagerly anticipated as the industry struggles to grow sustainably following the country’s exit from recession in 2017.

    By Ciara Long • April 10, 2019
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    Citroën Gearing Up to Enter India Market

    CEO Linda Jackson says the brand will introduce a range of entirely new models, with the first of them slated to come to market by the end of 2021.

    By April 8, 2019
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    Chevy Lands Twice on Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart

    The No.1 ad for the week of March 25 showcases real Chevy owners (not actors) who recently have switched to the brand, and the fourth-place commercial shows how people from all walks of life depend on the Chevy Silverado.

    By April 3, 2019
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    Ram Strong While Other FCA Brands Struggle in March

    The March results take FCA further from the business of selling cars as 90% of the monthly sales mix was light trucks, including pickups, SUVs, CUVs and minivans.

    By Tom Murphy • April 2, 2019
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    What Dealership Salespeople Should Really Do

    Too many salespeople wait to be told what to do, while their managers wonder why they aren’t doing their jobs.

    By Richard Libin • April 2, 2019
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    Autoline Daily 2019: Top Industry News for March 27

    Geely Nearing Deal to Buy Stake in Smart; China Slashes EV Subsidies; Lincoln Corsair to Debut in NY

    March 27, 2019
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    DrivingSales Confab Looks at Car Dealers as Disruptors

    Presidents Club Keynote speaker Luke Williams, an NYU professor, will tell how dealers can transform their business before market forces do.

    By Steven Finlay • March 27, 2019
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    Gestamp Inaugurates New Plant in Mexico

    The new plant includes hot-stamping production capabilities and Gestamp’s first hydroforming press in North America.

    By March 26, 2019
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    Autoline Daily 2019: Top Industry News for March 22

    New Porsche Cayenne Coupe; Why Bosch Isn't Splitting Its Business; GM Invests Millions to Build EVs and AVs

    March 22, 2019
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    UAW Ready for Fight in 2019 Contract Talks

    Major issues such as pensions and health care slip into the background as newer concerns such as the increasing use of temporary workers and technological changes engulfing the industry weigh on the 130,000 unionized workers at General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler US.

    By Joseph Szczesny • March 20, 2019
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    Autoline Daily: Industry News for March 19

    Ford Riding Success of Big SUVs, Tesla Cancels Mid Range Model 3, Maybach SUV Headed for Production

    March 19, 2019
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    Robo-Taxis Pose More Questions Than Answers

    What may be more unclear is whether robo-taxis will fulfill their promise of reducing traffic congestion, as ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft with their human pilots arguably have failed to do.

    By James M. Amend • March 19, 2019
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    Karma, Pininfarina Team Up for Shanghai Show

    A Pininfarina-designed concept car, along with a next-generation luxury electric Revero and an all-electric Karma Vision concept, will debut at Shanghai.

    By Alan Harman • March 19, 2019
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    Autoline Daily: Industry News for March 18

    Cadillac Reveals CT5 Sedan; Trump Attacks GM Over Plant Closing; BMW To Supply INEOS With Engines

    March 18, 2019
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    Varroc Opens Morocco Plant, Poland R&D Office

    In addition to Morocco, Plymouth, MI-based Varroc has expanded its manufacturing footprint in Brazil, Bulgaria, Turkey and Vietnam since the beginning of 2018.

    By March 15, 2019
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    EU Bank Investing in Green-Car Lightweighting

    The European Investment Bank says Cikautxo will use the investment to create “sustainable production processes enabling the development of innovative products to help manufacture less-polluting vehicles” at its plants in four European countries.

    By Jens Kastner • March 12, 2019