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- Renault Kwid to Get 1.0L Petrol Engine, AMT Also in the Offing – Ibtimes: French automaker Renault’s small car Kwid is slated to make its India debut during the festival season of this year. The model, which was unveiled in…
- TrueCar does not misuse dealer data – Automotive News: Selling cars is tough, and dealers are good, hardworking people doing all they can to make the car-buying process better. While car buyers believe…
- Ford moves put UAW on roller coaster – Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. has given the UAW some good news and some bad news this month as it prepares for a contentious round of contract…
- Oil drops on concerns of glut in refined products – Reuters: Oil dropped on Monday as signs of a growing glut in refined products outweighed a fall in Saudi crude exports and slower U.S. rig activity.
- New Tesla Roadster to launch in 2019 – Autocar: A new Tesla Roadster will be launched in 2019, company boss Elon Musk has confirmed.
- ITALY: FCA considering Magneti Marrelli sale – Reuters – Just-auto: Reuters is reporting that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is considering selling off its parts making subsidiary Magneti Marelli.
- BRAZIL: Latest Ford Focus same as in other markets – Just-auto: Apart from the usual regional variations to suit buyer preferences and local regulations, Ford has fulfilled its promise of producing and/or selling cars in Brazil identical to those sold in other markets under the One Ford policy begun on former global CEO Alan Mulally’s watch.
- Audi Gives $193 Million in Financial Aid to Dealers in China – Bloomberg Business – Bloomberg: An Audi car is being repaired at an Audi repair center in Shanghai. … to its dealers in China as demand for luxury vehicles slows in its largest market,…
- Chevrolet clears space for a new crossover – Automotive News: General Motors plans to add a new Chevy crossover that will be slotted above the compact Equinox and below the full-size Traverse, according to three people familiar with the plan.
- Town uses tax funds to spur car sales – Automotive News: The Shop Libertyville Rewards program gives consumers up to $200 in gift certificates when they buy or lease new vehicles from any dealership in Libertyville.
- New Mercedes C-class coupe to swap space for sportiness – Automotive News: Mercedes-Benz will trade practical benefits for more sporty exterior styling on the redesigned C-class coupe due in the U.S. next spring.
- BMW settles suit over demo vehicle warranties – Automotive News: BMW of North America has settled a class-action suit on behalf of buyers of more than 104,000 dealership demo vehicles that were sold as new…
- What Honda-US settlement changes – Automotive News: The federal government’s settlement with American Honda Finance Corp. for alleged discriminatory auto lending was a smaller victory for the…
- Buick awaits compact crossover, droptop – Automotive News – Automotive News: 12:01 am ET. General Motors will keep Buick’s product portfolio fed with imports and vehicles developed for GM’s overseas markets.
- Hachigo holding out for a Civic Type R – Automotive News: When Takahiro Hachigo returned to Japan in March after years overseas to be Honda’s new CEO, he didn’t rush out to buy a new car. Indeed, the…