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OCTOBER 20, 2016

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GM Polishes Aftermarket Unit to High Shine

A rising tide lifts all boats, but GM also credits its aftermarket success with a sharper focus on the segment and significantly higher retail sales at Chevy.

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Tesla Cranks Autonomy Up to 5, Chevrolet Has a Case of the Blues, Chinese Consumers Hate That New Car Smell

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Toyota’s latest plug-in version of its venerable Prius hybrid has great bang-for-the-buck, and comes at a time when plug-ins are the hottest green-car segment.

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The second generation of Toyota's plug-in Prius has the same far-out styling as the fourth-generation Prius liftback, with some slight tweaks to give it a unique appearance.

Tesla: Self-Driving Hardware Built Into All Future Cars

The company says that its Model S and Model X electric cars are already being produced with the new hardware, which includes eight cameras, 12 updated sensors, and radar with faster processing.

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New Tech Center Builds Canadian Firm’s Michigan Presence

Global metal supplier Martinrea International is opening a technical center in Michigan to better support the needs of its automotive customers.

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Fiat India Must Recover From Self-Inflicted Wounds

Fiat India offers about 35 variants of six models, none of them in the growing SUV segment. That limited lineup puts the automaker near the bottom of a list of more than 35 companies that offer nearly 800 variants of their models in India.

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China's Geely Shows Global Ambitions, Launches New SUV in Germany

The Lynk, made in China, will go on sale at home in 2017, followed by Europe and the United States in 2018.

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VW Brand Chief Eyes Billions in Cost Cuts by 2021

Europe's biggest carmaker needs to come up with savings at high-cost operations in Germany to help fund a shift to electric cars and self-driving vehiclesm while facing billions of euros in costs from its emissions scandal.

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Nissan's Ghosn Officially CEO of Mitsubishi, Eyes Synergies

Ghosn says Nissan's new partnership with Mitsubishi will deliver $231 million in synergies in fiscal 2017.

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Report Touts Bigger Oz Role in Intelligent Mobility

The Australian Driverless Vehicle initiative is proposing a 5-year funding and incentive package focused on research, development, demonstration and deployment similar to the U.K.’s £100 million Intelligent Mobility Fund.

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