AUGUST 3, 2017

A special scrappage program and an offer to upgrade emissions systems of cars already on the road are among efforts by the German automaker to counter the anti-diesel forces mounting in Europe.

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Tesla & BMW Q2 Earnings, Mercedes 3D Prints Metal Parts, Developing Odyssey's Magic Slide Seats

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Americans Missing at MBS NAFTA Session

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
The Center for Automotive Research tried repeatedly to line up an American official to participate in this week’s discussion of the free-trade agreement at a conference in Michigan. Canadian and Mexican representatives carried on without a U.S. spokesman.

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Me and My PHEV Minivan (But No Prisoners)

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
The Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid makes the grade in various subjects, the first one being fuel economy, during a trek to Traverse City.

Pop Classic Helps Hyundai Boast Most-Viewed Car Ad

In Hyundai’s top-ranked ad, the automaker promises sweeter, more fun-filled commutes for owners of the newly redesigned Sonata.

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German Automakers to Phase Out Diesel, Continental Predicts

The supplier says German automakers are shifting their focus to electric cars and autonomous technology and away from combustion engines, which they could quit developing as early as 2023.

Kiefer Introduces the Changing GM

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
The Chevrolet Bolt battery-electric vehicle was designed specifically for autonomy, and GM is the first company to actually build an autonomous vehicle in a high-volume factory, Kiefer says.

French Automaker PSA Maps Out North American Reentry

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
“It’s dramatic to say we are doing it from scratch; there has been a lot of planning,” says Larry Dominique, CEO of the recently established PSA North America.

New Mobility Could Change Future CAFE Rules

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
Both sides seem to realize new trends in personal mobility – not politics – may make the 45-year-old CAFE standards obsolete.

Consumers Command Industry, Toyota Sales Chief Says

2017 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
Focus on the retail buyer is the only way to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving automotive market, Toyota’s North American sales chief says.

BMW's Q2 Profit Beats Forecasts

The automaker says demand for its motorcycles and new 5-Series cars compensated for a slowdown in luxury-car sales in the U.S. and left second-quarter profits 7.5% ahead of year-ago.

Oz Consumer Group Finds Flaws in Takata Recall

The consumer group Choice says it found at least five automakers in Australia have recalled their vehicles over dangerous airbags, only to refit them with a similarly defective product.

Electric Propulsion Gaining Traction in China

Fourin, a Japan-based market-research group, expects production capacity for battery-powered passenger vehicles, both pure EVs and plug-in hybrids, to grow to 3.8 million units in 2020, up from 1.0 million in 2016.

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