APRIL 1, 2016

Fear of Quality Missteps Keeps Titan Trickling Into Dealers

The second generation of Nissan’s fullsize pickup will be slowly filling dealer lots this year, with a wide variety of variants still to come.

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Autonomous Vehicles in Former B-24 Bomber Site’s Future

Southeast Michigan’s Willow Run site, former home of WWII B-24 bomber assembly and postwar vehicle and component production, looks to a bright future as the center for autonomous-vehicle testing in North America.

Tesla’s Model 3 Bids to Grow Electric-Vehicle Market

The long-anticipated EV will have a $35,000 starting price point before tax breaks and a single-charge range of at least 215 miles (346 km). Deliveries are to begin in late 2017.

Lexus to Test One-Price Selling in U.S. Pilot Program

Eleven dealers have signed on for the LexusPlus program, which aims to bring luxury-level hospitality to the new-car showroom. The pilot project follows a growing industry trend among upscale brands to offer buyers more personalized, concierge-type services.

Change or Risk Extinction, Hyundai Executive Warns Dealers

The automaker’s U.S. CEO says one-price selling and other changes to the retail model are needed – and fast – if new-vehicle dealers are to ward off competition from emerging-technology competitors.

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Ongoing coverage of the 2016 10 Best Engines winners, including January's award ceremony.

Retail Sales Strong, But Warning Signs Emerging

Incentives, loan rates and leasing are on the rise and could pose problems for industry profitability in coming years, data and analytics firm J.D. Power says.

BMW May Boost Russian Output in Face of Sales Slide

Longtime contract assembler Avtotor is launching a new automotive cluster in the Kaliningrad region with initial capacity of 100,000 cars and some may be BMW models.

Volvo Recalling 3,316 Cars in Russia

Russia's technical-safety regulator says cars being recalled by the Swedish automaker may have faulty electronics systems.

Future Telematics Could Aid Vehicle Appraisers

If a car owner drives hard or goes over lots of potholes, a tracking system could duly note that.

Amazon, Microsoft Staking Claims to Data for Autonomous Cars

The online-retailing and software giants are negotiating with HERE, a digital-mapping business owned by several German automakers developing self-driving cars, to supply cloud-computing services.

EV Designed to Spark U.K. Kids’ Interest in Cars

Besides teaching safety, Young Driver hopes the downsized EV will help stem the exodus away from driving that has seen U.K. 17- to 21-year-olds with driver’s licenses decline from 44% in the early 1990s to 29% in 2014.

Emissions Issues Prompt VW India Recall

The recall covers nearly 3,900 Vento sedans with 1.5L diesel engines that tests showed sometimes emitted carbon monoxide exceeding threshold limits.

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