AUGUST 9, 2017

Cadillac Super Cruise Superb Step Toward Autonomy

The driver can pull his hands from the wheel, peek out the window here and there and let adaptive cruise control manage the following distance of cars ahead.

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Survey Shows Smart Technology Clicks With Customers

The Cooper Solutions poll finds 56% of vehicle buyers surveyed believe dealers who use smart technology make car buying more efficient. On the flip side, 73% say dealers who don’t use technology for the customer’s benefit are not being as professional as they could be.

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Hyundai Union Workers in Korea Plan Partial Strikes

The Hyundai Branch of the Korea Metal Workers Union says members will strike for two hours on both the day and afternoon shifts Aug. 10 and Aug. 14. The union has staged partial strikes in each of the past three years.

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Russian Light-Vehicle Sales Come on Strong in July

“Double-digit growth on the Russian car market continues for the third month in a row, unabated by the arrival of the peak holiday season,” says Chairman Joerg Schreiber of the Association of European Businesses Automobile Manufacturers Committee.

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Parking Service Promises Driveway Owners Easy Money

U.K.-based YourParkingSpace.co.uk is urging people with empty driveways to rent out their space to supplement their income. More than 20,000 people across the region are renting out a total of 250,000 parking spaces, driveways or garages.

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German State of Lower Saxony Urged to Sell VW Stake

The liberal Free Democratic Party, saying conflicts of interest could curtail Lower Saxony's oversight of the scandal-ridden automaker, suggests the German state sell its 59 million shares in VW.

India's Tata Motors Reports 42% Jump in Q1 Profit

The automaker says income for the April-June quarter was down 10%, but it finished the period in the black thanks to a one-time charge related to subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover's pension plans.

Workers Ask VW to Create New Car Model

Volkswagen's powerful labor unions, concerned about a shortfall in capacity utilization at the automaker's German plants, say a new model for local production should be created.

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