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First Drive: '15 Chevrolet Bolt EV

The bright-line item is how buttoned-up the Bolt feels. It drives as solidly as it looks, because it was done from scratch and doesn’t carry any unnecessary weight.

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China Not That Cheap Any More, Automated Braking to Be Standard, Honda’s Innovative Manufacturing

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Toyota Dominates Most Engaging Auto Ads Chart

A goofy Scion ad squeezes in at No.2 between two Toyota spots touting 0% financing.

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Software, Autonomous Tech to Raise Vehicle-Recall Stakes

Stout Risius Ross data shows design-related defects were blamed in 60% of U.S. recalls in recent years, a leading-edge indicator that advanced technology and integration issues are becoming big factors.

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Call It Automation, Not Autonomy, Experts Plead

Autonomy may conjure disturbing images in the minds of consumers of people grabbing a few winks in the back seat on their morning commute.

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Mahindra Counters Dieselgate With New Engine Lineup

The automaker has developed two new, versatile multipurpose platforms, one due this year and the next in 2017. It also is working on six small eco-friendly engines, three diesels and three gasoline models.

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EV Automaker, Chinese Government Sign R&D Deal

Nevs, whose holdings include Swedish automaker Saab, will work with a subsidiary of China's State Grid Corp. on R&D but has no firm orders yet for electric vehicles.

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European Automakers Look to Aluminum to Cut Emissions

Industry group European Aluminum predicts the amount of the lightweight, recyclable metal in European cars will increase to an average 396 lbs. as part of a drive to cut carbon-dioxide emissions.

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China Market Evaporating, BMW Exec Says

Chief Financial Officer Friedrich Eichiner says demand for the automaker's luxury models in the world's biggest car market has bottomed out following inventory reductions that have freed up working capital.

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