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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Say Hello to the Electric Model T

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Fast, smartly designed and offering a range of 238 miles, the Chevy Bolt makes every other electric car aimed at mainstream buyers obsolete.

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'17 Chevy Bolt

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With an official range of 238 miles, the Chevy Bolt can travel two or three times the distance of current mainstream electric vehicles. Roomy, fast and fun to drive, it promises to redefine the affordable EV market.

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Daimler Makes Big EV Investment, BMW Uses Autonomy in Production, Formula 1’s New Champion

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See Sales and Powertrain Forecasts, Lightweighting Update and More
See our latest U.S. sales and powertrain forecasts, an update on lightweighting advancements, and an address from Paul Traub, senior economist for the Federal Reserve. Plus, our quarterly WardsAuto Barometer presenting our perspective on automaker performance for the next quarter and beyond. Network with your peers, and meet the WardsAuto analysts and editors. Limited seating remains – REGISTER NOW!

Demand for New, Used Cars Reflects Botswana’s Rise

Soaring sales of both new and used cars in a country of just over 2 million people has carried over to related businesses – parts sales shops, sales of parts salvaged from scrapped cars and insurance companies.

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Elite Group of Lexus Dealers Out to Change the World

Lexus Plus alters the traditional F&I operation that typically is a separate dealership department.

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VW Brands Vie for Inside Track in EV Development Post-Dieselgate

An unnamed executive says there is "a cut-throat" battle among Volkswagen divisions for leadership in development and production of the next generation of electric vehicles.

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BMW Reportedly Plans Fivefold Boost in Venture Capital Fund

A BMW board member tells a German newspaper the automaker is raising the size of its BMW i Ventures capital fund from €100 million to €530 million and relocate from New York to Silicon Valley.

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Volkswagen, Algerian Importer Sign Local Assembly JV

Volkswagen will hold a minority stake in its JV with its Algerian importer SOVAC to build a $170 million plant that will build Volkswagen, VW Commercial Vehicles, SEAT and Skoda cars and trucks.

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