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MARCH 25, 2016

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Despite Lack of Demand, Mitsubishi Debuts New PHEV

2016 New York International Auto Show
Changing times and consumer education may nudge up PHEV demand, a Mitsubishi executive says.

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Autonomy Could Help Improve Efficiency, GM Showing More Discipline, VW and Regulators Can’t Agree

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Ghosn Takes Infiniti to Task

2016 New York International Auto Show
Ghosn won’t address whether Infiniti’s previously stated goal of achieving 500,000 global sales by 2020 still is in the cards.

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2016 New York International Auto Show: Shots From Floor

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Scenes from the floor of the 2016 New York International Auto Show.

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New Mazda MX-5 RF Crosses Over to ‘Dark’ Side

2016 New York International Auto Show
Design Director Julien Montousse says the sports car sports a new attitude.

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Hyundai: We May Need to Incentivize Ioniq

2016 New York International Auto Show
“Nothing anymore sells itself, but the (low) fuel prices definitely create a situation where demand is lower than we’d like to see it,” Hyundai’s U.S. CEO says.

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U.S. Extends BMW Deadline to Get Replacement Airbag Inflators

The deadline for the German automaker is being extended to Aug. 31 because a replacement driver-side air bag inflator made by a supplier other than Takata failed during testing.

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Car Dealers Poised to Fix Cars of Tomorrow

2016 New York International Auto Show
They will drive themselves, but autonomous vehicles will need repair work, says NADA president.

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Automating Accounts Receivable Maximizes Cash Flow, Minimizes Risk

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The same design ingenuity that is applied to automotive products can be used to improve the performance of back-office processes.

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U.S. Judge Sets April 21 Deadline for VW Diesel Fix

A settlement could involve fixing some or all of the roughly 580,000 U.S. vehicles or payments to consumers through buybacks and other options.

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UAW Union Membership Rises 1.3% in 2015

The union's membership still is down dramatically from the more than 700,000 members it had in 2002.

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