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Takata expands U.S. airbag recall
07 January 2018, 08:00Takata, the parts supplier that sparked the largest auto recall in history, called back 3.3 million airbags as part of a federal order that scheduled repairs of the potentially deadly devices.
Why VW sliced its Tiguan prices
07 January 2018, 08:00With new independence granted from headquarters in Wolfsburg, VW's North America CEO, Hinrich Woebcken, believes the key to success is to put the "Volks" back in Volkswagen.
Former Toyota President Tatsuro Toyoda dies at 88
06 January 2018, 08:00Tatsuro Toyoda, the second son of Toyota Motor Corp.'s founder and whose short tenure as the company president in the 1990s was marked by health issues, has died at 88.
Ex-Tesla CEO still focuses on battery integration
06 January 2018, 08:00Former Tesla CEO Martin Eberhard is still fully engaged in electric vehicle technology. The CIO of startup Inevit, working on EV battery systems, is also advising Chinese EV startup SF Motors.
App predicts when dealers' used cars will sell
06 January 2018, 08:00An app uses artificial intelligence to help dealers predict when a specific vehicle will sell, based on local market conditions, features and pricing.
Suppliers push automakers to take V2V lead
06 January 2018, 08:00Without a federal mandate, V2V technology may end up being a good idea at the wrong time.
China drives Cadillac to near-record sales
06 January 2018, 08:00Cadillac delivered 356,467 vehicles worldwide in 2017, a 16 percent increase over 2016, and nearly enough to match the luxury's brand 1978 sales peak.
China pushes for artificial intelligence in cars
05 January 2018, 08:00China aims to implement artificial intelligence technology in at least half of all its new cars by 2020 and cover 90 percent of its big cities and highways with a wireless network.
Kalanick to sell some of his Uber stake
05 January 2018, 08:00Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick plans to sell about 29 percent of his stake in the ride-hailing company, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
VW cuts price of 3-row Tiguan in conquest move
05 January 2018, 08:00VW is lowering the price of the new three-row Tiguan by $600 to $2,180, depending on the trim level, to better "conquest customers" in the highly competitive compact crossover market.