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GM rolls out $10,000 discount on Escalade to fend off Lincoln Navigator
16 April 2018, 08:00General Motors is stepping up its defense of the Escalade SUV by offering $10,000 discounts to some current customers to keep them from straying to the hot-selling new Lincoln Navigator.
South Korea minister says GM needs to survive on own in long-term
16 April 2018, 08:00South Korea's finance minister said that public funds could be used to support GM Korea only if it was clear that the business could survive on its own long term .
'Holy grail' platform coming into Ford's Focus
16 April 2018, 08:00The new Focus compact that rolled out in London and China last week debuts Ford's global version of Volkswagen's much acclaimed MQB modular architecture, a central element of Ford's stated aim to achieve $4 billion in engineering efficiencies over...
Mitsubishi COO Trevor Mann sees Renault-Nissan alliance enabling big strides
16 April 2018, 08:00Trevor Mann foresees the automaker flirting with the 300,000 mark as it introduces new products such as the Eclipse Cross and begins to roll out vehicles on platforms shared with Renault-Nissan around 2021.
Icahn's payoff could get even bigger
15 April 2018, 08:00Billionaire investor Carl Icahn takes Federal-Mogul to Tenneco, giving him a rich new role at Tenneco in the process.
New CAFE targets won't slow pace on engine randd
15 April 2018, 08:00The Trump administration may be intent on lowering U.S.
VW's new way to sell Jetta
15 April 2018, 08:00With the new Jetta, Volkswagen is moving away from the brand's traditional premium pricing in the compact sedan segment.
VW CEO Diess on tap to become Audi chairman
15 April 2018, 08:00The Volkswagen Group's new CEO, Herbert Diess, will likely take the reins of luxury division Audi's supervisory board next month, sources at the company say.
Nissan, DeNA expect early 2020s self-driving taxi rollout
14 April 2018, 08:00To work through the technical challenges of getting into the robotaxi business, Nissan has partnered with the Japanese gaming and communications company DeNA.
Continental courts Japan as upheaval hits industry
14 April 2018, 08:00Germany's Continental believes opportunity is beckoning in Japan as automakers there look outside their traditional keiretsu suppliers for advanced technology.