Jaguar plans 2017 debut for XF wagon

Jaguar will debut the station wagon version of the XF in mid-2017, the automaker announced at the auto show here.

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Delphi to expand driverless-taxi test

Delphi Automotive wants to expand its road test of driverless taxis - scheduled to debut next year in Singapore - to other cities.

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PSA will dip toes in N.A. with mobility

PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares told reporters during the Paris auto show that PSA will first offer mobility services as part of a 'step-by-step' plan to return to North America over the course of 10 years.

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Zetsche, Ghosn bullish on pickups

Dieter Zetsche has big plans to put Mercedes-Benz into the premium pickup business, and he is relying on Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to help make it happen.

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California proposes giving more freedom to test self-driving cars

California will allow companies more leeway in testing self-driving cars on public roads while restricting how the nascent technology is advertised under revised draft regulations.

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Dominant Season Lands IMSA Sports Car Championship Title for Billy Johnson, Scott Maxwell and Ford Shelby GT350R-C

Ford Shelby GT350R-C earned its first championship title in its first full year of competition, thanks to a dominant season from Multimatic Motorsports in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge this year.

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Volkswagen will pay $1.2 billion to settle U.S. dealer claims

Volkswagen AG confirmed late Friday it will make $1.21 billion in payments to 652 U.S. brand dealers as part of its $16.5 billion diesel emissions settlement to date. VW's dealers will receive an average of $1.

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Volkswagen Group looks to add ridesharing brand to portfolio

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Electric cars and autonomous vehicles go hand-in-hand.

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Recharge Wrap-up: BMW i8 and i3 CrossFade Edition in Paris, upgraded Atieva electric van races again

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Watch an upgraded Atieva Edna race a bunch of cars. See the BMW i3 and i8 CrossFade Edition. See what Tesla has to say about MI Gov. Rick Snyder.

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Buick to launch Avenir as high-end subbrand

Buick is creating a subbrand called Avenir to take advantage of consumers' growing appetite for high-end touches. Avenir will be Buick's equivalent of Denali at the GMC brand.

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Takata's potential suitors offer to invest $1B-2B, report says

Takata received offers for initial investment of $1 billion to $2 billion from each of the five suitors seeking to buy the troubled airbag maker, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

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Mitsubishi to resume sales of 8 models in Japan after scandal

Mitsubishi Motors plans to resume sales of eight vehicle models in Japan on Saturday after correcting overstated mileage readings in its second cheating scandal this year.

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BMW expands vehicle connectivity with Amazon's Alexa

BMW will offer voice connectivity on new vehicles using Amazon's Alexa home wireless service. The upgraded BMW Connected smartphone app using Alexa will be available in the United States in early October, the company said.

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Lyft drivers will be among the first to get Chevy Bolt EVs

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Ride-hailing operator won't be ahead of car buyers, but will share the distinction of getting the first Bolt EVs.

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Three French cars that nearly translate to American tastes from the 2016 Paris Motor Show

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These are the three we'd take home from Paris, if we could.

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How to properly clean wheels | Autoblog Details

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As cars become bigger and more expensive, so too have our wheels. Keeping them clean and protected takes a few extra steps, but is well worth the effort. Find out how its done on Autoblog Details.

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Audi opens Mexico plant to build Q5

Audi on Friday inaugurated its new $1.3 billion plant in Mexico, where it will build the redesigned Q5 SUV. The plant near the central city of Puebla will have production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.

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Michigan group leads $2.5M stake in cybersecurity firm targeting driverless cars

Fontinalis Partners of Detroit has led an investment of $2.5 million in Karamba Security, a company based in Hod Hasharon, Israel, that makes cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles.

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Vin Diesel reveals the release date for the Fast and Furious 8 trailer

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We may also get some closure on the dust-up between Vin Diesel and the Rock.

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Audi begins Q5 output in Mexico

Audi on Friday launched production at its new $1.3 billion plant in Mexico, where it is building the redesigned Q5 SUV. The plant near the central city of Puebla will have production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.

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We obsessively covered the 2016 Paris Motor Show

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Your complete recap of the 2016 Paris Motor Show is here.

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The Audi RS3 LMS looks hot and ready

Filed under: Motorsports,Paris Motor Show,Audi,Racing

Unforturnately, the race car ditches the road car's sweet turbocharged inline-five.

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Lexus nos muestra el UX Concept: El SUV urbano y deportivo venido directamente del futuro

El Salón de París 2016 ha venido cargado de novedades en todas las marcas y segmentos, pero si hay uno que está especialmente presente y en pleno crecimiento es el de los SUVs, y Lexus no se podía quedar atrás. La filial de lujo de Toyota ha desvelado el UX Concept, de corte urbano y …

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Mecedes-Benz has a convertible conundrum

Filed under: Paris Motor Show,Mercedes-Benz,Convertible,Luxury

An interview with M-B's design boss Gorden Wagener

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BMW plans electric Mini, X3 to counter Mercedes

BMW AG will roll out the first battery-powered model of its urban Mini brand as part of a broader push to make electric cars more mainstream and counter ambitious plans from rivals.

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Volkswagen I.D.: 600 kilómetros de autonomía para el utilitario alemán que marcará una nueva era

Volkswagen se ha propuesto un interesante reto, vender nada menos que 3.000.000 millones de vehículos eléctricos para el año 2025, todo un desafío para la marca alemana que quiere un futuro totalmente respetable con el medio ambiente. El lanzamiento del nuevo I.D. representa el camino que quiere tomar la marca para conseguir este objetivo. Ha …

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Tesla Hearse is the perfect time to use AutoPilot

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No emissions, but you won't notice.

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Buick to launch Avenir as high-end sub-brand

Buick is creating a sub-brand called Avenir to take advantage of consumers' growing appetite for high-end touches. Avenir will be Buick's equivalent of Denali at the GMC brand.

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Nissan plans Rogue limited edition for Star Wars promotion

Nissan said today it will design a 2017 Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition to go along with the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which arrives in theaters Dec. 16.

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GLM G4: Un superdeportivo japonés con 547 CV y 1.000 Nm ¡Totalmente eléctrico!

Este superdeportivo japonés denominado GLM G4 es uno de los modelos que más nos han llamado la atención a lo largo del Salón de París 2016. Construido por la empresa Green Lord Motors (GLM) está fundada nada menos que por el ex CEO de Sony, Nobuyuki Idei. Aunque muchos insisten en denominar a GLM el Tesla japonés, lo …

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Refreshed BMW 3 Series GT comes to Paris with power bump

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The new BMW 330i and 340i Gran Turismo models see improvements to their four- and six-cylinder, turbocharged engines, along with some modest equipment upgrades for 2017.

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Weird Honda patent shows robot arm to charge an EV while driving

Filed under: Green,Weird Car News,Honda,Technology,Electric,Future

It's a clever idea, but one that could have some significant drawbacks.

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What the Volkswagen I.D. concept tells us about the post-TDI future

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Ford Super Duty Customer Embodies Built Ford Tough Spirit

To help guide the design and engineering of the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty, Ford connected with customers through a special “Insiders” program to focus on receiving honest feedback from owners who use Ford trucks every day for everything from ranching, to farming and industrial work.

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[Vídeo] El nuevo Audi Q5, en movimiento mostrando sus encantos

Ayer te comentábamos los detalles principales del nuevo Audi Q5 que llegará a los concesionarios españoles la próxima primavera desde 46.800 € y hoy queremos completar la información con un vídeo en el que podrás conocerlo mucho más en detalle. Continuista en su diseño, el nuevo Q5 de segunda generación suaviza sus rasgos ganando en …

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Volvo's full autopilot option will cost $10,000

The self-driving car that Volvo plans to offer in five years will be sold with autopilot features that add about $10,000 to the vehicle's cost, Hakan Samuelsson, the company's top executive, said.

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VW brand boss Diess sees several tough years of restructuring ahead

Volkswagen Group said it will take years to overhaul its namesake brand tarnished by the diesel-cheating scandal, VW brand chief Herbert Diess said. However, he expects sales of VW-branded cars to rise this year.

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