U.S. lawmakers seek details from EPA on mpg rule changes

Two Democratic lawmakers asked EPA chief Scott Pruitt for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans.

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Tesla Model S shooting brake video shows EV wagon in motion inside and out

Filed under: Green,Videos,Tesla,Wagon,Electric,Luxury

Remember that Tesla Model S shooting brake we told you about a few months ago? No, not that Dutch-customizer version, which has yet to see the light of day, so far as we can tell. We're talking about the wagonized version from British outfit Qwest Norfolk. The finished version was just featured in a new episode of U.K. YouTube show Fully Charged.

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U.S. wants 4-year phase-in for higher NAFTA auto content thresholds

The latest proposal for updating NAFTA's automotive rules from the United States would carry a four-year phase-in to meet a higher, 75 percent regional value threshold as well as new labor rules.

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Pentagon challenges Uber, Waymo in race over self-driving vehicles

Forget Uber and Waymo: the next big name in self-driving vehicles could be the Pentagon. The stakes are high -- 52 percent of combat casualties can been attributed to logistics.

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Hot Wheels 50th anniversary tour kicks off fan vehicle search

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Hot Wheels is celebrating the half-century milestone with the Legends Tour. A traveling car show with a heavy dose of Hot Wheels, the tour will double as a search for the next generation of Sweet 16 cars.

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Watch The FJ Company perfectly restore a classic Toyota Land Cruiser

Filed under: Design/Style,Videos,Toyota,SUV,Classics,Off-Road,Specialty

We're big fans of The FJ Company here at Autoblog. The outfitter builds some pretty sweet restomod Toyota off-roaders. Late last year, we were lucky enough to drive a 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43. It was a big dose of nostalgia right to the pleasure centers of the brain. While that particular FJ — the company's Signature model — would set you back at least $200,000, The FJ Company does offer vehicles with less eye-watering price tags. No matter the cost, each model is painstakingly

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Edsel Ford II says Ford board may vote on train station plan May 10

Edsel Ford II said the automaker's board of directors "has been briefed" on plans to purchase the long-vacant Michigan Central Station as part of a "big redevelopment" near downtown Detroit.

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2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Quick Spin Review | Behold, the relevant one!

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When evaluating electrified vehicles like the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, it's easy to become fixated on electric range. Oh, it's certainly one of the most important factors, but there are so many other things one must weigh when choosing one of these new-fangled eco-friendly cars. Things like comfort, quality, feature content, driving experience ... you know, the stuff we use to evaluate every other car out there.

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FCA Brampton plant limits production as Unifor strikes Lear seating plant

Unionized workers who make seats at Lear Ajax near Toronto began strike actions over the weekend. The strike has affected production of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger and Charger in Ontario.

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Ex-Opel CEO Neumann will join California-based EV startup

Former Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will join California-based EV startup Evelozcity, which is run by ex-BMW executives.

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Ex-Opel CEO Neumann will join California-based EV startup

Former Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will join California-based EV startup Evelozcity, which is run by ex-BMW executives.

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JM Family Enterprises names Burns as CEO

JM Family Enterprises has named Brent Burns as its new CEO, effective July 1, with current CEO Colin Brown to remain chairman of the diversified concern.

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Subaru of America sells it's 9 millionth vehicle, a 2018 Crosstrek

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Back in 1967, Malcolm Bricklin approached Subaru about bringing its cars to the United States. The first models made their way to customer hands sometime in 1968. After 50 years, Subaru of America announced that it has sold its 9 millionth vehicle, a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, to a doctor and repeat customer in Arkansas. This comes just weeks after the automaker sold its 2 millionth Outback and marks another achievement in Subaru's long and continuously successful US operation.

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Google takes aim at engineer left untouched by suit against Uber

Uber's settlement of Waymo's trade-secrets lawsuit in February left a key piece unresolved: the role played in the alleged theft by engineer Anthony Levandowski.

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Motorcycles inspired futuristic self-driving concept from PSA's DS brand

PSA's upscale brand, DS, has shown its vision of what a French luxury car might look like in 2035 with the DS X E-Tense concept. The inspiration for the three-seat electric vehicle was a motorcycle with a sidecar.

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PSA's DS brand will electrify lineup to bolster upscale appeal

PSA's upscale brand DS said that all its new models introduced starting in 2025 will have only full-electric or hybrid drivetrains, and that it will present its first battery electric vehicle at the Paris auto show in October.

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Nuevas imágenes del nuevo Kia Picanto X-Line: Potente y atractivo

Desde hace unas semanas es posible adquirir en el mercado español el Kia Picanto con el nuevo acabado X-Line que destaca por su decoración exterior inspirada en los todocaminos. A pesar de su diseño peculiar, también sorprende por la mecánica que utiliza en exclusiva. Todos los Kia Picanto X-Line comercializados en Península y Baleares están […]

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¿Cambiar el tubo de escape aumenta la potencia del motor?: Componentes del escape y qué debo modificar

El tuning es algo que nunca pasará de moda y, entre los accesorios más populares a la hora de “maquear” nuestro vehículo, no pueden faltar las llantas, los alerones descomunales o el tubo de escape. Este último es una pieza clave no sólo en los coches preparados por especialistas del mercado de accesorios del automóvil, […]

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How to test for a new-car infotainment system you can live with

Filed under: Ownership,BMW,Honda,Toyota,Car Buying,Gadgets,Infotainment,Smartphone,Technology

Here's a quick checklist of infotainment functions to test and questions to ask when new-car shopping.

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Raphael Richmond

Raphael Richmond leads Ford Motor Company’s Corporate Compliance Office, whose mission is to promote and preserve Ford’s culture of ethics and compliance within its dynamic global business.

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Last Jeep Wrangler JK rolls off the line in Toledo

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After more than 2.1 million models made since production began in 2006, a white 2018 Wrangler JK Rubicon Unlimited rolled off the line Friday at FCA's plant in Toledo, Ohio, as the last of its kind and as factory employees snapped photos. Fiat Chrysler is planning to retool the U.S. Toledo Supplier Park plant for an all-new Jeep pickup truck for launch in the first half of 2019. The final Wrangler JK will become one of the Jeep brand's show properties.

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VW is in talks to manage Didi fleet, co-develop self-driving cars

VW is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop purpose-built vehicles for Didi's services.

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PSA's DS brand inspired by motorcycles for futuristic self-driving car

PSA's upscale brand, DS, has shown its vision of what a French luxury car might look like in 2035 with the DS X E-Tense concept. The inspiration for the three-seat electric vehicle was a motorcycle with a sidecar.

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BMW may get state aid for Czech test center

BMW may get state aid worth 18.7 million euros to build a test center for self-driving and electric vehicles in the Czech Republic.

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GM going dark on monthly sales won't stop reporting shenanigans

A few years ago, BMW and Nissan were in heated races with their rivals, looking for buyers anywhere they could find. They found them alright -- in dealers' corner offices.

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El Piaggio Beverly “Police”, ahora también en 350cc

Hasta ahora el Piaggio Beverly se podía pedir en el mercado español con el nivel de terminación “Police” con el motor de 300cc, una alternativa interesante para muchos pero siendo sinceros algo justa si se hace una utilización masiva por vías rápidas. La edición especial “Police” ha tenido mucho éxito gracias a una decoración exterior […]

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VW in talks to manage Didi fleet, co-develop self-driving cars

VW Group is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop purpose-built vehicles for Didi's services.

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2019 Ram 1500 pickup production problems costing FCA $300M to fix

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Fiat Chrysler is spending more than $300 million to fix production issues with the new 2019 Ram 1500 pickup as the plant where it's built is running below capacity and suppliers reportedly struggle to keep up with building it and the 2018 version simultaneously.

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Joey Logano earns first win of NASCAR season at Talladega

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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Joey Logano led a Ford feast on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, beating Kurt Busch to the checkered flag by .127 seconds to win the GEICO 500, the 10th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. Logano led the final 42 of 188 laps, a race-high 70 overall, and controlled the action after a 14-car wreck on Lap 166 thinned the field. Logano led the field to the green flag for the final restart on Lap 172 and stayed out front the rest of the way. The victory wa

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Volkswagen in talks to manage Didi fleet, co-develop self-driving cars

Volkswagen is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop 'purpose-built' vehicles for Didi's services.

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2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Quick Spin Review | Why doesn't everyone make one of these?

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The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV took a remarkably long time to get to the United States. It went on sale in Europe in 2013, and was originally planned to come to America the year after, but didn't arrive until late in 2017. Mitsubishi was also fortunate that, in the time it took to finalize the American model, the entry-level competition remained primarily sedans and sedan-like hatchbacks, with the exception of the Niro PHEV, a crossover smaller than Outlander, and closer to a traditional hat

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VW in talks to manage 100,000-car fleet for rideshare giant Didi

Filed under: Etc.,Green,Volkswagen,Emerging Technologies,Smartphone,Technology,Autonomous,Commercial Vehicles,Electric

Volkswagen AG, the world's biggest automaker, is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop "purpose-built" vehicles for Didi's services.

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First Shift: GM to use OnStar to turn connectivity into cash

GM to use OnStar to turn connectivity into cash; Ford working to amass sweeping Detroit campus; U.S. to freeze mpg?; Subaru's new U.S. HQ; Last Wrangler JK ends an era for Jeep fans.

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VW's Seat brand will hire 250 more staff at Spanish plant

VW Group's Seat brand is hiring more workers to help build the Ibiza car and Arona small SUV, along with the next-generation Audi A1.

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2019 Toyota Corolla vs. compact hatchbacks: How they compare

Filed under: Chevrolet,Honda,Mazda,Subaru,Toyota,Volkswagen,Hatchback,Comparison

So you've read what we thought about the 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback.Well, now you must be wondering how that new 2019 Corolla stacks up with all the other hatchbacks. And, despite long thinking that hatchbacks were doomed, there are actually quite a lot of them these days. So many, in fact, that we couldn't fit them all in our space-limited comparison chart.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback First Drive Review | Corolla of a different color

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This new Corolla could actually be owned by someone who cares about cars and driving. Perhaps not as their top priority in life or behind the wheel, but there's also enough here in terms of style, character and driver engagement to actually put the 2019 Corolla on the map for those with more discerning compact car tastes. And, moving beyond comparisons to that gold Corolla currently parked 23 inches from the curb across the street, the latest version is also a definite improvement over its immed

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Ex-Opel CEO Neumann will join California-based EV startup

Former Opel boss Karl-Thomas Neumann will join California-based EV startup Evelozcity, an automaker founded by a group of ex-BMW executives.

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Skoda will shift some SUV production to Germany

Skoda will build Karoq SUVs in a VW plant in Germany to ease overcapacity in its factories in the Czech Republic.

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Prueba BMW i8: ¿Realmente puede conquistarte un deportivo híbrido-enchufable?

Cuando el BMW i8 llegó al mercado en 2014, todos nos quedamos atónitos. Parecía un mero ejercicio de diseño, uno de esos prototipos que no llegarían nunca a ver la luz, sin embargo, ya sabemos todos que a la firma bávara le gusta sorprendernos con nuevos modelos de esos que cierran bocas y exploran segmentos […]

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Diferencias entre Todoterreno, Todocamino, SUV, crossover… ¿Cuál elegir?

En los últimos años, la fiebre SUV ha hecho que aparezcan numerosos términos en el mercado que, en muchas ocasiones, llevan a la confusión hasta a los expertos. Hace apenas unos años, todos entendíamos por todoterreno o 4×4 un vehículo de considerables dimensiones, con formas cuadradas, un pésimo coeficiente aerodinámico, una comodidad criticable y una […]

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