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2016 Mercedes A-Class, 2017 Audi A4, 2018 BMW M5: This Week's Top Photos

Audi's new A4, the B9 series, was revealed in full this week. Both the sedan and Avant wagon versions have been shown, though only the former is expected in the United States. The new A4 is Audi's second model to ride on the new MLB Evo platform, and …

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Chevrolet adds odd smartphone feature to cars

The auto industry, always trying to think of features that drivers didn't necessarily know they needed, has come up with a new one. General Motors has found that smartphone overheating is a problem. To solve it, Chevrolet is introducing "Active Phone …

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BMW has a hydrogen-powered 5 Series

Battery-powered EVs are in the spotlight right now, but that doesn't mean car manufacturers aren't looking at alternative fuel sources. At its "Innovation Day" in France, BMW unveiled a prototype 5 Series GT that uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power its …

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Sports car with a social conscience: Ars reviews the BMW i8

Late last year, we reviewed BMW's i3, a range-extended plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that impressed us despite its high price and limited range. That car is one half of BMW's i Project, a sub-brand created to showcase the company's vision of …

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An athletic performance from Cadillac's new muscle car

This isn't your Daddy's Caddy — it's a race car with Cadillac crests. That's why the brand chose Willow Springs International Raceway in the Antelope Valley to show off its new ATS-V, a nimble sport sedan stuffed with a 464-horsepower twin-turbo V6.

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Chrysler Could Face Steep Fines for Safety Lapses, Recall Actions‏

Already under fire for its slow response to various safety problems, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles now faces hefty fines from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for allegedly misleading federal safety regulators. FCA officials came in for …

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US will punish Fiat Chrysler over recall failures

WASHINGTON—The chief U.S. government official in charge of auto safety said Thursday that he will punish Fiat Chrysler Automobiles after regulators accused the automaker of flubbing recall fixes and repeatedly failing to notify the U.S. government and …

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Dealers Rev Up for Launch of 2016 Chevrolet Cruze

To underscore the point, Steve Majoros, Chevrolet's director of marketing, told Edmunds that reaction was "overwhelmingly positive" at the annual dealers' meeting in Las Vegas in June, not only to the Cruze but also to the other four completely …

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Audi, Led By The New A4 Sedan, Mounting U.S. Attack

According to Berenberg Bank of Germany, Audi accounts for 30 per cent of VW's stock market value although it only provides about 17 per cent of sales volume. Berenberg said in a report Audi's EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) profit margin was 9 …

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GM sales fall; Ford, Fiat Chrysler rise

General Motors reported that its sales fell 3% in June compared to the same month last year, a drop due to expected lower sales to rental car fleets. But Ford Motor saw sales rise 2% and Fiat Chrysler reported a boost of 8%. Besides Detroit's Big 3 …

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For Sale: 1975 BMW R75/6, "likely haunted"

She was beat down and clearly needed a lot of work, but the legendary simplicity and reliability of BMW's Type 247, horizontally opposed, "boxer" twin engine drew me in. I wanted to learn these bikes, inside and out, so I might someday own and maintain …

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Newer Audi, BMW, Subaru models use lots of oil, Consumer Reports survey finds

Newer models from Audi, BMW and Subaru are burning a lot of oil between routine oil changes, according to a consumer survey from Consumer Reports. The magazine's 2014 Annual Auto Survey found that a significant number of consumers with vehicles …

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Chevrolet's New Cars Are Impressive, But Will Anyone Notice In This Truck …

General Motors' Chevrolet division is in the midst of an unprecedented product rollout, introducing five new cars in the next eight months, a feat that could create long-term goodwill for its mainstream brand, but has short-term challenges as well. Any …

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See How The 2016 Audi A4 Is Different From The Old A4 (Not Much)

There's a new Audi A4 for 2016, and it's bigger and lighter and better. Every body panel has been redesigned, yet you can tell instantly that it's an Audi A4. As always, Audi has taken the evolutionary approach, and you can tell each little change was …

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Chrysler Fiat issues urgent recall of Jeep and Dodge SUVs

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Fiat Chrysler is calling the owners of 65 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs to tell them to stop driving their vehicles. Fiat Chrysler said Sunday that an error in the assembly process earlier this month could cause a …

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BMW International Open 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Sunday

Pablo Larrazabal shot a superb closing round of 66 to clinch the BMW International Open on a thrilling final day in Munich. The Spaniard's round saw him finish on 17-under par for the tournament, one shot clear of Henrik Stenson, who's scintillating 65 …

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BMW's New Flagship Sedan Is Packed With Stupidly Fancy Tech

Any cheatsheet for communicating with the generation that now outnumbers baby boomers includes the fact that (thanks to Tinder) swiping right is a recognized gesture of approval. Swiping left means no thanks. BMW got it backward in the sixth-generation …

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BMW International Open 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

Another impressive round from James Morrison saw him take a two-shot lead at the BMW International Open, Munich, Germany, with the charge of overnight leader Rafa Cabrera-Bello faltering badly on Saturday. The Englishman shot 67 and will go into the …

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Chevrolet: Bolt EV Meets 200-Mile Range Goal Between Chargings

These two factors will be addressed by Chevrolet with the $30,000 starting price and over 200-mile range of the Bolt. If the electric car would run out of energy, the company said that by using a super charger station, the car's battery can be back up …

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Chevrolet Cruze's success hinges on 6 features

The sleek and advanced 2016 Chevrolet Cruze that debuted today could put Chevy back on a lot of Americans' shopping lists, or it could continue GM's largest brand's slide toward irrelevance in the family-car business. To win, the Cruze must grab buyers …

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Ultimate-Level BMW Douche Double Parks, Takes Bat To Pickup Truck

It's easy to think that the field of parking lot-inspired dickshittery is stagnating. What real innovations have you seen lately? Well, I'm happy to say that impressive work is still being done, as evidenced by this remarkable triumph of awful parking …

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Fiat Chrysler CEO says long way from lobbying GM investors

Earlier on Wednesday, FCA launched the Giulia midsize sedan, hoping to take on "boring" and "zero emotion" German rivals such as BMW (BMWG.DE) and Audi (VOWG_p.DE) in the fast-growing and high-margin market for premium cars. "This car can beat …

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2016 Cruze seeks to recapture Chevy's glory days

The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze is longer, lighter and gets about 40 m.p.g. from its 1.4-liter, four-cylinder Ecotec turbo engine. Slated to go on sale in spring of 2016, the Cruze will be the fifth redesigned car model Chevrolet is launching in 2015 and …

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Emoji that!: Chevy decodes emoticon announcement

So when it comes to decyphering a news release made up entirely of emotocons, how did we do? Not so great overall, but with occasional flashes of brilliance. Chevrolet turned to "emoji" for its announcement about the next version of its popular Cruze …

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Performance comes standard in the 2015 BMW M235i

The Good With its adaptive suspension and Dynamic Traction Control, the 2015 BMW M235i gives drivers excellent cornering and everyday comfort. Its six-speed manual transmission shifts smoothly and precisely, and the six-cylinder engine churns out 325 …

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Chevy Releases All-Emoji Press Release: We Translate It

Chevrolet is very interested in letting you know that they're “on fleek” with “the youths” these days, with their pocket-Victrolas and rat-tail haircuts and all that. Just to be really sure we know how down they are, they just issued a Chevy Cruze …

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The inside story behind the millionth Chevrolet Corvette

How did the one-millionth Chevrolet Corvette get to be No. 1,000,000? No, not just by coming after No. 999,999, smart-aleck. Go sit in the corner. Months of planning went into figuring out which Corvette would make history, and exactly when it would be …

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Chevrolet's thrill ride in Vegas

Chevrolet dealer Duane Paddock figures he has been to dozens of national dealer meetings during his 30 years in the business — but never one like the shindig Chevy put on in Las Vegas last week. Nearly 3,000 Chevy dealers and dealership employees …

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Feds Slam Fiat Chrysler for Lax Safety Efforts

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been dragging its feet when it comes to safety problems, or so claims the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a new document released ahead of a July 2 public hearing on the issue. The statement by federal …

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The Audi RS5 is the greatest bad-weather luxury sports car money can buy

Timing is everything. And unfortunately for the 2015 Audi RS5, my test car was delivered just one week after I spent a glorious, sun-splashed weekend squiring a BMW M4 convertible around the North Fork of Long Island. The M4 is a simply stupendous car: …

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GM's Using Old Chevy Volt Batteries to Power a Building

There are two easy ways for a critic of electric vehicles to deflate the eco-pride of a Tesla or Nissan Leaf driver: Pointing out that lots of electricity is produced by burning coal, so it's hardly clean, and asking what happens to the batteries that …

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2016 BMW 2-series Convertible Adds xDrive to M235i, Ups Prices Across the …

While not quite the yuppie-mobile that a ragtop E30 3-series was back in the late '80s, the modern BMW 2-series Convertible is still a fashionable way to make its driver look good. Such vanity costs two percent more for the 2016 model, although BMW …

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Six reasons show Fiat Chrysler making play for GM

TURIN, ITALY — Many in the automotive industry scoffed when Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne unveiled his "confessions of a capital junkie" on April 30. The provocative presentation was designed to spark conversation about the need for …

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