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By BMW's math, X equals 40%

BMW of North America expects 40 percent of its 2016 U.S. sales to be crossovers, up from 34 percent last year, said CEO Ludwig Willisch. "In a couple of years when we have the X7, it will be even higher," said Willisch during a phone interview …

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Chevrolet hopes to build on another manufacturer's title

This is the second in a series of 2016 NASCAR team manufacturer previews. This week, Chevrolet: Toyota and Kyle Busch's 2015 championship was just the second since 2004 the title hadn't been won by Chevrolet. Chevy did win its 13th consecutive and …

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Audi to redo Q5 SUV, mulls tiny Q2 SUV for US

Audi says it will redesign its popular Q5 SUV in 2016, and it's mulling the introduction of a Q2 subcompact-crossover. The automaker also announced that it's still on track to build a production version of the electric e-tron Quattro concept shown at …

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BMW At The Detroit Auto Show: Dial M For Murderously Fast

BMW introduces a hot cherry pepper on top of its 2 Series, the BMW M2, at the 2016 North American International Auto Show on Jan. 11. The M2 gets a newly developed M TwinPower Turbo technology 3.0-liter, six-cylinder engine that produces 365 hp and …

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Audi drives repairs with telepresence robots' help

A mechanic working at an American Audi dealership is stumped by a problem with a car. Solving the problem would be so much easier if a technician from the manufacturing plant in Germany could look over his shoulder, hear the noise the car was making …

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Audi to keep spending stable as VW cuts costs

Audi AG plans to keep capital spending stable in 2016 even as parent Volkswagen AG reins in investment across its 12 automotive brands in the wake of the diesel-emissions cheating scandal, according to people familiar with the matter. The luxury-car …

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REVIEW: 2016 Chevrolet Trax may be a new car, but feels old already

Following the success of the popular Buick Encore, GM decided to bring its international market offering stateside for their flagship, bow-tied brand, and what resulted is the 2016 Chevrolet Trax. With less frills and (arguably) better looks, the Trax …

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Buick counts on Encore SUV, new models for sales

DETROIT — Buick is hustling in the final days of 2015 to keep its five-year streak of U.S. sales increases intact, but even if it falls short, three new models should rekindle the momentum in the second half of 2016. One of those three, the Envision …

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The Production Ready Electric Chevrolet Bolt Will Blossom At CES

The upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is going to be a big one for the automotive industry, and one of the bigger players is going to be Chevy dropping its production-ready and fully-electric Bolt crossover-thing, which wants to be the electric …

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Buick's sales slowdown should reverse in 2016

Buick is hustling in the final days of 2015 to keep its five-year streak of U.S. sales increases intact, but even if it falls short, three new models should rekindle the momentum in the second half of 2016. One of those three, the Envision compact …

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Chevrolet will add new crossover

Not wanting to miss out on the hot crossover market, Chevrolet is making moves to make sure it has a utility vehicle for every consumer taste. The brand will get a midsize utility vehicle to slot between the compact Equinox and eight-passenger Traverse.

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The 2016 BMW 7-Series Will Tell You the Future of Luxury Cars

Drive a BMW 7-Series sedan. It's the car Bimmer uses as a medium for unleashing its newest and best technological offerings on the rest of the world. iDrive first debuted here, so did ABS and the active body control systems that monitor the movement of …

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Cadillac ATS gets upgraded V6 for 2016

For 2016, Cadillac addresses that with a rework of the 3.6 liter V6, making it smoother and giving it more power. This time around, I spent time with the ATS sedan Premium — a loaded small luxury sedan with a price of nearly $55,000. It seems steep …

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VW's Audi Tempers Capex Amid Emissions Scandal

FRANKFURT—Audi AG said on Monday that its capital expenditure in 2016 would likely undershoot a previous annual estimate, with the luxury car unit of Volkswagen AG scrutinizing investments amid a costly emissions scandal at the group.

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Autoblog Minute: 2015 Year in Review for Cadillac and Buick

While the majority of Cadillac's workforce will remain in Michigan the new headquarters will be in Manhattan. Brand president Johan de Nysschen acknowledged the company's Detroit heritage but pointed to New York as "the epicenter for sophisticated …

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Special Edition Chevy Trax part of GM crossover plan

Not wanting to miss out on the hot crossover market, Chevrolet is making moves to make sure it has a utility vehicle for every consumer taste. That includes the addition of a special edition of the subcompact Trax designed to appeal to the hippest of …

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Faster 2016 Cadillacs may beat BMW's high-powered models

Faster 2016 Cadillacs may beat BMW's high-powered models. For decades, comfortable cruising was what large, soft Cadillacs were all about, but in recent years, General Motors' luxury division has started building athletic models with a performance edge.

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Car runs redlight, slams into Buick and kills passenger

CLEVELAND — Just before 3 a.m. today, police say a man, 32, driving a 2000 Buick LeSabre northbound on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through the intersection of Buckeye Road, had the green traffic light in his favor. That's when police say the …

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Fiat Chrysler Safety Woes Mount As it Recalls 570K SUVs for Fire Risk

WASHINGTON – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Thursday it will recall 570,000 SUVs for fire risks in two campaigns linked to problems with vanity mirror wiring and a low-pressure hose. Fiat Chrysler's recall comes at a time when its safety efforts …

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Cadillac re-energizes brand with V-series

For 2016, Cadillac is pumping out a whole lot of power with the 640-horsepower CTS-V midsize sedan, which is the most powerful Cadillac in the brand's 113-year history, and the smaller ATS-V performance coupe and sedan. Every bit of press material for …

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Palm tree crushes classic Cadillac

The sight that popped up on Marshall's screen was video of his recently purchased 1962 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. He had parked it on Fir Street, a few blocks from his home in South Park. Overnight, a tall palm tree on the other side of the street …

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German emissions scandal threatens to engulf Mercedes, BMW

The environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and German state broadcaster ZDF presented the results of nitric oxide tests they had conducted on two Mercedes and BMW diesel models. They appeared to show similar discrepancies between "test …

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Chevy Volt Sets Path for More Electric-Car Growth

MY TRIP FROM L.A. to San Francisco in a 2016 Chevrolet Volt was an outlier, as Malcolm Gladwell would say. The redesigned Volt is a city car, with 53 miles of all-electric-vehicle range before it has to fire up the range-extending 1.5-liter gas engine.

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Regulator Fines BMW for Safety Violations

BMW AG BMW -1.25 % has been hit with a $40 million fine after failing to address crash-testing problems on its Mini Cooper brand cars, the latest in a string of automotive companies to be penalized by U.S. regulators over safety concerns and other …

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Classic '57 Chevy bathed in Christmas lights brightens Applewood

In Applewood, Dave Bandimere, of the Bandimere Speedway family, decorates by lighting up a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air with red and white Christmas lights, brightening the classic car's faded paint, as well as the mood of passers-by. Bandimere has decorated …

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BMW hit with $40M fine for recall violations

U.S. auto-safety regulators imposed a penalty of up to $40 million on BMW North America for recall failures. The German automaker is the latest in a series of car companies that have violated federal safety rules. BMW agreed to the penalty in a …

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Cadillac chief marketer admits ELR is 'a big disappointment'

During the Cadillac XT5 global launch in Dubai, Automobile interviewed Cadillac Chief Marketing Officer Uwe Ellinghaus and got the CMO to touch on just about every major issue affecting the brand and the industry. After two years on the job, having …

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Cadillac Tax delay seen as boon for Vt.

MONTPELIER — Vermont officials are hailing a two-year delay in the so-called Cadillac Tax that was slated to levy a 40 percent excise tax on high-end health insurance plans. Congress voted Friday to approve an omnibus spending measure that includes a …

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Next-Gen Chevrolet Niva Leaked Through Alleged Patent Images

The second generation of the Chevrolet Niva revealed its exterior design in what are believed to be patent images. The model follows the concept wearing the same name, which was unveiled back in 2014. Unlike the one-off's rugged design, the final …

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Why Cadillac Isn't Going Full-Electric Anytime Soon

Cadillac hasn't had the easiest venture into the electric-car market, and to put it nicely, its attempt at the hybrid plug-in Cadillac ELR was kind of a mess. And for a plethora of other reasons, Cadillac's chief marketing officer, Uwe Ellinghaus …

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Congress passes omnibus bill containing Cadillac tax delay

A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, which includes a provision to delay the controversial “Cadillac tax” on high-cost employer-sponsored health plans, passed both houses of Congress on Friday. The bill, if signed into law by President Barack Obama …

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Why everyone wants to kill Obamacare's Cadillac tax

Companies want to kill it. Unions hate it. Republicans want to eliminate it. Some Democrats agree. We're talking about the much-reviled Obamacare Cadillac tax, which is set to levy a hefty 40% excise tax on employer health plans that are considered …

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Video Review: The New Audi TT Still a Fun Dash Down the Road

WHEN Audi unleashed the production model TT in 2000, it was a Bauhaus sight to behold. Gloriously exposed hex screw heads and aluminum accents were crafted into an instrument that celebrated the raw beauty of machinery. Its design attitude was in …

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