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Chrysler Changing How It Notifies Owners About Recalls

(KPIX 5) — One of the nation's biggest carmakers is promising to change the way it notifies drivers about recalls, following a KPIX 5 ConsumerWatch investigation. Over the summer, Gerri Glowski said her brand-new Chrysler 200 started stalling. When …

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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Can't Arrive Soon Enough, Dealers Say

DETROIT — Chevrolet dealers and car shoppers are enthusiastic about the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupe that is starting to trickle in to showrooms, although most dealers contacted by Edmunds are still waiting for their first Camaros to arrive.

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Volkswagen's Audi to Pay Millions to Update Engine Software in US Model

Audi AG also acknowledged that three auxiliary emission control devices in the engines weren't declared when it previously sought U.S. approval. One of these devices—the software for controlling the temperature in the exhaust-gas cleaning system …

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VW admits second illegal device in 85000 Audi engines

Audi has conceded to US regulators that the engines in a further 85,000 cars from the Volkswagen group contained illegal software, dealing a blow to German carmaker's efforts to contain the emissions scandal. VW and its Audi brand have been engaged in …

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2016 Chevy Volt Off To A Good Start: Snags 'Green Car Of The Year'

The 2016 plug-in hybrid from General Motors received the 2016 Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show with judges noting that ”Chevrolet 's all-new Volt is a milestone, building on an already-technologically advanced 'green' car and delivering what …

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'Sopranos' Cadillac auctioned off for nearly $120K

BOSTON – RR Auction in Boston says the white 2003 Cadillac Escalade used during the final three seasons of the HBO series "The Sopranos" was sold Friday. The SUV was used for some action sequences and exterior shots involving characters including …

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The 2017 Buick LaCrosse: General Motors' Big Buick Gets a Big Overhaul

What: General Motors (NYSE:GM) unveiled an all-new 2017 Buick LaCrosse sedan on Wednesday. The new LaCrosse, a premium five-passenger sedan, will arrive at U.S. dealers next summer. Why it's important: Sales of full-size sedans have fallen across …

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BMW unveils Concept Compact Sedan in China

BMW has introduced the Concept Compact Sedan at the Guangzhou Motor Show that's currently being held in China. The car maker's decision not to reveal its newest show car at the Los Angeles Motor Show might seem a little strange, but executives explain …

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Cadillac: We'll Do Three—Maybe Four—Additional Crossover SUVs, No More …

At the introduction of its new XT5 mid-size crossover—which made its worldwide debut in Dubai, followed shortly thereafter by a North American premiere at the L.A. auto show—Cadillac stated that the model would be the first of four new crossovers …

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PHOTOS: 1939 V-16 Cadillac Fleetwood

Cars. PHOTOS: 1939 V-16 Cadillac Fleetwood. LinkedIn · Google+ · Pinterest · Reddit; Print; Order Reprint of this Story. Share Video. Embed code. Select. Video link. Select. Share Video. 00:00. 00:00. This interior view of the rear passenger …

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Cao Fei and John Baldessari to Create BMW Art Cars

The BMW M6 GT3, the base model for the 18th and 19th BMW Art Car, at the announcement event for the new BMW Art Car artists Cao Fei and John Baldessari at the Guggenheim Museum, New York. (11/2015) (C) BMW AG (PRNewsFoto/BMW Group).

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2017 LaCrosse gives Buick new elegance video – CNET

Breaking cover for the first time at the Los Angeles auto show, Cadillac unveils its XT5,… Play video. Video: Hyundai's Augmented Reality app overhauls the owners manual. Hyundai's Augmented Reality app overhauls the owners manual. 1:55 November 19, …

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Army tests hydrogen-powered Chevrolet pickup

Can a pickup truck powered by a fuel hydrogen cell endure the rigors of military missions? Over the next 12 months, General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) will deploy a Chevrolet …

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Buick's 2017 LaCrosse unveiled in LA

Buick unveils its redesigned 2017 LaCrosse today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but no one on the show floor was as excited as workers from the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly who will build the midsize sedan beginning next year. The new LaCrosse, which …

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Audi Says US Sales Undiminished by Diesel Emissions Scandal

The emissions-rigging scandal that has engulfed German auto giant Volkswagen will not diminish sales of one of its luxury brands in the United States, the head of Audi of America predicted Wednesday. In the two months since news broke that hundreds of …

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Audi wants you to stop talking about diesels and look at its electric plans

Be glad you're not an executive at Volkswagen Group right now. This week they'll face down reporters at the Los Angeles International Auto Show who only want to talk about one thing: diesel. But Audi, for one, is determined to talk about something else …

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Revelation: A Chevy That's Better Than a BMW

Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: The Chevrolet Camaro is a better, more entertaining car to drive than a BMW 3 Series. In more than 30 years of testing cars I have experienced several moments of dazzling, crystalline revelation: that the …

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Chevrolet Colorado, Camaro awarded Motor Trend Car and Truck of the Year

Motor Trend named the Chevrolet Colorado as its Truck of the Year and picked the Chevrolet Camaro as its Car of the Year. The magazine named the Volvo XC90 as its SUV of the Year. The Colorado's victory is particularly sweet for GM, which zigged while …

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Buick eagerly awaits fresh product

DETROIT — Buick is finally about to get some fresh sheet metal to go along with that catchy advertising jingle. The next-generation LaCrosse sedan scheduled to bow at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week will be the centerpiece of a coming product wave …

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2016 Camaro: Chevrolet Breaks The Rules On How to Launch A New Performance Car

The hashtag #FindNewRoads has enjoyed an elevated presence across social media outlets for the past few weeks. Many Americans may know this term in association with traditional Chevrolet marketing efforts, including magazine, radio and television ads, …

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Broberg Wins BMW Masters Title in Playoff Over Reed

On Sunday, Broberg made the biggest putt of his career to beat Patrick Reed in a playoff to win the BMW Masters for his first European Tour title. Broberg and Reed both finished regulation play at 17-under 271 after an afternoon of fine shot-making and …

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First drive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro V6

Other cars with incredible longevity eventually lose what made them special, like the Chevrolet Impala, and its steady descent into averageness. Honoring heritage while innovating is tricky business, and all three major U.S. automakers have had their …

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GM to Import Chinese-Made Buick SUV

1 auto maker by sales early next year plans to start selling the Buick Envision, a midsize sport-utility vehicle made in Shandong province, according to people familiar with the plan. The move would add a third SUV to Buick's U.S. lineup at a time when …

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Former VW CEO steps down as Audi chairman while emission scandal investigation …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has stepped down as chairman of luxury brand Audi amid an investigation of two emissions scandals that occurred during his reign at Europe's largest carmaker. Winterkorn quit his …

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Winterkorn resigns as Audi chairman in wake of VW scandal

FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG's former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn resigned from his post as supervisory board chairman of the company's Audi division, further scaling back his ties with Europe's largest automaker amid an …

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BMW Buys China's Herald International to Tap Car Lease Market

BMW AG agreed to buy Chinese car lease provider Herald International Financial Leasing Co. in an effort to boost sales as customers in the automaker's biggest market become more reluctant to pay for vehicles in cash. The leasing company operates in 58 …

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Talk grows of repealing ObamaCare 'Cadillac tax'

“All I can say is there is support on both sides to get rid of the Cadillac tax,” Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Tuesday. “But the Democrats, of course, are the ones that hung us with it. Now that they're finding that the …

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See the 2017 Cadillac XT5, the first of four new crossovers for the GM lux brand

DETROIT, MI – Until recently, the Cadillac brand's sales had been struggling a bit, especially for cars. General Motors, like its Detroit peers, has meanwhile been seeing record-pace sales this year, driven by demand for crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks.

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Consumer Reports Suspends Recommendations on Audi, Volkswagen V6 Diesels

The other four models—Audi A6, A8/A8L, and Q5 and Porsche Cayenne—were not tested by Consumer Reports in diesel form. We do not place recommended ratings on cars we haven't tested so there's no change in the status of those models. (Of those, the …

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Cadillac debuts the all-new XT5 crossover a week before the LA Auto Show …

The 2017 Cadillac XT5 is the automaker's replacement for the outgoing SRX. This all-new midsize crossover includes a whole host of upgrades, from a lightweight chassis to a whole host of newfangled technology. Read Less. The 2017 XT5 is the …

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Cadillac reveals XT5 crossover, replacing SRX

DETROIT — Cadillac is revealing its all-new 2017 XT5 crossover — the replacement for the SRX — Monday on the eve of the Dubai auto show and plans to show it again next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. Production of the XT5 will …

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The 2016 Chevy Volt has it all: 53 EV miles for green cred, a sleek redesign …

The 2016 Chevy Volt could have offered its category-killing 53 miles of EV-only driving range and called it a day, but this plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) wants more: more drivers, specifically, beyond its loyal but small following of green-car …

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Chevy goes from 'technology and stuff' to boring and forgettable

This year's World Series worked out much better for "Chevy Guy" Rikk Wilde. His beloved Royals won, and Wilde didn't find himself sweating and stammering on national TV. But for Chevrolet, Wilde's absence meant its presentation of a 2016 Camaro to the …

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