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Automobility LA - Here comes the CUV

First, did you know that the LA Auto show is now called Automobility LA?  Cool! The influential show,is often the stage for U.S. introductions of vehicles first shown at European auto shows in the months prior, This year’s show, follows recent industry trends, expanding past product to include mobility and its position in the wider automotive industry. Many of the new product introductions are skewed towards the Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV).

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the first Self-Driving Truck Delivery

Beer Here!

 

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Diving Deeper into October Auto Sales Results

Diving a little deeper into October sales results, the Detroit Free Press published 5 things we learned from October Auto sales

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October auto sales

A Mercedes Luxury Pickup?

Can you believe it? A luxury pickup from Mercedes?  Mercedes-Benz is jumping into the luxury pickup game, where profits are plentiful. The luxury automotive brand, a division of German automaker Daimler, revealed a premium pickup truck dubbed the X-Class. The company on Tuesday showed off a concept version of the mid-size pickup truck at an event in Stockholm, saying the five-seat ride will hit showrooms in late 2017. But there's a catch. It's not initially targeted at the U.S.

Nissan has a better sales month, but is it playing fairly?

nissan auto sales

Yesterday, Nissan announced that October sales declined 2.2% to 113,520 vehicles.Thus, Nissan looks pretty good -- or at least less bad than its competition as most saw sales decline more significantly. 

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Weak Auto Manufacturer Sales Reports and idle plants

As we expected, the auto manufacturer's sales reports today were weak, as both GM and Fiat Chrysler reported their U.S. sales slipped in October, hurt by fewer selling days and a cutback in fleet sales, amid what is expected to be another month of declines across the industry. 

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US Auto Sales Continue to Decline in October

U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to decline for a third consecutive month. Forecasts from the major analysts show sales falling 6 to 8 percent from a year ago. That would be a better performance than it appears because October has two fewer selling days than it did in 2015.

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Are cars subject to the same cybersecurity risks as baby monitors?

Last week Twitter, Spotify and Reddit, and a huge swath of other websites were down or screwed up. This happened as hackers unleashed a large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack"  on the servers of Dyn a major DNS host. It’s probably safe to assume that the two situations are related.

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cyber security

More bad news for Fiat Chrysler Ordered to Face Dealerships Antitrust Suit

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s U.S. unit has been accused that it pushed dealers to submit fraudulent sales numbers to prop up the carmaker’s share price.

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Are regulations pricing cars out of the consumer's reach?

   

DETROIT (Oct. 5, 2016) - NADA Chairman Jeff Carlson on Wednesday sounded another warning to Washington, D.C., about implementing policies that would inadvertently make buying, financing, trading-in, and servicing cars and trucks harder and more expensive for consumers.

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