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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 16, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 16, 2016   Volkswagen Transformation Volkswagen plans to introduce more than 30 electric vehicles by 2025 to make up for diesel emission scandal. With the additional transformation of its core business strategy and components production. Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said, “We anticipate that this will

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 15, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 15, 2016   Porsche Shareholding Meeting to Discuss VW Cheating Scandal Porsche SE, a holding company for the Porsche and Piech families which controls 52 percent of VW’s voting shares will hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss its strategy for the automaker’s

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Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016

Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016   Sub-Compact Car Values – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% in the beginning of June. This is worse than the average depreciation rate of 0.27% seen in May. – Sub-Compact Car and Mid-Size Car segments experienced high drop in value of 0.87% and 0.79%,

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 14, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 14, 2016   Nissan Bio Ethanol Fueled Car Nissan develops new ethanol fuel cells engine instead of pressurized hydrogen, delivering a cheaper and safer ride. Nissan’s system uses bio-ethanol, derived from crops such as corn or sugarcane. Nissan’s e-bio fuel cells are less costly than

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 13, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 13, 2016   Tesla Revised Non-Disclosure Agreements Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, said in a tweet that 37 of 40 suspension complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were fraudulent. NHTSA also said it had warned Tesla about unethical non-disclosure agreements presented

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 10, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 10, 2016   Tesla Shady Disclosure Agreements NHTSA warns Tesla over non-disclosure agreements with customers in exchange for covering out-of-warranty repair costs. In the agreement, Tesla implies that customer should not contact any agency regarding safety concerns. In one instance, Tesla reportedly offered to

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 9, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 9, 2016 More Takata Problems Senators urge automakers to disclose vehicles equipped with Takata airbags. U.S. government wants consumers to know if the new car they’re buying contains a Takata airbag inflator. NHTSA announced in May plans to expand the recalls to nearly 70 million

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 8, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 8, 2016   FCA Partnering With Uber Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), strikes a deal with Google on driverless cars, has now started discussions on a similar partnership with Uber Technologies. FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne has been pursuing partnerships with tech companies, including giants like Apple.

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 7, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 7, 2016   General Motor Undervalued Mary Barra CEO of General motors thinks GM is undervalued, with a record profit, last year and a good earning first quarter of 2016 shares are down 12%. Ford and Changan to Produce Lincoln Vehicles in China Output

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 6, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 6, 2016   Cadillac Project Pinnacle Project Pinnacle, a program that will change the way dealerships interact with customers, how their salespeople dress code, and how they present the car to a potential buyer. Also, Cadillac will notify dealers of their individual sales targets, which will determine

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2016 Audi S6 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S6 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………..511.00 550.00 4J4J Havanna Black Met ………………………………………………………………All

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Google Auto Search Trends – Chevrolet – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – Chevrolet – 2016   Chevrolet 2016 List 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 2015 Chevrolet City Express Cargo Van 2016 Chevrolet Colorado 2016 Chevrolet Corvette 2016 Chevrolet Cruze 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Limited 2016 Chevrolet Equinox 2016 Chevrolet Express Cargo Van 2016 Chevrolet Express Passenger 2016 Chevrolet Impala 2016

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2016 Audi S7 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S7 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect …………………………………………….All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 4J4J Havanna Black Met ……………………………………………………All

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 3, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 3, 2016   New A5 From Audi Audi hopes A5 Coupe will boost sales of rivals such as BMW 4 series and Mercedes-Benz C-class Coupe. New A5 Coupe is more stylish, sporty and offering more advanced connectivity features, better safety equipment and a lot

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Trucks and Car Segment Values – May 2016

Trucks and Car Segment Values – May 2016   Trucks and Car Segment Values Ending May 30, 2016 –  Volume-weighted car values decreased 0.23%. –  The Sub-compact Car segment weekly depreciation at 1.09%. Comparing -0.99% in 2015 and -1.19% in 2014. –  Truck values decreased 0.27%. –  The Sub-compact Luxury Crossover segment

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2016 Audi S8 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S8 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 0D0D Cuvee Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 4J4J

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May Auto Industry Sales Report – 2016

May Auto Industry Sales Report – 2016   Automaker May 2016 May 2015 % change 5 months 2016 5 months 2015 %  change     BMW 29,017 31,003 –6.4% 124,581 136,447 –8.7%     Mini 4,565 5,833 –21.2% 20,230 24,086 –16.0%     Rolls-Royce* 97 98 –1.0% 501 490 2.2%   BMW of N.A. 33,709 36,934 –8.7% 145,312

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