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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/C6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………511.00 550.002Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………..511.00 550.004J4J Havanna Black Met ………………………………………………………………All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………511.00 550.00T9T9 Ibis White

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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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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 2, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 2, 2016   Auto Industry Sales Data May 2016 May sales drop 6.1% , with 1.5 million vehicles sold. Toyota said sales dipped 9.6 percent to 219,339 vehicles, including a 10% drop at the Lexus brand. All of GM’s brands posted double-digit declines last month. Honda declined

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Google Auto Search Trends – Cadillac – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – Cadillac – 2016   Cadillac 2016 List 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe 2016 Cadillac ATS Sedan 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan 2016 Cadillac CTS Sedan 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan 2016 Cadillac ELR 2016 Cadillac Escalade 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV 2016 Cadillac SRX 2016

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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 1, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for June 1, 2016   Toyota Buying Robotics Division Toyota plans to buy Boston Dynamics and Schaft, both are divisions of Google-parent Alphabet Inc focused on robotics. Toyota invested $1 billion in establishing TRI (Toyota Research Institute) last year for technologies that can be deployed in self-driving

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Top 25 Dealership Groups Based in the U.S – 2016

Top 25 Dealership Groups Based in the U.S – 2016   2015 rank Dealership group name Total new retail units Total used units Total units Total number of dealerships Group revenue all departments* 2014 rank 1 AutoNation Inc.† 339,080 227,290 644,164 254 20,862,000,000 1 2 Penske Automotive Group Inc.†‡ 233,524

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Top Ten Checklist: Buying A Used Car

Visual Examination– The body should appear even, with no irregular spacing between the body joints. All doors and the trunk lid, should open and close with ease. Check for rust. Check the tires and also look for signs of brake fluid leaking on the inside of the tires. You may

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Cloud Computing and Vehicle Safety

Accessing the cloud through a wireless internet connection in a car, has automakers thinking out of the box. Potential features go far beyond present uses of in-car Internet access. With the expanded data storage available, a car could become a highly customized personal assistant connected to the owner’s home, smartphone

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 31, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 31, 2016   Volkswagen Profit after Emission Test Scandal VW Group profit rises 3.4% despite steep plunge due to emission test scandal. CEO Matthias Mueller said in the statement that the company has “achieved respectable results under difficult conditions,2016 will be a transitional year for

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What is curbstoning or curbing cars?

The term “curbstoning” comes from the practice of parking automotive “inventory” along the curb, although many curbstoners also use vacant lots and unmonitored parking lots as temporary places of business. Curbstoners are car “flippers” – people who regularly buy cheap cars, fix them up to look decent, and sell them

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2017 Honda Ridgeline

2017 Honda Ridgeline 2017 Honda Ridgeline Honda is returning to the midsize pickup market with a slim looking 2nd-generation Ridgeline. Honda plans to reach annual volumes of around 50,000 cars, estimating that 20 percent of Honda owners also have a truck in their garage. But if Honda does not meet

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