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07/18/2019 06:00 AM
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A Shared Birthday Party for 2 Sporty Foreign Cars
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The Audi TT, now 20 and an enduring object of desire, and the Datsun 240Z, unveiled 50 years ago, were not particularly powerful, but they’ve had staying power.
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07/17/2019 03:37 PM
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Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Future’
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Ford and other companies say the industry overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles, which still struggle to anticipate what other drivers and pedestrians will do.
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07/12/2019 10:39 AM
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Formula One Agrees to Keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
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After the circuit’s owners walked away from their contract with F1 in 2017, the race there had been in doubt. On Monday, they signed a new contract.
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07/17/2019 02:58 PM
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Battery-Powered Racecars, Zipping From Zero to 60 in 2.8 Seconds
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For the Formula E season finale, electric racers will zoom through the Red Hook area of Brooklyn and crown a champion.
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07/14/2019 05:30 PM
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Vergne Becomes Formula E's First Double Champion
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French driver Jean-Eric Vergne defended his Formula E title and became the first double champion in the all-electric series after finishing seventh in Sunday's New York season finale.
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07/12/2019 02:01 PM
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Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Electric Cars
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A deal announced Friday is an example of how carmakers are joining forces to survive a major shift in technology. But can two longtime rivals cooperate?
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07/11/2019 12:59 PM
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A Tour of the Tour Buses
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“Can’t wait to get on the road again,” goes the Willie Nelson song. Here’s how two bands — one in a van, one in an, er, bigger conveyance — go from gig to gig.
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07/05/2019 03:02 PM
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Ford and VW Are Set to Cooperate on Self-Driving and Electric Cars
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An agreement to be formalized next week is the latest example of how rivals in the auto industry are sharing the enormous cost of new technologies.
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07/16/2019 06:02 AM
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G.M. Leaves Lordstown Behind in Hard Bet on Future
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07/03/2019 12:27 PM
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Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94
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Mr. Iacocca helped create the Ford Mustang, brought out the minivan saved the failing Chrysler Corporation and came to personify the American auto industry.
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07/04/2019 12:20 AM
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Lee Iacocca Was a C.E.O. for the Television Age
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Before the cult of the modern corporate chief, the former Chrysler leader fused his identity with his company’s, helping him sell cars and win over Washington.
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07/16/2019 07:22 PM
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Police Search Renault Headquarters Near Paris
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The raid was linked to an investigation into Carlos Ghosn, the automaker’s former chairman and chief executive.
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07/02/2019 07:25 PM
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Model 3 Helps Tesla Send Quarterly Deliveries to a Record
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The 95,200 vehicles beat the mark set in last year’s final quarter, the electric-car maker said. But it may be hard pressed to meet its 2019 target.
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07/02/2019 11:41 PM
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Meet the Man Quietly Building the Tesla of Trucks, With Jeff Bezos Aboard
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R. J. Scaringe’s company, Rivian, has raised $1.7 billion from Amazon, Ford Motor and others without selling a single pickup truck and sport utility vehicle.
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07/06/2019 05:50 PM
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Climate Change Denialists Dubbed Auto Makers the ‘Opposition’ in Fight Over Trump’s Emissions Rollback
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Newly released government emails show how climate denier groups quickly dominated the internal discussion over the historic rollback of the Obama-era climate rules.
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07/01/2019 03:11 PM
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2,000 Cameras Will Be Watching How You Drive in New York City
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Will the nation’s largest urban network of speed cameras make the city safer or “one big speed trap?”
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06/28/2019 02:17 PM
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That Texting-While-Driving Ticket Can Also Lead to a Car Insurance Penalty
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Many insurers charge the penalty for three years after the violation, meaning you’ll be paying the price long after the check for your ticket has cleared.
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06/28/2019 07:57 AM
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‘Very Smart People,’ but a Keyless Car’s Downside Killed Them
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A couple with careers in academia and science died of carbon-monoxide poisoning. A second congressional bill has been introduced to mandate safety features.
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07/16/2019 07:22 PM
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Ford to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Europe
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The automaker said it would close plants across the region, leading to job losses for more than 18 percent of its work force.
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06/27/2019 06:00 AM
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The Cars Are Newer, the Buyers Younger as Auto Collecting Moves Forward
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The new generation of desirable models includes specimens most serious collectors wouldn’t have sniffed at a few years ago.
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06/27/2019 04:09 PM
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Nissan of Japan Discloses a New Recall, Adding to Its Problems
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Its management faces quality problems and a slide in profitability in addition to a management crisis prompted by the arrest of Carlos Ghosn.
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06/21/2019 04:40 PM
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Getting to Appreciate the Unloved Turn Signal
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They help avoid accidents and just make the roads so much safer, but drivers say they have their reasons for not bothering. What’s your excuse?
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06/25/2019 12:35 AM
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Nissan Reappoints Saikawa to Board as Shareholders Hammer Renault
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Investors vented their anger at Nissan’s French partner, showing that tensions still boil within the vast but troubled car-making alliance.
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06/26/2019 06:57 AM
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Glare Falls on Nissan’s C.E.O. as Ghosn Fallout Spreads
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Seven months after the fall of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s chief executive, Hiroto Saikawa, is facing questions about his own competence and probity.
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06/22/2019 03:00 AM
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L.A. to Vegas and Back by Electric Car: 8 Hours Driving; 5 More Plugged In
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You’ll need to charge your vehicle more often than filling a gas tank, it takes longer, and the chargers can be scarce. Here’s how one road trip went.
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07/12/2019 01:05 AM
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For One Los Angeles Artist, Cars Are Her Canvas and Rainbows Are Her Brush
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Peggy Noland has given a Toyota Corolla a pelt and slapped “buff Powerpuff Girls” on a pickup truck. Objects in mirror are as bitchin’ as they appear.
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06/22/2019 12:58 PM
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Driverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away
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“We’ve tried to turn down the hype and make people understand how hard this is,” says Gill Pratt, an expert in robotics and head of the Toyota Research Institute.
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06/20/2019 03:18 PM
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Renault and Nissan Make Peace in a Deal to Tighten Oversight
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The Japanese carmaker will have Renault’s backing to fix governance lapses, in a deal made before a key shareholder meeting.
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06/21/2019 08:13 PM
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Electric Scooters Are Coming to New York, but You Can’t Rent One in Manhattan
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Tech leaders and delivery workers fought to lift the ban on electric bikes and scooters. Manhattan is off limits to the scooters because of congestion.
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06/12/2019 04:22 PM
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The Safest Place in a Car Crash Isn’t the Back Seat Anymore
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Researchers have new recommendations for where to sit (in the front, for adults; kids still get the back) and what features to look for.
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06/14/2019 03:56 PM
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Car Stuck in the Shop? The New Waiting Room Has Movies and Manicures
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The service department accounts for half a dealership’s profits, on average, so some are trying to keep customers happy with amenities that include fitness centers and even massages.
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06/11/2019 12:10 AM
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Nissan and Renault Lock Horns as Relationship Sours Further
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The Japanese carmaker criticized its French partner’s vow to block its overhaul effort, further straining the troubled auto alliance.
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06/10/2019 02:28 PM
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Tesla, Facing Setbacks and Skeptics, Tries to Get Back on Course
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Elon Musk’s electric-car company began the year with high expectations. But it has confronted a series of problems and a loss of investor confidence.
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06/06/2019 06:15 PM
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The Car Industry Is Under Siege
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Fiat Chrysler and Renault’s attempt to join forces was a response to turmoil in the auto industry, which accounts for much of the world’s factory jobs.
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06/06/2019 06:31 AM
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Fiat Chrysler Withdraws Its Offer for Renault
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The plan had faced resistance by some Renault shareholders who argued that the Italian-American conglomerate was undervaluing a crown jewel of French industry.
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06/06/2019 01:28 PM
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Why Fiat Chrysler’s Talks With Renault Fell Apart
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The offer of a 50-50 merger appealed in an industry facing challenges, but the French government and Nissan had questions.
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