AutoBlog: New Chevy Silverado to feature more aluminum
— April 13, 2015“Spies” and paparazzi photos of the new Chevrolet Silverado indicate some potential changes
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CIC panelists mixed on Class A auto body definitions; rough audience poll in favor
— April 10, 2015Though some panelists worried the classification could become too complicated to manage with any semblance
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Toyota to offer cheap automatic braking, lane detection fleetwide by 2017
— April 6, 2015Toyota’s announcement last week that it would roll out low-cost advanced, safety packages to nearly
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Ford expects 2015 aluminum models to reach 40% of F-150 truck mix by April
— April 3, 2015Supply of the 2015 aluminum Ford F-150 should reach 40 percent of the F-150 mix on dealer lots by
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2016 Kia Optima ramps up use of high-strength steel
— April 2, 2015Kia announced Wednesday that the body of the 2016 Kia Optima, which debuted at the New York Auto Show that
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WSJ: Self-driving Teslas coming this summer to challenge regulators, competitors
— March 31, 2015A software update will allow Tesla Model Ss to drive themselves on the freeway, Elon Musk has announced
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Higher-deductible policy growth found by CCC could be trouble for collision repair
— March 30, 2015Though collision claim frequency rose in 2014 back to levels before the recession of 2007-09, the number
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Jaguar confirms plans to spend $618M on aluminum shop, production
— March 27, 2015Jaguar Land Rover confirmed Thursday it is spending nearly $891.2 million on West Midlands, England-area facilities,
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CCC: OEM made up more of auto body parts costs in 2014; labor rates up slightly
— March 26, 2015Original manufacturer parts as a percentage of repair cost grew slightly in 2014 as did the total cost
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Is carbon-fiber ‘gimmick’ or ‘paradigm shift’? Experts rave about BMW i3, pan expensive material
— March 26, 2015Experts in two recent forums — ironically both offered by Automotive Megatrends USA — gave
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