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Tariq Kamal

Former Associate Publisher

Done Dealby Tariq KamalJanuary 24, 2019

The Psychology of Dealership Embezzlement

Understanding the cognitive dissonance that drives employee theft is the first step toward uncovering and preventing it.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 17, 2019

Chevy Pulls Disputed ‘Most Reliable’ Ad

Chevrolet has pulled an ad claiming superior reliability over Ford, Honda, and Toyota following objections from those factories and a critical Jalopnik report.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 15, 2019

Ford, VW Partner on Fleet, Autonomy, Electrification

Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group announced the first formal steps toward a partnership that will produce new commercial vehicles and pursue shared innovations in mobile services, autonomy, and electrification.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 10, 2019

FCA Will Pay $700M to Settle Diesel Dispute

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay at least $311 million in penalties and $280 million to settle lawsuits brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the State of California, and Jeep and Ram buyers over 104,000 diesel engines regulators say illegally emitted excess emissions.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 7, 2019

Big December Pushes 2018 New-Vehicle Sales to 17.33M

U.S. new-vehicle sales finished at 17.33 million units in 2018, a year that saw light trucks push their total market share to a record-high 69% while cars continued to fall out of favor among manufacturers and consumers.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 7, 2019

Used-Vehicle Retention Shows First Decline Since May

Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index ticked downward for the second time in December, but seasonal declines weren’t enough to derail the key metric’s largest annual improvement since 2012.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalJanuary 3, 2019

Technology, Tariffs, and Technicians: Charlie Gilchrist to Lead NADA Through New Challenges

As Charlie Gilchrist prepares to assume the chairmanship of the National Automobile Dealers Association, the Texas dealer faces a long list of pressing issues and agenda items.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 3, 2019

CFPB Abandons Name Change Following Mulvaney Departure

An internal memo from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new director confirms the agency will not complete the renaming process that began under recently departed acting director Mick Mulvaney.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJanuary 2, 2019

Whistleblower: Kia Ignoring True Cause of Vehicle Fires

A former Kia Motors America employee claims to have identified the probable cause of a series of noncollision vehicle fires and says his concerns were ignored for more than a year before he resigned last month.

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 20, 2018

Fed Raises Interest Rate, Lowers Growth Forecast

The Federal Reserve announced its fourth hike in the federal funds rate this year and lowered its economic growth forecast for 2018 and 2019.

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