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Showroomby StaffJanuary 17, 2017

EPA Finalizes Green House Gas and CAFE Standards

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the fuel efficiency rules that will guide the federal greenhouse gas and CAFE standards for 2022-2025 model-year vehicles.

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Auto Financeby Paul ClintonJanuary 17, 2017

GM Invests $1B in U.S. Manufacturing

General Motors is investing $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations and will move production of axles for its pickup trucks from Mexico, the company announced on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

Cox Automotive Makes Two Executive Promotions

Cox Automotive this week announced two executive promotions. Rock Anderson Jr. has been promoted to executive vice president of people strategies and John Kovac has been promoted to executive vice president and CMO.

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Auto Financeby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

automotiveMastermind Adds Toyota to Its Platform

automotiveMastermind, a predictive analytics and marketing automation technology company for automotive dealerships, today announced that Toyota dealerships across the country will now be able to partner with it.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

VinSolutions Announces New Integration with Dealertrack

With the Rates & Residuals enhancement, dealerships now have the ability to structure deals for new and pre-owned vehicles by accessing incentives, rates and programs from both their captive and noncaptive lenders, all within VinSolutions. The portal, powered by Dealertrack, then returns the top retail and/or lease programs based on consumer credit scores.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

Autodata: December Sales Push 2016 New-Vehicle Sales Above 17.5 Million

The 3.1% year-over-year increase in new-vehicle sales in December was more than enough to push the industry’s annual sales tally above the 17.5 million-unit mark for 2016, according to Autodata Corp.

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F&Iby Paul ClintonJanuary 12, 2017

EPA Accuses FCA of Excess Diesel Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of failing to disclose engine management software that increased air pollution in 104,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500 trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in the 2014 to 2016 model years. FCA officials say the software shouldn’t be considered a defeat device.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

NCM, The Rawls Group Announce Leadership and Succession Program

The two firms will debut at NADA 2017 the new NCM-Rawls Dealer Executive Program, a 10-month leadership development curriculum on succession planning and leadership.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 11, 2017

Head of Wells Fargo Dealer Services Set to Retire this Year

Wells Fargo announced this week that Dawn Martin Harp, the head of Wells Fargo Dealer Services, is set to retire this year, after more than 20 years of service.

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Auto Financeby StaffJanuary 11, 2017

IHS Markit Awards General Motors With Top Customer Loyalty Award

During IHS Markit’s 21st annual Automotive Loyalty Awards, the company recognized automakers who have displayed excellent levels of customer loyalty. In total, the awards show recognized winners in more than 30 categories.

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