
Tariq Kamal
Former Associate Publisher

Former Associate Publisher

The head of the California New Car Dealers Association has asked Volvo to suspend its subscription program in that state, raising concerns over payment packing and unlawful competition.
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Waymo has set a new standard for driverless-vehicle proponents and ride-hailing providers by launching Waymo One, a revenue-generating autonomous transportation service.
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New-vehicle sales fell by 0.5% in November, but dealers remain on pace to exceed the 17 million-unit mark by the end of 2018.
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The Trump administration has threatened a 25% ‘chicken tax’ on Chinese auto imports in the wake of General Motors’ plant closures and ahead of a critical meeting with President Xi Jinping.
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General Motors will end production of six Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick sedans as part of a restructuring that will close at least five plants and eliminate more than 14,000 jobs.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled against a plaintiff seeking to hold Martin Dodge Chrysler Jeep vicariously liable for the death of a passenger in a sold vehicle titled in the dealership’s name.
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The California New Car Dealers Association is pushing back against factory policies threatening financial penalties for failing to build standalone Lincoln stores.
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Santander Consumer USA has agreed to pay $9.29 million in restitution and $2.5 million in fines to settle claims leveled by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the finance source’s GAP and interest-only payments programs.
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Carlos Ghosn will be ousted as head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and face criminal charges in Japan after being accused of underreporting income in official stock market filings.
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Ford’s Jim Hackett touched on big data, trade wars, and ‘self-driving systems’ in a wide-ranging interview with Freakonomics Radio host Stephen Dubner.
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