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Nick Bunkley

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Every Utah football player getting a Ram 1500 in NIL deal - Automotive News

<p>The Ram 1500 Big Horns are being leased through Ken Garff Automotive Group in one of the largest NIL deals in college sports.</p>
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Tesla bans reselling Cybertruck, then reverses course - Automotive ...

<p>Tesla added a section to its order agreement banning buyers from flipping their Cybertruck within a year of purchase, but it later deleted the clause without explanation.</p>
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Honda Australia sued over dealer franchise buyouts - Automotive News

<p>Dealers in Australia say they were pressured into accepting low compensation for giving up their franchises by an auditing firm that also was advising Honda.</p>
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Stellantis cutting jobs at 2 Jeep plants to meet emissions rules - ...

<p>Plants that build the Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator and Grand Cherokee will move from three shifts of workers to two because the company says it needs to limit sales of those vehicles to meet California emissions rules.</p>
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Florida man accused of threatening to kill people at Tesla event - ...

<p>Police said the 28-year-old drove from Florida to Texas intending to kill people at Tesla’s Cybertruck delivery celebration.</p>
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Do car commercials encourage unsafe driving? NTSB says they might -...

<p>“Nearly one-third of our roadway deaths are speeding related, and this sort of advertising is dangerous and contributes to a culture of speeding that costs lives,” the head of the government’s crash investigation agency said.</p>
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Ford dealership opens private restaurant with Michelin-starred chef...

<p>Sarasota Ford, which also has an 11-seat movie theater and a relaxation room with massaging chairs, brought in an award-winning chef to help build customer loyalty.</p>

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2023 top stories in the auto industry - Automotive News

<p>The UAW’s strike against the Detroit 3, a pullback in EV investments and a crisis at Cruise are among the biggest stories covered during the past year.</p>
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Kia buys naming rights to Orlando Magic arena - Automotive News

<p>The deal comes less than two years after the South Korean automaker bought the rights to the former Los Angeles Lakers arena that’s now called the Kia Forum.</p>
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2023 U.S. auto sales: Winners and losers - Automotive News

<p>With COVID-19 disruptions, the microchip shortage and other supply snags now largely in the rearview mirror, U.S. auto sales rebounded to the highest level since 2019.</p>
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Nissan Ariya EV makes trip between North and South poles - Automoti...

<p>The 18,000-mile journey in a Nissan Ariya through North, Central and South America took 10 months.</p>
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Tesla thief caught trying same crime again, Ga. police say - Automo...

<p>Police say the thief used fake information to take delivery of a Model X at a Tesla store in December. Employees recognized him when he tried again the next month.</p>
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Terry Taylor, reclusive megadealer, gives rare interview - Automoti...

<p>One source compared the billionaire to Batman. ‘You hear about him and you admire his work, but nobody has really ever seen him in real life.’</p>
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Toyota moving 700-ton press that predates company back to Japan - A...

<p>Toyoda Automatic Loom Works bought the 700-ton machine in 1934, three years before Toyota Motor Corp. was founded.</p>
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Honda HR-V rear windows shatter from defroster problem - Automotive...

<p>American Honda has said it discovered a manufacturing issue that lets glass sealant touch the heating elements, creating a weak ‘hot spot,’ but there’s no recall.</p>
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Trump an anti-worker 'scab,' says UAW's Shawn Fain - Automotive News

<p>‘If Donald Trump ever worked in an auto plant, ... he’d be a company man trying to squeeze the American worker,’ said the UAW leader.</p>
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Apple car project reportedly cost $1 billion a year - Automotive News

<p>Over the years, Apple talked to Mercedes-Benz, Ford, BMW, Volkswagen and Tesla about potential partnerships, according to Bloomberg.</p>
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Waymo robotaxi theft attempt fails - Automotive News

<p>LAPD said the man couldn’t manipulate the vehicle’s controls and was arrested after a Waymo employee ordered him to get out.</p>
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Billionaire Angela Chao's drowning linked to Tesla gearshift - Auto...

<p>As her Model X was sinking in a pond, Angela Chao reportedly called for help, saying she accidentally put the EV into reverse instead of drive.</p>
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Fisker Ocean called ‘inexcusable' in Consumer Reports review - Auto...

<p>While praising the EV’s innovative design, the publication listed a multitude of problems it encountered in just two weeks of ownership.</p>
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2024 Ford Mustang gets a 60th birthday party - Automotive News

<p>Ford said it will send 2024 Mustang owners an “exclusive new feature” commemorating the nameplate’s 60th anniversary via software update next month.</p>