Today's News- September 8, 2014

KBB in the News

 

Bloomberg: Autos fuddled by accents send Ford, VW seeking fix

 

KTLA: Best back to school cars for 2014

 

The Detroit News: German automakers boost stake in South

 

The Columbus Dispatch: Phones, bikes and grills are good buys

 

Automotive News: GM’s aging Equinox and Terrain show staying power

 

Boston.com: Chevy’s Sonic RS muscles its way into sports car market

 

AL.com: Mercedes-Benz to manufacture new SUV, make new hires at Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant

 

AutoBlog.com: 2015 Dodge Viper price drops $15k for 2015

 

Motor Authority: 2015 Dodge Viper SRT starting price dropped by $15,000

 

AM 860 Portland Ore.: Kelley Blue Book reports increase in new car prices

 

 

Top News

 

Tesla signals it may work with Toyota again on vehicle

 

Cadillac to offer nearly autonomous car by 2017

 

GM plans to launch Cadillac CTS with vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2 years

 

GM to introduce hands-free driving Cadillac model

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Ferrari Chief said to near exit over clash with Fiat

 

Nevada to be home of Tesla ‘gigafactory’

 

3 things Reno can expect from Tesla’s gigafactory

 

G.M.’s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis

 

Barra commits GM to car-to-car link

 

Dodge knocks off $15K to spur sales of pricey new Viper

 

Jaguar target iPad generation with cheaper $44,000 sedan

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

Pollak chose for business school role at alma mater

 

Bill Ford says global gridlock is ‘threat’ to car making

 

Blazing Labor Day weekend drives the best SAAR since 2006

 

CarMax to add over 1k employees to team

 

 

International Automotive News

 

Ford issues biggest recall in China since 2010

 

Audi's China volume increases 10% in August, 16% in first 8 months

 

Mercedes' China deliveries rise 18% in August on strength of new models

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Nissan tweets first royal baby ad seven minutes after news announced

 

Toyota sees 45% boost in traffic through targeted mobile ads

 

As Subaru grows, the brand stays focused

 

Daimler gets into ride-sharing apps

 

Facebook rivals YouTube, tops 1 billion videos per day