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Today's News: January 6, 2016

KBB in the News

2016 Best Auto Tech Award Winner announced by Kelley Blue Book

Associated Press (AP): US auto sales hit an all-time record in 2015, strong 2016 ahead

WIRED: The Lyft-GM deal and why you probably won’t buy a self-driving car

USA TODAY: December auto sales soar 9% in record year

National Public Radio (NPR): Automakers mark moves into tech with expanded presence at CES

Business Insider: The auto industry sold more cars in the US in 2015 than ever before

Business Insider: The US auto industry is on the verge of doing something its never done before

TIME: These auto sales records were broken in 2015

MarketWatch: Strong Dec car sales have U.S. set for record year

TheStreet: Ford and Google would be good partners to build driverless cars

TheStreet: 10 cars that will hold their resale value years later

International Business Times: A record year for US new-auto sales: Americans bought nearly 17.5 million vehicles, beating 2000’s record

The Detroit News: KBB: Volvo XC90 has the best infotainment system

The Detroit News: Buick again plans a surprise before Detroit auto show

MLive.com: Detroit Three all have strong 2015 as industry chases sales record

Auto Remarketing: Pay attention to these CPO trends in 2016

Ward’s Auto: GM sales dip in December; Jeep lone FCA brand in black

The San Francisco Chronicle: Faraday’s electric ‘ Batmobile’ shows cars turning into gadgets

Chron.com: 15 of Kelley Blue Book’s 2016 ratings

San Antonio Express-News: Tacoma had record year in 2015

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Chattanooga-made Passat sales brake amid VW diesel scandal crisis

 

OEM/Vehicle News

Toyota fills the rosters for its $1 billion AI, robotics research team

GM could crowdsource your car’s data to make better maps for self-driving cars

VW struggling to agree fix for U.S. test cheating cars: source

Chevy’s Bolt EV designed with GM’s new Lyft investment in mind

BMW’s CES fever dream: a beautiful i8 Spyder with ridiculous technology

Volkswagen EV concept peers ahead to connected future

Kia aims for self-driving car by 2030

 

Industry/Dealer News

Automakers, not Silicon Valley, lead in driverless car patents - study

Big SUVs fuel U.S. auto production boom

 

International Automotive News

Ford’s CEO is bullish on China. Here’s why

Nissan sees new Micra as boosting sales

Nissan’s Leaf, Infiniti models in Europe will have Microsoft telematics

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

Subaru buckles in car connectivity with Liberty Mutual Insurance app

Twitter releases ‘conversational ads’ to help users talk about brands

Top 10 mobile marketing trends for 2016

 

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