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Today's News: July 5, 2016

KBB in the News

Good Morning America: First Tesla Autopilot fatal crash raises safety questions (Video)

TechCrunch: Nissan expands its free charging promotion as electric car competition from Tesla and others heats up

USA TODAY: Experts: Tesla death won’t halt march to self-driving cars

USA TODAY: Ford sales rise with boost from discounts

Associated Press (AP): Tesla driver killed in crash while using car’s ‘Autopilot’

The New York Times: New cars are too expensive for the typical family, study finds

The Wall Street Journal: Scant oversight of self-driving technology

The Wall Street Journal: Fatal crash may slow advance of self-driving cars

Bloomberg: BMW outsells Mercedes in June to narrow U.S. luxury sales gap

Newsweek: After emissions scam, VW pivots to electric cars

ABC News: Driver in fatal Tesla crash shared autopilot videos on YouTube

Fortune: What Tesla’s fatal crash means for the path to driverless cars

FOX Business: Car shoppers shrug off Brexit volatility in June

Forbes: 2017 Volvo S90 & V90: Everything you’ve always loved about Volvo, only better

Breitbart: Angelyn’s pink Corvette auctioned on eBay

24/7 Wall St: F-Series sales boost Ford to 6% June sales gain

24/7 Wall St: Jeep sales up 17% in June boosting Chrysler to 7% increase

24/7 Wall St: June sales slip 1.6% at GM

24/7 Wall St: The cheapest car in America

24/7 Wall St: Honda Civic sales surged 20% in first half of 2016

24/7 Wall St: Volvo’s comeback continues as sales jump 41%

24/7 Wall St: Why is Ford adding incentives for the F-150?

Automotive News: Industry scratches out another sales gain

Detroit Free Press: Automakers want a break on tough fuel standards

Detroit Free Press: U.S. auto sales may have finally hit a plateau, a high and healthy one

Trucks.com: Ford edges out GM in large pickup truck sales

Jalopnik: The Tesla crash is a reminder that cars aren’t fully autonomous yet

Jalopnik: The Ford Mustang EcoBoost is winning the muscle car wars

MLive.com: New car sales on pace for another record year

CBS News (WWJ-AM) Detroit, Mich.: Kelley Blue Book’s Rebecca Lindland says one of the most difficult parts of recalls is tracking owners down

CBS News (KCBS-AM) San Francisco, Calif.: Karl Brauer of Kelley Blue Book says unfortunately Tesla’s Autopilot feature is being used like a self-driving car, when it is not

Los Angeles Times: Fatal Tesla crash exposes lack of regulation over autopilot technology

The San Francisco Chronicle: Tesla fatality unlikely to stop advance of driverless cars

The Guardian: Elon Musk’s self-driving evangelism masks risk of Tesla autopilot, experts say

East Bay Times: Tesla driver using Autopilot dies in crash; investigation underway

Tech Times: Tesla Model S driver killed in crash while on autopilot mode: First self-driving car fatality

AutoCreditExpress.com: Latina women confident in the car buying process

Gas2.org: New details about fatal Tesla crash emerge

CleanTechnica: Tesla Model S autopilot crash gets a bit scary

HybridCars.com: Truck driver says Tesla driver was watching a movie when he hit his truck and died

 

Top News

Tesla’s delivery miss tests investors’ faith

The case of the missing Teslas

Tesla misses delivery targets for second quarter in a row

 

OEM/Vehicle News

DVD player found in Tesla car in fatal May crash

NHTSA investigating Ford Explorers for exhaust leak

New Mercedes E Class signals the future of driving

Tesla and Google take different roads to self-driving car

 

Industry/Dealer News

Manheim appoints GMs in Indiana & Texas

High-def sideview cameras add features and safety

 

International Automotive News

VW says U.S. ‘Dieselgate’ settlement not to be replicated in Europe

Truckmakers said to face record EU fines in price-fixing probe

Detroit’s Big Three report higher Canadian sales

German carmakers eye strong second half after June sales up 8 percent

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

Cadillac expands ‘Dare Greatly’ effort

Tesla, Ruby Tuesday partner for supercharger stations

How the Olympics’ new advertising rules will impact athletes and brands in Rio

Google wants to give you better control over the personalized ads you see

Pinterest updates strategy, looks to scale search and audience based buying

 

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