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Valentino Rossi hospitalized after motocross crash

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has been hospitalized after a serious motocross crash. He is expected to undergo surgery as fast as possible, but odds are he won't be able to finish the current MotoGP season.   

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Honda reveals N Box kei car in Japan

Honda will keep competing in Japan's kei car segment in the foreseeable future. The company has just announced a new-generation N-Box, and it hopes to sell 15,000 units a month. Boxy, compact, and versatile, the N-Box will not be sold outside of its home market.   

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Tesloop shares maintenance details of its 300,000-mile Model S

California limo company Tesloop has shared the service and maintenance records of its 300,000-mile Model S, revealing it to be both dependable and inexpensive to maintain over the course of its roughly 18-month duty rotation in its fleet. According to Jalopnik, Tesloop said it cost a fraction of what it would have to maintain a Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Lincoln Town Car over the same period of time.   http://bit.ly/2gmfzQE

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First look: 2018 GMC Terrain

"It sets itself apart by offering the only diesel motor in its class for the domestic market, responsive infotainment system with standard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay across all trims, and with decent driving dynamics at a reasonable sticker price."   http://bit.ly/2gloHVL

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Auto sales expected to rebound slightly in August

Kelley Blue Book analysts predicted an uptick in new-vehicle sales in August after months of stagnation. Those estimates were delivered prior to Hurricane Harvey's landfall, and it's possible that the flooding disaster in America's fourth-largest city could impact the final tallies.   http://prn.to/2vvvLtz

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VW's charitable arm donates $150k to Red Cross Harvey relief

The Volkswagen Group of America Foundation announced Thursday that it is donating $150,000 to the American Red Cross to provide relief for Hurricane Harvey's victims. The remnants of Harvey continue to dump rain across the American South and parts of the Tennessee Valley.   http://bit.ly/2vv4XcD

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Renault surprised no one has launched a Dacia rival yet

Renault is surprised its rivals haven't responded to its low-cost Dacia brand by launching their own economy-oriented sub-divisions. "We've been surprised because we know the competition will come, sooner or later. We expected it to be there already, so it's quite amazing there's still no straight competitor for the Duster in the market," said design boss Laurens van den Acker in an interview with Autocar.   

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Aston Martin sets up shop in Japan

Aston Martin will spend 500 million British pounds to open a Meta Technology and Luxury Accelerator office in Tokyo, Japan. The center will monitor market trends in Japan and throughout Asia and report back to Aston's main office in the United Kingdom. It will connect local brands focusing on electrification, and expand the company's dealer network.   

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Nissan 370Z gets minor updates for 2018

Nissan is making small changes to the Euro-spec 370Z for the 2018 model year. It gets black door handles, dark-tinted lights, and 19-inch alloy wheels. Buyers can also select a new color named Red Metallic. At this point it's unclear whether the modifications will come to this side of the pond.   

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Mercedes issues E350d stop-sale order in Germany

Mercedes-Benz is ordering its German dealers to stop selling the E350d immediately. The company has decided to re-engineer the model's 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6's after-treatment system to reduce emissions.   

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