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Auto News For Thursday, March 17, 2016 – Scions All Renamed For Toyota Duty

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Here are the seven must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Thursday, March 17, 2016.

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With news of Scion’s discontinuation came news that the tC would die and the FR-S, iA, and iM would live on as Toyotas. Turns out they’ll be wearing altogether different badges. The Scion FR-S becomes the Toyota 86. The Scion iA becomes the Toyota Yaris iA. The iM becomes the Toyota Corolla iM. Let’s hope, for the latter two, Toyota separates the sales figures. – Road & Track

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