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Hyundai Rolls Out Refreshed ’23 Palisade
Hyundai’s 2023 Palisade features aggressive exterior cues and a high-tech, comfortable interior. The XRT model showcases even more outdoorsy looks, including dark wheels, grille and roof racks.
By Nancy Dunham • April 18, 2022 -
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Mercedes-Benz EQXX Designed to Squeeze Maximum Juice
The Vision EQXX sedan concept points to the long-range capability of Mercedes-Benz's next generation of electric-powered production models.
By Greg Kable • April 15, 2022 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.
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Infiniti Hits High Note Again With ‘Band Recital’ Ad
The week of April 4 saw the return of Major League Baseball and Ram’s “Step Into A New Day” ad placed second in the iSpot.tv ranking, driven largely by baseball-derived impressions.
By Wards Staff • April 15, 2022 -
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New Hurricane Engine Powers Stretched Jeep Wagoneer L, Grand Wagoneer L
The Wagoneer L gets the standard version of Stellantis’ new Hurricane twin-turbo engine making 420 hp and 468 lb.-ft. of torque. The Grand Wagoneer L gets the high-output version, the Hurricane Twin-Turbo 510. As the name suggests, it produces 510 hp and 500 lb.-ft. of torque.
By Jim Henry • April 14, 2022 -
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Buff EV9 SUV Joins Kia Lineup in 2023
Kia confirms the EV9 SUV is headed to the U.S. next year, adding a 3-row battery-electric vehicle to the South Korean brand’s portfolio.
By Jim Henry • April 14, 2022 -
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Honda Unveils Wide-Ranging Electrification Initiative
Honda plans to launch 30 electric vehicles globally by 2030 and develop the capacity to build more than 2 million EVs annually.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 13, 2022 -
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Auto Experts Suggest Remedies for Semiconductor Shortage
Jaspi Sandhu, senior vice president for engineering and R&D at HCL Technologies, says automakers need to learn to work more closely with the semiconductor industry.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 13, 2022 -
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Russia Looks to Shore Up Automotive Market Amid Sanctions
Analysts say if Western sanctions and embargoes remain in effect, South Korean and Chinese automakers could increase exports to Russia – possibly giving the companies more than half of the market by summer.
By Eugene Gerden • April 13, 2022 -
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BMW’s X7 CUV Gets Extensive Midlife Facelift for 2023
The U.S.-built large luxury CUV adopts a bolder front-end design, an upgraded interior and more-efficient mild-hybrid engines.
By Greg Kable • April 12, 2022 -
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Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek Is Off-Road Ready
The new Pathfinder trim level is debuting at the New York auto show and goes on sale in late summer.
By Wards Staff • April 11, 2022 -
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Nissan Plant to Build Solid-State Automotive Batteries
Nissan expects to use solid-state batteries in a wide range of vehicle segments, including pickup trucks, making its EVs more competitive.
By Paul Myles • April 11, 2022 -
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If the UAW Doesn’t Change, It’s Toast
The UAW will continue to lose market share unless it can organize automakers other than the Detroit Three. But it doesn’t stand a chance of doing that unless it addresses absenteeism, restrictive work rules, and bad workers and leaders who should be fired.
By John McElroy • April 8, 2022 -
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Jeep Climbs to Top of Most-Watched Auto Ads Ranking
The No.1 commercial for the week of March 28, Jeep’s “Made for What You Are Made Of,” was backed by a substantial national ad budget and a focus on March Madness college basketball programming.
By Wards Staff • April 7, 2022 -
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Honda Offers a Sneak Peek at Its New HR-V
Honda promises its 2023 HR-V has improved dynamics and powertrain to go along with an aerodynamic exterior.
By Nancy Dunham • April 7, 2022 -
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Volvo Rolls Out OTA to all New 2023 Cars
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.All new 2023 specification Volvo cars are now available with over-the-air (OTA) software update capabilities.The technology now comes to the...
By Paul Myles • April 7, 2022 -
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GM, Honda to Codevelop Affordable Electric Vehicles
The automakers will put particular focus on battery-electric compact CUVs, which they say is the world’s largest vehicle segment with annual sales of more than 13 million units.
By Jim Irwin • April 6, 2022 -
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BMW i7 BEV Takes Aim at Mercedes-Benz EQS
The advanced i7, with a dual-motor electric drivetrain developing over 500 hp in an initial all-wheel-drive model, will kick off sales of BMW’s flagship 4-door in North America in November.
By Greg Kable • April 6, 2022 -
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GM Investing in Ontario BEV, ICE Pickup Production
At Ingersoll, located roughly halfway between Toronto and Detroit, GM will scale up production of BrightDrop battery-electric delivery vans in December after retooling this spring and summer. Production of the Chevrolet Equinox midsize CUV will be reassigned from Ingersoll to other GM plants.
By Keith Nuthall • April 5, 2022 -
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BMW Reveals Electric 3-Series
The i3 model name gets a second life on a 282-hp electric-powered sedan to be sold in China.
By Greg Kable • April 1, 2022 -
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Volvo Makes Strong Electric Play With C40, XC60 Recharge BEVs
A half-dozen of Volvo’s 60- and 90-Series plug-in hybrid models with improved powertrains and larger batteries for significantly longer EV range will be available mid-2022.
By Gary Witzenburg • March 30, 2022 -
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Automakers to See New Faces Across Bargaining Table in 2023
UAW President Ray Curry and Chuck Browning, the head of the union’s Ford Dept., are expected to run for re-election, but both are likely to face challengers calling for more reforms inside the union and in contracts with employers.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 29, 2022 -
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Infiniti’s ‘Band Recital’ Ad Hits Right Notes With Viewers
The discordant “Band Recital” ad showcases the soundproofed qualities of the Infiniti QX60 amid an out-of-tune student performance. Perhaps ironically, iSpot’s Ace Metrix survey data finds that viewers cited “soothing” as the top emotional response.
By Wards Staff • March 29, 2022 -
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Peugeot Setting Up Pakistan Sales, Production Operations
The region, long seen as too great a terrorism risk for most Western automakers to approach, will see the Peugeot brand working in exclusive partnership with Lucky Motor Corp. in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.
By Paul Myles • March 29, 2022 -
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Infiniti Spot No.1 in Latest Ranking of Most-Seen Auto Ads
Infiniti bumped Toyota out of the top spot for the week of March 14 with its out-of-tune “Band Recital” commercial.
By Wards Staff • March 25, 2022 -
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Russia Pressing Foreign Automakers to Resume Operations
None of the automakers that shut down following the Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine have indicated they will completely withdraw from Russia. But Renault has suspended its Moscow-area manufacturing operations and is “assessing its available options” regarding its 69% stake in local automaker AvtoVAZ
By Eugene Gerden • March 25, 2022
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