Automakers: Page 120
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Mercedes-AMG Turns to PHEVs in New e-Performance Push
Mercedes-AMG isn't disclosing the GT73e's range but claims 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.0 seconds.
By Greg Kable • March 30, 2021 -
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Mercedes-AMG Confirms New EV Model Range
The new electric-powered performance models will kick off with the EQS 53 later this year.
By Greg Kable • March 30, 2021 -
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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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Lexus Concept Signals Bold Electrification Plans
The LF-Z Electrified, a sleek new battery-electric crossover concept full of near-future technologies, underscores what Lexus calls a “once-in-a-century transformation.”
By Sebastian Blanco • March 30, 2021 -
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’22 Subaru Outback Wilderness Gets Factory Overlanding Treatment
After the Outback Wilderness arrives by this summer with skid plates and upgraded trim, more Subaru Wilderness variants with improved off-roading capabilities will follow.
By Christian Wardlaw • March 30, 2021 -
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GM Mexico Launches OnStar Telematics Service for Fleets
The Fleet Complete platform is a tool that is designed to provide fleet managers with useful and relevant data on the use of their vehicles in real time.
By Jim Irwin • March 29, 2021 -
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Mazda North America Names Tsuchida Head of Design
Tsuchida joins the MNAO team with more than 22 years of experience at Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima, Japan. He most recently served as chief designer of the latest generation of Mazda3.
By Jim Irwin • March 29, 2021 -
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Porsche Puts Taycan EV in Its Subscription Fleet
The Taycan 4S fee is $3,250 per month and the Taycan rear-wheel drive will be $2,500 monthly. Taycan 4S rentals are $335 a day for one to three days and $295 a day for four days or more.
By Steve Finlay • March 29, 2021 -
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Mercedes-Benz EQS Claims Aerodynamics Crown
The benchmark drag coefficient figure of 0.20, measured in Mercedes-Benz’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel in Sindelfingen, Germany, places the EQ model ahead of both its electric-powered and combustion-engine sedan car rivals for outright aerodynamic efficiency.
By Greg Kable • March 27, 2021 -
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The Auto Industry Is Asking For It
Car prices are going up faster than household income, so fewer Americans can afford a new car. Maybe the solution is something like Wuling’s little EV, the Hong Guang, an intriguing little 4-seat electric car with a base price of only $4,500.
By John McElroy • March 25, 2021 -
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Hyundai Springs to Top of Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The first-place ad for the week of March 15 promotes Hyundai’s Spring Upgrade Sales Event, which offers customers zero-percent APR financing on select vehicles for 60 months, plus no payments for 90 days.
By Jim Irwin • March 24, 2021 -
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Jeep Concepts Rolled Out for Upcoming Safari
Three modified Wranglers and a retouched Gladiator get custom bodywork and reworked interiors, with a lot of help from the Jeep Performance Parts catalog.
By Chris Teague • March 22, 2021 -
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Ford to Embed Robotics Researchers at University of Michigan
U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, 134,000-sq.-ft. complex situated on the university’s North Campus, the home of a significant part of the university’s science and engineering community.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 22, 2021 -
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Joint Venture Operated By Porsche, Rimac May Run Bugatti
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess says responsibility for Bugatti will be transferred to Porsche, which would then discuss a possible joint venture with Rimac.
By Greg Kable • March 19, 2021 -
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Lincoln Tops Most-Seen Auto Ads List
The first-place ad for the week of March 8 promotes Lincoln’s luxury utility vehicles, including the Corsair CUV which, the company says, can provide extreme comfort even in the most intense climates.
By Jim Irwin • March 18, 2021 -
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Nissan Expanding Renewable Power at U.K. Factory
Nissan’s Sunderland plant will see its existing wind turbines and solar farm complemented by a proposed 20-megawatt solar farm extension as the automaker moves toward achieving its professed aim of carbon neutrality by 2050.
By Paul Myles • March 18, 2021 -
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2022 Stinger: The Halo Car Kia Wishes You Could See
When in-person events start up again, Kia will have an updated '22 Stinger to display. Three trims will be available when the refreshed Stinger launches this spring – GT-Line, GT1 and GT2 – and a special-edition Scorpion model will arrive fashionably late.
By Sebastian Blanco • March 17, 2021 -
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Diess Sees No Need for Action on Porsche IPO
The Volkswagen CEO sees cash flow as crucial to the automaker’s transition to electric vehicles.
By Greg Kable • March 17, 2021 -
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Renault Boosting Alliance Partner Mitsubishi in Europe
Beginning in 2023, Mitsubishi will sell two “sister models” produced in Renault plants to be based on the same platforms but reworked to reflect Mitsubishi’s characteristics.
By Paul Myles • March 17, 2021 -
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Japanese Automakers Facing New Challenges in Decade Since Earthquake
The biggest lesson learned by OEMs was to get a better handle on their respective supply bases. At the time of the earthquake, for instance, Toyota and Honda did not know the names of many of their Tier 4 and Tier 5 suppliers of chemicals and resins.
By Roger Schreffler • March 16, 2021 -
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VW Details Unified Cell Battery Tech
To ensure battery supply for VW’s upcoming EVs, the automaker says it will establish six battery factories in Europe by decade’s end. First VW EVs with unified cell technologies will launch in 2023, and result should be battery prices cut in half in entry-level EVs.
By Sebastian Blanco • March 15, 2021 -
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Two Ford Family Members to Join Automaker’s Board
The nominations of Alexandra Ford English, 33, the daughter of Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, and Henry Ford III, 40, the son of current Ford Motor director Edsel B. Ford II, who plans to retire, mark a generational shift at the company.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 15, 2021 -
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Mercedes-Benz Offers Glimpse of Eighth-Gen AMG Roadster
While the next AMG GT will be produced in both coupe and roadster body styles and retain its two-seat layout, the new SL returns as a roadster only and with a 2+2 seating layout meant to provide it with more everyday versatility than its predecessor.
By Greg Kable • March 15, 2021 -
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Infiniti Upgrades Drivetrain Technology in ’22 QX60 CUV
The new 9-speed gearbox co-developed with ZF works with a fresh AWD system that can send up to 50% of the engine’s torque to the rear wheels when increased traction is necessary.
By Chris Teague • March 11, 2021 -
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Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer Arriving This Summer
Pricing for the Wagoneer will start at $57,995, while the Grand Wagoneer will begin at $86,995. Jeep executive Jim Morrison says the MSRP for Grand Wagoneer Series III 4x4 will reach six figures at $103,995.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 11, 2021 -
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Nissan on Top of Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The top-ranked spot for the week of March 1 advertises the ’21 Nissan Kicks and features music by C.U.T.
By Jim Irwin • March 10, 2021
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