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2022 Ford Maverick: New Entry Point for Pickup Shoppers
Pricing will start under $20,000 for the Maverick, which is being assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico, comes standard with a hybrid 4-cyl. powertrain and goes on sale this fall with a 4.5-ft. bed, four doors and room for five occupants.
By Joseph Szczesny • June 8, 2021 -
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BMW Reveals Details of All-Electric Lineup
All three new BMW BEVs will go on sale in the first quarter of 2022. The iX sports activity vehicle has an MSRP of $83,200, while the i4 eDrive40 starts at $55,400 and the i4 M50 at $65,900. And the iX M60 will arrive with more than 600 hp.
By Sebastian Blanco • June 7, 2021 -
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GM’s Barra Outlines ICE-EV Synergy
General Motors signs a memorandum of understanding with Honda that increases cooperation in R&D, purchasing, connected services and battery and vehicle development. GM will be able to draw on Honda’s expertise to maintain its lineup of ICE vehicles.
By Joseph Szczesny • June 4, 2021 -
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Nissan’s Most-Viewed Auto Ad Resonates With Audiences
Ace Metrix Creative Assessment data from iSpot shows that over the past 90 days, the Nissan spot was deemed 4.9% more watchable by survey respondents than the norm for automotive ads, perhaps explaining why the automaker has stuck with it.
By Jim Irwin • June 4, 2021 -
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Ghosn: I Was Scapegoated for Nissan’s Struggles
“You’re in Japan…in the end the score is 99.4% conviction,” Carlos Ghosn tells Wards. “The judges are just a kind of an appendage of the prosecutor. And they certainly don't want a foreigner who is pleading innocent to be (found) innocent. This would be the end of a long tradition.”
By Roger Schreffler • June 4, 2021 -
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Ghosn: Nissan, Alliance Faltering Since Boardroom Coup
Ghosn says three automakers – Toyota, Volkswagen and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance – were poised on the starting block for industry leadership. “We now have only two, and I don't think the Alliance is going to make it again (to the top level), particularly with the kind of mindset and leadership they have.”
By Roger Schreffler • June 3, 2021 -
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Daimler, Nokia Settle Technology-Licensing Dispute
The companies announce they have signed a patent licensing agreement under which Nokia licenses mobile telecommunications technology to Daimler and receives payment in return. The parties have agreed to settle all pending litigation.
By Paul Myles • June 3, 2021 -
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Trailing Badly Among Small CUVs, Toyota Unveils ’22 Corolla Cross
Toyota’s C-HR has struggled to keep pace in the booming Small CUV segment, lagging well behind the Subaru Crosstrek, Nissan Kicks, Kia Sportage, Chevy Trailblazer, Ford Bronco Sport, Honda HR-V, Hyundai Tucson and Jeep Compass.
By Sebastian Blanco • June 2, 2021 -
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Volvo Says Swedish Plant Earns Climate-Neutral Status
The automaker says it counts a manufacturing site as fully climate neutral when it registers no net increase in emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as a result of the electricity and heating used by the plant.
By Paul Myles • June 1, 2021 -
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UAW Stakes Claim to Ford, GM Jobs Tied to BEVs
The UAW, which is facing the loss of jobs held by union members as the industry moves away from vehicles with internal-combustion engines, is pressing automakers such as General Motors and Ford for additional work and investment at plants in the U.S.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 28, 2021 -
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Ford Gears Up EVs, Ford Pro Truck Spinoff
The automaker is creating “Ford Pro” as a standalone company with its own chief executive and a focus on vehicle service and productivity requirements of commercial and government customers.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 26, 2021 -
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Nissan Back in First Place on Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
In the No.1 ad for the week of May 17, actress Brie Larson explains how audiences deserve a car that thrills them, while harkening back to a time when driving was fun.
By Jim Irwin • May 26, 2021 -
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Advanced Electronics Set Hyundai Ioniq 5 BEV Apart
The Ioniq 5 supports 800V charging as standard functionality but can handle 400V charging with no additional hardware or adapters. In the real world, that technology gives the car the ability to charge from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes.
By Chris Teague • May 26, 2021 -
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Volkswagen Receives €7.5 Billion Offer for Lamborghini
A Swiss-Anglo investment consortium seeks acquisition of the Italian supercar manufacturer despite “not for sale” rhetoric from parent company Audi.
By Greg Kable • May 25, 2021 -
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BMW to Unveil All-New iX, i4 BEVs June 1
BMW describes the iX as the company’s technology flagship, bringing together the latest developments in electrification, connectivity, design and services. The 4-door i4 Gran Coupé boasts sporty looks and driving dynamics, the automaker says.
By Jim Irwin • May 25, 2021 -
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JV to Bring More of Ford’s EV Supply Chain In-House
Ford and SK Innovation’s joint venture, called BlueOvalSK, targets annual battery production of 60 GWh annually by 2025, which is enough capacity for about 600,000 vehicles.
By Chris Teague • May 25, 2021 -
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UzAvtoMotors Ready to Expand Chevrolet Range in Russia
The automaker says the Chevrolet Tracker crossover is expected to be one of the first new models to be manufactured at the Uzbek plant. Trackers currently in the market are imported to Uzbekistan from China, priced at $15,800.
By Eugene Gerden • May 24, 2021 -
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Toyota Again Has Best Relations With Suppliers, Study Shows
Automakers pay close attention to the Plante Moran study because positive supplier relations benefit OEMs with better pricing, more investment in innovation and technology, more sharing of technology and better supplier support.
By Jim Irwin • May 24, 2021 -
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Lamborghini Plans All-PHEV Lineup by 2025; BEV to Follow
Stephan Winkelmann, president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, says the commitment to an electric future will be met with the same enthusiasm the company has applied to its internal-combustion engines.
By Paul Myles • May 21, 2021 -
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EV6 CUV to Lead Kia’s Charge Into Electrified Future
The EV6 will be the first Kia to use the E-GMP platform, which also can be found in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and future EVs from these brands and Genesis. Kia says the E-GMP is the world’s first 800V, multi-charging architecture.
By Sebastian Blanco • May 21, 2021 -
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Lincoln Halts Nissan’s Reign Atop Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The first-place ad for the week of May 10 promotes Lincoln’s family of utility vehicles, which provide “comfort in the extreme,” actor Matthew McConaughey says in voiceover.
By Jim Irwin • May 20, 2021 -
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Porsche Launching 631-hp Cayenne Turbo Coupe
Set to be revealed at the end of June ahead of planned North American deliveries later this year, the new Porsche model is described as the most powerful Cayenne to feature a non-electrified powertrain yet.
By Greg Kable • May 19, 2021 -
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Mobile Drive Joins Foxconn, Stellantis In-Cabin Digital Tech
The new entity will combine the auto group’s global vehicle design and engineering expertise with Foxconn’s global development in the rapidly changing software and hardware realms of smartphones and consumer electronics.
By Paul Myles • May 19, 2021 -
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GM’s Pontiac Stamping Plant to Get $40M Investment
GM says the money it plans to spend in Pontiac will be used to renovate the existing facility and install new, highly flexible fabrication machinery and presses to support future electric vehicle production and various product applications.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 18, 2021 -
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Hyundai Schedules Virtual Premiere of Ioniq 5 BEV
The Ioniq 5 will offer up to 300 miles (483 km) of driving range and a Vehicle-to-Load function allowing users to freely use or charge electric devices, such as electric bicycles, scooters or camping equipment out of the vehicle, Hyundai says.
By Jim Irwin • May 17, 2021
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