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Toyota to Offer Hybrid-Only Versions of New Venza, Sienna
Unlike other Toyota models offered in both gasoline and hybrid-electric versions, including the Camry, Corolla, Highlander, RAV4 and Avalon, the ’21 Sienna and Venza will follow the lead of the Prius and come only in hybrid guise.
By Jim Irwin • May 18, 2020 -
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Ford Helping Dealers, Moving Ahead With Mach-E
“The full impact of the pandemic has yet to be felt,” Ford Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. tells shareholders, noting the crisis has hit the auto industry globally.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 15, 2020 -
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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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VW Still Strong on Gas-Powered Performance
A team working on the upcoming Golf R is getting involved with R-line models for electric powertrains, a VW executive says, but for now the automaker is keeping its Golf focus on gas-powered performance models in North America.
By Sebastian Blanco • May 15, 2020 -
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VW, Fender, Guitarist Bonamassa Helping Musicians
Tonight at 8 p.m. EST on Facebook Live, the German automaker and Fender will host a live stream fundraising performance by blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa to financially assist touring musicians affected by the pandemic.
By Tom Murphy • May 14, 2020 -
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Coronavirus Still Out Front in Most-Seen Auto Ads
The first-place Fiat Chrysler commercial says the brand is offering zero-percent financing for 72 months with no monthly payments for 120 days on select ’20 models.
By Jim Irwin • May 13, 2020 -
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COVID-19 Isn’t Derailing GM’s EV Commitment
GM’s battery-electric vehicles from Cadillac and GMC Hummer remain on schedule to launch next year. Around mid-decade, Morris expects EV sales to be brisk.
By Tom Murphy • May 13, 2020 -
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Bentley, Ferrari, Aston Martin Plants Restarting
More than 1,700 employees at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, U.K., returned to work Monday building Bentayga and Mulsanne models, to be followed next week by the Continental GT and Flying Spur.
By Jim Irwin • May 12, 2020 -
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Digital Tech Keeps VW Designers Busy at Home
VW Group Design chief Klaus Bischoff holds an online demonstration that digs into some of the realities of creating the way a car looks without being able to meet face-to-face.
By Sebastian Blanco • May 7, 2020 -
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AR Helps Porsche Techs Narrow Social-Distancing Gap
The number of Tech Live Look sessions more than tripled from February to March as COVID-19 spread and social distancing became entrenched, but they’re still rarely used, Porsche Cars North America says.
By Jim Henry • May 6, 2020 -
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Toyota Delays North American Restart; Europe Ramps Up
Toyota says its decision to delay by one week the reopening of its North American plants is based on “an extensive review with our supplier and logistics network.”
By Jim Irwin • May 5, 2020 -
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VW Again Delays U.S. Plant Restart
Chattanooga would have been one of the first U.S. auto plants shut down by COVID-19 to resume vehicle production. Some Detroit Three facilities have been producing equipment such as ventilators and personal protective equipment to assist in the crisis.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 1, 2020 -
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Ford Outlines Plans for Reopening North American Plants
Many procedures to safeguard worker health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic already are in place in China, where Ford has operated on a substantially normal schedule since late February, says Gary Johnson, chief manufacturing and labor affairs officer.
By Jim Irwin • May 1, 2020 -
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Most-Seen Auto Ads Have Coronavirus Subtext
Fiat Chrysler’s leading ad for the week of April 20 declares that “together, we can do this – because we are all one.”
By Jim Irwin • April 29, 2020 -
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VW Targets May 3 for Chattanooga Reopening
New health and safety procedures at Chattanooga include providing new personal protective equipment, ceasing shuttle transportation and replacing cafeteria meals with packed lunches.
By Jim Irwin • April 24, 2020 -
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Fiat Chrysler Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
Each of the top five ads for the week of April 13 is coronavirus-aware, led by a commercial proclaiming “we are all one.”
By Jim Irwin • April 23, 2020 -
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Russia Eyeing New Automaker, Consumer Incentives
The incentives would be targeted at global manufacturers operating in Russia but considering scaling back their international presence because of quarantines and other anti-COVID-19 measures in their home markets.
By Eugene Gerden • April 22, 2020 -
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Consumer Confidence in Future Auto Technology Decreases
“Frankly, we’re concerned for automakers,” says J.D. Power’s Kristin Kolodge.
April 21, 2020 -
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Volvo Resumes Production at Main Swedish Plant
The company plans to open its U.S. plant in Greer, SC, on May 11.
By Jim Irwin • April 21, 2020 -
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VW Reopening Plants; Nissan, Honda, Bentley Extend Shutdowns
VW’s complex in Chattanooga, TN, has been shuttered since March 21 and remains closed indefinitely. There is no plan yet to restart production in Chattanooga.
By Jim Irwin • April 17, 2020 -
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EQ S Spearheads Mercedes’ ‘Electric First’ Strategy
The upmarket liftback limousine will become the German automaker's eighth electric-powered EQ model.
By Greg Kable • April 16, 2020 -
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Volkswagen Launching Redesigned Logo
The automaker describes the re-imagined “VW” as a “minimalist take on the classic logo” that is simpler than the one it replaces.
By Jim Irwin • April 14, 2020 -
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SEAT Pivots From Making Cars to Ventilators
The Spanish automaker has transformed one of its assembly lines to manufacture ventilators, a crucial resource in the fight against the pandemic.
By Jorge Palacios • April 9, 2020 -
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Hyundai, FCA, Toyota Roll COVID-Aware Ads
The No.1 ad for the week of March 30 is a coronavirus-aware spot that promotes Hyundai Assurance, a program that will cover payments for up to six months if a buyer loses their job this year due to COVID-19.
By Jim Irwin • April 8, 2020 -
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FCA, Honda Plant Closings to Extend Into May
Honda will extend the production suspension previously announced for all its automobile, engine and transmission plants in the U.S. and Canada through May 1. FCA says it plans to resume production in its plants in the U.S. and Canada on May 4.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 7, 2020 -
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COVID-19 Forces Extensions of Plant Closings
Honda extends the suspension of production at all its automobile, engine and transmission plants in the U.S. and Canada through April 10. The shutdown began March 23.
By Jim Irwin • April 6, 2020
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