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Honda Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
In its top-ranked commercial for the week of Oct. 12, Honda declares its vehicles, despite their comfort and attention to detail, are not delicate machines.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 22, 2020 -
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GM Takes Wraps Off Ballyhooed GMC Hummer BEV
The automaker is taking reservations for the GMC Hummer Edition 1 utility vehicle, which goes into production in the fall of 2021.
By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 22, 2020 -
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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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GM to Build Cadillac Lyriq BEV in Tennessee
Spring Hill, GM’s largest North American facility, becomes the automaker's third EV manufacturing site.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 20, 2020 -
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Pricing Announced for All-New Mercedes-Maybach GLS
The first Maybach SUV will start at $160,500, with a 550-hp bi-turbo V-8 capable of sprinting to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 19, 2020 -
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Hyundai Breaks Ground on Singapore R&D Center
The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore will act as an open innovation lab for the automaker’s future mobility R&D.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 19, 2020 -
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GM’s Sign of the Times at Hamtramck Plant
The assembly plant bordering Detroit, idle since early this year, now is brimming with new life as GM prepares to launch the battery-electric GMC Hummer utility vehicle and Cruise Origin, an electric autonomous shuttle. A new sign declares it “Factory Zero.”
By Tom Murphy • Oct. 16, 2020 -
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Lincoln No.1 on Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
With over 366 million TV ad impressions, Lincoln’s spot for the ’20 Corsair featuring Cas Haley takes first place for the week of Oct. 5.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 15, 2020 -
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New Lexus IS Puts Accent on Performance
Despite the overall market’s continued shift toward SUVs and CUVs, Lexus says with the IS it is highlighting one of the reasons roughly 30% of U.S. car buyers still choose sedans over the larger utility models.
By Sebastian Blanco • Oct. 15, 2020 -
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Acura MDX Prototype Previews Popular Luxury SUV
The Honda luxury brand describes the upcoming MDX as the most premium, performance-focused and technologically sophisticated CUV in Acura’s history. At the end of its product cycle, the current-gen MDX remains No.1 among midsize luxury CUVs.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 14, 2020 -
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2022 Taos Steps Up VW’s Compact CUV Push
Similar to its approach with the Atlas, Volkswagen pairs the entry-level ’22 Taos with the existing Tiguan to reach the broadest cross-section of compact CUV shoppers.
By Christian Wardlaw • Oct. 13, 2020 -
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Honda Updates Accord for ’21 Model Year
The ’21 Accord begins arriving in dealerships Tuesday. Two available engines, the 192-hp turbocharged 1.5L 4-cyl. and 252-hp 2.0L turbo-4, are upgraded to deliver more linear acceleration and better throttle response.
By Chris Teague • Oct. 12, 2020 -
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Mercedes-Benz Denies Aston Martin Takeover Plans
“No, we’re not going to take industrial control of Aston Martin. But we have a very successful cooperation with Aston Martin and that will continue,” Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 8, 2020 -
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Nissan Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart update from October 2020
The No.1 commercial spotlights the ’20 Altima, which has available features such as a remote-start VC-turbo engine and lane-departure warning.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 8, 2020 -
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Ford Keeping All Transit Connect Production in Spain
Moving 40% of Transit Connect production to Mexico would have jeopardized the jobs of 400 of the Almussafes, Spain, engine plant’s 1,000 employees, union sources say.
By Jorge Palacios • Oct. 8, 2020 -
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Porsche Opening Service-Only Facilities in Atlanta, Texas
Porsche Cars North America says all three dealerships involved will continue with their existing service operations. The new off-site locations are additional capacity to better serve more customers.
By Jim Henry • Oct. 8, 2020 -
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AVs’ Captive Audience Presents Infotainment Challenge
The future of automotive transportation will be defined by two domains: the driving function and the in-car user experience.
By Nathan Eddy • Oct. 5, 2020 -
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Griffiths to Head SEAT, Will Remain Cupra Chief
SEAT, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has fallen on hard times thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with sales of only 190,000 units in the first half, compared with 310,000 in same-period 2019.
By Jorge Palacios • Oct. 5, 2020 -
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Ford Gives Man on Lawn-Mowing Mission an Edge
Rodney Smith Jr. has racked up a lot of miles on his ’13 Ford Edge — more than 333,000 — hauling his lawnmower around the country. Ford got wind of Smith’s efforts and presented him with a replacement, a ’20 Edge ST-Line.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 1, 2020 -
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Audi Tests Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Connectivity
Pom Malhotra, Audi of America’s director of connected services, says while the automaker’s current tests are focused on road work and traffic lights, it could one day be applied to other situations, such as school bus loading and unloading and first responders.
By Sebastian Blanco • Sept. 30, 2020 -
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Infiniti Offers Virtual Look at QX60 Monograph
Instead of just going with a now-standard video-based reveal, Infiniti embraces the multimedia route and adds an augmented-reality experience that lets interested fans “place” a QX60 Monograph on their street or driveway.
By Sebastian Blanco • Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Nissan Back on Top of Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The top-ranked ad for the week of Sept. 14, Nissan’s “Refuse to Compromise,” features actress Brie Larson and shows off the ’20 Sentra’s rear automatic braking and Nissan Intelligent Mobility.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Mercedes Takes ’21 S-Class to Next Level of Autonomous Driving
Engineered to provide Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving capability, the new S-Class is ready to take control when regional infrastructure, regulation and legislation allow it.
By Christian Wardlaw • Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Hyundai Reveals Sonata N Line Sport Sedan
Hyundai says its ‘Sensuous Sportiness’ design identity gives the Sonata N Line a high-performance look that promises exciting driving dynamics.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Volkswagen ID.4 BEV Pricing in U.S. Starts at $39,995
The two-row CUV, with an estimated 250 miles of range, is the second Volkswagen model to be based on the German automaker’s versatile skateboard-style MEB electric platform.
By Greg Kable, Tom Murphy • Sept. 23, 2020 -
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All-New Kia Sorento Arriving By Year’s End
Kia is hoping the Sorento can catch up with rivals outselling it in the midsize CUV segment as tracked by Wards Intelligence. The ’21 Sorento will be offered in five trim levels with three engine choices. A plug-in hybrid version arrives next year.
By Chris Teague • Sept. 23, 2020
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