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Ford to Build EVs in Canada Under New Union Pact
According to Unifor President Jerry Dias, the first electric vehicle will roll off the assembly line in Oakville in 2024. In all, Ford will build five different models at Brampton between 2024 and 2028, he says.
By Joseph Szczesny • Sept. 23, 2020 -
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BMW Reveals All-new M3 Sedan, M4 Coupe
The 2021 models will offer up to 502 hp and BMW's M xDrive all-wheel drive. The new performance pairing is planned for North American delivery next March.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 22, 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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Industry Mourns Loss of Wards Analyst James Amend
He started at Wards in 2007 covering General Motors, which meant documenting in painful detail plant closings, job cuts and brand consolidation in one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history.
By Tom Murphy • Sept. 22, 2020 -
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VW Turns to Green Power for Rail Transport
The automaker’s logistics wing has pledged to switch all transport of its materials and vehicles to Deutsche Bahn trains running on green electricity by the start of 2021.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 22, 2020 -
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Volvo Improving Digital Link for Customer Service
Since 2015, Volvo Car USA has retailed more than 270,000 vehicles with Volvo on Call. The service is complimentary for the first four years of ownership. So far, the automaker has logged 5,500 connected-vehicle bookings. Volvo Valet began in March for pickup and delivery.
By Jim Henry • Sept. 22, 2020 -
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Battery-Electric Mercedes EQV in Production in Spain
The EQV’s motor generates 204 hp and has up to 260 miles (418 km) of range.
By Jorge Palacios • Sept. 21, 2020 -
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Rimac Eyes Purchase of Bugatti
The Croatian electric supercar specialist reportedly is in advanced talks with Volkswagen and stakeholder Porsche to acquire the 111-year-old brand.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 18, 2020 -
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Ford Invests in BEV ‘Truck of the Future’
The $700 million investment at Ford’s Rouge assembly complex in Dearborn will create 300 jobs and result in a battery-electric F-150 pickup, rolling off the line in mid-2022, as well as an F-150 Power Boost hybrid.
By Joseph Szczesny • Sept. 18, 2020 -
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VW Names Compact CUV Taos
The model is designed specifically for the North American market.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 18, 2020 -
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Mercedes-Benz Adds Augmented Reality to Techs’ Toolkit
The glasses allow Mercedes-Benz experts to see remotely what a technician sees in real time, to help diagnose and fix complicated problems without having to visit the dealership. Porsche Cars North America uses a similar system with augmented-reality glasses.
By Jim Henry • Sept. 17, 2020 -
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Peugeot Building on Success in Thai Market
Peugeot Thailand sales chief Jatupon Puttaviboon says 2020 sales have exceeded expectations and the dent caused by the COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year has leveled out. All Peugeot models come from Malaysia as completely built-up units.
By Edd Ellison • Sept. 17, 2020 -
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Subaru Ranked No.1 Among Most-Seen Auto Ads
Subaru takes first place for the week of Sept. 7 with a heartwarming spot about a mom and dad who bought an Outback to give their son “a taste of adventure, to reconnect, to be together.”
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 17, 2020 -
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Nissan Rolls Out New-Generation Z Sports Car
Nissan says the Z Proto will remain true to the design and style elements that have defined the sports car line for over 50 years.
By Chris Teague • Sept. 15, 2020 -
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Spanish Car Plants Busy Again As COVID-19 Eases in Europe
With demand increasing, Spanish automakers plan to build 100,000 units in the last four months of the year, which would bring full-year output to 2.2 million. European markets are the destination for 85% of cars built in Spain.
By Jorge Palacios • Sept. 14, 2020 -
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Maserati Launching MC20 Coupe as New Flagship
Maserati says production of the MC20 will begin by year’s end, with a starting price of $210,000. The 621-hp “Nettuno” V-6 will be the first Maserati with an engine built entirely in-house.
By Sebastian Blanco • Sept. 10, 2020 -
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Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn to Face Dieselgate Charges
Prosecutors say Winterkorn was a driving force behind the introduction of a software update to Volkswagen diesel models in November 2014 whose sole purpose was to cover up the emissions defeat device.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 10, 2020 -
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Canada’s Unifor Picks Ford as Strike Target
Unifor’s negotiations, held every four years, come as Ford employees face expiring product lines in Oakville, ON, while Fiat Chrysler workers have seen shift cuts in Windsor and Brampton, ON, union President Jerry Dias says.
By Joseph Szczesny • Sept. 9, 2020 -
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VW Teases Photo, Video of New Small Ute
Volkswagen describes the new vehicle as a compact SUV, slotting under the Tiguan. Wards Intelligence, however, classifies the Tiguan as a car-based CUV in its sales and inventory tables, so the new product would live in the Small CUV segment.
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GM, Nikola Cozy Up in EV, Fuel-Cell Markets
Barra says GM expects to get $4 billion of benefits from the Nikola relationship between the equity value of the startup’s shares, contract manufacturing of the Badger, supply contracts for batteries and fuel cells and EV credits retained over the life of the contract.
By Jim Henry • Sept. 8, 2020 -
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Acura Launches Production of Fifth-Generation TLX
Two powertrains will be built at Honda of America’s Anna, OH, engine plant: a 2.0L DOHC VTEC Turbo powering the standard Acura TLX and an all-new 3.0L Turbo for the TLX Type S due next spring.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 8, 2020 -
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UPDATE: With Name Secure, GM Can Launch Hummer BEV in Russia
A Hummer BEV could help the Russian government’s efforts to popularize electric vehicles. The state has set a target of 200,000 EVs, representing 8%-10% of the market, by 2025. There were between 10,000 and 11,000 EVs in the country at the end of 2019.
By Eugene Gerden • Sept. 4, 2020 -
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Volvo Makes Some Options Standard on 2021 Models
Anders Robertson, product manager-Volvo Car USA, says that where 2021 prices do rise, the company tries to partly or even entirely make up for the increase by expanding standard content.
By Jim Henry • Sept. 4, 2020 -
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Chevrolet Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
Chevy moves into first place for the week of Aug. 24 with its energetic spot promoting the Open Roads Sales Event.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 4, 2020 -
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Jeep Concept Hints at Grand Wagoneer Direction
If the lavish images released today indicate Jeep’s market intentions, then the production Grand Wagoneer could be positioned against Luxury SUVs. The 4x4 concept has a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, seven display screens and loads of sustainable materials.
By Tom Murphy • Sept. 3, 2020 -
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Revamped Argentina Plant Building Peugeot 208
The car’s launch in Argentina marks the debut in Latin America of the modular and multi-energy platform dedicated to the production of all compact city cars (B-segment), entry-level and midrange sedans (C-segment), and compact SUVs.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 3, 2020
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