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Help OEMs By Helping Car Buyers, Ford Exec Says
Joy Falotico, Ford’s chief marketing officer and president of the automaker’s Lincoln luxury division, says auto finance has room for improvement in the area of innovative payment solutions.
By Jim Henry • Feb. 14, 2020 -
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Toyota, Subaru Forecast Robust Fiscal-2019 Results
Nissan appears to be the biggest loser. The automaker is projecting a full-year decline in global sales to 5.05 million units, down 3.6% from prior-year, with sales falling in every major market where Nissan does business.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 14, 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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Subaru Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The No.1 ad for the week of Feb. 3 touts the safety of the Subaru Forester, thanks to the DriverFocus feature that alerts drivers when their eyes aren’t on the road.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 13, 2020 -
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Digital Solutions Help VW Cut Costs
Cost-saving procedures see robots checking and adjusting the alignment of vehicle headlamps while human workers only need to turn on the lamps.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 13, 2020 -
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Nissan Spain’s Barcelona Product Exodus Continues
Daimler reduced production of the X-Class pickup from 20,000 units in 2018 to only 8,000 in 2019 – or 15% of the 53,000 vehicles assembled at Barcelona, which has annual capacity of 200,000 units. X-Class builds will end in May.
By Jorge Palacios • Feb. 12, 2020 -
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VW Funding Fight Against Greenhouse Gases
The automaker has pledged to invest $27 million a year into the project that will cover all of its 12 group brands to finance their own climate-protection projects at their locations worldwide.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 11, 2020 -
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Honda Updates Civic Type R Hot Hatch
Gary Robinson, head of product planning for the Honda Div., says the new Type R features revised styling, improved handling and braking, better engine cooling and the addition of standard safety and driver-assistance technologies.
By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 10, 2020 -
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Audi’s EV Point Man Makes His Case at Chicago Auto Show
By 2025, a third of Audi’s product portfolio will be electric, says Cody Thacker, Audi of America’s head of electrification.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 10, 2020 -
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Redesigned Escalade Shines Brightly for Cadillac
The Escalade has become one of the most successful Cadillacs ever, and the redesigned ’21 model should further cement its place in the brand’s long and storied history.
By Christian Wardlaw • Feb. 10, 2020 -
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Toyota Touts Cars But Highlights Trucks at Chicago Auto Show
“We still believe in the car business,” says Edward Laukes, a company marketing executive.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 7, 2020 -
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Former GM Uzbekistan JV Eyes Growth
UzAuto Motors this year began importing Equinox, Tahoe, Trailblazer and Traverse models to Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic of 33 million residents located north of Afghanistan. Sales levels could determine whether UzAuto manufactures the vehicles.
By Eugene Gerden • Feb. 7, 2020 -
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Jeep Debuts Gladiator Desert-Rated Spinoff
“It has the mechanics to master desert terrains at high speeds,” Jeep’s Jim Morrison says at the Gladiator Mojave’s Chicago Auto Show debut.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 7, 2020 -
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Kia Presents Refreshed 2020 Cadenza at Chicago
Significant interior enhancements for 2020 improve ergonomics, while a number of Kia Drive Wise driver-assist technologies now are standard, the automaker says.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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VW Unveils Refreshed 2021 Atlas
The upgraded Atlas is nearly 3 ins. (76 mm) longer, because of redone front and rear bumpers that are designed to give the vehicle a more aggressive stance.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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Nissan Touts New V-6 as Big Feature on Frontier Pickup
The engine will be “the heart” of the new Frontier, says Tiago Castro, Nissan’s director of commercial vehicles.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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Chevrolet Introduces Refreshed ’21 Equinox at Chicago
New styling, the addition of a sporty RS trim level and the inclusion of more safety and driver-assist technology across trims are among the features of the updated ’21 Equinox going on sale in the fall.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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Cybertruck’s Low Costs Will Save Tesla Millions
Critics had a field day ripping into the design, but they missed a crucial point: Tesla can eliminate most of the tooling costs.
By John McElroy • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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Toyota Thailand Foresees ‘Challenging Year’
“We are facing headwinds including the decreased level of consumer confidence and private consumption, tightening car loan schemes and (the) continuing uncertainty of the global economic trends,” says Michinobu Sugata, president-Toyota Motor Thailand.
By Edd Ellison • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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New Cadillac Escalade’s Big Story Inside
An independent rear suspension in the ’21 Escalade results in a claimed 40% increase in third-row seat room and 68% more rear cargo space. The SUV looks good, is exceptionally comfortable, and in top trim oozes quality and sophistication.
By Christian Wardlaw • Feb. 5, 2020 -
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SEAT Unveils New Generation of Popular Leon
Buyers of the fourth-generation Leon will have a choice of gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid propulsion systems.
By Jorge Palacios • Feb. 5, 2020 -
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Automakers’ Ads Click With Super Bowl Viewers
Jeep, GMC and Hyundai were among the top 10 of all Super Bowl advertisers in terms of digital share of voice as tracked by iSpot across Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the major search engines.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 5, 2020 -
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Facing Slow Sales, Nissan, FCA Offer Buyouts
Voluntary separation packages are being offered to hourly Nissan workers over the age of 52 at two production facilities and to hourly employees at FCA’s Belvidere, IL, plant.
By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 5, 2020 -
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Toyota, Lexus Set Hybrid Sales Pace in Spain
The 59,854 Toyota hybrids sold in the country last year represented 78% of the brand’s total sales of 89,379 units, while 100% of the 9,915 Lexus vehicles sold were hybrids.
By Jorge Palacios • Jan. 31, 2020 -
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UAW Wants Role in Building Lincoln’s New EV
EV start-up Rivian has been refurbishing the former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, IL, as it raises money from investors and partners such as Ford and Amazon.
By Joseph Szczesny • Jan. 31, 2020 -
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VW Atlas Spot NFL Football’s Most-Seen Car Ad
The Atlas spot generated more impressions than any other automobile ad carried on national broadcasts and cable TV airings of NFL regular-season and playoff games.
By Jim Irwin • Jan. 30, 2020
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