Automakers: Page 136
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Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy Your Car in the Driveway
Seventy-nine percent of polled people said technology is good. “But that means 21% think it’s bad, evil,” says Ford futurist Sheryl Connelly.
By Steven Finlay • Nov. 12, 2019 -
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VW Preps China Plant for EV, Unveils Concept CUV
The SAIC Volkswagen plant is scheduled to start ID. model production at the same time as a plant belonging to the FAW-Volkswagen JV in Foshan, resulting in a combined capacity of 600,000 units per year.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 12, 2019 -
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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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Hyundai Rolls Out Plug-In Concept, Refreshed Ioniq in L.A.
The Korean automaker debuts a PHEV CUV concept and its green-car trio gets new grilles and wheels, plus more range for the BEV.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Nov. 11, 2019 -
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GM Looks to Expand Cadillac’s Russia Lineup
GM in particular is pinning its hopes on the XT4 and XT6 CUVs, both of which will go on sale in Russia in early 2020.
By Eugene Gerden • Nov. 11, 2019 -
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Infiniti Plans Life After 30
In a Wards Q&A, Jeff Pope talks about Infiniti’s future, when EVs might take off, the rising cost of technology and how dealers fit in.
By Steven Finlay • Nov. 8, 2019 -
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Kia Concept EV Touts Styling, Near-Full Autonomy
Lidar sensors are capable of providing the concept with Level 4 autonomous-driving features, enabling hands-off and eyes-off driving in most conditions, Kia says.
By Jim Irwin • Nov. 7, 2019 -
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BMW’s Product Pipeline Full for Test Fest
The Bavarian brand has been incredibly busy launching all-new or refreshed product over the past 18 months. But recent media reports suggest BMW might have too much sheet metal.
By Tom Murphy • Nov. 7, 2019 -
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BMW Introduces 444-hp M2 CS Coupe
The powered-up coupe, revealed ahead of a planned public debut at the upcoming 2019 Los Angeles auto show, goes into production next March with volumes capped at 2,200 units.
By Greg Kable • Nov. 6, 2019 -
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Aviator, McConaughey No.1 Again Among Most-Seen Auto Ads
In the top-ranked spot for the week of Oct. 28, actor Matthew McConaughey emerges from vivid smoke clouds in the ’20 Aviator and proclaims that Lincoln offers “performance that just leaves you feeling better.”
By Jim Irwin • Nov. 6, 2019 -
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Daimler Reorganization Includes Mobility Subsidiary
With these three subsidiaries, Daimler says it is strengthening its customer focus and increasing the group’s agility. The parent company will be responsible for governance, strategy and control functions.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 6, 2019 -
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UAW Members Mull Ford Deal as Scandal Deepens
Union members returned to work at General Motors after a 40-day strike; the union reached a tentative settlement for 55,000 workers at Ford; and UAW President Gary Jones – targeted in a federal corruption investigation – announced he was taking a leave of absence.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 5, 2019 -
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Infiniti Previews Extended-Range EV, Sleek CUV
Nissan’s luxury brand celebrates its 30th anniversary with plans for the future.
By Steven Finlay • Nov. 4, 2019 -
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Fiat Chrysler, PSA Confirm Merger Plans
The proposed merger calls for FCA and PSA to each take a 50% stake in a new Franco-Italian entity headquartered in the Netherlands and valued at over $50 billion.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 31, 2019 -
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Nissan Still Atop Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
In Nissan's first-place ad for the week of Oct. 21, a man hops into his’20 Altima and drives to his friend’s house just to answer a text message in person because, the company says, its vehicles have “tech that helps you be there.”
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 30, 2019 -
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UAW in Talks With Ford as GM Rushes to Resume Production
The GM agreement, with its higher wage structure, generous health-care benefits, quicker route to top wages for new workers and limits on temporary workers, will place new burdens on Ford and Fiat Chrysler, which will be required to match its key terms.
By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 28, 2019 -
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Ford Discontinuing Flex CUV After 11 Years
The Flex, introduced as a 7-passenger family vehicle as a minivan alternative, has been built exclusively at Ford’s assembly plant in Oakville, ON, Canada, where production is expected to end in late November.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 28, 2019 -
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Skoda Targets Growth in Spain But Slips in China
A 20% sales boost would give Skoda a 3% share of the Spanish market next year compared with the current 2.3% based on about 29,000 deliveries, sales and marketing director Alain Favey says.
By Jorge Palacios • Oct. 28, 2019 -
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Germany May Encourage Automakers to Invest in Bangladesh
Abdullah Al Mobin, economic affairs officer at the German embassy, says German government officials may approach at least one automaker, asking them to consider establishing an assembly plant in Bangladesh to meet the growing demand for high-end autos.
By A.Z.M. Anas • Oct. 28, 2019 -
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Volkswagen Unveils 2020 Golf With Hybrid Drivelines
The eighth-generation Golf will feature a new range of electrified gasoline engines, a raft of new digital connectivity functions and contemporary driving aids, some of which are appearing on a Volkswagen model for the first time.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 25, 2019 -
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Nissan Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
In the first-place ad for the week of Oct. 14, Nissan says the ’20 Altima offers “the most tech-advanced engine in its class” with features such as remote starting and available VC-Turbo.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 24, 2019 -
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Subaru Rolls Out Wagon Concept in Tokyo With Next-Gen ADAS Tech
Front radars will be used on Subaru’s new Japan-market wagon, a change from its current ADAS setup.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 23, 2019 -
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Mazda Reveals First Electric Vehicle in Tokyo
The small CUV with suicide doors, a nod to Mazda’s defunct RX-8 sports car, appears to be based on its forthcoming internal-combustion-engine CX-30 CUV debuting at next month’s Los Angeles auto show.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 23, 2019 -
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Lexus Pulls Wraps Off BEV Concept in Tokyo
The vehicle is chock-full of future technologies, including various autonomous driving modes, steer-by-wire, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, gesture control, wireless charging, an on-board, autonomous drone and, apparently, a pack using solid state batteries.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 22, 2019 -
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AM General Enlists Jeep Gladiator for Military Use
AM General, which also manufactures Humvee military vehicles and Hummer civilian vehicles, calls the all-new ’20 Gladiator the ideal platform on which to develop the XMT concept.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 22, 2019 -
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Tesla No.1 Target of Americans’ Google Searches
The battery-electric Tesla is Googled 2.24 million times a month in the U.S., followed by Toyota with 1.83 million searches, according to Click4Reg.co.uk.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 21, 2019
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