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Volvo’s First EV Debuts Loads of New Tech
The ’21 Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 delivers 200 miles of range. Volvo is offering free electricity for the first year of ownership, all in an effort to make one out of every five Volvos sold during 2020 a Recharge T8 model.
By Christian Wardlaw • Oct. 18, 2019 -
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Most-Seen Car Ad Again Features McConaughey, Aviator
In the No.1 ad for the week of Oct. 7, actor Matthew McConaughey pilots the Aviator through billowing, multi-colored smoke, professing that although “performance comes in lots of flavors,” Lincoln is about the kind that “just leaves you feeling better.”
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 17, 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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BMW Takes Wraps Off Price-Conscious 2-Series Gran Coupe
The 4-door model will be introduced to the North American market in 2020, with the price-leading all-wheel-drive 228i xDrive set to start at about $35,000, some $6,000 less than the existing rear-wheel-drive 330i, according to BMW officials.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 16, 2019 -
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UAW Strike Against GM Stretches Into Fifth Week
Union leadership voted Saturday to increase strike pay by $25 per week to $275 per striking worker. The increase had been scheduled for Jan.1 but instead took effect Sunday.
By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 14, 2019 -
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Toyota Extends Battery Warranty, Wants to Correct Customer Misconceptions
The automaker says recent research shows many erroneously believe traditional hybrids have to be plugged in, can’t be refueled at a gas station and batteries in electrified vehicles need to be replaced frequently.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 14, 2019 -
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VW Launches Atlas Cross Sport as Midsize CUV
The Atlas has done well competing among 3-row CUVs, and now the 2-row Atlas Cross Sport, launching at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, has a chance to make inroads among popular midsize utes.
By Tom Murphy • Oct. 11, 2019 -
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BMW M8 Gran Coupe Unveiled
The svelte rival to the Mercedes-AMG GT63 4Matic+ joins the 2-door M8 Coupe and M8 Convertible, adding 4-door, 4-seat versatility to a three-strong M8 model range.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 11, 2019 -
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Toyota Extending Mirai Range, Plans RAV4 Plug-In
The formerly quirky front-wheel-drive sedan morphs into a sleek, rear-wheel-drive 4-door with Lexus lineage and 30% more expected range.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 10, 2019 -
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McConaughey Keeps Lincoln Atop Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The Lincoln spot featuring Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey collected more than 397 million TV ad impressions for the week of Sept. 30.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 10, 2019 -
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Mercedes A-Class Sedan Bids for Thai Premium Customers
Sedans are popular with Thai buyers, and the new A-Class currently is the sole sedan in the compact premium segment. BMW only sells the 1-Series in 5-door hatchback specification while Audi doesn’t import the A3.
By Edd Ellison • Oct. 8, 2019 -
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UAW Strike Against GM Drags Into Fourth Week
In a letter to local UAW officers, union vice president Terry Dittes says weekend talks had taken a turn for the worse and GM’s counteroffer to the UAW’s proposals was unacceptable.
By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 7, 2019 -
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Luxury Liftback to Be Audi’s Fifth EV Model
Designed to rival the Tesla Model S, Audi’s fifth electric model is described as being similar in size to the A7 Sportback.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 7, 2019 -
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Lincoln Again Tops Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
In the No.1 commercial for the week of Sept. 23, actor Matthew McConaughey navigates an Aviator through clouds of colored smoke and says Lincoln is all about “performance that just leaves you feeling better.”
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 4, 2019 -
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Durr’s 13,000th Robot to Work for GM Korea
Durr was commissioned to build 78 third-generation robots that will paint both the interiors and exteriors of car bodies at the General Motors plant in Changwon, Korea.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 4, 2019 -
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GM Overcapacity Lurks in Shadows of UAW Strike
Consultant Alan Baum says even shutting down the Detroit-Hamtramck and Lordstown, OH, plants, which GM announced in November 2018 to bitter opposition by the UAW, won’t necessarily resolve the automaker’s overcapacity problem.
By Joseph Szczesny • Sept. 27, 2019 -
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Refreshed Nissan Titan Gets More Tech, New Look
On sale early next year, the updated pickup has a new transmission and gobs of new active safety technology it lacked in previous model years.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Sept. 26, 2019 -
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Karma’s ‘Throaty’ Noise Alerts Pedestrians
Karma’s Joe Durre says the battery-electric Revero GT emits a low-level, throaty-electric hum audible to pedestrians.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 26, 2019 -
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Toyota HR Exec Seeks to Evolve Workplace for Future Mobility
Toyota North America’s vice president of human resources sees a very specific talent crunch, enduring misconceptions about the industry and diminished passion for the business.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 26, 2019 -
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McConaughey Back in Driver’s Seat in Lincoln’s Most-Seen Car Ad
The first-place ad for the week of Sept. 16 features McConaughey emerging from a multi-colored cloud of smoke in a ’20 Aviator and dismissing “amped-up” performance in favor of “performance that leaves you feeling better.”
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 25, 2019 -
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FCA Christens New Simulator Lab in Canada
The Vehicle Dynamics Simulator makes use of nine actuators to create additional ranges of motion that create a closer immersion to an actual vehicle, the automaker says.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 25, 2019 -
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Chevrolet Adds Captiva CUV to Short List of Thai Offerings
While the Captiva undercuts the Honda CR-V, Nissan X-Trail and the new MG HS on price, it’s being offered only with a 143-hp 1.5L gasoline turbo. A Chevrolet Thailand executive says the engine’s performance leaves nothing to be desired.
By Edd Ellison • Sept. 24, 2019 -
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Hyundai, Aptiv Establish $4 Billion JV for Automated Cars
The 50-50 JV, which will begin testing fully driverless systems next year, would appear to accelerate Hyundai’s driverless-car program.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 23, 2019 -
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Hyundai, Kia Join European EV-Charging Network
Ionity was established in 2017 by BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen and VW’s Audi and Porsche brands. Hyundai will obtain shares in Ionity equal to those of the founding partners.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 23, 2019 -
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Faraday Charts a Course to Its Future
Revised product timelines project the start of FF 91 production in September 2020 at the company’s Hanford, CA, assembly plant, a refurbished former Pirelli tire factory capable of building 10,000 vehicles annually.
By Christian Wardlaw • Sept. 23, 2019 -
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UAW, GM Dig In as Strike Continues
Strikers have zeroed in on the compensation of GM CEO Mary Barra, who receives $22 million per year while temporary workers make as little as $12 per hour in some instances.
By Joseph Szczesny • Sept. 20, 2019
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