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Fastest-Ever Lamborghini Introduced at Frankfurt
A 48V motor delivering 34 hp incorporated into the gearbox, combined with Lamborghini’s 785-hp V-12 engine, combine to give the Sian a total of 819 hp.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 16, 2019 -
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2020 Cadillac CT4 Breaks Cover on Social Media
The compact-size CT4 will slot beneath the CT5 midsize sport sedan, introduced earlier this year, and range-topping CT6 large sedan.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 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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Nissan’s Versa Tops Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The No.1 commercial for the week of Sept. 2 is a cinematic spot promoting the ’20 Nissan Versa, which comes with Intelligent Mobility features such as blindspot warning.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 12, 2019 -
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Porsche Launches Production of Taycan EV
Preparations for construction required 21 individual preliminary projects and more than 5,000 employee relocations.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 12, 2019 -
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Toyota Launches Small-Car Variant of TNGA Platform
The move extends the reach of the automaker’s TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform into the small-car segment with the development of its new GA-B platform.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 11, 2019 -
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BMW Reveals i Hydrogen NEXT Concept
The production version of the i Hydrogen NEXT is planned as a precursor to a range of FCVs BMW already has under development and plans to begin offering in 2025 at the earliest.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 10, 2019 -
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Mercedes-Benz Previews Future Flagship EV With Vision EQ S Concept
To be sold alongside internal-combustion-engine-powered versions of the upcoming seventh-generation S-Class models from 2021 onwards, the production version of the EQ S will act as a high-tech figurehead for Mercedes-Benz’s newly created EQ electric-vehicle sub-brand.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 10, 2019 -
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Volkswagen ID. 3 Unveiled
The German automaker’s first ID.-branded EV model represents a ground-up revamping of the Volkswagen brand.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 9, 2019 -
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Faraday Future Names New CEO
Carsten Breitfeld, who played an integral role in BMW’s entry into the EV market with the all-electric i3 and plug-in hybrid i8, will take over as CEO with the specific goal of delivering Faraday Future’s first production model.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 9, 2019 -
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Toyota: 90% of 2020 Olympics Fleet to Be Electrified
The automaker says it aims to achieve the lowest emissions target level of any official vehicle fleet used at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 9, 2019 -
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VW Brazil Developing Global Vehicle
Volkswagen do Brasil is creating a vehicle employing the VW Group’s MQB modular transverse architecture entirely in-house.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 6, 2019 -
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Volvo Opens Dedicated Polestar Plant in China
The Chengdu facility will produce Polestar 1 hybrid-electric vehicles for both China’s domestic and global export markets with the first customer deliveries expected before year’s end.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 5, 2019 -
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Nissan Presents Second-Generation Juke
Matt Weaver, design director at Nissan Design Europe, stoutly defends the Juke’s new, more grown-up appearance.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 5, 2019 -
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Taycan EV Joins Porsche Sports Car Lineup
Available first in the U.S. by year’s end, the Taycan is the world’s first 800V battery-electric vehicle and represents Porsche’s bid to take EVs into high-performance realms, capable of 161 mph and likely priced below $200,000.
By Tom Murphy • Sept. 4, 2019 -
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Korea’s Kia Takes Aim at Europe With Xceed CUV
The fourth model in Kia’s range of Ceed C-segment cars will be assembled in Zilina, Slovakia.
By Jorge Palacios • Sept. 4, 2019 -
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Volvo Cars Buying Into Israeli Tech Start-Ups
Tel Aviv-based UVeye and MDGo have developed their business with the help of DRIVE, an accelerator for young companies in the mobility sector. Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE since 2017.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 3, 2019 -
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Post-Dieselgate Volkswagen Takes Branding in New Direction
The automaker will launch the “New Volkswagen” motto at next month’s Frankfurt auto show hoping to attract the “significantly younger, more digital and generally more modern” vehicle owner or user.
By Paul Myles • Aug. 30, 2019 -
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Honda R&D Focuses on Safety
Honda’s safety research, which requires a broad range of analytical tools, computer simulations, crash tests and the handling of crash-test dummies fitted with sensitive instruments, has made the automaker’s vehicles safer.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 30, 2019 -
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McConaughey Puts Lincoln Atop Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The first-place ad for the week of Aug. 19 invites viewers to discover Lincoln’s approach to craftsmanship during its Summer Invitation Sales Event.
By Jim Irwin • Aug. 29, 2019 -
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Toyota Buying 4.9% Stake in Suzuki
The automakers say the move will help establish and promote a long-term partnership for promoting collaboration in new fields, including autonomous driving.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 29, 2019 -
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Mercedes-AMG GLB35 4Matic Unveiled
The new go-fast SUV is the fourth AMG model to receive the 35 treatment following the recently introduced A35 4Matic hatchback, A35 4Matic sedan and CLA35 4Matic coupe.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 28, 2019 -
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Volkswagen’s Electric ID. Buggy Could Reach Production
The ID. Buggy was conceived to inject some fun and flippery into Volkswagen’s upcoming ID. family of electric vehicles. It also showcases the versatility of VW’s MEB EV platform, which makes its production debut next month underneath the new ID. 3 hatchback.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 28, 2019 -
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Cover Comes Off New Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe
The latest model to hail from Mercedes-Benz’s Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama will see U.S. sales in mid-2020 at a price the automaker suggests will be slightly above the outgoing first-generation GLE introduced in 2015.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 27, 2019 -
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Ferdinand Piech, Architect of VW’s Global Dominance, Dead at 82
“First and foremost I always saw myself as a product person and relied on gut instinct for market demand. Business and politics never distracted me from the core of our mission: to develop and make attractive cars,” Piech wrote in his autobiography.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 27, 2019 -
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Automakers at Odds Over Russian Support
Volkswagen contends levels of state support could be based on the extent of technological investment by an automaker, as well as localization of specific components such as engines and transmissions.
By Eugene Gerden • Aug. 26, 2019
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