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Brawny 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Bows
Under the hood of the new Sierra 2500HD is a familiar, but thoroughly updated, Duramax 6.6L turbodiesel V-8 making an SAE-certified 445 hp and 910 lb.-ft. of torque.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 23, 2019 -
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Hyundai Uses AI to Aid Hearing-Impaired Drivers
The audio-visual conversion system allows communication with the external environment through visual portrayals of sound patterns, such as warning sounds of emergency vehicles, as pictograms on the vehicle’s head-up display.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Toyota’s Lentz Worries Industry ‘Over-Stimulated’ on EVs, Tesla Is New Category
While sales of BEVs did grow in 2018 – 103.7% to 208,573 units – the growth was almost entirely Tesla, Wards Intelligence data shows.
Jan. 17, 2019 -
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Hyundai | Drop in Rental Pushed Down Volume; Santa Cruz Pickup Coming Along
The U.S. sales and marketing arm of the Korean brand is putting more of its eggs in the commercial-fleet basket.
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Hyundai, Kia Study Self-Parking EVs
A concept video shows that when a vehicle is ordered by smartphone to charge, it will automatically cruise to a vacant wireless charging station. Once fully charged, the EV will relocate to a vacant parking space using an automated system.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 16, 2019 -
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BMW’s Upmarket 7-Series Gets Literal Facelift
The facelifted 7-Series reflects the shift brought to upmarket BMW models by a new brand strategy announced by Chairman Harald Kruger in 2017, with a greater emphasis on interior luxury and a move to a more formal design language.
By Greg Kable • Jan. 16, 2019 -
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2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N Line Aims at Hatchback Competitors
To come are more vehicles with the N Line trim level, says Mike O’Brien, Hyundai Motor America’s vice president-product and digital planning.
By Steven Finlay • Jan. 15, 2019 -
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Ford, VW Alliance to Jointly Develop Vans, Pickups
The automakers also will look into collaborating on autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles and mobility services, Ford CEO Jim Hackett and VW CEO Herbert Diess say.
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GAC’s Planned U.S. Entry Delayed by Trade Spat
The Chinese automaker’s long-term plans are to go global. “Eventually, we hope to gain a foothold in the U.S. market and then expand to other regions around the world,” says GAC President Yu Jun.
By Steven Finlay • Jan. 15, 2019 -
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Rally ’Round the Subaru WRX STI S209
Subaru reveals its top-performance WRX STI S209 model, powered by a 341-hp turbocharged boxer 4-cyl. The U.S.-only, limited-edition S209 goes on sale late this year.
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Infiniti QX Inspiration Concept CUV a No Show at Detroit Auto Show
“You can’t see it, but it is here,” Karin Habib, Infiniti’s executive design director, tells the crowd that had gathered for the debut.
By Steven Finlay • Jan. 15, 2019 -
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2019 NAIAS: Kia Debuts Telluride, Hopes for 2019 Increase
The Telluride has on-demand all-wheel drive, a self-leveling rear suspension and nearly the same powertrain and output as the new Hyundai Palisade.
Jan. 15, 2019 -
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Prophetic Nissan IMs Concept Bucks Trend
The car previews the spirit of eight battery-electric vehicles from Nissan by 2020 and the dozen coming from the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance by 2022. It follows other Nissan EV concepts.
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Why Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona and RAM 1500 are 2019’s Best Vehicles
This year, for the first time in a while, all my picks were the same as most of my fellow jurors.
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New Plant, Ford Tie-Up to Lead VW’s U.S. Growth Strategy
The automaker will build a second assembly plant in Tennessee to produce electric vehicles beginning 2022.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 14, 2019 -
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Cadillac Puts Fresh Chase to Tesla
GM announced its plans for Cadillac’s electrification during an investor meeting in New York on Jan. 11. The third-generation battery-electric platform used by Cadillac would be the first of many EVs from GM in the coming years.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 14, 2019 -
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2019 NAIAS: Long-Awaited Toyota Supra Breaks Cover in Detroit
The fifth generation of Toyota’s Supra rear-wheel-drive sports car was a co-development with BMW and uses the German automaker’s B58 3.0L turbocharged and direct-injected I-6, a 2019 Wards 10 Best Engines winner in the X5.
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2019 NAIAS: Lexus Refreshes RC F, Debuts New Track Edition
The Toyota luxury brand cut weight from the RC F, and then further for its limited-run Track Edition, with the latter boasting carbon fiber and titanium elements.
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Some Domestic Brands Ignoring NAIAS Press Days
Detroit’s automakers, the companies that helped make their hometown show a truly international event that can’t be missed, seemingly have given up on it, at least the press days.
Jan. 14, 2019 -
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2020 Cadillac XT6 Your ‘Everyday Escalade’
The 3-row segment is the fastest growing corner of the booming CUV market, and the XT6 should give Cadillac a much-needed shot in the arm.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 13, 2019 -
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Nissan Intelligent Mobility: The Three Pillars
Ivan Espinoza, Corporate VP for Product Planning and Strategy at Nissan, helps describe the three pillars of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.
Jan. 11, 2019 -
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Holoride Is Like a Moving Theme Park
Holoride is a new start-up technology company that was co-founded by and spun off from Audi. It's developed a technical solution to create virtual worlds that backseat passengers can enjoy in the vehicle. It can match car movements with movement in the virtual world.
Jan. 11, 2019 -
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Lamborghini Refines Huracán Performante With Evo
Boasting a 640-hp 5.2L V-10, the Evo is the first Lamborghini to employ the automaker’s vehicle dynamics control system, dubbed Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata, with all-wheel drive and all-wheel steering.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 11, 2019 -
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Toyota’s TNGA Drives Savings, Diversity
TNGA is four entirely separate platforms, effectively, splitting Toyota into four separate business units, each sustaining its own architecture. What they share is the same engineering and design philosophy.
By Peter Robinson • Jan. 11, 2019 -
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All-New 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA
Why did Mercedes-Benz choose CES, not an auto show, for the global debut of the new CLA? As Dietmar Exler, the CEO of MB USA explains, it's all about the car's technology.
Jan. 10, 2019
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