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Ford’s 2020 Explorer Charts New Course
Ford’s ’20 Explorer is engineered from the ground up on an all-new, rear-drive architecture. The best-selling midsize SUV arrives this summer with sporty ST and electrified models included in the lineup.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 10, 2019 -
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Hyundai Elevate: Ultimate Mobility Vehicle
Hyundai set out to design the most capable off-road machine of all time but came up with something that looks more like it belongs in a science fiction movie. John Suh, head of Hyundai CRADLE, says it's all about pushing the design envelope to extremes.
Jan. 10, 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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Fingerprints Key to New Hyundai Technology
To unlock the vehicle, a driver places a finger on a sensor located on the door handle. The encrypted fingerprint information is identified and delivered to a fingerprint controller inside the vehicle.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 9, 2019 -
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Nissan’s Long-Awaited Long-Range Leaf Arrives This Spring
Longer range, a torquier motor and an updated infotainment system, complete with a bigger screen and over-the-air updates, are due in the new variant.
Jan. 9, 2019 -
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Meunier Succeeds Krueger As Infiniti Chief
Christian Meunier had served as global division vice president-marketing and sales operations for the Nissan luxury brand.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 9, 2019 -
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CLA 4-Door Joins Mercedes Compact Lineup
The new CLA joins the fourth-generation A-Class hatchback, first-generation A-Class sedan in both standard and long-wheelbase formats as well as the third-generation B-Class in Mercedes-Benz’s renewed lineup of front-wheel-drive offerings.
By Greg Kable • Jan. 9, 2019 -
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Audi Greets New Year With Both Barrels
That is, if it has corrected inventory issues that dogged its U.S. dealers last year. Several of the company’s best-selling models, including the A3, A4 and A5 Sportback, were held up by Europe’s new emissions testing.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 8, 2019 -
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GM Cues Up Chevy Silverado Ad Blitz
GM does not release what it will spend on television, print, digital, outdoor and direct-to-consumer, but Chevy advertising chief Paul Edwards admits “It will be significant.”
By James M. Amend • Jan. 8, 2019 -
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Infiniti to Unveil All-Electric CUV at NAIAS
Should a production version come to market of Infiniti's QX Inspiration concept, to be unveiled Jan. 14 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it will join other all-electric CUVs from Jaguar and Hyundai.
Jan. 4, 2019 -
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SUV Shift Aids VW Sales
Volkswagen of America sees a jump in deliveries of its Tiguan and Atlas SUVs, offsetting declines in car models.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 4, 2019 -
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Ford Switching to Quarterly Sales Reports; 2018 Sales Down 3.5%
“We believe intense focus on month-to-month numbers is just not the way we want to run the business,” Mark LaNeve says. The automaker had a difficult December in the U.S. as each vehicle segment was down.
Jan. 3, 2019 -
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Toyota Sales Dip in December, 2018
Record light-truck results couldn’t offset declines in cars for both Toyota and Lexus brands last year.
Jan. 3, 2019 -
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GM’s 2018 Storyline: Trucks, Trucks, More Trucks
GM’s sales reflect weakening consumer demand over the period, but also the automaker’s decision to slash production of passenger cars out of favor with Americans and requiring costly incentives to move off dealer lots.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 3, 2019 -
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Ways Automakers Can Offset Connected-Car Costs
“And now a word from our sponsor” – on the car infotainment screen.
By Sal Dhanani • Jan. 2, 2019 -
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Carpeting Plant to Supply China-Built GM Vehicles
Auria Solutions says the Auria Solutions Shanghai JV is among the largest producers of vehicle flooring systems, acoustical components and fiber-based decorative trim components for the Chinese automotive market.
Dec. 26, 2018 -
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PSA to Assemble LCV for Toyota in Spain
Suppliers welcome the announcement, as the Toyota variant will share about 95% of the parts used in the LCVs now built at the PSA plant in Spain.
By Jorge Palacios • Dec. 21, 2018 -
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Cadillac, Chevrolet to Lead New GM Push in Russia
The effort will begin in the first quarter with the sales launch of the restyled Chevrolet Camaro coupe and Cadillac CT6 sedan. They will be followed in the fourth quarter by the XT4 compact CUV, Cadillac XT5 midsize CUV and XT6 SUV.
By Eugene Gerden • Dec. 21, 2018 -
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Ghosn Arrest May Put Alliance on Shaky Ground
Nissan’s decision to enlist the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office before giving ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn due process inside Nissan – i.e., confronting him with allegations of financial misconduct – could have long-term consequences for the alliance.
By Roger Schreffler • Dec. 20, 2018 -
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Toyota, Tech Platform Incentivize Takata Repairs
Despite efforts by manufacturers and dealers, consumer response to fixing the defective Takata airbags is lower than hoped, with one of every three affected airbags remaining unrepaired, the Carma Project says.
Dec. 20, 2018 -
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Top UAW Official Sentenced in Funds Scandal
Nancy Johnson had pleaded guilty to violating federal anti-labor racketeering laws by using funds intended for worker training for personal use, including what government prosecutors described as lavish travel and entertainment.
By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 19, 2018 -
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Ford Ranger Sets Sights on Toyota Tacoma
The Blue Oval brand hopes to steal some market share from Toyota’s segment leader Tacoma, while it says now there’s also enough room between the Ranger and F-150.
Dec. 18, 2018 -
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Nissan Scandal Doesn’t Pass Smell Test
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa declined to provide details of the alleged crimes at a Nov. 19 news conference, deferring to the Japanese prosecutors’ “investigation” which some feel is not legitimate.
By Roger Schreffler • Dec. 18, 2018 -
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Special-Edition Lincoln Opens Doors to ‘60s Style
David Woodhouse, global strategic and Lincoln Design director, says the ’19 Lincoln Continental Coach is based on the iconic ’61 Continental that represented a step toward a smoother, more functional design than the heavily chromed American cars of the late 1950s.
By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 18, 2018 -
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Nissan Confident Thailand Ready for Leaf EV
Nissan is working with stakeholders including the Metropolitan Electric Authority and the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand to ensure Leaf buyers will be able to charge their vehicles, Nissan Thailand President Antoine Barthes says.
By Edd Ellison • Dec. 17, 2018 -
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Ford Cutting Jobs at Detroit-Area Transmission Plant
Ford is offering to transfer workers at the Sterling Heights, MI, plant to positions that could be available at a nearby axle plant and in Romeo, MI; Lima, OH; and Chicago, the UAW says.
By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 14, 2018
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