Automakers: Page 162
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More Power, Better Handling Mark BMW M2 Competition
The ʼ18 model, which goes under the name M2 Competition, replaces the standard M2, boasting a 404-hp version of the twin-turbocharged 3.0L inline 6-cyl. S55 gasoline engine powering the M3 and M4.
By Greg Kable • April 17, 2018 -
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Ford Celebrates Mustang’s 1964 Debut, Third Year of Global Sales Leadership
Mustang fans commemorate the 54th anniversary of the pony car’s debut while Ford celebrates the sports coupe’s third year of global sales leadership and the car’s move to NASCAR’s top series in 2019.
By Bob Gritzinger • April 17, 2018 -
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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Honda Retools Brazil Operations As Market Recovers
Honda Automoveis do Brasil, the automaker’s Brazilian automobile production and sales subsidiary, builds Fit, City, WR-V, HR-V and Civic vehicles with annual production capacity of 120,000 units.
By Alan Harman • April 17, 2018 -
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Chinese Automaker Begins Building $1 Billion Plant
The Yangchuan plant will be the production hub for the Haval H9, described by Haval as an all-wheel-drive pickup/utility vehicle. Production is to launch in late 2019, with an initial annual capacity of 250,000 units.
By Alan Harman • April 16, 2018 -
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GM Korea, Union Talks Break Down Over TV Monitoring
No new talks have been scheduled since an eighth bargaining session scheduled for Thursday, April 12, was short-circuited when the union refused to allow closed-circuit cameras in the negotiating room.
By Vince Courtenay • April 16, 2018 -
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PSA Group Investing £100 Million in U.K. LCV Plant
The investment aims to raise the Luton plant’s annual production capacity to 100,000 vehicles based on PSA’s EMP2 platform. In 2017, the plant produced 60,000 Opel/Vauxhall Vivaros.
By Paul Myles • April 13, 2018 -
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Mitsubishi’s Most-Viewed Ad Strings Viewers Along
In the most-viewed spot for the week of April 2-8, a violin player is shown vigorously playing over action shots of the ’18 Eclipse Cross, which customers can lease for $189 a month.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 12, 2018 -
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Volkswagen Group CEO Müller Expected to Step Down
VW is expected to announce Matthias Müller, who was made CEO after the Dieselgate scandal was made public in September 2015, will be succeeded by Volkswagen passenger-car brand CEO Herbert Diess.
By Greg Kable • April 10, 2018 -
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With New HD, Chevy Rallies Around 4-Truck Lineup
Production of the all-new heavy-duty ’20 Silverado begins in fall 2019, after light-duty and medium-duty trucks launch this year.
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Volvo Cars to Make ‘Smartphone on Wheels’ in Belgium
“We see a big potential for this new brand entering the European market, and we are happy to give Lynk & Co. the support of Volvo’s technological and industrial expertise,” Volvo President and CEO Håkan Samuelsson says.
By Alan Harman • April 6, 2018 -
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Chevrolet Again Sits Atop Most-Seen Auto Ad Ranking
The No.1 commercial for the week of March 26-April 1 is Chevrolet’s upbeat ad about how more people are purchasing the brand’s vehicles for the first time.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 6, 2018 -
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GM Korea Still Pressing Union for Pay, Bonus Freeze
The union’s conditions for accepting a wage and bonus freeze include GM Korea guaranteeing no layoffs for 10 years, issuing company stock to workers in amounts that exceed their 2017 wage and bonus payments and retaining all current benefits.
By Vince Courtenay • April 4, 2018 -
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X Marks Starting Point in Vote on New Proton’s Name
The national automaker is offering four voting options online: X7, PX7, X70 and X700. Malaysians can come up with another name, subject to a number of restrictions, if those four don’t resonate.
By Alan Harman • April 4, 2018 -
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Toyota Sales Flat in March, Up in Q1
Toyota, thanks to continued strong sales of the RAV4 and Highlander, was flat last month, while Lexus sales dipped on declining car deliveries.
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Proton Credits China’s Geely With Raising Quality
The Malaysian automaker says results of an audit performed by Geely, using an assessment system based on its Swedish subsidiary Volvo’s global scoring criteria, demonstrates the effectiveness of the partnership formed last June.
By Alan Harman • April 2, 2018 -
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Ford Runs With Siblingsʼ Rainwater-Recycling Idea
Daniel and Lara Krohn’s idea to capture raindrops and reuse them for windshield washing won first prize in a local science competition, and now Ford has developed the system to work on a test car.
By Paul Myles • April 2, 2018 -
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Audi Sport Lineup Grows With 444-HP RS5 Sportback
Revealed at the New York International Auto Show, the all-new fastback joins its sister models, the RS5 Coupe and RS4 Avant, in an expanded range of new midrange RS models aimed at taking on the likes of the BMW M3 and M4 as well as Mercedes-AMG’s C63 sedan and coupe.
By Greg Kable • March 30, 2018 -
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Seat Maker Adient Partners With Mobility R&D Center
“Adient’s partnership with the American Center for Mobility furthers our commitment to developing safety and mobility standards for autonomous vehicles,” Adient Chairman and CEO Bruce McDonald says.
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At Long Last, Tom Doll Gets Top Spot at Subaru
“You know, it’s been long enough; they should make him the CEO,” Subaru dealer George Glassman said last year.
By Steven Finlay • March 29, 2018 -
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VW Pickup Could Hinge on Export Potential
A VW executive makes clear a production version of the Tanoak is “definitely not decided” and says the automaker wants to gather feedback on the concept from its stint here at the New York show.
By Christie Schweinsberg and Greg Kable • March 29, 2018 -
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Revamped VW Touareg Won’t Be Sold in North America
Volkswagen’s ongoing realignment of North American operations, with a greater emphasis on volume segments with new models such as the 7-seat Atlas, means the Touareg no longer will be sold in the U.S.
By Greg Kable • March 29, 2018 -
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Fifth-Gen Subaru Forester Revealed
A bigger wheelbase helps increase passenger and cargo room, while direct injection and a higher compression ratio boost the 2.5L boxer’s output.
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Nissan Pulls Covers Off Sixth-Gen Altima
All-wheel drive is added for the first time on the sedan, which wears a look influenced by last year’s VMotion 2.0 concept from the Detroit auto show.
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Hyundai Intros EV That Doesn’t Try to Look Like One
“People can say, ‘Boy, for not a whole lot more money, I can get into a CUV electric,’” says Chief Operating Officer Brian Smith, predicting the Kona EV’s expected popularity.
By Steve Finlay • March 28, 2018 -
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New Kia K900, Refreshed Optima, Sedona Unveiled
The Korean brand says its second-generation flagship luxury sedan has been redesigned in every aspect, with only the name carrying over.
March 28, 2018
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