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GM Korea to Shutter Gunsan Plant
Preparations are being made to compensate the 2,000 employees who will be affected. The automaker seeks urgent government and labor union support as GM International will decide vehicle production allocations at the beginning of March.
By Vince Courtenay • Feb. 16, 2018 -
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GM Cranks Up Advanced Design Work
The unit has broadened the work it does inside the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC rooms to plot the future of those brands and meet the increasingly specific demands of consumers.
By James M. Amend • Feb. 16, 2018 -
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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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Fourth-Gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class Hatchback Unveiled
Stuttgart’s rival to the Audi A3 hatchback provides the best clues yet to a new entry-level sedan planned for U.S. launch in 2019.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 9, 2018 -
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Acura Aims for Slow and Steady Growth in 2018 and Beyond
A senior brand official is hopeful refreshes and variants, as well as the third-gen RDX, can stimulate sales.
Feb. 8, 2018 -
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Ford Transit Connect Wagon: the Non-Minivan
No, it’s not a minivan in disguise, but “absolutely” it too is a people mover, a Ford executive says of the redesigned vehicle that debuts at Chicago’s auto show.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 8, 2018 -
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Kia Gets Most Online Views Among Super Bowl Car Ads
Star power helped drive online viewership; Kia’s ad for its new Stinger, starring Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, collected more online views than the second- and third-ranked spots combined.
By WardsAuto Staff • Feb. 7, 2018 -
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Toyota Expects to Outperform Thai Market in 2018
“This year Toyota humbly would like to regain lost ground,” Toyota Motor Thailand President Michinobu Sugata says. “We aim at outperforming the market this year.” His targets are ambitious: a 17% sales increase for cars and 30% for commercial vehicles.
By Edd Ellison • Feb. 7, 2018 -
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Ford Research Gives New Meaning to ‘Rush Hour’
Ford researchers in Germany say their research finds driving a sports car daily is among the best ways to boost a sense of well-being and emotional fulfillment.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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Korean President Rides In, Praises Hyundai’s Nexo AV
Korean President Moon Jae-in says he had been concerned Korea might be behind other nations in developing eco-friendly vehicles, but a ride in the autonomous Nexo hydrogen-electric vehicle showed him otherwise.
By Vince Courtenay • Feb. 5, 2018 -
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GM Korea Sales in Tailspin; No New Models for Plants
No new products for its plants are forthcoming, and industry-watchers see that as a red flag indicating the parent company’s lack of confidence in GM Korea’s sustainability.
By Vince Courtenay • Feb. 5, 2018 -
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Nissan U.K. Plant Builds 3 Millionth Qashqai CUV
The Sunderland plant produced its 3 millionth Qashqai in just over a decade as Nissan posted record full-year European sales of 762,574 Datsun and Nissan models. The result was a 3.8% increase from 2016.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 2, 2018 -
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Audi Revamps Russian Strategy in Bid to Regain Share
Audi’s recovery strategy includes more flexible pricing and expanding its range of available vehicles, particularly the SUVs and CUVs that are relatively strong sellers in the overall soft Russian market.
By Eugene Gerden • Feb. 1, 2018 -
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Safety Message Keeps Honda Commercial Most-Watched
In first place for the week of Jan. 22-28 is Honda’s ad for the ’18 Accord showing off safety features including collision- and road-departure-mitigation systems.
By WardsAuto Staff • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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Toyota Veteran Named to Head Australian Operations
For Callachor, 56, his move into the top position in Australia caps a 36-year career with Toyota. It follows 18 months as a Toyota Australia vice president responsible for the sales, marketing, product planning, corporate services and finance divisions.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 26, 2018 -
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With X7, X2, BMW Works Both Ends of CUV Segment
Both vehicles arrive as luxury brands ride the CUV wave that has been the lifeblood of the U.S. market. BMW’s light truck (CUV) sales were up 1.94% to 134,310 units in 2017.
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Honda Maintains Lead on Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart
The No.1 commercial for the week of Jan. 15-21 was Honda’s spot highlighting the safety features of the ’18 Accord, including road-departure mitigation and collision mitigation.
By WardsAuto Staff • Jan. 25, 2018 -
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Kia: Announcement on Telluride Due as Sportage, Sorento Decline
Sorento buyers, especially those with teenage kids and their associated gear, need more space, says a senior U.S. Kia executive.
Jan. 24, 2018 -
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Torquey Turbo Enhances Cherokee Appeal
Jeep’s midsize Cherokee CUV gets a midcycle makeover including a new powertrain option, more cargo room and an improved user interface.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 23, 2018 -
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Ford Draws on Past Power to Electrify Future
Ford mixes its performance messages at the Detroit show, revealing the ’19 Mustang Bullitt and its vision of an electrified performance future in the form of a battery-electric Mach 1 SUV.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 22, 2018 -
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Autoline at NAIAS 2018: Lexus LF-1 Limitless
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Jan. 19, 2018 -
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Russia Raises Production Pressure on Automakers
Most global automakers operate in Russia under industrial assembly agreements signed with the government mainly from 2005-2007. Significant parts of these agreements expire this year, which means automakers will have to make new arrangements with the government or find new ways of doing business in Russia.
By Eugene Gerden • Jan. 18, 2018 -
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Nissan Pulls Pulsar Production From Spanish Plant
Nissan sources acknowledge the Pulsar is overpriced. The hatchback initially was to be built in Sunderland, U.K., but at the last moment the automaker decided to use all of Sunderland’s available capacity to build Qashqai CUVs.
By Jorge Palacios • Jan. 18, 2018 -
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Infiniti Gets Electrified in 2021
Parent Nissan has been a pioneer in battery-electric technology, retailing one of the earliest EVs in the world, the Leaf, since December 2010.
Jan. 17, 2018 -
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Honda, Chevy Again 1-2 Among Most-Watched Car Ads
Honda’s pace-setting ad for the ’18 Accord touts its safety features including collision-mitigation braking and road-departure mitigation.
By WardsAuto Staff • Jan. 17, 2018 -
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Hyundai Workers OK Wage Pact; Tentative Deal at Kia
Strikes during 2017 reportedly caused Hyundai to suffer production losses of some 77,000 vehicles valued at 1.62 trillion won in revenue. But the automaker says output of the Kona subcompact CUV, a key new product, has not been affected.
By Vince Courtenay • Jan. 17, 2018
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