Automakers: Page 179
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Self-Steering Volvo Truck Tested at Brazil Farm
Two gyroscopes ensure the truck is steered with precision, preventing it from veering more than 1 in. laterally from its set course as it drives alongside a sugar-cane harvester.
June 9, 2017 -
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Renault Samsung Picking Up French Accent in Korea
If the Clio premium subcompact hatchback breaks cover as a Renault vehicle, analysts believe it will be the beginning of a complete conversion to the Renault brand in Korea.
By Vince Courtenay • June 9, 2017 -
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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Mobile Fueling Service, Ride-Sharing Network Team Up
Filld says its refueling service, accessible via a smartphone app, allows car2go vehicles to maintain adequate fuel levels for the frequent car-sharing trips they make daily.
June 8, 2017 -
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Kia Readying Stonic B-Class CUV for Korea, Europe
Renderings of the Stonic depict a CUV not greatly different from the Kia K2 Cross variant of the Rio that was shown in April at the Shanghai auto show and has just gone on sale in China.
By Vince Courtenay • June 7, 2017 -
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Toyota Has Top Two Most-Viewed Car Commercials
Toyota owns the top two spots with a couple of fairy-tale-inspired ads – new takes on Cinderella and Rapunzel.
By WardsAuto Staff • June 7, 2017 -
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Veteran Volkswagen Designer Joins Hyundai China
The hiring of Simon Loasby brings another renowned designer into the Hyundai global design team to help the automaker break away from its lower-price mass vehicle image in its quest to become one of the world’s top-ranked brands.
By Vince Courtenay • June 6, 2017 -
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GMC Tees Up ‘Like A Pro’ Ad Campaign
The three-spot campaign portrays owners of GMC pickups, SUVs and CUVs emotionally connected to their trucks and living their lives to the fullest.
By James M. Amend • June 6, 2017 -
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GM’s Barra Pledges Core Business, New Tech Will Build Value
A stagnant stock price, juxtaposed against the soaring shares of startup EV maker Tesla, motivated Greenlight Capital to push an unsuccessful stock-split proposal to a vote of shareholders.
By James M. Amend • June 6, 2017 -
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Why Wall Street Is Wasting Its Time
Automakers and suppliers are investing heavily in electrification, autonomy and mobility services, and the payoff could be huge. But not in this decade.
By John McElroy • June 6, 2017 -
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Prospects Bright for Lighting, Sensor Supplier Hella
Claiming to be the market leader in sales of 24-GHz narrow-band radar technology, Hella has 15 OEM customers using the technology in 120 vehicles. The supplier is readying a 77-GHz unit for production in 2019.
By Roger Schreffler • June 6, 2017 -
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Toyota Doubling Manufacturing Capacity in Malaysia
The RM2 billion plant will launch with a production capacity of 50,000 units a year and is designed to expand to 100,000 units as the Malaysian market develops.
By Alan Harman • June 5, 2017 -
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Volkswagen Resuming Audi Production in Russia
The lineup likely may include SUVs and CUVs, segments that have performed well in Russia as the industry shows signs of emerging from a slump now in its fourth year.
By Eugene Gerden • June 2, 2017 -
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Smart-TV Viewers Sold on Hyundai Sales-Event Spot
Hyundai had the most-seen ad for the third week running. The spot, which advertises a special “Better Than Ever” sales event where customers can get 25% off on the ’17 Sonata, has aired more than 2,400 times and generated more than 214 million TV ad impressions.
By WardsAuto Staff • June 2, 2017 -
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Volvo Ships Cars to Belgium Via Revived “Silk Road”
Cars have been transported to Belgium via the recently opened China-Europe railway link which reduces vehicle transit times to Europe by two-thirds compared with traditional shipping routes.
By Paul Myles • June 2, 2017 -
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Ford Utes and F-150 Soar; Car Sales Continue Slide
Ford Explorer sales increased 20.7%, with 22,715 sold, making it the best May performance in 13 years the automaker says. Expedition sales were up 13.9% and Ford Edge deliveries rose 11%.
June 1, 2017 -
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Toyota, Honda and Nissan Fall in May
Light trucks continue to cook for the Japanese Big Three while car sales suffer. Toyota’s RAV4 midsize CUV racked up an all-time record 38,356 sales last month.
June 1, 2017 -
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GM’s U.S. Sales Weaken Alongside Softer Market
GM dealers delivered 237,364 light vehicles in May, compared with 240,450 cars and trucks in the same period last year, which had one less selling day, according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • June 1, 2017 -
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Hyundai Slates Kona Subcompact CUV Debut
The new B-segment CUV said to have a HUD receiving data from the instrument-panel-mounted central display in super-high intensity, guaranteeing its visibility in all daylight driving situations as well as at night.
By Vince Courtenay • June 1, 2017 -
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Renault’s Megane H.S. Hot Hatch Featured at Monaco
A full pre-production model, driven by Renault Sport Racing Formula One Team’s Nico Hulkenberg, appeared May 26 on the streets of Monaco.
By Paul Myles • May 31, 2017 -
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UAW Focuses on Safety in Tesla Organizing Effort
As production volume and the pace of work increases, something Tesla founder Elon Musk has promised will happen, the number of injuries also is likely to rise without changes in the plant, workplace-safety expert Doug Parker says.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 30, 2017 -
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Kia Sets Stinger Price in Korea; U.S., Europe Launches to Come
The car stickers below such key import competitors as the BMW 4-Series coupe and Audi A5 Sportback.
By Vince Courtenay • May 26, 2017 -
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Car Wars Study Forecasts Toyota to Have Highest Replacement Rate
A higher-than-average number of new models are due in the next four years, but with slowing new-vehicle sales and record numbers of leased vehicles due to return, danger lies ahead.
May 25, 2017 -
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BMW 8-Series Returns
Alongside the bullish coupe variant of the new model previewed by the Concept 8-Series, BMW also harbors plans for a plush open-top version of its new range topping 2-door.
By Greg Kable • May 25, 2017 -
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VW Unveils Golf GTI Show Car
Dubbed the First Decade, it combines a 402-hp gasoline engine to drive the front wheels with a 48V electric motor powering the rear wheels.
By Paul Myles • May 24, 2017 -
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Geely Acquires 49.9% of Malaysia’s Proton, Controlling Stake in Lotus
The Chinese automaker beats out PSA Group in months-long bidding for the financially beleaguered Malaysian automaker, giving it entre to markets in the ASEAN region.
By Alan Harman • May 24, 2017
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