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Nissan Shows Future Sedan Direction With Concept
Nissan gives no information on when, or if, any of the concept’s design features will arrive. However, the car roughly is the same length as the Altima midsize sedan, which is due to be redesigned next year.
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Chevy EV, Honda Pickup and Chrysler Minivan Win NACTOY Honors
In this year’s picks, innovation, practicality and overall utility triumphed over luxury, sexy designs and maximum ruggedness.
Jan. 9, 2017 -
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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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Lexus Unveils Next-Generation LS Flagship
Features of the new large luxury sedan include a twin-turbo V-6 mated to a 10-speed automatic, plus what Lexus touts as the world’s biggest in-car head-up display.
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2017 Winner: Mazda CX-9 2.5L DOHC Turbocharged I-4
Many automakers are great at combustion engineering, but Mazda is turning it into an art form.
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2017 Winner: Infiniti Q50 3.0L Twin Turbo DOHC V-6
By strapping a turbocharger to each cylinder bank of an engine nearly half the size of the Hemi V-8 – and incorporating lots of compelling technologies – Infiniti has displaced displacement while compromising nothing.
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Redesigned ’18 Chevy Traverse Takes Stage at NAIAS
Since it first launched in 2008, the family-favorite has accounted for 837,067 sales. GM expects a similar, if not warmer reception, for the redesigned model.
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Nissan Small CUV, Wearing Rogue Name, Debuts in Detroit
Nissan’s new small CUV is 12 ins. shorter in length than the Rogue, and dimensionally closer to a compact than subcompact size.
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Mercedes to Add to Successful Compact-Model Lineup
New sedan, CUVs will join the fold, as the brand looks to solidify its spot atop on the world’s premium-vehicle segment.
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New Tiguan Much Needed in VW Lineup
The second-generation Tiguan arrives after its larger sibling, the 3-row Atlas CUV, which also shares VW’s MQB modular architecture. With both vehicles arriving as CUV demand remains robust, the automaker is proclaiming 2017 the “year of the #SUVW.”
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New GMC Terrain Tip of CUV Iceberg, Reuss Says
“There are some cool slots people in the U.S. have not embraced yet, and we will be there,” GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss says.
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Kia Reveals Stinger Luxury Sedan
The car will be available with Hyundai/Kia’s 3.3L twin-turbo V-6 from the Genesis lineup and an all-new 2.0L turbocharged 4-cyl.
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Fastest Bentley Ever Rated at 700 hp
The 6.0L W-12 in the Continental Supersports was significantly redesigned, incorporating larger turbochargers and larger charge-air cooling and exhaust systems, both for better breathing. Brake-based torque vectoring is standard.
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Nissan Autonomous Tech to Handle “Unpredictable” Situations, Next Leaf
Mobility managers will decide how to handle tricky on-road scenarios that may stump autonomous vehicles.
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2017 Winner: Honda Accord Hybrid 2.0L 4-Cyl./Dual Motor HEV
If Honda engineers suffer from an inferiority complex because rival Toyota gets all the hybrid love, the new Accord Hybrid gives them reason to stand taller today.
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2017 Winner: Hyundai Elantra Eco 1.4L Turbocharged DOHC 4-Cyl.
Time and again, Hyundai has demonstrated its ability to transform an engine that could be pedestrian in a modest grocery getter into something so much more. Its new pint-sized powerplant checks all our boxes.
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Veteran Assembler Valmet Gets Boost From Mercedes
Valmet’s breakthrough came when the Finnish contract assembler signed a deal with Daimler in July 2012 to make more than 100,000 Mercedes A-Class between 2013 and 2017.
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Kia Looks for Big Things From Picanto A-Segment Car
Kia predicts the new Morning version of the Picanto will win back Korea’s city-car crown from GM Korea’s New Spark, which ranks fifth among the country’s 10 best-selling passenger vehicles. The current-generation Morning is No.7.
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Honda Rolls Out Electric Automated EV, In-Vehicle Payment Concepts at CES
The Japanese automaker also is showing at CES what it says is more accurate in-vehicle voice control, 3D images on a concept display and a virtual-reality headset in combination with a DreamWorks film.
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Cadillac Starts Up ‘White-Glove’ Car-Sharing
BOOK by Cadillac will charge a monthly fee of $1,500 for access to Cadillac vehicles without the obligation of leasing, financing or buying.
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2017 Winner: Ford Focus RS 2.3L Turbo 4-Cyl.
If there was a slam-dunk engine in this year’s competition, it was this one. Scores were high across the board, and there was no real debate among the judges during final deliberations as to whether this high-performance challenger was trophy-worthy.
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It’s a Kia Trifecta in Weekly Ad Rankings
The brand controls the top three spots on the chart with ads touting its seasonal sales events.
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2017 Winner: Chrysler Pacifica 3.6L Atkinson V-6/Dual Motor PHEV
The Pacifica Hybrid's plug-in propulsion system seamlessly shifts between modes as it draws power from twin electric motors and a revised 3.6L Atkinson-cycle DOHC V-6.
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Scooter, Exoskeletons, Health, Autonomy on Hyundai’s CES Stand
An Ioniq scooter, self-driving Ioniq EVs, three wearable exoskeletons and a concept cockpit that jostles or soothes drivers are being shown at the annual Las Vegas conference.
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Strong December Caps Good Sales Year for Audi
Citing market share gains from competitors such as BMW, and a flurry of new products, Audi expects growth to continue this year.
Jan. 4, 2017 -
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Ford Finishes Strong, Forecasts Stable 2017
Ford ends 2016 on a high note, delivering 232,048 light vehicles in December, up 4.1%, to bring its total for the year to more than 2.5 million units. The Ford brand and F-150 finish the year as America’s best sellers.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 4, 2017
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