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Reach Beyond Career Comfort Zone, Ford Exec Says
A 32-year veteran engineer at Ford, Kimberly Pittel is urging young women to consider careers in the auto industry. “It’s been my experience you can actually have five careers underneath the roof of one company,” she says.
April 5, 2017 -
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April Fool’s Freeway Fantasy Most-Engaging Car Ad
Lexus’s ad envisions a feature called “Lane Valet” that would let drivers take control of a car that’s going too slowly in the passing lane and gently direct it into the righthand lane. Alas, such technology doesn’t exist (yet) and Lexus proclaims it an April Fool’s joke at the end of the spot.
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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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J.D. Power Quality Survey Tracks Industry’s Progress
Affiliates Hyundai and Kia “perform extremely well in almost every market,” says Dave Sargent, J.D. Power vice president-global automotive operations. “They lead in the U.S. and are close to the top in China. Beyond that, there is a great deal of parity between the U.S. domestics, the Europeans and the Japanese.”
By Roger Schreffler • April 5, 2017 -
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Buick Pulls Cover Off Regal 5-Door, New Wagon
Subaru and Volvo wagon buyers and utility-vehicle owners are seen as the primary source of sales for the new Regal wagon.
April 4, 2017 -
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PSA Extends Night Shift at LCV Plant to Meet Demand
The long-term part-time and permanent contracts guarantee 70 jobs both in PSA and in the employment area of Hauts de France, the country’s leading automobile-building region.
By Paul Myles • April 4, 2017 -
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Nissan Returns Micra Minicar Production to France
In production for seven years at Chennai, India, the new Micra becomes the first Nissan car to be built at a Renault plant in Europe. The Flins plant also assembles Renault Clio and Renault Zoe models.
By Paul Myles • April 4, 2017 -
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Stinger Fastback Sedan Leads Way Upmarket for Kia
Kia’s upper-brand strategy appears similar to the approach its Hyundai affiliate took in launching its separate Genesis line. But it’s not clear whether Kia will go global with this plan or keep it within South Korea.
By Vince Courtenay • April 4, 2017 -
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Volkswagen in Talks to Make Big Push Into Pakistan
Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan confirms VW “is in talks with government of Pakistan to launch its passenger/commercial plants in Pakistan,” but doesn’t comment on the status of the negotiations.
By Kaswar Klasra • April 4, 2017 -
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Toyota and Honda Sales Slip in March, Nissan’s Rise
All three brands tout best-ever light-truck sales, but they also saw sharp declines in car deliveries.
April 3, 2017 -
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VW’s Commercial Tawdry; Kia’s Funny
The Volkswagen commercial aims to elicit chuckles, but can be best described as tawdry, R-rated and somewhat shocking for mainstream TV.
By Dave Smith 1 • April 3, 2017 -
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The Big Story: Does Cadillac Have Too Many Dealers? Yes and No
The new view is there’s strength in numbers, says the luxury-vehicle whiz hired by GM to revitalize its storied brand.
By Steve Finlay • April 3, 2017 -
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Commodore Returning to Oz With German Credentials
Two of the German-built cars’ three powertrain combinations – front-wheel-drive 2.0L turbo and V-6 all-wheel-drive, both with 9-speed automatic transmission – are locally tuned and unique to Australia.
By Alan Harman • March 31, 2017 -
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Jeep Readies Latest Batch of Off-Road One-Offs
Jeep designers and engineers love to build concepts for the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari, and this year is no exception. Mopar and Jeep Performance Parts play a large role in building these larger-than-life one-off off-road machines.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 31, 2017 -
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Organizing Tesla Takes UAW Into Uncharted Territory
“On the one hand you have the entrepreneurial startup culture of Silicon Valley represented by Tesla, and on the other hand you have the culture of the factory floor represented by the UAW,” labor expert Harley Shaiken says.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 31, 2017 -
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Ssangyong Reveals Images of G4 Rexton Midsize CUV
Designed and developed in Korea, the G4 Rexton’s front end is similar to that of the highly successful Tivoli small CUV, also a Ssangyong in-house design.
By Vince Courtenay • March 31, 2017 -
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Best Year Since 2007 Behind It, SEAT Looks Ahead
CEO Luca De Neo says the automaker sold 408,700 vehicles in 2016, up 2.2% from 2015 and its best result since 2007, with more than 82% of production exported to markets outside Spain.
By Jorge Palacios • March 31, 2017 -
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Viewers Find Volkswagen’s Frisky Parents Engaging
VW’s ad takes a somewhat risqué, albeit amusing, approach to showing how its vehicles serve the needs of an ever-growing family every step of the way, culminating with the purchase of a new Atlas midsize CUV.
By WardsAuto Staff • March 30, 2017 -
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Renault Samsung QM6 Making Export Debut in Europe
Nearly 1,800 units of the QM6 already have been shipped to Europe, where they will be sold as the Renault Koleos in 12 nations. The automaker is targeting 30,000 European sales of the QM6 this year, with another 10,000 units being shipped to South America and other export markets.
By Vince Courtenay • March 30, 2017 -
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Ford Sollers Joint Venture Making Comeback in Russia
The Ford Sollers joint manufacturing venture between Ford and Russian automaker Sollers saw 2016 sales increase 10.2% from prior-year to 42,528 units, according to WardsAuto data. The overall market fell 11% to 1.4 million deliveries.
By Eugene Gerden • March 29, 2017 -
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Malaysian Automaker Proton Partner Still Unknown
Ong Ka Chuan, Second Minister-International Trade and Industry, says Proton is expected to announce its foreign strategic partner in May, but he declines to name the successful suitor.
By Alan Harman • March 28, 2017 -
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Refreshed Acura TLX NY-Bound
Design reflecting last year’s Precision concept car is expected, as is higher levels of technology, for the ’18 TLX.
March 28, 2017 -
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Sunnier Days Ahead for Convertibles, Supplier Says
This year’s projected 550,000-600,000 deliveries is well short of the record 845,000 sales of convertibles and roadsters sold in 2007. But that number is climbing as more automakers offer droptops, an official with supplier Haartz says.
By Herb Shuldiner 1 • March 28, 2017 -
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Mazda Again on Top of Most Engaging Auto Ads Chart
The long-running Mazda spot has had nearly 4,000 national airings and continues to hold audience attention. It sports an average view rate of 91.9%, compared with the auto-industry average of 83.1%.
By WardsAuto Staff • March 23, 2017 -
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Surging JLR Wants More, But on Own Terms
But like other foreign automakers selling in the U.S., JLR faces some potential headwinds that could be especially acute for its business.
By James M. Amend • March 23, 2017 -
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Restructuring May Be in Works for Hyundai Motor
South Korea’s National Assembly is pressuring Hyundai and other family-controlled company groups to reorganize into regulated, transparent business organizations with greater shareholder control and responsibility.
By Vince Courtenay • March 23, 2017
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