Automakers: Page 192
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Kia, Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Industry sources say Kia has lost production of 64,000 vehicles valued at 2.1 trillion won. Hyundai, which has double the production capacity of Kia in Korea, lost almost exactly twice as many builds: 130,000 vehicles valued at 3.1 trillion won.
By Vince Courtenay • Nov. 2, 2016 -
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VW to Launch Mobility Brand
The new marque, the 13th in the German automaker’s portfolio, will focus on ride-sharing and other mobility services, using existing vehicles from its other brands.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 2, 2016 -
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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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Toyota Slips in October, Honda and Nissan Rise
Record light-truck sales can’t offset slumping car demand at Toyota, while Honda and Nissan also set light-truck records.
Nov. 1, 2016 -
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Top Brass at Hyundai Motor Group Take 10% Pay Cut
“The voluntary pay cut is effective this month for an unspecified duration,” a spokesman tells WardsAuto. Participating are executives at Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and more than 50 major affiliated companies within the Hyundai Group.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Mazda Restructures Indonesia Sales, Distribution
PT Mazda Motor Indonesia says it has signed an agreement to transfer Indonesian distribution rights to Singapore-based Eurokars Group, which will assume ownership of all 45 of the country’s Mazda dealerships.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Hyundai Keeps Faith in Azera’s U.S. Prospects
At best a tepid seller in the U.S., Hyundai offers no clues to its Azera export plan, but does not want to pull the marque from the U.S. or its other established overseas markets.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Mazda Plans to Move Upmarket
The automaker won’t make a luxury model, but plans to reach out more to affluents.
By Steve Finlay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Fate of VW in America Rides on Atlas’ Shoulders
The MQB-based model is late to the midsize-large CUV party in the U.S., but it could be arriving in the nick of time to stem the brand’s diesel-driven market slide.
By David Zoia Editor • Oct. 27, 2016 -
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Audi Plays Politics to Regain No.1 on Auto Ads List
The commercial shows a man and a woman at an unspecified election-related event engaging in a knock-down, drag-out fight to see who gets to drive the Audi.
By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 27, 2016 -
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Mercedes AMG Unleashes Quickest Sedan Ever
AMG’s latest E63 performance sedan packs up to 603 hp to make it Mercedes’ quickest production 4-door model ever. The E63 debuts next month in Los Angeles.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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FCA Bullish on Pickups, New AWD Car Platform
The automaker says it is sharpening its incentive plan on fullsize pickups to target specific sectors over the next 90 days, and it says the full ramifications of its new Giorgio car/CUV architecture are “yet to be seen.”
By David Zoia Editor • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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Mercedes-Benz Debuts X-Class Pickup
Mercedes-Benz takes a leap into pickup trucks with the X-Class, developed as part of a joint venture with Nissan and Renault. The automaker is considering selling the truck in North America.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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Former Audi VW Korea Chief Questioned in Seoul
Hill is the second of seven Volkswagen executives summoned from Germany to give testimony to Korean prosecutors in the Audi VW Korea emissions rigging scandal.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 21, 2016 -
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Subaru 1-2 in Most Engaging Auto Ads Rankings
The top-rated Subaru ad takes a serious approach to safety, while the No.2 spot, also a Subaru ad, is more lighthearted.
By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 20, 2016 -
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Fiat India Must Recover From Self-Inflicted Wounds
Fiat India offers about 35 variants of six models, none of them in the growing SUV segment. That limited lineup puts the automaker near the bottom of a list of more than 35 companies that offer nearly 800 variants of their models in India.
By Sudhakar Shah • Oct. 20, 2016 -
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GM Polishes Aftermarket Unit to High Shine
A rising tide lifts all boats, but GM also credits its aftermarket success with a sharper focus on the segment and significantly higher retail sales at Chevy.
By James M. Amend • Oct. 19, 2016 -
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Skoda Yetis Join Search for Namesake Creature
A fleet of the Czech Republic-made compact SUVs will take searchers to a wildlife sanctuary in the Himalayan mountains of Bhutan where the yeti, also called the Abominable Snowman, is thought to reside.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 17, 2016 -
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Malaysian Automaker Proton’s Owner Weighing Bids
A stake of as much as 51% reportedly will be sold by Proton, which won a 1.5 billion ringgit loan from the Malaysian government on condition it hooks up with a foreign partner.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 14, 2016 -
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Jurassic Trucks: Ram Rebel ‘T-R(e)X’ vs. Ford F-150 Raptor
The big, bad dinosaurs of off-road performance trucks – the all-new ’17 Ford F-150 Raptor and the pie-in-the-sky Ram Rebel TRX concept – face off at the State Fair of Texas.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 14, 2016 -
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Toyota’s Lentz: About 3,000 Workers Expected to Move to Texas
Toyota will have 4,000 jobs at the new Plano HQ, which will house sales, marketing, finance, accounting, engineering and technology functions, meaning approximately 1,000 positions will be filled with new hires.
Oct. 13, 2016 -
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Toyota Owns Top Spot in Most Engaging Ads Ranking
The commercial suggests if you really want to demonstrate your stubborn independence, you need to own a ’17 Corolla.
By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 13, 2016 -
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WTO Rules Could Stifle Global Automakers in Russia
Global automakers have received subsidies and other benefits for localizing production by purchasing more Russian-made parts and expanding R&D activity in the country. But Russia has been unable to extend the agreements made before its 2012 admission to the World Trade Organization, as they would violate WTO rules.
By Eugene Gerden • Oct. 13, 2016 -
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Hyundai, Union Reach New Tentative Wage Pact
Voting is under way on the new proposed contract that is only slightly more lucrative than the one workers rejected overwhelmingly in August.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 12, 2016 -
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U.K. Report: Mustang Depreciation Lowest in Class
Cap Hpi, an industry residual-values analyst, claims the muscle car holds on to 99.5% of its new-ticket price within a 1-year threshold.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 12, 2016 -
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Toyota: HQ, Scion Transitions Going Well
Toyota expects to have about 1,000 employees in temporary office space in Texas by the end of this year.
Oct. 12, 2016
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